新冠病毒进入全球大流行状态（Pandemic），疫情依然肆虐。抗疫初期，通过国内各地封城和全社会动员，以及全国性的医疗资源汇集，在惨重的代价下中国疫情得到了有效的控制；然而随着欧美成为疫情新中心，抗疫的风险和挑战加剧，也给全球带来了一波经济动荡。
截至至本文章发布之时，加拿大五天之内从20号的1091例增长到25号的3404例新冠患者，而美国也达到了近七万例病情。
图源：一亩三分地数据统计
面对这场也许短时间内看不到终局的抗疫战争，其对全球经济系统巨大的伤害，以及随之引发的整个社会的巨大危机，身处其中的创业者与创新者又能做些什么呢？
今日，环创者愿与你共同开始，以创新者和创业者的力量加入这场抗疫的战争！环创者为您整理了加拿大地区创业、贸易以及技术三个领域您可以参与的挑战以及可以获得的投资、采购机会。
（因所有活动都在线上进行，故欢迎全球任何一个地方的环创者参与挑战！）
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当你把社会责任看得比生意还高，生意自然滚滚而来。
创业领域
名称：WeFunder风投一百万美元寻找多个抗疫创业项目
介绍：Thechallenge is simple: take your ideas to tackle the coronavirus and turn theminto reality, as fast as possible. You'll be in an online community with othermotivated founders working around the clock.Each startup will receive $50,000in immediate funding with no fees & 0% equity taken.
领域：
● Social interaction, especially for elderly
● Homeschooling for kids
● Remote education tools
● Remote collaboration
● Remote health and home workouts
● Safer childcare solutions
● New approaches to vaccines & treatments
● Medical devices
● Distribution of supplies to those in need
● Faster ways to produce medical supplies
● Better ways to fund small businesses
● Better ways to support workers in lockdown
● Improved monitoring of illnesses & quarantines
● Spreading patient load across hospitals
● Improving hygiene and sanitation
● Protective clothing
● Telemedicine
● Any other idea we didn't think of that could save lives...
申请链接：https://wefunder.com/virus
截止日期：4月6号
环创者评论：WeFunder与全球最大创业孵化器YCombinator具有战略合作关系而且拥有极其强大的导师阵容，选入后获得各类支持与资金的同时不需要付出任何股份。给自己一次机会，万一这就是你改变世界的第一步呢？
名称：魁北克DQDM研究所征求covid-19创新方案
介绍：CQDM is committed to supportingbiopharmaceutical companies in the deployment of their discoveries.Accordingly, CQDM has decided to launch a call for solutions to all members ofits network, including academic researchers and private enterprises.
领域：
● Treatment, prevention or diagnostic tools
● Technologies that accelerate development of vaccines and diagnostic tests
● Methods to accelerate or improve clinical trials
● Methods for monitoring and controlling the evolution of the virus
● Improving production and supply methods
● Any other solutions to the mostpressing issues associated with the pandemic
申请链接：https://cqdm.org/en/covid-19/
截止日期：无
环创者评论：极其适合具有医疗科技背景或医疗用品背景的成熟团队申请，不适合初次创业者。对此感兴趣的企业欢迎联系【环创者】的专业团队进行协助申请！
名称：安省政府募集疫情中社会问题创新解决方案
介绍：Ontario Together: help fight Coronavirus
We welcome help from businesses andorganizations who can innovative solutions to support our response to COVID-19.
领域：
● virtual mental health services
● supply chain resiliency monitoring
● Online financial planning and advising for small businesses
申请链接：https://www.ontario.ca/form/submit-your-innovative-solutions-to-help-fight-the-impacts-of-coronavirus
截止日期：无
环创者评论：极其适合心理健康咨询、供应链管理、企业财务咨询类公司申请，不适合初次创业者。对此感兴趣的企业欢迎联系【环创者】的专业团队进行协助申请！
贸易领域
名称：加拿大联邦政府采购抗疫物资
介绍：Are you a business that can supply products and services in support of Canada’s response to COVID-19? In support of the Government of Canada’s whole-of-government response to Coronavirus disease (COVID-19), we are asking suppliers about their ability to provide products and services.
需求：一次性 N95 口罩，医疗口罩、防护服、瓶装消毒液以及其他防疫产品
申请链接：https://buyandsell.gc.ca/calling-all-suppliers-help-canada-combat-covid-19
环创者评论：对此感兴趣的企业欢迎联系【环创者】的专业团队进行协助申请，为您提供翻译、申请、沟通、出关、报税一系列服务。
名称：安大略省 省政府采购抗疫物资
介绍：Tell us what products your business can supply for COVID-19.
You may submit this form more than once to tell us what you have.
These products are the ones we need most. If you have other items or ideas submit a proposal.
需求：呼吸机、口罩、消毒液、covid19测试盒、手套、护目镜、病床
报名链接：https://www.ontario.ca/form/supply-emergency-products-help-fight-coronavirus
环创者评论：对此感兴趣的企业欢迎联系【环创者】的专业团队进行协助申请，为您提供翻译、申请、沟通、出关、报税一系列服务。
技术领域
名称：新冠病毒抗疫黑客马拉松（The CoronaVirus Hackathon）
介绍：A two day exclusive online ‘Open Innovation’ event to inspire every citizen to think of real solutions to the aftermath of the Coronavirus crisis. The winning teams will get the opportunity to present their solutions to investors, philanthropic funds & policymakers and make a change.
截止日期：四月3号
报名链接：https://thecoronavirushackathon.com/
环创者评论：开发、设计、产品，用你的技能帮助你的想法为社会做出改变！适合各个编程背景的环创者参与，无基础者可以借此机会熟悉开发，同时认识来自全世界的小伙伴！
名称：抗疫呼吸机设计挑战赛
介绍：Our modern world provides the means to produce these life-saving ventilators thanks to widespread rapid manufacturing tools—3D printers, CNC machines— combined with low-cost computers, but what we're missing is a design. We need YOU to design a simple, maintainable, easy-to-manufacture ventilator to provide life support to COVID patients anywhere in the world.
截止日期：3月31号
报名链接：https://www.agorize.com/en/challenges/code-life-challenge
环创者评论：适合工程类学生参与3D模型设计，对于编程要求小，每一个获胜团队都可以获得20万加刀（100万人民币）的现金奖励！
名称：全球代码抗疫挑战
介绍：Mitigate the impact of COVID-19 and climate change by creating sustainable solutions using open source technology. Get the details on the 2020 Call for Code Global Challenge, understand its two tracks, and start building today.
截止日期：7月31号
报名链接：https://callforcode.org/challenge/
环创者评论：由IBM主推，获胜者团队分别可以获得20万、2.5完以及1万刀现金奖金。可以使用许多IBM提供的计算功能，希望借此机会拿到IBM面试的环创者也可以考虑尝试哦！
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