Ignition
For any French-speaking or bilingual entrepreneur wanting to set up a new business, launch a new product or service, or expand into a new line of business.
You could win an investment of
25 000 $
Other awards :
- Courses of your choice at Collège de l'Île
- Free three-year membership to the Greater Summerside Chamber of Commerce
- Free one-year membership to the Greater Charlottetown and Area Chamber of Commerce
- Free membership to the Acadian and Francophone Chamber of Commerce of P.E.I. and a pair of free tickets to the 2027 Entrepreneurs Gala
We are accepting applications for participation in the next edition of the competition until January 8, 2027.
Eligibility criteria :
- The company must be based in Prince Edward Island.
- At least one of the owners must be able to do business in French.
- The product or service must have the potential to be exported to other provinces or countries.
The following are not eligible:
Companies that have already received funding from the Ignition Francophone Competition or the RDÉE ÎPÉ Dragons Competition or the Ignition Startup Fund or the province's Food Excel - Food Island Partnership program. And non-profit organizations.
Procedure :
For approved competitors, the Ignition Francophone Contest will be run as follows:
- Competitors will be required to attend mandatory training on presenting their project during the winter of 2027.
- Following individual interviews, competitors with the best potential for success will be invited to participate in the final of the competition on Saturday, March 6, 2027. They will need to present their project in 10 minutes before a jury of three professional business people and answer their questions.
- The best-prepared project with the most entrepreneurial potential will receive an investment of 25,000 $ and other rewards to launch its entrepreneurial project; the winning company will be required to submit receipts as proof of expenditure.
For further information: ignition@rdeeipe.org
Participation request
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This competition is funded by :
Winners of the Ignition francophone/Concours des dragons contest
Ignition 2026
Raphaël Amiot Savard
Knead a Brake (Travellers Rest)
Ignition 2025
Hélène Lebon
Productions LTDU Inc. (Bonshaw)
Ignition 2024
Josée Gallant-Gordon
Elm Grove Centre (Alma)
Ignition 2023
Geneviève Ouellette and Brent Chaisson
On y va ! Média/Studio Dimanche (Miscouche)
Ignition 2022
Jacob Mathieu and Marie-Paul Medeiros
La Poterie du Coing (Malpèque)
Ignition 2021
Donald Richard and Jake Charron
SpaceCamp Productions (Charlottetown)
Ignition 2020
Sebastian Manago
Double Hill Cidery (Caledonia)
Ignition 2019
Stéphanie St-Onge
Blossom Foot Care (Summerside)
Dragons 2018
Gabriel and Deirdre Mercier
Ferme Isle Saint-Jean (Rustico Nord)
Dragons 2017
Ghislaine Cormier
Kaneshii Vinyl Press (Charlottetown)
Dragons 2016
Karine Gallant and Iain MacInnes
Productions Piroune (St-Timothée)
