Innovate Challenge Award Recipients
Role of the Charter Members
Member Composition
The Waterloo Region & Guelph Innovate Council shall be comprised of 25 Charter Members, with public sector representation from within the Municipalities of Kitchener, Waterloo, Guelph, surrounding communities, local companies, and community organizations.
Quarterly Council Meetings
The Waterloo Region & Guelph Innovate Council shall meet quarterly over lunch in 2026 and 2027 for Roundtable Discussions, networking, and formal recognition of community innovators!
Two year commitment
We ask that Charter members commit for two years to ensure consistency in leadership, sustained collaboration, and stable participation that builds trust, captures multi-year learning, and supports long-term initiatives that advance the regions public-sector innovation agenda and deliver measurable impact for the Waterloo Region & Guelph Innovation Council Canada.
Innovate Challenge Chip
Each Charter Member of the Waterloo Region & Guelph Innovate Council will receive an Innovate Challenge Chip that will be used to formally recognize a person, company, community organization, or a government department that has employed innovation for the betterment of the community.
Following the standards established by the Charter Members, each councilor will seek out worthy recipients of the Innovate Challenge Award for recognition. Over the next two years, collectively our Charter Members will have recognized and rewarded as many as 25 individuals or organizations in Waterloo Region & Guelph, Ontario, and Canada.
Innovate Council Canada
Charter member of the Waterloo Region & Guelph Innovate Council will also become at-large members of the Innovate Council Canada, with access to national activities.