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national invention associations,
universities, research institutes and
inventor clubs joined to collaborate
with iCAN 2024 Organizing
Committee and Team.
Summary: The primary goal of iCAN
is to create a unique platform that
unites the creativity and innovation
initiatives of Canadian inventors
with the global community. It offers
participants a valuable opportunity
to expand their international
networks and business activities,
promote their inventions, new
products, and research projects, and
achieve the significant milestone of
winning iCAN Awards from Canada,
granting worldwide inventors an
extraordinary international success.
The 9th International Invention
Innovation Competition in Canada,
iCAN 2024, was organized by the
Toronto International Society of
Innovation and Advanced Skills
(TISIAS), with support from the
Innovation Initiative Co-operative Inc.
(The Inventors’ Circle), International
Federation of Inventors’ Associations
(IFIA), World Invention Intellectual
Property Associations (WIIPA), and
The Patent Invention Magazine. The
event was held virtually on August
IFIA Magazine September 2024 for global inventors, showcasing
2024 ,24, in Toronto, Canada.
iCAN is Canada’s premier event

continuous growth and improvement
since its inaugural edition in 2016.
From 2016 to 2024, iCAN has drawn
participants from 96 countries across
all continents, including North,
Central, and South America, Asia,
Europe, Africa, the Middle East, and
Oceania. This has solidified iCAN’s
status as a truly global platform for
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