Letter from the Chairman & the President

If the past few years showed us anything, it was the strength and endurance of the Enactus network. And the 2021-22 academic year was no exception – it was defined by change and new successes.

In July 2022, Enactus Canada welcomed a new President and CEO, Allyson Hewitt, a social innovation expert and experienced leader, eager to help our organization grow and reach new levels of impact. Allyson is thrilled with the opportunity to work with the amazing young people who make up Enactus teams across this country.

In September, we also capped off the programmatic year with our Enactus Canada National Exposition. This was the first in-person Enactus event our network has experienced in over two years. If you’ve ever attended an Enactus event, you’d know it’s impossible to leave one and not feel inspired – and that’s exactly what happened.

For the first time in Enactus Canada history, Okanagan College was named National Champion and proudly represented Team Canada on the global stage at Enactus World Cup 2022 in Puerto Rico. Their social enterprise, the Unusually Good Food Company, which repurposes unwanted apples to simultaneously tackle food waste and food insecurity, landed them a spot in the final four – a place Team Canada has proudly held for the past seven consecutive years.

In addition to the passion and inspiration that make up our events, we are also so pleased to be able to provide a platform to showcase the power of experiential education.

On top of providing a space for personal growth, we want Enactus teams to be places where students can belong, especially as they transition back to in class learning. We want to create safe spaces that allow students to be their best selves; to find their peers who may be different but united by a passion to work together to make things better.

At Enactus, we believe we need leaders in ALL sectors. Leaders that are equipped to make money and create social impact – not as contradictory goals but as complementary ones.

Thank you to all our supporters – our students, alumni, academic leaders, partners, staff and board of directors - for sticking with us through these trying times. We know it hasn’t been easy. However, we are so excited to be on a new path to growth. We want to ensure that every student at a post-secondary institution in this country has a chance to gain a sense of agency and we cannot do that without you.

Together, we are shaping the leaders Canada not only needs, but deserves!

2022 National Champion and Enactus World Cup Finalist