Grand Challenges Canada
Grand Challenges Canada is dedicated to supporting Bold Ideas with Big Impact®. Funded by the Government of Canada and other partners, Grand Challenges Canada funds innovators in low- and middle-income countries and Canada. The bold ideas Grand Challenges Canada supports integrate science and technology, social and business innovation – known as Integrated Innovation®. One of the largest impact-first investors in Canada, Grand Challenges Canada has supported a pipeline of over 1,300 innovations in 106 countries. Grand Challenges Canada estimates that these innovations have the potential to save up to 1.78 million lives and improve up to 64 million lives by 2030. Grand Challenges Canada is hosted in Toronto at the Sandra Rotman Centre at the University Health Network.
Headquarter Country
Canada
Geographies served
Canada
Issue areas addressed
Circular Economy Diversity & Inclusion Financial Services Food & Agriculture Health Livelihoods Peace, Justice & Institutions
SDGs focus
SDG 17 - Partnerships to achieve the Goal SDG 3 - Good Health and Well-being SDG 5 - Gender Equality SDG 6 - Clean Water and Sanitation