Winnipeg Regional Innovate Council

The Winnipeg Regional Innovate Council shall be comprised of 25 Charter Members, with representation from within the Municipality of Winnipeg , surrounding communities, local companies, and community organizations.  

The Winnipeg Regional Innovate Council shall meet quarterly over lunch in 2026 and 2027 for Roundtable Discussions, networking, and formal recognition of community innovators!

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 Winnipeg’s public-sector innovation agenda and deliver measurable impact for the Winnipeg  Innovation Council Canada.

Each Charter Member of the Winnipeg Regional 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 in Winnipeg, each member will seek out worthy recipients of the Innovate Challenge Chip for recognition.  Over the next two years, collectively our Charter Members will have recognized and rewarded as many as 25 individuals or organizations in Winnipeg, Manitoba, and Canada.

Charter member of the Winnipeg Innovate Council will also become at-large members of the Innovate Council Canada, with access to national activities.