BonaVia Atlas | Opportunity Map

The right opportunities should not get lost in the noise.

Filter by grade, interest, location and cost. Each resource explains who it suits, why it may be worth exploring, what a student can gain or complete, and what to notice before applying.

Dates, eligibility and fees can change. Review the organizer’s current details before applying.

InternshipPaid

BonaVia x ExpertEase Career & Apprenticeship Program

Private Equity & Investment Banking

BonaVia x ExpertEase

What it is: Research a real company and its industry, build an LBO model, develop an AI tool prototype for the mentor company, and defend an investment thesis in a simulated investment committee.
Who it suits: High-school students exploring business, finance, investment banking, or private equity who are ready for a substantial 120-hour project.
Why it is worth exploring: It lets students follow the thinking process of a professional investor, see how financials, markets, and risk shape an investment decision, and use AI to improve a real workflow.
What a student can gain or complete: Every student completes an LBO model, industry and comparable company research, an approximately 20-page investment committee package, an AI tool prototype for the mentor company, and a final investment defence.
Deadlines / notes: Fully online, 120 hours in total. Choose a 1.5-month condensed summer track or a 3-month regular track.

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VolunteeringFree

Youth Service and Micro-grants

Canada Service Corps

What it is: Join supervised service or design and deliver a community project of your own.
Who it suits: Students ready to turn a community interest into sustained action.
Why it is worth exploring: It connects service hours with a problem, responsibility, budgeting and reflection.
What a student can gain or complete: Complete a service experience or build a demonstrable community project.
Deadlines / notes: Age, grant amount and timing vary by opportunity; confirm each listing.

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CompetitionPaid

Canadian Intermediate / Senior Mathematics Contests

CIMC / CSMC

What it is: Solve short-answer mathematics problems that require reasoning to be shown.
Who it suits: Students willing to practise consistently and review their reasoning.
Why it is worth exploring: It tests reasoning and mathematical communication, not speed alone.
What a student can gain or complete: Gain a clear checkpoint and a body of solutions worth reviewing.
Deadlines / notes: Schools order and administer the contest; confirm annual dates and fees with CEMC.

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CompetitionPaid

Beaver Computing Challenge

What it is: Solve logic, pattern and computational-thinking problems without prior coding.
Who it suits: Middle and early high-school students testing an interest in computational thinking.
Why it is worth exploring: It is an accessible, concrete way to test interest before committing to coding.
What a student can gain or complete: Complete a computational-thinking checkpoint and identify next learning priorities.
Deadlines / notes: School registration is required; annual contest and order dates change.

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CompetitionPaid

Canadian Computing Competition

What it is: Choose Junior or Senior and solve programming problems of increasing difficulty.
Who it suits: Students with coding foundations who want a demanding problem-solving checkpoint.
Why it is worth exploring: Transparent rules and published problems support sustained practice over time.
What a student can gain or complete: Produce complete code submissions, a result and a focused review plan.
Deadlines / notes: School administered; Senior requires substantial preparation. Confirm annual dates.

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ProgramFree

Technovation Girls

What it is: Build and present an app, web product or AI solution around a real problem.
Who it suits: Girls ready for sustained teamwork, real users and a concrete product outcome.
Why it is worth exploring: Technology, user research, business thinking and communication meet in one project.
What a student can gain or complete: Complete a working solution, presentation materials and a team project experience.
Deadlines / notes: A stable team and sustained effort are required; confirm the next season timeline.

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ProgramPaid

Shad Canada

What it is: A four-week immersive program in STEAM, design challenges, mentorship and peer learning.
Who it suits: Students ready for a full-cycle, interdisciplinary peer experience.
Why it is worth exploring: It lets students test interests, resilience and problem-solving through intensive collaboration.
What a student can gain or complete: Complete team challenges, presentations and a substantial residential or online experience.
Deadlines / notes: Fees are significant, with support available; confirm each year’s format and timeline.

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ProgramPaid

University of Toronto DEEP Summer Academy

DEEP Summer Academy

What it is: Study advanced engineering topics in week-long courses with published prerequisites.
Who it suits: High-school students with a confirmed STEM interest and relevant foundations.
Why it is worth exploring: It helps distinguish broad enthusiasm for technology from interest in a specific engineering problem.
What a student can gain or complete: Complete course work and gain a more concrete view of an engineering field.
Deadlines / notes: A one-week course is not research; compare course fit, price and alternatives.

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ResearchVaries

Canada-Wide Science Fair Pathway

Canada-Wide Science Fair

What it is: Begin through a regional STEM fair, develop research or engineering work, and defend it before judges.
Who it suits: Students ready to pursue one question deeply, document the process and answer public questions.
Why it is worth exploring: It requires work that can be examined, not a claim of interest or attendance.
What a student can gain or complete: Complete a report, display or prototype and a formal defence.
Deadlines / notes: National entry is not direct; confirm the regional pathway and rules first.

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CompetitionFree

Ingenious+ Youth Innovation Challenge

Ingenious+

What it is: Develop a solution, prototype or action project around a community problem.
Who it suits: Students with a problem or early idea who are ready to take initiative.
Why it is worth exploring: Problem definition, mentorship, funding and action meet in one innovation cycle.
What a student can gain or complete: Produce a prototype, project plan, presentation or launched community action.
Deadlines / notes: This is not a passive course; confirm the next cycle when announced.

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ProgramVaries

FIRST Robotics Competition

What it is: Join a local team to design, build, program, fundraise, communicate and compete.
Who it suits: High-school students ready for sustained team responsibility and hands-on work.
Why it is worth exploring: Real engineering constraints reveal collaboration, time and design judgment, not technical knowledge alone.
What a student can gain or complete: Complete a robot subsystem, code, competition role or team operations outcome.
Deadlines / notes: Team culture and roles vary widely; confirm the depth of real student participation.

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CompetitionVaries

NCF-Envirothon

What it is: Study ecology, water, soil, forestry and wildlife, then present as a team.
Who it suits: Students drawn to environmental science, field observation and team problem-solving.
Why it is worth exploring: It moves textbook knowledge into the field and asks teams to form integrated judgments.
What a student can gain or complete: Complete field identification, knowledge challenges and a presentation on the annual issue.
Deadlines / notes: Provincial pathways differ; confirm local access, dates and fees.

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The right opportunities should not get lost in the noise.

38curated resources

Private Equity & Investment Banking

Youth Service and Micro-grants

Canadian Intermediate / Senior Mathematics Contests

Beaver Computing Challenge

Canadian Computing Competition

Technovation Girls

Shad Canada

University of Toronto DEEP Summer Academy

Canada-Wide Science Fair Pathway

Ingenious+ Youth Innovation Challenge

FIRST Robotics Competition

NCF-Envirothon