SSICSIM

What SSICSIM does

SSICSIM is a Canadian non-profit organization founded in 2013 that operates an annual Model United Nations crisis simulation conference at the University of Toronto's St. George campus in downtown Toronto. The conference targets high school and middle school students, with faculty advisors and head delegates serving as the secondary user group responsible for coordinating school delegations. Its core product is a three-day in-person crisis-format MUN event differentiated from traditional structured MUNs by emphasizing real-time decision-making, adaptive leadership, and rapid response to unfolding simulated crises. Committee sessions are organized across three thematic categories: Historical (e.g., Fall of the Qing, English Civil War), Fictional (e.g., Lord of the Rings, Death Note), and Conceptual (e.g., Digital Gold Rush, Welcome to Salisbury Heights).

The underlying technology consists of a web-based registration platform supporting a two-step flow: delegation RSVP by faculty advisors or head delegates, followed by individual delegate registration with committee preference selection. SSICSIM 2025 was the largest iteration in the organization's 13-year history, with 17 committees, nearly 100+ delegates, and a volunteer staff team of nearly 100+. Across its lifetime, the organization has trained 3,000+ delegates. Revenue is generated primarily through tiered, time-bound delegate registration fees ($70 CAD Early Bird, $90 CAD Regular, $110 CAD Late Bird) with a Financial Aid program operated on a case-by-case basis for accessibility. Distribution is entirely direct via the organization's website (ssicsim.ca), with no intermediaries. Financial and institutional support is provided by six named sponsors: the University of Toronto's Centre for Environmental Studies (CEES), Munk School of Global Affairs, Department of Political Science, and School of Cities, plus The Royal Sonesta and WizePrep.

Name

SSICSIM

Legal name

SSICSIM

Website

https://ssicsim.ca

Company type

Private

Founded year

2013

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

SSICSIM is a Toronto-based non-profit running Canada's annual Model UN Crisis Simulation conference at the University of Toronto, serving high school and middle school students through tiered delegate registration and faculty-led school delegations across Historical, Fictional, and Conceptual committees.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Educational Conference Services

NAICS

Convention and Trade Show Organizers (561920)

SIC

Services-Membership Organizations (8600)

akta.pro primary industry

Leadership, Debate & Model UN Camps (EDAMALAK)

akta.pro secondary industry

Sponsorship, Exhibitor & Partnership Management Services (THAHACAK)

Keywords

• Model united nations
• Crisis simulation
• Educational conference
• Delegate registration
• Diplomatic training

Headquarters

HQ city

Toronto

HQ country

Canada

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Operations, Personnel, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Others

Revenue model

1. Delegate Registration Fees: One-time registration fees per delegate with tiered pricing based on registration period (Early Bird, Regular, Late Bird). Additional financial aid options available for accessibility.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

SSICSIM organizes and delivers an annual crisis-format Model United Nations simulation conference held at the University of Toronto's St. George campus. It sells individual delegate registrations and school-level delegation RSVPs at tiered prices (Early Bird, Regular, Late Bird) and runs multiple committee sessions in which high school students role-play countries or historical figures, respond to live crisis updates, and produce diplomatic directives and press statements. The conference is operated by a volunteer secretariat and supported by sponsorships from University of Toronto academic units and external partners.

Product overview

SSICSIM is a single unified conference product—Canada's Premier Model UN Crisis Simulation held annually at the University of Toronto. The offering consists of the main SSICSIM Conference event with crisis-format committee sessions (divided into Historical, Fictional, and Conceptual categories), supported by delegation and individual delegate registration services, and a financial aid program. The conference targets high school and post-secondary students seeking immersive diplomatic crisis simulation experiences.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• SSICSIM Annual Conference The flagship annual crisis-format Model UN conference held at the University of Toronto, featuring multiple committee sessions in which high school delegates role-play countries or historical figures and respond to real-time crisis updates with diplomatic directives, press statements, and crisis notes.
• Individual Delegate Registration Tiered individual delegate ticket purchase for the annual SSICSIM conference, allowing a single high school student to secure a seat and submit committee/country preferences.
• Delegation RSVP School-level group registration service that lets a faculty advisor or head delegate register multiple students as one delegation and submit collective committee and country preferences.
• Financial Aid Program Need-based financial aid offering that subsidizes or waives delegate registration fees for qualifying students, intended to make the conference accessible to delegates who could not otherwise afford participation.

Quantifiable outcome

• 3000+ delegates trained over 13 years

Named customers25 records

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

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No

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Partnerships

Six partnerships are on record, tiered minor.

• Centre for Environmental Studies (CEES)minorOthersSponsor of SSICSIM conference, appears in the sponsors section alongside other institutional partners. Provides financial or organizational support to the conference.
• Munk School of Global AffairsminorOthersSponsor of SSICSIM conference. University of Toronto-affiliated institution providing support to the Model UN crisis simulation.
• Department of Political Science (U of T)minorOthersSponsor of SSICSIM conference. University department providing institutional support.
• School of CitiesminorOthersSponsor of SSICSIM conference. University of Toronto urban studies institute supporting the conference.
• The Royal SonestaminorOthersSponsor of SSICSIM conference. Hotel partner possibly providing accommodation services for out-of-town delegates.
• WizePrepminorOthersSponsor of SSICSIM conference. Educational services company supporting the Model UN conference.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• University of Toronto Model United Nations (UTMUN): UTMUN is a Model UN conference hosted at the same University of Toronto campus as SSICSIM — a direct competitor using overlapping U of T sponsorship pools and competing for the same Toronto-area high school delegates.
• Best Delegate: Best Delegate is a Model UN training and competition organization offering camps, workshops, and online resources for high school students — directly comparable to SSICSIM's Model UN crisis-simulation offering for the same target demographic.

Broad incumbents

• ILMUNC (UPenn): ILMUNC is the Ivy League Model UN Conference hosted at the University of Pennsylvania, serving high school students — comparable as a university-hosted crisis and traditional MUN format conference targeting the same high school demographic.
• North American Invitational Model United Nations (NAIMUN): NAIMUN is one of the largest and longest-running Model UN conferences in North America, hosted at Georgetown University — comparable as a high-school-targeted MUN conference at a prestigious university venue, though operating at much larger scale than SSICSIM.
• Harvard Model United Nations (HMUN): HMUN is a flagship high-school Model UN conference hosted at Harvard — comparable to SSICSIM as a marquee-university-hosted MUN event serving ambitious high school delegates, but operating at significantly larger scale and global reach.
• The Hague International Model United Nations (THIMUN): THIMUN is a globally recognized Model UN organization running conferences and affiliated high school MUNs — comparable to SSICSIM in the crisis/structured diplomacy MUN format space, but with international reach and institutional backing.

Others

• WizePrep: WizePrep is an education services and test prep company that is already a sponsor of SSICSIM — comparable as a youth-education services provider serving the same high-achieving high school demographic and a current partner/supporter in SSICSIM's ecosystem.

Regional players

• McMUN (McGill Model UN): McMUN is a Model UN conference hosted at McGill University in Montreal — the closest Canadian geographic peer to SSICSIM, serving francophone and bilingual high school delegates that SSICSIM currently does not reach.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Number of profiles

Profiles3 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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