PARTNERS

Backing bold founders across Canada.

Backing bold founders across Canada.

Backing bold founders across Canada.

YEY partners bring more than their name to an award. They create access to national visibility, trusted networks, meaningful experiences, and the resources young founders need to keep building.

YEY partners bring more than their name to an award. They create access to national visibility, trusted networks, meaningful experiences, and the resources young founders need to keep building.

YEY partners bring more than their name to an award. They create access to national visibility, trusted networks, meaningful experiences, and the resources young founders need to keep building.

WHY PARTNERSHIP MATTERS

Recognition is the beginning.

Recognition is the beginning.

Recognition is the beginning.

The right partner helps turn a moment of recognition into meaningful momentum for a young founder and their company.

The right partner helps turn a moment of recognition into meaningful momentum for a young founder and their company.

The right partner helps turn a moment of recognition into meaningful momentum for a young founder and their company.

National visibility

National visibility

Introduce founders and their companies to a national audience at a defining stage of growth.

Trusted access

Trusted access

Create relationships with the investors, operators, advisors, and communities founders need around them.

Founder momentum

Founder momentum

Pair recognition with experiences and support that help ambitious companies take their next step.

CATEGORY PARTNERS

Championing every category.

Championing every category.

Championing every category.

Our category partners bring expertise, resources, and recognition to each award—helping young founders turn achievement into momentum.

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COMMUNITY PARTNERS

Connected across the ecosystem.

Connected across the ecosystem.

Connected across the ecosystem.

Our community partners help YEY reach founders across industries, regions, and lived experiences—and connect recognition to real opportunity.

Our community partners help YEY reach founders across industries, regions, and lived experiences—and connect recognition to real opportunity.

Our community partners help YEY reach founders across industries, regions, and lived experiences—and connect recognition to real opportunity.

BECOME A PARTNER

Help build the next chapter.

Help build the next chapter.

Help build the next chapter.

Partner with YEY to create meaningful access, national visibility, and unforgettable experiences for Canada’s next generation of founders.

Partner with YEY to create meaningful access, national visibility, and unforgettable experiences for Canada’s next generation of founders.

Partner with YEY to create meaningful access, national visibility, and unforgettable experiences for Canada’s next generation of founders.

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The League of Innovators is a national Canadian charity that empowers youth to be their own bosses in life and career. We offer accessible programs and education for entrepreneurs aged 15-30, from discovery through acceleration.

Our goal? Amplify the impact of future innovators, and changemakers - and shorten their path to success. We find new ways to deliver game-changing tools and experiences to youth - regardless of their background, geography or socioeconomic situation.

Contact Us

Questions about the 2026 finalists, Awards Weekend, partnerships, or media? Send us a note and the YEY team will get back to you.

Email: yeyawards@loi.ac

Website design and development by Flatwell Inc

© 2026 Young Entrepreneurs of the Year Awards. All Right Reserved

An initiative by

The League of Innovators is a national Canadian charity that empowers youth to be their own bosses in life and career. We offer accessible programs and education for entrepreneurs aged 15-30, from discovery through acceleration.

Our goal? Amplify the impact of future innovators, and changemakers - and shorten their path to success. We find new ways to deliver game-changing tools and experiences to youth - regardless of their background, geography or socioeconomic situation.

Contact Us

Questions about the 2026 finalists, Awards Weekend, partnerships, or media? Send us a note and the YEY team will get back to you.

Email: yeyawards@loi.ac

Website design and development by Flatwell Inc

© 2026 Young Entrepreneurs of the Year Awards. All Right Reserved

An initiative by

The League of Innovators is a national Canadian charity that empowers youth to be their own bosses in life and career. We offer accessible programs and education for entrepreneurs aged 15-30, from discovery through acceleration.

Our goal? Amplify the impact of future innovators, and changemakers - and shorten their path to success. We find new ways to deliver game-changing tools and experiences to youth - regardless of their background, geography or socioeconomic situation.

Contact Us

Questions about the 2026 finalists, Awards Weekend, partnerships, or media? Send us a note and the YEY team will get back to you.

Email: yeyawards@loi.ac

Website design and development by Flatwell Inc

© 2026 Young Entrepreneurs of the Year Awards. All Right Reserved