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Fall 2026 Hackathon • Waterloo, Ontario

CommuniHacks

From community problems to global impact. We start local and build upward.

About CommuniHacks

Competition Structure

CommuniHacks is a 24-hour hackathon with tiered prizes that reward outstanding projects. Awards are given to top overall teams as well as teams that deliver exceptional solutions to partner nonprofit challenges, giving participants multiple opportunities to win.

Competition Structure

Overall Winners

High-level prizes are awarded to the most impactful and well-built projects at CommuniHacks. Teams in this track work on real problems provided by local organizations and are judged across all submissions for overall quality, impact, and execution.

Overall Winners

Partner Subthemes

Local nonprofits provide specific problem statements based on challenges within their communities. After teams are formed, each team selects one partner problem to work on. Each problem may only be chosen by one team. Projects are evaluated by the organization that provided the problem, and partner-specific winners are selected for each subtheme.

Partner Subthemes

Our Sponsors

Thank you to our sponsors for supporting CommuniHacks

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Schedule

Saturday

09:00Registration & Check-In
10:00Opening Ceremony
10:45Snacks
11:00Hacking Begins
12:30Lunch
14:00Workshop / Activity 1
16:00Workshop / Activity 2
18:30Dinner
20:00Workshop / Activity 3
22:00Midnight Snacks

Sunday

09:00Breakfast
11:00Hacking Ends
11:30Judging
13:00Lunch
13:30Closing Ceremony

Frequently Asked Questions

Have any other questions for us?

Shoot us an email at info@communihacks.ca