List of hackathons in Canada in 2016

This hackathon is hosted by the global leader in connected software experiences, Connected Lab, exploring voice-based user interfaces for Alexa, the software that supports Amazon’s Echo hardware. Alexa’s Skills enable people to interact with connected devices using just their voice. Attendees will build voice capabilities, called Skills, for Alexa. The Amazon team will provide training prior to the hackathon for using Amazon Web Services with the Alexa Skills Kit. Please bring your laptop and any other hardware devices you want to integrate with Alexa. Prizes include Amazon Echos, Amazon featuring the winners on Amazon’s developer blog, and Connected Lab offering a chance to interview for a full time position or paid internship!

The Government of PEI is proud to present the PEI Open Data Hackathon hosted by PEI Devs and Open Data PEI Come join us International Open Data Day Saturday, March 5th for a single day hackathon utilizing PEI Open Data. This is an event about building something awesome and connecting with other incredible developers, designers, open data enthusiasts, and people involved in technology.  Whether  you're new to open data or a seasoned vet, everyone will come away with something great from a Hackathon.  There are door prizes, but this isn't a competition.  This is about coming together and building great applications and relationships. Get the latest info on the event: PEI Devs: http://peidevs.github.io Twitter: @PEIDevs Who: developers, designers, open data enthusiasts, and anyone with a love for technology.  People who want to contribute and have fun… from PEI, the Maritimes, and beyond. What you need to bring: Yourself and a computer.  It's a good idea to bring your power cable. Do this before you arrive: Set up whatever environment(s) or tools you may use.  Format/Schedule: 7:00-7:30 Doors Open at 7, event starts at 7:30 sharp.  Breakfast and Coffee will be avaliable. 7:30-8:00 Kickoff the event and introduce the schedule and how the day will work. Anyone with an idea puts it up on the wall. After the ideas are up, each person gives a short (2 minute) description/pitch.  After all the pitches, builders put their names up on the idea they want to work and teams are formed. 8:00-8:30 Forming the teams and scoping projects.  Get to know your team and your project.  Scope your project down to something that can be demoed after 10 hours of heads down hacking.  If the group determines they don't have the right mix of skills or that the project is too big for a hack, they can pivot or join other teams. 8:30-17:30 Hack (Lunch will arrive, but we will continue to Hack) **9:30-10:30 Open Data Workshop.   **If there are enough attendees that are interested in open data, but are not able to join one of the hack teams, we will put together an open data workshop to help deepen the understanding of open data and what is possible. 17:30-18:00 Prep your demo 18:00-19:00 Demo time, dinner, and door prizes! 19:00-?? Socialize   Have questions about PEI Devs Hackathon? Contact PEI Developers Thank you to our sponsors! Government of PEI Binary Star Start Up Zone

The Calgary Regional Partnership and The City of Calgary want you to participate at this year’s Hackathon! You will have three-days to develop a software solution, such as a mobile app, website, or mapping product that uses open data from the Calgary region. This year’s theme is connectivity – how will your idea help connect the Calgary region? You will be given the opportunity to pitch your product to a panel of judges for the chance to win cash prizes!

Join the IEEE UofT Hardware Hackathon to work to work on interesting new devices, show off your hardware knowledge and strengthen your skills. It will be a fun 24-hour event where you will be divided in teams of two and take on the challenge to create a functional and creative electronic device of your choice! A wide variety of parts including an Arduino Uno will be made available to all participants in order to make powerful devices!

Hello, friends and fellow product people! Product Hunt is mobilizing cities around the world to get together and build products on February 26th - 28th. As the first and one of the largest Product Hunt community-run events in the world, Product Hunt Toronto is thrilled to be a part of this and host an epic hackathon in our city. 1,600+ of you have attended our wildly popular meetups and we're excited to get together in a different format. This time we'll be building great products together and putting Toronto on the map in a big way. Theme for the inaugural hackathon : Build things you want to see in the world. Yes, that's right. Build something you wish existed. The winners of the hackathon will receive a demo spot at the next Product Hunt Toronto event to showcase their product. We can't wait to see what you come up with! Below you can find more information about logistics for the hackathon weekend. Only 50 spots are available! See you there! Schedule: Day 1 - Friday, Feb 26 6 PM - Doors Open. Dinner is served 7 PM - Opening Remarks 7:30 PM - Pitches from the Participants. Team Formation 8:30 PM - Official start of the hackathon Midnight - go home to get some sleep!  Day 2 - Saturday, Feb 27 9 AM - Doors Open. Breakfast is served Noon - Lunch is served 12:30 PM - Lighting talks from prominent makers in the community 5:30 PM - Dinner is served Midnight - go home to get some sleep!  Day 3 - Sunday, Feb 28 9 AM - Doors Open 9 AM - Breakfast is served Noon - lunch is served 3 PM - Submit your hacks 4 PM - Final demos  5 PM - Winner Announcement & Closing Remarks 5:30 PM - Afterparty  Teams: We encourage folks to work in groups of 3-4 people. Ideally, each team has a developer, designer and a product manager.  FAQs What should I build? Anything you would like. Do you wake up wishing a certain product or service existed? That's a good indicator you should explore it. Who is this event for? Developers, designers and product managers of Toronto/GTA who are interested in expanding their product development skills and turning their idea into a working prototype over the course of a weekend. Don't have a product idea? No problem. You can join a team that has an idea, or work with the mentors to brainstorm ideas. Can I continue building something I started in the past? No. We want all teams to start on a level playing field. Use this as an opportunity to work on something new.  Why is there a cost to attend? What are ticket sales used for? We are a community-run Product Hunt event in Toronto and want to create a great hackathon experience for you, dear hackers. Ticket sales go towards event expenses such as providing food and drinks for you. We want to make our event accessible, so if you are unable to purchase a ticket, please send us a note (info@producthunttoronto.com) and we'll try our best to accommodate you.  Is my registration/ticket transferrable? You can transfer your ticket to a friend as long as they need the same ticket type as was purchased by you (e.g. Designer, Developer, Product Manager) Do I have to bring my printed ticket to the event? Nope! What is the refund policy? We offer refunds up until February 24, 2016 in order to be able to accommodate others. Our events sell out and we usually have a waitlist in place. What if I have dietary restrictions?  We will do our best to accommodate you - please email us at info@producthunttoronto.com upon purchasing your ticket. Thanks!

Hacking Health Hamilton Hackathon is organized to improve healthcare by mixing technology creators and healthcare professionals to work on realistic, human-centric solutions to front-line problems. Come and tackle real problems together with the support of professional mentors!

Engineering World Health-University of Toronto Chapter is organizing two complementary events in February—the EWH Symposium and the EWH Ideathon. You can indicate your interest in both events by registering on this Eventbrite page. More info about the events are available on our homepage. *** Registration deadline has been extended to February 21st! *** However, please register before noon on Wednesday, Feb 17 to guarantee poster inclusion in the programme and lunch. Please contact us directly at EWH.UofT@gmail.com if you would like to submit an abstract after Wednesday. Abstract submission closes at noon Friday, Feb 19. See you soon! EWH Symposium, Feb 22nd, 8:45 am–5:30 pm William Doo Auditorium, 45 Willcocks Steet, Toronto, ON M5S 1C7   The annual EWH symposium is organized entirely by graduate and undergraduate students for the University of Toronto community. This symposium aims to expose the UofT community to current global health initiatives. This year, we will focus on how engineering solutions can contribute to interdisciplinary health challenges in low- and middle-income countries.   The symposium spans a full day of lectures, panel discussions, networking opportunities and a poster session. Participants will have the chance to learn more about exciting global health topics and network closely with leaders in the field. We are very excited about this conference as it will bring together a diverse group of passionate scientists, government, and industry representatives to promote world health to the next generation.   We are accepting poster submissions describing innovative solutions to global health challenges, including already published data. Please use the registration form to submit your poster abstract (max. 2000 char.). There will be two poster prizes!     EWH Ideathon, Feb 28th, 9:00 am–8:30 pm Rm 412 Rosebrugh Building, 164 College Street, Toronto, ON, M5S 3G9   This complementary event to the EWH symposium is an opportunity for students to work in interdisciplinary teams, apply their knowledge gained from the symposium, and generate innovative ideas geared at solving global health issues. This is not a hackathon, rather this is a gathering of brilliant minds ready to spark positive change. Participants are not required to attend the symposium beforehand, however, the talks and panel discussions at the symposium will certainly help provide important insights and guidance for this competition. 

AGE-WELL NCE is a national research network in technology and with aim to help older Canadians to maintain their independence, health and quality of life. HHYEG 2016 has adopted the AGE-WELL theme for the hackathon as it perfectly aligns with the objective of Hacking Health: to bring innovation to healthcare and health technology.

Join the 48-hour CSUS Coding Hackathon 2016 to compete for a prize pool of $2000! Your challenge will be to design, together with a team, an app, website, game, or another type of program based around a given theme which will be given to you on the day of the event. Please note, to only undergraduate students at the University of Calgary can participate in this hackathon.

ProtoHack.org exists to show non-coders that they can create something amazing from nothing. This hackathon will take a special approach for making up your team and brainstorming ideas. You will take a walk starting at the base of Mount Royal, and walk with your team until you arrive at the hacking destination with a team and a good idea worth prototyping. No coding will be required. Instead you will use prototyping tools, drag and drop editors, mockups, wireframes and other UX tools to visually demonstrate ideas to others. At the end, teams will present their creation to a panel of judges consisting of experienced product owners, designers and developers.