The main purpose of the event is to arrange a special occasion to emerge creativity engaged by innovators from Canada and the rest of the world while providing an opportunity towards participants to expand their activities by showcasing and promoting their inventions/new products while also achieving a new success of winning invention awards from Canada.
 
The event provides favorable programs: a combination of invention exhibition, educational seminar, and award ceremony for inventors, students, researchers, and entrepreneurs from both local and overseas sectors. Anyone with spectacular ideas in all categories can participate in the competition and benefit from all programs and exchange network with a diverse group of participants.
 
The competition sets out a goal to reach out to global community of innovators in every way possible. Participation is available either physically (in-person) or remotely (long-distance) through registration. For more details on registration procedures, refer to “Participation Method” in the Brochure.

 METHOD I: In-Person Participation: physically attend iCAN Finalists’ exhibition/judging in Toronto
 METHOD II: Long-Distance Participation: remotely participate in the competition by application form only  

STAGE 1: THE PRELIMINARIES (Required by All Applicants)
 
Act 1: Download & Complete iCAN 2019 Application Form

• complete 1 form (file) for each invention/project
• make sure to fill in all required fields in the “Personal Information” Section
• provide both written description & visuals (photos, diagrams, screenshots, etc.)
• incomplete application forms are subject to automatic disqualification

Act 2: Submit Your Application Form by Email

• submit the completed application form to ican@tisias.org by no later than July 15th (for extended applicants)
• receive a confirmation email back from the organizer after your submission
• you will further receive Preliminary Result for Gold/Silver/Bronze on or before July 30 (for extended applicants)
• qualified Finalists then decide between in-person or long-distance participation​

 STAGE 2: THE FINALS (Qualified Finalists from the Preliminaries)
  
Act 1: Decision to Attend or Not Attend the iCAN 2019 Finals in Toronto

• in-person (able to attend the Finals) or long-distance (unable to attend the Finals)
• in-person Finalists are eligible to compete for top awards through exhibition
• long-distance Finalists are able to receive their preliminary awards by airmail
• all Finalists must confirm their participation decision to the organizer

 
Act 2: iCAN 2019 Finals Exhibition Guidelines (in-person Finalists only)

• prepare your presentation for on-site judging to qualify for the top awards
• all exhibitors are required to prepare invention/project poster for exhibition/judging
• supplementary preparation such as prototypes, models, handouts, and etc. is optional

★ iCAN IS ON THE RISE ★
iCAN 2016, 2017 and 2018 inclined to become the global portal in Toronto for inventors and innovators around the world and it is a proven showground for worldwide inventors to come and achieve new milestones, network while enjoying the best of Toronto

★ OPPORTUNITY ★
iCAN serves as a huge opportunity for you to be recognized with a Canadian award for innovation and creativity while also being able to introduce your innovative ideas to the Canadian market and local industries

★ ECONOMIC ★
Entry fee is very low-cost compared to other international invention exhibitions that require thousands of dollars just to rent a booth

★ CONVENIENCE & FLEXIBILITY ★
Applicants are able to participate in the competition either as 1) in-person or 2) long-distance contestants depending on their situation and schedule and for people who are unable to visit Canada. Either way, the organizer addresses your needs and fill your participation

Payment beneficiary information (bank & account information) will be provided on invoice to allow international bank transfer

This 3rd method of payment is applicable only for those who are participating iCAN 2019 in person in Toronto on September 1st

iCAN 2019 participants will be able to travel in the City of Toronto easily by subway and local buses TTC