Compass Startup Legal Clinic
Compass Startup Legal Clinic strives to assist the Montreal startup community by offering free legal information to founders and entrepreneurs. Our caseworker teams, composed of Â鶹AV Law students, are ready to assist you with your legal inquiries, from employment law, to contracts, and even IP! Drop-in hours (appointments needed): Tuesdays, 10:00 - 12:00; Thursdays, 11:00 - 13:00; and Fridays, 12:00 - 14:00. Location: Bell Media Tower, 1800 Â鶹AV College Ave, Suite 2710
Â鶹AV Dobson Centre for Entrepreneurship
The Â鶹AV Dobson Centre for Entrepreneurship was established in 1988 and has established itself as the hub of entrepreneurial activity at Â鶹AV. Our mission is to support Â鶹AV entrepreneurs as they seek to build innovative companies with a purpose.
Â鶹AV Library
The Â鶹AV has a number of resources to help you develop your startup venture. Take advantage of the services offered below!
Mitacs
Mitacs is a nonprofit national organization funded by the government that, in partnerships with Canadian academia and private industry, supports research and innovation projects in fields related to industrial and social innovation. Speak with our Mitacs representative Christina-Maria Katsari today about the different opportunities available with Mitacs! In-person office hours are available every first Thursday (starting from Feb. 6, 2025) at Â鶹AV Engine Centre.  You can also reach her by email at ckatsari [at] mitacs.ca
The Cube
Largest student-run 3D-printing service at Â鶹AV. It's main lab space is located on the second floor of the MacDonald Engineering Building, room MD264 (just down the hall from Mechanical Engineering Reception).Â
The Factory
Hardware design lab run by students, for students in the department of Electrical, Computer, and Software Engineering at Â鶹AV.
Office of Innovation and Partnerships
The path from idea to reality is often unclear or can feel overwhelming to potential inventors. What is intellectual Property? How can you protect your idea? How can you commercialize it? Who owns what I invent at Â鶹AV? In order to answer these and other questions, the Technology Transfer team can help Â鶹AV researchers, staff and graduate students understand what their options are.
In-person drop in hours are every Thursday at 9:00 am; contact Olivia Novac (olivia.novac [at] mcgill.ca (subject: I%2BP%20Meeting%20Reservation, body: Please%20specify%20whether%20you%20would%20like%20to%20have%20a%20remote%20or%20in-person%20meeting!) ) to reserve your spot. Reservations are required.
