Top 11 Finalists
Fanshawe College - May 27, 2026
Study Brew - Janelle Boyse
Ingersoll District Collegiate Institute
Study Brew is a study-based café designed to give students and working professionals a quiet, comfortable, and motivating place to get work done while enjoying coffee and a social atmosphere. Located near colleges and universities in central London, the space would offer extended hours, day passes and membership packages, reservable tables and group rooms, and access to tutors through an app. By combining the focus of a library with the energy and aesthetic appeal of a café, Study Brew creates a flexible workspace where people can study, collaborate, meet others, and stay productive for as long as they need.
First Gig - Aven Baird, Kaleigh Lovell, Danielle Williamson
Sir Wilfrid Laurier Secondary School
First Gig is a job-search app designed specifically for teenagers who are struggling to find their first employment opportunity. Created by teens for teens, the app helps unemployed youth ages 12 to 18 in Canada find age-appropriate jobs that match their location, experience level, and goals. Unlike traditional job boards, First Gig includes teen-focused features such as distance-based job searching, an AI resume builder, and employee reviews so young people can understand what a workplace is really like before applying. Its goal is to help teens build resumes, earn money, gain confidence, and start their working lives on the right path.
Helping Hands - Sarah Farraway, Kayla Taylor
Central Elgin Collegiate Institute
Helping Hands is a community-based app that connects people who need help with small everyday tasks to trusted local helpers nearby. From shovelling snow and mowing lawns to errands, yard work, and daily assistance, the platform is designed for busy families, individuals, and anyone who could use an extra hand. Users can browse local profiles, find people with real skills, and access fair pricing based on the job and supplies needed. With a small service fee and a focus on affordable, personal, community-driven support, Helping Hands turns small acts of help into a big local impact.
See Swim -Brooke Carroll, Yididyah Tewolde
Medway High School
See Swim is a visual learning tool designed to help new swimmers understand and practise basic swimming skills more effectively. Created by lifeguards and swim instructors, the product uses clear, easy-to-follow skill cards that can be placed on a pool deck easel or used in the water during lessons. By giving children a visual example of skills such as floating, gliding, and strokes, See Swim supports visual learners, keeps lessons moving, and allows instructors to maintain supervision while reducing the need to repeat verbal instructions. Its goal is simple: help kids see it, try it, and swim it.
WearWise - Lachlan Sibbald, Drew Pringle, Saverio Iellamo
A.B. Lucas Secondary School Team 1
WearWise is an AI-powered fashion app that helps users save time and feel more confident by organizing their wardrobe digitally. Users upload photos of their clothes and outfits, and the app creates a virtual closet that can recommend what to wear based on personal style, weather, and occasion. WearWise also tracks which items are clean or dirty, helps plan outfits for the week, and includes social features so users can follow friends or celebrities for inspiration. Designed for teens, students, and young adults, the app combines AI styling, closet tracking, outfit planning, and fashion inspiration in one convenient platform.
RoadIQ - Oliver Williamson
Saint André Bessette Catholic SS Team 1
Road IQ is an AI-powered driver analytics system that uses dash cam footage to create detailed driving reports and real-time safety alerts. Unlike tools that only track speed, braking, and acceleration, Road IQ analyzes visual driving behaviour, including lane changes, rolling stops, red-light violations, traffic conditions, and weather-related risks. The product could support insurance companies with stronger risk profiles, help driving schools build adaptive lesson plans, and give parents, corporations, and new drivers better insight into road safety. With subscription options for commercial and consumer users, Road IQ aims to make driving safer, smarter, and more accountable.
MycoCare - Ambreen Cheema, Diya Gajebasia, Ava Najafi
A.B. Lucas Secondary School Team 2
MycoCare is a discreet, fully biodegradable pregnancy test designed to reduce stigma for users while also cutting down on plastic waste. Made from mycelium, a mushroom-based fibre, and packaged in dissolvable seaweed film, the test and packaging break down in water and leave no waste behind. Its minimal, private packaging makes the product less intimidating to purchase, while its septic-safe and eco-friendly design offers a more sustainable alternative to traditional pregnancy tests. With a focus on accessibility, privacy, and environmental responsibility, MycoCare aims to provide “clarity without the footprint” for women worldwide.
Tracki - Nicolas Roa Gonzalez
Saint André Bessette Catholic SS Team 2
Tracki is a portable athletic timing tool designed to help athletes and coaches measure performance accurately without expensive professional equipment. Using a small timing device and a connected bracelet, Tracki automatically records an athlete’s time as they cross the sensor, eliminating buttons, guesswork, and human error. The data connects to a mobile app where users can track workouts, drills, sprints, and sport-specific training over time. Built for schools, teams, coaches, and athletes who want reliable performance data at an affordable cost, Tracki helps users train smarter, run faster, and unlock their full potential.
Uniform Closet - Tolu Adeyemo, Roosevelt Afuda, James McDougal,
Sierra Trinh Escobar II
Regina Mundi Catholic College
Uniform Closet is an online uniform rental and subscription service designed to make school uniforms more affordable, convenient, and sustainable for high school students and families. Through an app, students and guardians can browse available uniform pieces, select what they need, and have items cleaned, resized, or hemmed for a personalized fit. Instead of spending hundreds of dollars each year on new uniforms, families would pay a semester-based fee to access the items they need, while reducing closet clutter and keeping used uniforms out of landfills.
LaundryGo - Jesse Wong, Oveys Azimi
Oakridge Secondary School
LaundryGo is a portable clothing refresher designed for people who need clean, fresh-smelling clothes quickly without doing a full wash. Using high-speed fans, UV light, and scented silica beads, the product refreshes garments in about 20 minutes by removing moisture, reducing surface bacteria, and adding a fresh scent. Built for travellers, athletes, students, people with limited space, and anyone short on time, LaundryGo helps extend the life of clothing by reducing unnecessary washing, which can damage fibres, fade colours, and waste water and energy. Its goal is to help people move fast and stay fresh when not every outfit needs a full reset.
EggyPot - Emily Cho
Sir Frederick Banting SS
EggyPot is an eco-friendly seedling pot made from locally sourced eggshells and gelatin, designed to help plants grow healthier while reducing plastic waste. Instead of removing a young plant from a plastic pot and risking root damage, gardeners can plant the entire EggyPot directly into the soil. The pot decomposes within four to seven months, releasing calcium and nutrients more quickly because the eggshells are ground into powder. Affordable and sustainable, EggyPot is aimed at gardeners and eco-conscious consumers who want an easier, greener way to grow strong, healthy plants.