Entrepreneurship programs in Ontario

36 programs across 15 campuses, with published admission ranges starting at 70%. Sorted by the range each one publishes, lowest first, so you can see where you land.

Programs

Campuses

Lowest range

70%

What this leads to

The picture for entrepreneurship as of 2026-08-17, not a description of this particular program.

Most graduates either start their own business or work for an early-stage company. You might be a founder building your own product or service, or a general manager at a startup scaling hiring and operations. Some become business consultants helping other founders, or work in venture capital assessing investment opportunities.

In its favour

Start-ups in Canada increased 20% last year, with growth in tech and eco-friendly solutions, so there are real businesses being built and job creation happening
Over half of Canadian business owners are actively seeking growth, with 34% planning moderate expansion, meaning established companies need people who understand scaling
Government grants and business incubators have made it easier to launch new ideas, so support exists if you want to start something
The degree teaches skills employers want: financial literacy, customer acquisition, and decision-making under uncertainty

Worth knowing

41% of businesses expect inflation to be an obstacle, 26% face rising input costs and insurance, and 26% struggle recruiting skilled employees, making it harder to run any new business in 2026
About 23% of businesses report that interest rates and debt costs will block their plans, which directly affects your ability to raise money for a startup
Most people do not graduate and immediately start a successful business. Early-stage ventures fail regularly and most failed founders had existing savings or family money to live on while learning
Only 41% of women have access to investor networks and 33% have done accelerator programs, compared to 50% and 41% for men, showing uneven support depending on who you are

How AI is changing this work

AI adoption among Canadian small businesses jumped from 32% in 2020 to 54% in 2024, and AI adoption is moving beyond experimentation into real business impact, with opportunities for entrepreneurs who apply AI in practical ways. However, SMEs face lack of resources, time and AI-related skills to adopt technologies effectively, and AI has real limitations—it makes up financial projections, misunderstands Canadian regulations, and confidently suggests solutions already taken. This means AI is not automating entrepreneurship itself; instead, it is automating specific tasks within businesses (invoicing, scheduling, basic customer service). You need to understand where AI genuinely helps and where it fails, which is an advantage if you learn it, but no longer optional.

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