Indo-Pacific AgeTech Canadian Technology Accelerator

The population aged 60 and above in the Indo‑Pacific region is expected to reach 1.3 billion by 2050. Singapore, Taiwan, Japan and Hong Kong represent some of the fastest aging and most advanced “silver economies” globally, creating a strong demand for innovation in eldercare, digital health, and age-friendly technologies.

Across the four markets, governments are actively investing in ageing-in-place solutions and long-term care systems to address workforce shortages, rising healthcare costs and chronic disease burden.

To help Canadian companies pursue these opportunities, the Indo-Pacific Agetech Canadian Technology Accelerator (CTA) invites you to join its business development program, funded by Global Affairs Canada. Participating companies will be responsible for their own travel and accommodation costs.

This program connects Canadian AgeTech startups and young small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) to leading corporations and partners across the Indo-Pacific seeking to adopt advanced health technologies, including Artificial Intelligence (AI).

Participants can strengthen their market entry strategy, build innovation capacity, and fast-track commercialization. You will be in a better position to compete and scale in one of the region’s fastest growing healthcare markets.

• In-depth market briefings on doing business in Japan, Taiwan, Hong Kong, Singapore to better understand the culture, local market as well as import considerations
• Access to key stakeholders from top-tier companies, investors and experts
• Mentorship and tailored advice on engaging with and pitching to key contacts
• Workshop events with like-minded entrepreneurial organizations
• Introductions to potential buyers, investors and strategic partners

• Tokyo
• Taipei
• Singapore
• Hong Kong

You should be, at least, a growth-stage startup developing emerging technologies that addresses ageing care, and be ready to move beyond pilots and enter the Indo-pacific markets.

We are seeking fast-growing and deep-tech (AI, quantum computing, advanced materials, robotics) driven solutions that covers areas including but not limited to:

• ageing in place to promote independent living
  • health and safety monitoring leading to predictions of adverse events 
  • frailty detection and prediction 
  • medication adherence
• caregiver support
  • elderly mobility, like last mile solutions or door-to-door transportation
  • appointment scheduling
  • AI Care assistants
• healthcare workforce productivity 
  • assistive technologies to reduce burden of health professionals (including hardware and robotics solutions) 
  • nursing workflow automation 
  • clinical documentation
• longevity and preventive health
  • biological age measurement 
  • early disease detection

Your company should have:

• a Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) business number
• an existing market traction (pilot, prototype, commercialization) in North America, Europe or Asia
• a passionate and committed team with clear market-entry goals in the Indo-Pacific region
• an experienced and strong executive team, with at least one senior member able to commit to the entire program

The Trade Commissioner Service supports equity, diversity and inclusion in trade. We strongly encourage companies led by Canadians of all backgrounds to apply.

The CTA program will be delivered in a hybrid format with mandatory in-person participation during the immersion weeks. This five-month program is anchored around Healthcare+ Expo and Gerontech in Taipei, and Innovation Expo cum Summit (GIES) in Hong Kong. While no trade shows are scheduled in Singapore or Tokyo, the immersion weeks in these cities will offer participants curated meetings with key stakeholders, site visits, and opportunities for in-market validation.

Please note that you must select a minimum of two of the four Indo-Pacific cities in your application, based on your company's market interests.

Program itinerary

• Webinars and workshops providing insights on the different business culture and how best to navigate through corporate landscape in Japan, Taiwan, Hong Kong and Singapore
• Market insights from a panel of industry experts or venture capital (VC) and corporate venture capital (CVC) firms to refine your pitch
• Pitching opportunities to the potential buyers, investors and strategic partners
• Tailored one-on-one mentoring sessions to help refine/validate your market entry strategy and support referrals to local contacts
• Targeted business-to-business (B2B) meetings and networking opportunities with potential local partners, investors and clients with a view toward potential proof of concept (PoC), R&D collaboration or sales
• Immersion Week (tentative dates)
  • Tokyo and Kansai region: November 26 to 30 2026
  • Taipei (including Healthcare+ Expo): December 3 to 6 2026
  • Singapore: December 8 to 11 2026
  • Hong Kong (including GIES): December 15 to 20 2026