Team Resources

• To confirm your team is competing in the Enactus Canada National Exposition, you need to book a pre-screening meeting with your Program Manager April 18^th – 29^th, 2022.
• A 1-hour pre-screening meeting is mandatory for all competing teams. The purpose of the meeting is to do a run-through of your Nationals presentation, with audio visuals and review your Annual Report (rough drafts are fine). Your PM has already provided you with a link to book your meeting. If you didn’t receive it, please follow up ASAP.
• Enactus Nationals Q&A filming will take place Thursday, May 5; book your Q&A timeslot directly with your Program Manager.
• Enactus Nationals Q&A sessions will be 5 minutes long.
• Up to 5 of your team members are allowed to participate in the pre-recorded Q&A.

• You need to submit one video presentation no longer than 12 minutes or 720 seconds.
• The file format needs to be .MP4 or .MOV.
• Your video cannot contain copyrighted music. Here are some royalty-free music resources:
  • Free Music Archive
  • Epidemic Sound
  • Audionautix
• Name your file using the following naming convention; “Nationals-School”, for example, “Nationals-AcadiaUniversity”.
• Each video file cannot exceed 500 MB in size.
• If your video file is too large, please use a video compression tool to adjust your video to the correct size:
  • Exporting your video as an .MP4 will automatically reduce the file size.
  • One free video compression tool is FreeConvert, or you can Google, “Free Video Compression Tool” to find a software for free.
• Your video should be uploaded to the Google Drive link provided by your Enactus PM

• You must submit one (1) Annual Report that provides an overview of your team’s efforts, results, and achievements.
• Annual Reports are limited to the dimensions noted below, but can be formatted or designed in any manner:
  • Four single sheets of 8 ½” X 11” or A4 size paper with print only on one side of each sheet.
  • Two single sheets of 8 ½” X 11” or A4 size paper with print on both sides of each sheet.
  • One sheet of 11” X 17” or A3 size paper with print on both sides.
• Your report must be typed in a legible font-size.
• Only numbers included in your teams Final Reporting on team.enactus.ca (due April 15^th) can be included in your Annual Report. Number of students and volunteer hours included must also match the records on team.enactus.ca. If your numbers change from Final Reporting to when videos are due, please contact your PM to update your Final Reporting.
• Below are links to Annual Report examples:
  • Example 1 – Saint Mary’s University
  • Example 2 – University of Ottawa
  • Example 3 – Wilfrid Laurier University
• Your submission should be uploaded to the Google Drive link (provided by your Enactus PM) as a PDF file.
• Name your file using the following naming convention; “AnnualReport-School”, for example, “AnnualReport-AcadiaUniversity”.
• The Annual Report file should be no larger than 100 MB. If your file size is too large, please use a file compression tool to adjust the document to the correct size.
• Here is an Adobe compression tool you can use.
  • You can also use Microsoft – File – Print – Print to PDF

• Each team must submit one (1) signed Project Verification Form to compete at the Enactus National Exposition. Below is the link to the Project Verification Form:
  • Project Verification Form
• The form must be signed by your Faculty Advisor, President, and Administrator (I.e., dean, department chair, provost).
• If you are unsure who your administrator is, consult your Team Affiliation Agreement as it will be the same person.
• If a team’s Faculty Advisor is also an administrator, the form must be signed by another administrator.
• The Project Verification Form must be submitted as a PDF with the following naming convention: “ProjectVerificationForm–School”. (e., “ProjectVerificationForm–AcadiaUniversity”).
• This must be submitted by May 4^th, 2022 at 11:59pm ET with your Video Submission and Annual Report.

The Enactus Opening Round of Competition will take place offline Monday, May 9^th, 2022. The top 20 Enactus teams that will move on to compete in the Enactus Semi-Final Round of Competition will be announced during the Opening Ceremony taking place Tuesday, May 10^th at 5pm ET on nationals.enactus.ca.

The Enactus Semi-Final Round of Competition will take place live Thursday, May 12^th at 12 – 2:30pm ET. All competition details will be sent directly to the semi-finalists following the Opening Ceremony announcement.

• Your video submission can be no longer than 5 minutes or 300 seconds.
• The file format needs to be .MP4 or .MOV.
• Your video cannot contain copyrighted music. Here are some royalty-free music resources:
  • Free Music Archive
  • Epidemic Sound
  • Audionautix
• Name your file using the following naming convention; “CWB-School”, for example, “CWB-AcadiaUniversity”, “TD-AcadiaUniversity” or “Scotiabank-AcadiaUniversity”.
• Each video file cannot exceed 500 MB in size.
• If your video file is too large, please use a video compression tool to adjust your video to the correct size:
  • Exporting your video as an .MP4 will automatically reduce the file size.
  • One free video compression tool is FreeConvert, or you can Google, “Free Video Compression Tool” to find a software for free.

• With your video submission you also need to submit a Challenge Report.
• Below are the links to the Challenge Report templates for each National Challenge:
  • CWB Financial Education Challenge
  • Scotiabank Climate Action Challenge
  • TD Entrepreneurship Challenge
• Submit your report to the Google Drive link (provided by your Enactus PM) as a PDF file.
• The Challenge Report cannot exceed 1 page in length.
• Name your file using the following naming convention; “CWB-School”, for example, “CWB-AcadiaUniversity”, “TD-AcadiaUniversity” or “Scotiabank-AcadiaUniversity”.
• The Challenge Report file should be no larger than 100 MB. If your file size is too large, please use a file compression tool to adjust the document to the correct size.
• Here is an Adobe compression tool you can use.
• You can also use Microsoft – File – Print – Print to PDF.

The National Challenge Final Rounds of Competition will take place on Wednesday, May 11^th from 11am-1pm ET. Your presentation video will be streamed to a group of judges and it will be followed by a live 3-minute Question and Answer period.

• Up to 5 of your team members are allowed to participate in the live Q&A (faculty advisors cannot join the Zoom but it will be live-streamed to nationals.enactus.ca)
• All students participating in the Q&A will be required to be available for a tech check between 10-11am ET on Wednesday, May 11^th and for any potential time slot in the Final Round of Competition, being held from 11am-1pm ET on Wednesday, May 11^th.
• If your team is competing in multiple National Challenge Final Rounds of Competition, please ensure that you have different students participating in each one as the tech checks and live Q&A will take place at the same time.
• The presentation schedule will be announced during the Opening Ceremony on Tuesday, May 10^th at 5pm ET. Following the Opening Ceremony, you will receive an email from your Program Manager with your time slot and zoom link to join tech check and the meeting.
• Please ensure any students planning to be part of the live Q&A have access to a computer with a camera and reliable internet access.
• Dress to impress, you will be on camera during the live Q&A.