Developed in collaboration with corporate and organizational partners, Impact Challenges empower teams to implement viable solutions to a specific economic, social, or environmental need, such as financial literacy, food insecurity or job creation. Teams compete for prize money at Regional and National Expositions to help further their projects.
Finalist: $1,500
Runner- up: $1,000
Second Runner-up: $500
Champion: $3,000
Runner-Up: $2,000
Second Runner-Up: $1,000
For the partnering organizations, Impact Challenges provide an opportunity to mobilize emerging leaders to tackle one of their community priorities while fostering relationships between enterprising youth and employees.
Interested in partnering with Enactus Canada to establish an Impact Challenge?
PROUDLY PRESENTED BY CANADIAN TIRE CORPORATION
The Canadian Tire Environmental Sustainability Challenge is designed to empower Enactus teams to identify, create and deliver projects that tackle climate change through the concept of circularity while teaching and empowering others to do the same.
PROUDLY PRESENTED BY DESJARDINS FINANCIAL GROUP
The Desjardins Community Empowerment Challenge is designed to equip Enactus teams with the resources needed to develop innovative, high-impact projects that address the evolving needs and opportunities within communities. This may include, but is not limited to, youth, newcomers, seniors, etc.
POWERED BY ENACTUS ALUMNI
The Innovation and Impact Challenge, powered by Enactus Alumni empowers Enactus teams to identify, create and deliver projects that address real-world problems.
The purpose of this challenge is specifically broad to allow Enactus teams to present their innovative ideas and solutions, regardless of the problem area, solution stage, or state of impact, etc. Teams are not required to have impact to compete in this challenge.
To encourage new ideas/projects, teams cannot present projects that started before May 2024.
PROUDLY PRESENTED BY TD BANK GROUP
The TD Entrepreneurship Challenge empowers Enactus teams to identify, create and deliver projects that teach relevant entrepreneurship skills, empowering aspiring and existing entrepreneurs.
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...
We are pleased to announce the 2026 Desjardins Community Empowerment Challenge Regional Champions. This community-focused challenge empowers teams to develop projects that impact and improve livelihoods in an economically, socially, and environmentally sustainable way. “Desjardins is proud to support Enactus and young, ambitious Canadians who want to make a difference....
Announcing the 2026 TD Entrepreneurship Challenge Regional Champions. This Impact Challenge supports projects that demonstrate entrepreneurial spirit, innovation, and drive economic growth. “TD is proud to support Enactus teams and the young entrepreneurs behind these exciting projects. Their ideas are helping address real community challenges and have the potential to...
Announcing the 2026 Canadian Tire Environmental Sustainability Challenge Regional Champions. This sustainability-focused challenge empowers teams to develop projects that tackle climate change through the concept of circularity while teaching others to do the same. “A big congratulations to the regional champions from Atlantic Canada and to all of the teams...
Announcing the 2026 Regional Champions of the Innovation and Impact Challenge, powered by Enactus Alumni. This Impact Challenge, made possible through the generous donations of Enactus Alumni, empowers teams to develop and deliver new projects tackling real-world problems. League champions in each region will represent their schools in the final...
Disposable plastic packaging makes up a significant amount of waste, and 25% of plastic film packaging is used to package meats and seafood. Enter AlaagiTM a renewable alternative to traditional plastic film packaging using seaweed. That’s the real-world problem the Enactus team at Saint Mary’s University addressed to win the...
What skills do aspiring and existing entrepreneurs need today and in the future? That’s the challenge students from Wilfrid Laurier University took on to be named the 2025 TD Entrepreneurship Challenge National Champion at Enactus Canada’s National Exposition on May 7. Enactus Wilfrid Laurier University and its winning Kuponya Innovations...
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