Canadian Start-ups
Life As a Laurier Student
Holiday Chaos
100

This Canadian food app, founded in 2012, is known for its orange logo and is used by thousands of students for late-night orders 

Skip the Dishes

100

This Laurier lounge is where students swear they’ll study, but usually end up scrolling on their phones instead

The Concourse

100

This holiday movie follows a young boy accidentally left behind while his family goes on vacation

Home Alone

200

This Canadian payment app lets you send money to friends instantly and is used constantly for splitting Uber and Lazeez 

Interac e-Transfer

200

What are the 2 most popular unofficial bars Laurier students know of/go to the most 

Pub on King, Prohibition Warehouse

200

This festive drink is made from milk, spices, and sometimes rum, and is controversial among friend groups

Eggnog

300

This Ottawa company created the platform many online student clothing stores use to sell merch 

Shopify

300

This is the official mascot of Wilfrid Laurier University (state the name of mascot and type of animal) 

Midas the Golden Hawk

300

In the classic song, this is the name of Santa's three reindeer whose names start with the letter "D" 

Dancer, Dasher, Donner

400

This Canadian messaging device was massively popular in the 2000s and was made by a Waterloo tech giant 

Blackberry

400

In 1905, two new provinces joined Canada during Laurier's time in office 

Saskatchewan and Alberta

400

This Christmas film features the line, “The best way to spread Christmas cheer is singing loud for all to hear.”

Elf

500

This Canadian streaming service became infamous for hosting Letterkenny and is bundled with Disney+

Crave

500

This campus spot is known for hosting the loudest O-Week events and pep rallies

The Quad

500

This Christmas song surpassed 2 billion Spotify streams in 2024, having been recorded in 1994 

All I want for Christmas is You