Canada Builds.
We Should Buy It.
Source Canada connects Canadian innovators with the corporate and government buyers who need them.
The Source Canada newsletter
Read the Source Canada 2026 recap →Source Canada 2026
October 22, 2026. Everything a deal needs, in one room.
Innovators building Canada’s next great companies met the business leaders, government buyers and investors who could be their first customers and backers.
Buyers
Who was in the room.
Some of the corporate and government buyers who joined Source Canada 2026.
Speakers
Who took the stage.
Some of the leaders who spoke at Source Canada 2026.
Senator Colin Deacon
Senate of Canada
Wendy Hadwen
ADM Policy, Defence Investment Agency
VAdm (ret'd) Ron Lloyd
Leadmark Ventures
Natalka Cmoc
Fmr Ambassador of Canada to Ukraine
Paul Bouchard
CEO, Top Aces
Eliot Pence
CEO, Dominion Dynamics
Lukas Lhotsky
President, Bell Sovereign Platforms
Uma Gopinath
CIO, Porter Airlines
Jean Le Bouthillier
CEO, Qohash
Kath Intson
CEO, Sentinel R&D
Matthew Lombardi
ONE9 · The Icebreaker
Patrick Searle
CEO, Council of Canadian Innovators
Christine Hanson
Regional Director North America, NATO DIANA
Glenn Cowan
Founder, ONE9
Rahul Goel
CEO, NordSpace
Rob Khazzam
CEO, Float
Laura Lenz
Managing Director, OMERS Ventures
Daniel Sax
Canada Strategic Missions Corporation
The challenge
The work continues after the event.
We ended Source Canada 2026 with a challenge for everyone, in the room or not.
Business leaders
Pick one Canadian innovator and clear the way for a contract.
Government
Remove one obstacle between a Canadian company and its first contract with you.
Founders
Make an offer a buyer can’t refuse. Do not take no for an answer.
Newsletter
The Source Canada newsletter.
A weekly editorial on why Canada should buy Canadian, the news and policy that matter to buyers and builders, and first word on Source Canada events and initiatives.
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What’s next
Source Canada is going year-round.
Deals take longer than one day. We’re building ways to keep innovators, buyers and investors working together between events, and we’ve started on the next Source Canada.
Source Canada 2027
The next edition is in development. Date to be announced.
Smaller gatherings
Focused sessions that bring buyers and innovators in one area together during the year.
Year-round connections
Introductions between Canadian innovators and the buyers who need them, not just on event day.
Register your interest and you’ll hear first.
“Canada doesn’t have an innovation problem. It has a buying problem. Our defence and security startups build world class tech, but they can’t survive the Canadian procurement gauntlet. The Icebreaker is backing Source Canada to change this reality.”
“If Canada wants to lead in AI, cybersecurity, quantum and defence technologies, we can’t stop at inventing them. We have to buy them. Source Canada is helping bridge that gap by bringing together the innovators, buyers and investors who can turn Canadian innovation into Canadian growth. Every procurement decision is an opportunity to strengthen domestic companies, create high-value jobs, and build the strategic capabilities our country will rely on for decades to come.”
“Source Canada was literally the best event I’ve attended this year as a founder. The conversations were authentic, the connections meaningful, and the mission couldn’t be more important.”
Bet on Canada.
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