XPRIZE Canada champions bold, incentive-driven innovation across the country. As the charitable engine behind XPRIZE's Canadian ecosystem, we support breakthrough competitions and the innovators who pursue them, building partnerships — including the XPRIZE Canada Hub at the University of Calgary — that connect Canadian talent to global opportunities and accelerate the path from ambition to impact.
XPRIZE Canada Hub
The XPRIZE Canada Hub — the world's first national XPRIZE Hub — is Canada's structured pathway from challenge discovery to real-world deployment.
Hosted at the University of Calgary, the Hub recruits and supports Canadian teams competing in global XPRIZE challenges, connecting them to partners and validation environments, and helping them scale from competition to adoption. Whether you are ready to compete, partner, or contribute your expertise — your path starts here.
Empowering Canadian Innovators
The new XPRIZE Hub at the University of Calgary
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Learn more about the XPRIZE Canada hub at the University of Calgary
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XPRIZE Wildfire
Canada's forests, communities, and emergency responders face some of the world's most intense wildfire conditions.
The XPRIZE Wildfire competition challenges teams to develop technologies that detect, monitor, and suppress wildfires more effectively than any existing system. The next phase will require partners, test environments, and pathways to adoption—areas where Canada can play a leading role.
Other challenges
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$5 MillionActive XPRIZE Quantum ApplicationsGoogle Quantum AI
Deep Tech + Exploration
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$119 MillionActive XPRIZE Water ScarcityMohamed bin Zayed Water Initiative
Food + Water + Waste
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$101 MillionActive XPRIZE HealthspanHEVOLUTION | SOLVE FSHD
Health
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$11 MillionActive XPRIZE WildfirePG&E | Gordon & Betty Moore Foundation
Energy + Climate + Nature
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FUNDRAISINGFuture XPRIZE Accelerate Learning
Learning + Society
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FUNDRAISINGFuture Adaptive Plants
Food + Water + Waste
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FUNDRAISINGFuture XPRIZE Critical Minerals
Energy + Climate + Nature
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FUNDRAISINGFuture XPRIZE Ovarian Health
Health
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XPRIZE Hub Canada Team
The XPRIZE Canada Hub team connects Canadian innovators to global XPRIZE opportunities, partners, and expertise. Together, we're building pathways that help bold ideas move from competition to real-world impact.
Founding partners
Global hubs are funded and made possible by the generous support of visionary founding members in each country, who help us establish a physical presence via supporting dedicated teams whose mission is to build and engage the communities in each country and region with Global XPRIZE programs.
The XPRIZE Canada Hub is made possible by the University of Calgary, Alberta Technology and Innovation, and the Opportunity Calgary Investment Fund.
