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 THE DESJARDINS 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.
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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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Guided by the concept of a circular economy, seven national Enactus teams stepped up to create innovative solutions for reducing landfill waste and pollution across the country. Paper Trail, an eco-friendly option for fire bricks, secured Okanagan College, the 2025 National Title for the Canadian Tire Environmental Sustainability Challenge. Announced...
Announcing the 2025 Regional Champions for the Innovation and Impact Challenge, powered by Enactus Alumni. This Impact Challenge empowers teams to develop and deliver new projects tackling real-world problems. In addition to recognition, teams received funding to further their projects: Champions – $1,500, Runners-Up – $1,000, Second Runners-Up – $500....
Announcing the 2025 Regional Champions for the Canadian Tire Environmental Sustainability Challenge. This Impact Challenge supports teams in developing projects that tackle climate change through the concept of circularity while teaching others to do the same. In addition to recognition, teams received funding to further their projects: Champions – $1,500,...
Announcing the 2025 Regional Champions for the TD Entrepreneurship Challenge. This Impact Challenge supports projects that demonstrate entrepreneurial spirit, innovation, and drive economic growth. In addition to recognition, teams received funding to further their projects: Champions – $1,500, Runners-Up – $1,000, Second Runners-Up – $500. “TD is pleased to support...
Announcing the 2025 Regional Champions for the Desjardins Youth Empowerment Challenge. This Impact Challenge supports projects that empower youth to develop skills, knowledge, and leadership qualities. In addition to recognition, teams received funding to further their projects: Champions – $1,500, Runners-Up – $1,000, Second Runners-Up – $500. “Desjardins is proud...
We recently caught up with the national champion and runners-up of the 2024 Innovation and Impact Challenge, powered by Enactus Alumni, to learn about the progress and new developments in their projects. From new branding to advancements in research and development, these teams have some impressive updates to share. For...
(TORONTO, ON) May 15, 2024 – Students from Saint Mary’s University have been named the 2024 TD Entrepreneurship Challenge National Champions. The winning team was selected by Canada’s largest experiential learning platform, Enactus Canada, and program supporter TD Bank Group. Square Roots solves a two-part problem through eliminating food waste...
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