Free · Cohort-based · Across BC and Canada

Free programs that build real Canadian futures.

Five tracks. One outcome: a community member with the digital readiness — and often the launched business — to thrive in modern Canada.

First Nations · Métis · Inuit Women's Career Bridge Youth Future-Skills Senior Digital Fluency Tourism Launch Pathway

Indigenous-led

Track 01 · Indigenous Tech Pathways

On-territory training, on community terms.

A program co-designed with Coast Salish, Interior Salish, and Northern BC First Nations — combining digital fluency, AI literacy, and tourism-business launch with traditional knowledge holders at the centre.

Format

8-week cohort, on-territory + hybrid

Cohort size

12–20 participants per community

Outcomes

Digital fluency, AI tools, micro-business launch

Partners

Destination Canada · Trade Commissioner Service

Eligibility: Members of partnered First Nations communities Cost: Free Cohorts in: Vancouver, Lillooet, Prince Rupert, Williams Lake

Returners welcome

Track 02 · Women's Career Bridge

Re-entry, refresh, run-it-yourself.

For women returning to work after caregiving, newcomer women rebuilding careers in Canada, and women launching tourism, services, and online businesses. Always cohort-based, always with a one-on-one mentor.

Format

10-week cohort + mentor pairing

Cohort size

15–25 women per cohort

Outcomes

Resume + portfolio, AI fluency, business basics

Partners

Innovate BC · New Ventures BC referrals

Eligibility: Self-identifying women, 19+, residing in Canada Cost: Free Childcare stipend available for select cohorts

Ages 15–29

Track 03 · Youth Future-Skills

From first laptop to first launch.

Coding, AI fluency, and business basics for Canadian youth — anchored by a tourism micro-venture project where each youth turns their community's stories into a real, online-ready offering visitors can book.

Format

Weekend workshops + 6-week project

Cohort size

20–40 youth per workshop

Outcomes

Portfolio project, AI fluency, micro-venture pitch

Partners

Schools, BC Tech, Destination Canada

Eligibility: Ages 15–29, residing in Canada Cost: Free Priority for newcomer, Indigenous, and rural youth

55+

Track 04 · Senior Digital Fluency

Confidence with the tools that matter.

Banking, health, family video calls, fraud awareness, and a gentle introduction to AI assistants — at a pace that respects experience. Many seniors graduate to volunteer mentors for newcomer and youth cohorts.

Format

6-week small-group, in-person + remote

Cohort size

8–15 seniors per group

Outcomes

Independent use of essential digital services

Partners

Community centres, public libraries, BC seniors orgs

Eligibility: Ages 55+, residing in Canada Cost: Free Multilingual cohorts available (12+ languages)

Cross-track Pathway

Tourism-led entrepreneurship — across every cohort.

Every program offers a tourism micro-venture pathway, co-built with Destination Canada and Trade Commissioner Service. Local knowledge, packaged into a registered, online-ready business that welcomes the world — in four guided steps.

Sponsor a tourism cohort → Become a delivery partner

The 4-Step Launch

From local knowledge to first booking.

Discover your offer

Workshops to articulate the story, identify the audience, shape the product.

Register & comply

BC business registration, tourism permits, tax basics, First Nations considerations.

Build digital storefront

Website, listings, payments, AI booking management in 120+ languages.

Welcome the world

90-day mentorship + Destination Canada and TCS partner channel introductions.

Cohorts, on camera

What a Foundation cohort actually looks like.

Two short films from inside the work — the people, the rooms, the moment a participant realizes the technology is theirs to use. Cohorts you can fund, refer to, or co-deliver.

Canadian Story Watch

Inside a community cohort

The first "I made this" moment.

Watch how women, youth, and seniors move from "I'm not a tech person" to publishing their first portfolio piece, listing their first booking, and helping the next learner in the cohort do the same.

Canadian Story Watch

Tourism micro-business · 90 days

From local knowledge to international booking.

The Tourism track in motion — Indigenous and rural Canadian operators using SpaceBeacon's voice and AI infrastructure to take bookings in 120+ languages, with Destination Canada and TCS partner channels in the wings.

For Learners

Enroll yourself or someone you love.

Tell us a little about who you are and which track fits — we'll match you to the next cohort in your region. All programs are free, and we work to remove barriers like childcare, language, and transportation.

Enroll now → Refer someone

For Community Partners

Co-deliver in your community.

First Nations governance bodies, schools, employers, settlement agencies, libraries, seniors centres — if you serve a community we want to reach, we'd love to bring a cohort to you. We bring curriculum, mentors, and platform; you bring community.

Talk to partnerships → See government alignment