Canstruction Waterloo Region returns to Conestoga Mall during March Break, March 14 to 22.🌟

Get ready for an exciting week of creativity and competition as we showcase the best builds in town! From March 14th to March 22nd, we invite the public to visit the mall and vote for their favorite structure.

🏆 People's Choice Award: 🏆

• Be part of the action by casting your vote for the most impressive build! The structure with the most votes will be crowned the winner of the People's Choice Award.

🌈 Judging Panel Categories: 🌈

• Our expert judging panel will evaluate builds in various categories, including creativity, craftsmanship, and overall design. Winners in each category will have the opportunity to compete at the international level against builds from other citywide events.

🔍 Find the Phil Contest: 🔍

• What is the Find Phil contest? Stickers of Phil the Food Drive Bag, our beloved mascot for The Food Bank of Waterloo Region, will be hidden amongst several of the Canstruction structures. Participants who look closely enough at the structures, without touching them, and can Find Phil at least three separate times will be eligible to fill out a Find Phil contest ballot for the chance to win prizes!

Join us for a week of fun, inspiration, and friendly competition at Conestoga Mall's Canstruction! 

What is Canstruction? For those who are new to CWR, this is a unique team-building event that challenges 14+ teams of people to put their talent and skills to the test by building awe-inspiring structures using unopened food cans throughout the Conestoga Mall.

2026 Teams:

• Conestoga College
• City of Kitchener Building Division
• Steed and Evans
• CSL / Tacoma
• Arcadis
• Teledyne
• Van Harten Land Surveying
• Google
• Stubbes
• MTE Consultants
• Brock solutions
• Demant
• J.L. Richards

Learn More!