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Civic Change through Tech and Design

Join our community of tech enthusiasts and designers working together to solve local challenges in the Waterloo region

A little bit about CivicTech Waterloo Region

CivicTechWR focuses on using technology to improve how we connect with our local communities and governments. It’s about making civic interactions and services more efficient and effective. Civic Tech Waterloo Region was founded in July 2017. We’re a community group that brings together people from diverse sectors and industries to collaboratively solve challenges facing our local community using design and technology. We were inspired by similar organizations like CivicTechTO, Beta City YEG, and Code for America Brigades.

You can read more about our team here

Weekly Hacknights.
Every Wednesday.

We meet every week, hosting hacknights most weeks and featuring a guest speaker once a month. Our speakers include community leaders from local non-profits, government, industry, or other engaged citizens—anyone with something inspiring or educational to share. Whether it's a speaker session or a hacknight, we provide a collaborative space for people to work on civic tech projects and connect with others who share their passion for making a difference. Join us at our next hacknight!

Upcoming Hacknights

Featured Projects

Built by the Community

Discover some of our most impactful civic tech initiatives that are making a difference in the Waterloo Region community. From improving civic engagement to providing essential community resources, these projects showcase how technology can be used to solve real-world problems and strengthen our local democracy.

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GitHub

CouncilBot

Year: 2024
CouncilBot
GitHub

ConnectedKW

Year: 2024
ConnectedKW
GitHub

Waterloo Region Votes

Year: 2018
Waterloo Region Votes

Our Thanks To Our Partners

We're always keen to working with our community partner, from corporations to non-profits and everything in between. If you would like to spnonsor us or have an idea for collaboration, please reach out to us at civictechwr@gmail.com

Previous Partners
Open Food Network
Axonify
Calgary
Chalk
City of Kitchener
City of Waterloo
Communitech
CivicTech Toronto
Edmonton
Fredericton
House of Friendship
Idea Exchange
Kitchener Public Library
London
Ottawa
Smart Waterloo Region (Previous)
Smile
Sortable
TextNow
Tulip
Vancouver