Ontario Pilot · Now accepting applications
Applied AI Works Ontario Pilot
Practical AI, business, admin, and financial skills for building more options. One practical goal per participant. One concrete output by the end.
- Length
- 6 to 8 weeks
- Size
- 10 to 15 people
- Eligibility
- Ontario residents first
- Cost
- Free or low-cost
Questions before you apply? Ask Ican.
Ican can walk you through eligibility, what the pilot looks like, and what to put in your application.
The promise
One practical goal. One concrete output. Real skills underneath.
We pair each participant with one realistic thing to move forward — and finish the pilot with something they can actually use. Along the way, you build the AI, business, admin, and financial literacy that makes more options possible.
Example outputs
What participants might leave with.
We shape the output around the person. Here are examples of what "one concrete output" can look like:
- A simple business plan for a small idea
- A one-page financial picture: income, expenses, options
- A working AI assistant for a specific task in their work
- A short job-search package: resume + outreach plan + AI helper
- A clear next step toward incorporation or self-employment
- A weekly operating routine for a side project
- An AI-assisted pricing or quoting workflow
- A simple bookkeeping and receipts system
- A practical learning plan for the next 6 months
- A short pitch or proposal a participant can actually send
Who this is for
For Ontario residents who know they need to move — and want practical help.
- Small business owners
- Side-hustlers
- Solo practitioners
- Job seekers
- Older workers adapting to change
- Newcomers
- Nonprofit workers
- People with ideas but no technical confidence
How the weeks flow
A light, sequenced spine — adapted to the cohort.
The pilot runs 6–8 weeks. We adjust the pace to fit the group, but every week builds toward your one concrete output.
- Week 01
Goals and reality check
What you're trying to do, what's stopping you, what 'useful' looks like by the end.
- Week 02
How you think and decide
Your builder profile — how you learn, avoid, decide, and execute.
- Week 03
Practical AI
Using AI as a thinking partner and worker for real tasks in your life.
- Week 04
Build your one output
Pick the concrete thing and start shaping it with support.
- Week 05
Business and admin basics
Structure, incorporation, the admin layer of running anything.
- Week 06
Money, tax, and operating discipline
Cash flow, HST, receipts, and systems that prevent chaos.
- Week 07
Sharpen and finish
Tighten the output. Make it actually usable on Monday.
- Week 08
Demo and next steps
Show what you built. Map what's next. Leave with a working artifact.
First cohort is small on purpose