COIN connects governments, enterprises, hubs, and builders across global corridors — turning challenges into pilots, pilots into scale, and relationships into lasting economic impact.
Toronto, Canada · November 2026
Select your role to explore pathways, opportunities, and resources relevant to your organization.
Drive FDI, talent attraction, and policy outcomes through innovation corridor partnerships and challenge sponsorship.
Government Pathway →Access a structured innovation pipeline: define challenges, engage vetted builders, and measure ROI through 90-day pilots.
Enterprise Pathway →Join COIN as a regional hub — activate local talent, host sprints, and connect builders to a global showcase.
Become a Hub →Apply to challenge cohorts, earn micro-credentials, and pitch your pilot at the Global Summit Demo Day.
Join as Builder →COIN — the Canadian Open Innovation Network — is a structured corridor and hub network that runs an annual Industry Future Challenge Series, activates regional hubs, launches 90-day corridor pilots, and culminates each year in a Global Summit where finalists convert pilots into commitments.
Initiated by Prepr with founding partners including Magnet Network.
Structured bilateral innovation pathways linking Canada to key economic partners — EU, UAE, Africa, and beyond.
Annual and themed challenge cohorts scoped by enterprises and agencies, solved by multidisciplinary teams.
Winning teams execute rapid pilots with lab infrastructure, micro-coaching, and real-time impact measurement.
Every stage feeds the next — from challenge intake to pilot delivery to summit showcase and renewal.
Structured bilateral partnerships anchoring Canada to global economic partners. Each corridor runs challenge cohorts, pilots, and bilateral summit sessions.
Digital economy · CleanTech · AI governance · Talent mobility
● Active 🇨🇦🇦🇪FinTech · Smart cities · Energy transition · Advanced manufacturing
◐ Pilot PhaseGovernments and organizations can apply to anchor a new bilateral innovation corridor with Canada.
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