CFIR · Designated institution
The designated institution.
The designated institution is where the Foundation’s funding goes to work. For CFIR that is one place: YEDI — the York Entrepreneurship Development Institute, Toronto.
The institution
YEDI, on the record.
An entrepreneurship institute in Toronto. YEDI admits the people, educates them through the three programmes, and runs the Venture Fair — pairing progressive academic theory with real-world, pragmatic solutions.
- Institution
- York Entrepreneurship Development Institute (YEDI)
- President
- Dr. Marat Ressin
- Status
- Registered Canadian charity — # 81209 5735 RR0001 · Verify at the CRA (opens in a new tab)
- Federal designations
- Start-Up Visa designated business incubator and designated venture-capital fund
- Ranking
- World Top-5 Business Accelerator · UBI Global, since 2015
- Recognition
- Best Business Support Organization in Canada · CanadianSME Awards, 2019 & 2021
- Delivery
- On campus & online
- Web
- yedi.ca (opens in a new tab)
The relationship
What CFIR funds.
- ScholarshipsFull tuition for the three programmes — the entrepreneurs study at YEDI on CFIR’s scholarships.
- Seed grantsDecided at YEDI’s Venture Fair, where each cohort’s ventures pitch to the Institute’s investor audience.
- ResearchApplied research into entrepreneurship itself — funded by the Foundation and published open-access.
- SelectionEvery decision about who gets in sits with YEDI; the companies that fund the education play no part in selecting who receives it.
For entrepreneurs
Applying? Dates, criteria and applications all live at YEDI — admissions are theirs alone.
Visit yedi.ca