Within every Enactus team is a leader who creates space for others to grow and step into their potential and thrive together. This year, that spirit is reflected in Avery Cote from Enactus Nova Scotia Community College-Ivany Campus, as the...
Congratulations to Estelle Saab from McGill University, this year’s Enactus Woman Leader of the Year. Her transformational leadership and impact as President this year helped to rebuild the team from the ground up. This year the team launched three new...
For more than 20 years, the Champion of Enactus award has recognized partners and business leaders who play an instrumental role in advancing the work of Enactus Canada to support students in their growth as entrepreneurs and leaders. The 2026...
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LimbRise, a mobility aid for knee injuries from the University of Prince Edward Island, is the winner of the Early-Stage Summer Sprint National Final. The team will represent Canada at the Early-Stage competition final at the Enactus World Cup, in São Paulo, Brazil this November. LimbRise, co-founded by Noor Mazhar...
For more than 20 years, the Champion of Enactus award has recognized partners and business leaders who play an instrumental role in advancing the work of Enactus Canada to support students in their growth as entrepreneurs and leaders. The 2026 Champion of Enactus award celebrates John and Marcy McCall MacBain...
Okanagan College was crowned National Champion at the Enactus Canada National Exposition. The team’s social enterprise, Paper Trail, made a distinct impression with the judges during the three rounds of competition with 49 postsecondary teams from across the country. The Kelowna based college will represent Canada at the Enactus World...
In an exciting final round of competition, seven teams from postsecondary schools across Canada competed for the title of National Champion of the TD Entrepreneurship Challenge at Enactus Canada National Exposition on May 7. One team received top honours – Wilfrid Laurier University for Kuponya Innovations. Focused on addressing Canada’s...
For a second year in a row, Okanagan College received the National title in the Canadian Tire Environmental Sustainability Challenge for their social enterprise Paper Trail. They’re putting new life into used books and transforming them into fire breaks. The project has directly impacted 290 people. They diverted 7.04 tonnes...
How can we better support communities while creating new opportunities? This was the question at the heart of the 2026 Desjardins Community Empowerment Challenge where eight national Enactus teams showcased their solutions. Emerging as the top team, Simon Fraser University was announced as the National Champion at Enactus Canada’s National...
Alaggi is an innovative biodegradable seaweed alternative to industrial plastic wrap. This is the second year in a row that Enactus Saint Mary’s University has won the National title in the Innovation & Impact Challenge, powered by Enactus Alumni. The announcement was made during Enactus Canada’s National Exposition, held in...
Connor Kapahi from University of Waterloo has been named the top Student Entrepreneur at the 2026 Enactus Canada Student Entrepreneur National Competition, earning $10,000 in funding for their venture, Mandel Diagnostics. Connor and his team at Mandel Diagnostics are addressing the challenge of detecting age-related macular degeneration with an innovative...
Congratulations to Enactus University of Calgary for receiving this year’s National Bank Indigenous Inclusion Project Accelerator Best Project Award for First Flora, a vertical farming initiative that combines traditional knowledge to grow medicinal plants year-round. First Flora received $3,000 in funding to further support its growth and expansion. The National...
Water Connects Us led by the Enactus team at Nova Scotia Community College – eCampus, has been recognized as the 2026 Ralph M. Barford Equal Access Project Accelerator Best Project. In Tanzania, women and girls spend hours walking to collect unsafe drinking water – costing girls valuable time in school...
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