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Canadian Innovation Centre

Canadian centre helping entrepreneurs and corporate innovators assess, validate and commercialise new products

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TrustList summary

Canadian Innovation Centre, known as CIC, guides new ideas towards the market. It provides assessment tools, training and expert help for entrepreneurs and for companies developing innovations.

Products and services

Commercialization Roadmap: a structured path to get an idea ready to sell.
Critical Factors Assessment: an evaluation of the elements that decide whether a new venture succeeds.
Market assessments: multiple market, market validation, technology-market alignment and entry-to-market reviews.
Growth support: growth optimisation and lost order analysis.
Education and training: an online interactive learning environment for launching a business.

Who it works with

CIC names entrepreneurs, corporate innovators, small and medium firms, government agencies and campus-linked accelerators across Canada. One client quote describes a regional innovation initiative in New Brunswick.

Key facts

Based in: Waterloo, Ontario, Canada
Assessment history: the Critical Factors Assessment has been used for more than a decade
Content: guidance on the eight biggest hurdles to commercialisation

Summary written by TrustList from the business's own published information, Oct 2026.

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Rankings

Canadian Innovation Centre is ranked on 4 TrustList rankings: #14 on 1, #15 on 1, #36 on 1 and #48 on 1.

Every ranking orders its listings by their reviews, how complete the profile is and the Trust Score. Canadian Innovation Centre has no reviews yet and 3 of the 10 profile details we look for. Where no listing on a page has been reviewed, the order follows the profiles alone.

Business service company · 4 rankings

#14of 136
Learning
It is the only one of the top 84 here listing accelerator and interactive learning.
Its profile: “- Education and training: an online interactive learning environment for launching a business.”
Of the top 84 here, 13 also cover security and 12 also cover education; 4 also work in California and 4 also work in Asia.
Behind CalTek Staffing, ahead of Carew International.
#15of 11
Ontario
It is one of 2 here listing energy and learning.
Of the 11 here, 9 also cover tax and 8 also cover accounting; 3 also work in Toronto and 2 also work in New Brunswick.
Behind Canada Virtual Office, ahead of Canadian Payroll and Tax Services.
#36of 148
Government
It is the only one of the top 76 here listing accelerator and interactive learning.
Its profile: “CIC names entrepreneurs, corporate innovators, small and medium firms, government agencies and campus-linked accelerators across Canada.”
Of the top 76 here, 12 also cover legal and 10 also cover non profit; 3 also work in Dubai and 2 also work in United States.
Behind Call 24, ahead of Censeo Consulting Group.
#48of 275
Training
It is one of 9 here listing government.
Its profile: “It provides assessment tools, training and expert help for entrepreneurs and for companies developing innovations.”
Of the top 95 here, 22 also cover learning and 12 also cover goals; 4 also work in Middle East and 4 also work in Michigan.
Behind California Labor Solutions, ahead of Candid Culture.