Who is STEM Canada?
STEM CANADA is a federally registered not-for-profit organization. We have evolved into a service-based organization partnering with innovation centers, and school boards across Canada and globally, to impact the community and drive change through STEM opportunities and mentorship. Our mission and focus is to help each child achieve academic excellence, master self-learning skills, and develop equal character while fostering self-discipline, critical thinking, and problem-solving skills in a STEM-based learning environment.
* CAMPAIGN OVERVIEW *
Across Canada, thousands of children, especially those in underserved, racialized, Indigenous, newcomer, or economically vulnerable communities lack equitable access to STEM education. Girls and neurodiverse learners continue to face some of the highest systemic barriers in STEM pathways.
The Canada’s Future Innovators Fund directly invests in removing those barriers and building the next generation of Canadian innovators, problem-solvers, healthcare leaders, engineers, researchers, and technology creators.
This Giving Tuesday, we invite supporters to help scale our most high-impact programs and open new doors for youth who are ready to learn, create, and thrive.
What This Fund Supports
- New STEM and Medical Science Centres and access to accessible and affordable STEM programming and resources in Oshawa, Scarborough, North York, and Brampton (Free & Low-Cost Access)
This center will serve as a community hub for children and families, providing:
- Low- Cost / Free after-school STEM programming
- Robotics, AI, coding, engineering & aerospace labs
- VR/AR/XR innovation experiences
- Medical science & neuroscience programs
- Leadership and career exploration opportunities
- Assistive Tech for autistic & neurodiverse students
- Low-cost weekend enrichment programming
- Programming in center and in hospital for children with cancer and sickle cell
- Access to a lending library of laptops, robotics kits & tech tools
These spaces will offer hundreds of students their first opportunity to participate in STEM and medical science programming, an opportunity that can change the trajectory of their education and future careers.
2. Indigenous STEM Programming in Remote Communities
Your support will expand our work in northern Indigenous Nations, providing:
- Robotics, coding, engineering & digital literacy programs
- Support for educators
- Community-wide STEM capacity building
- Ongoing virtual programming
- Technology donations (including laptops and devices)
- Culturally grounded STEM pathways
Our most recent program in tis area included delivering 45 laptops to Indigenous students and establishing a digital STEM hub that students still use daily for schoolwork, adult skill building, and community-led innovation.
3. Girls in STEM & Gender Equity Programs
Funds will expand our mission to break gender barriers in STEM through:
- Girls in STEM camps
- Confidence-building STEM leadership programs
- Female mentors & STEM role models
- Digital literacy & engineering pathways built for girls
- Career exposure programs
- Supporting our BREAK THE BIAS Scholarship Initiative which sees scholarships given to females pursuing STEM and medical science-focused studies.
Girls in STEM Initiative - View the Video:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DaK4-GJ9Gzs&t=284s
4.
Robotics, AI, and Coding Programs for Underserved Youth
Many youth in low-income, newcomer, or racialized communities have never touched real robotics equipment or accessed quality coding education.
Your support allows us to offer the following programs both virtually and in the new centers:
- Robotics leagues
- AI literacy bootcamps
- Coding certification prep
- Engineering design challenges
- Tech mentorship for teens
These programs build confidence, academic performance, and future-ready skill sets.
5. Assistive Tech Pathways for Autistic & Neurodiverse Students
We have previously has the honour of servicing children with autism in our programs. We have an increased demand for these programs. This Fund will create fully accessible STEM participation for children with autism pathways through:
- Adaptive STEM kits
- Sensory-friendly VR & AR labs
- Speech-to-text & AI literacy tools
- Specialized coaching
- Social STEM clubs for neurodiverse youth
This removes one of the largest gaps in STEM education access across Canada.
6.
Medical Science Institute Programming and Scholarships
Our Medical Science Institute (medicalscienceinstitute.tech) is the first online medical school for kids.
* WHY SUPPORT THIS CAMPAIGN *
This Giving Tuesday, your contribution helps:
- Reduce poverty through education
- Close gender gaps in STEM
- Advance Indigenous reconciliation
- Strengthen Canada's future workforce
- Empower neurodiverse students
- Promote digital inclusion for all
- Build the next generation of innovators & healthcare leaders
- Support UN SDGs (Quality Education, Gender Equality, Reduced Inequalities, No Poverty)
- Equip communities with long-term tools for success
Your support creates real, measurable change in the lives of children who need it most.
* HOW YOUR DONATION WILL BE USED *
Every donation helps us expand access to high-quality STEM learning:
Donation Impact
$25 Supplies for robotics/engineering kits for a child
$50 One week of STEM programming for a child (SCHOLARSHIPS - per child)
$50 One month of VR/AR/XR learning access (SCHOLARSHIPS - per child)
$50 Robotics & coding certification for a teen (SCHOLARSHIPS - per child)
$5,000 Laptops & digital literacy tools for underserved communities
$10,000 Assistive Tech kit for neurodiverse learners
$10,000 Sponsor Girls in STEM leadership cohort (SCHOLARSHIPS)
$100,000 Fund a Medical Science Institute scholarship group (SCHOLARSHIPS)
$ 80,000 Launch Community Tech Labs
$ 50,000 Support an Indigenous reconciliation STEM project
$150,000 Equip & launch a new community STEM Centres
We aim to help 2,000 + students in 2026
** REAL STEM CANADA IMPACT STORIES **
* IMPACT STORY 1 * :
- A $100,000 Schulich Leader Scholarship — A Student Success Story
A student in our Global STEM Leadership Program entered unsure of their path. Through mentorship, engineering challenges, and university-level exposure, they discovered their passion, built leadership skills, and earned the prestigious $100,000 Schulich STEM Leadership Scholarship. They credit STEM Canada for guiding them toward engineering, a field they never knew was possible for them.
* IMPACT STORY 2 * :
- Indigenous Community Transformation Through Technology
In a remote Indigenous community in northern Quebec, STEM Canada delivered 45 student laptops and 3 Educator laptops and launched a STEM learning hub, providing engineering, robotics, coding, medical sciences, and STEM programs for youth and adults learning.
The impact was immediate:
- Students accessed STEM learning, coding, robotics, computers, engineering, and medical sciences for the first time
- Adults and teachers gained digital skills for employment and tangible tools for rolling out programming
- Youth began building real engineering and STEM projects
- Increased sence of purpose, innovation, and opportunity
This initiative is now a model for Indigenous community-driven STEM empowerment.
* IMPACT STORY 3 * :
After a 3 year pilot project, the STEM Canada Medical Science Institute introduces students ages 8–17 to healthcare literacy. Nurturing intellectual curiosity, we empower students to envision themselves as future doctors, nurses, researchers, scientists, surgeons, and innovators in medical technology.
Foundational Sciences
- Cell Biology
- Molecular Biology
- Microbiology
- Chemistry Biochemistry
- Human Anatomy and Physiology
- Genetics and Genomics
Health and Medical Informatics, Research and Methodology
- Biomedical Research Methods
- Medical Terminology
- Medical Ethics and Law
- Biostatistics for Medical Science
- Health Informatics
Intermediate Medical Sciences
- Histology
- Immunology
- Pathology
- Pharmacology
- Toxicology
- Endocrinology
- Neuroscience
- Infectious Disease
- Epidemiology
Organ-Specific Physiology and Clinical Services
- Cardiovascular Physiology
- Respiratory Physiology
- Renal Physiology
- Gastroenterology
- Hematology
- Dermatology
Advanced Medical Disciplines
- Oncology
- Obstetrics and Gynecology
- Pediatrics
- Orthopedics
- Ophthalmology
- Otolaryngology
- Cardiology
- Pulmonology
- Nephrology
- Geriatrics
- Urology
- Rheumatology
- Neurology
Specialized Clinical and Surgical Fields
- Radiology
- Medical Imaging
- Emergency Medicine
- Anesthesiology
- Plastic Surgery
- Surgical Techniques
Supplementary and Emerging Medical Fields
- Palliative Care
- Psychiatry
- Rehabilitation Medicine (Physiatry - Physical Therapy)
- Nutrition and Dietetics
- Sports Medicine - Kinesiology Naturopathy
- Clinical Pharmacokinetics
- Medical Biotechnology
- Regenerative Medicine and Tissue Engineering
- Homeopathy
Many students report discovering their career path for the first time through this program. Families describe it as “the program we wished existed years ago.” Educators credit it for boosting academic confidence and science engagement.
Help us continue this great work!
* CORPORATE MATCHING OPPORTUNITIES *
To maximize impact, companies can:
- Match employee donations dollar-for-dollar
- Challenge departments to support the campaign
- Feature the campaign in internal communications
- Spotlight staff who were inspired by STEM programs as youth
Corporate matching can help us achieve our goals faster.
Funding Goal: $650,000
All funds will be allocated across communities with the highest need and highest potential impact.
* WHY GIVE TODAY? *
Canadian children deserve the tools and opportunities to build their future regardless of income, race, gender, disability, or geography. STEM skills are now essential life skills.
Your Giving Tuesday gift opens doors to education, health, innovation, and a stronger Canada. Your support today changes the future of a child tomorrow.
Videos:
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DaK4-GJ9Gzs&t=284s
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4oLjBFH8xPw&t=3s
Thank you for your consideration.
