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Where are the makers?

DMZ (The Digital Media Zone) at Ryerson University
The Digital Media Zone (DMZ) at Ryerson University is one of Canada's largest incubators and multi-disciplinary co-working spaces for entrepreneurs.
The Foundery
The Foundery is an open concept environment in downtown Toronto which works collaboratively at the intersection of art, design, technology & entrepreneurship.
Free Geek Toronto
Free Geek Toronto is a social enterprise ethically re-purposing used technology with open source software to promote social & economic justice through access and education.
HackLabTO
HackLab.TO is a community space with a diverse membership, including artists, computer programmers, web designers, and hardware hackers. It is inspired by the philosophies of the global hackerspaces movement which encourages people to socialize, share knowledge, and work together on their projects.
Icewire Makerspace Toronto
Icewire Makerspace believes in the maker movement. From students learning STEM skills to entrepreneurs seeking a place to kickstart their businesses, Icewire Makerspace aims to provide much-needed education and physical space to the community.
MakeLab
The MakeLab isToronto's hands-on 3D printing playground.
The MakerBus - Mobile Makerspace
The MakerBus, Canada's first mobile makerspace, brings innovative technnology education to libraries, schools, and community groups across Southwestern Ontario. They are one part classroom, one part tech lab and all parts imaginative space.
MakerKids
MakerKids is a makerspace for youth in Toronto.
makerspaces Meetups in Newmarket
Makerspaces Meetups provides information on Newmarket Makers, York Region Makers, 3D Hubs Toronto and Markham Makers Group.
SimColab Barrie
SimCoLab is a community-operated workspace where people with common interests, often in computers, technology, science, digital art or electronic art, can meet, socialise and/or collaborate. They exists to develop a community of people interested in making awesome things and promoting the entire cycle.
Site 3 coLaboratory
Site 3 coLaboratory is a member-run maker space for art and technology collaboration in downtown Toronto.
The top 5 maker spaces in Toronto (BlogTO)
Maker spaces in Toronto allow local creators of all kinds -- artists, woodworkers, metalsmiths, programmers, designers, robotics experts -- to turn their ideas into something finished and fully-realized.
Toronto Tool Library
This Makerspace is an innovation and technology hub to turn any project into a reality. The space is located at the east Tool Library (1803 Danforth Ave). If you’re a beginner or advanced “Maker,” a membership to our space comes with amazing benefits: Besides getting to loan over 3,000 tools from our Tool Library, as a Makerspace member you’ll also get access to:
- A fleet of 3D Printers (Makerbot Replicator 2 [PLA & ABS], RepRap printers)
– Open-Source Laser-Cutter (100 Watt LaserSaur, 2×4 foot bed)
– Full Wood Shop (table saw, jointer, 15″ thickness planer, wood lathe, band saw, chop saw)
University of Toronto Critical Media Lab
A shared space for opening up the practice of experimentation with embedded and material digital technology to students and faculty in the Faculty of Information.
U Ottawa Makerspace
The uOttawa Makerspace is located at the Faculty of Engineering. This is a collaborative space where people can come together to invent, play, design and build. It is a member-operated space, run by students and staff, where anyone can share a common interest and expertise in design tools and technology

Canadian Maker Passport
The Canadian Maker Passport encourages greater collaboration between individuals at the intersection of technology, entrepreneurship and design. This Passport also acts as an entry point for individuals interested in following their passion and discovering what the Canadian maker community has to offer.
Canadian HackerSpaces, Makerspaces, Co-working Spaces & Fab labs - Assent Works
Where can you find a community innovation space near you? You don't have to look to far.
Here is a list of published / operating spaces across Canada. Visit their site, see when you can visit and get involved today!

Hacker's Nest
HackerNest is an international nonprofit focused on building supportive tech communities everywhere – strengthening local ecosystems through community events, cause-focused hackathons, and other uniting projects to improve humanity, technological advancement, and overall economic prosperity.
MakerEd (USA)
Maker Ed is a non-profit organization in California that supports and empowers educators and communities — particularly, those in underserved areas — to facilitate meaningful making and learning experiences with youth.
The Maker Effect Foundation
The Maker Effect Foundation exists to activate and amplify the efforts of makers as they learn, build and work together in their communities. Their efforts include research, publication, community organization, event production, and startup advisement. The foundation’s community organization and startup efforts are focused on Central Florida, however, their research and publication efforts are not limited in scope.
MakerHealth (US)
MakerHealth believes in democratizing tools for health making around the world. Whether it's an hospital bed, or a smart pill bottle, or a improved triage mobile phone app, they believe that design should be transparent, hackable, and enabling for everyone to be the designers and makers of their own healthcare solutions.
MakerNurse (USA)
MakerNurse provides tools and resources to enhance resourcefulness and innovation among nurses, and partners with health care institutions to nurture nurses’ creativity and ingenuity. With the right support, nurses can take their ideas and make them into something they can hold in their hands. It’s this everyday making that’s leading to better ways of caring for patients, not just the grandiose ideas that are incubated over decades.
Makerversity (England)
Makerversity is committed to providing alternative and free routes to hands-on learning for young people. They aim to inspire the next generation of creative and practical minds through a range of activities. These include building learning programmes with partners such as the Prince's Trust, Internships and work placements with member businesses, and developing hands-on lessons for teachers and learners everywhere.
MakeSchools - Home of the Higher Ed Maker Alliance
MakerSchools highlights making in US higher education. They invite institutional leaders, faculty, students and staff to contribute to this dynamic community resource and help exemplify the value and impact of making on campuses and in their surrounding communities.