The annual Canstruction Waterloo Region event at Conestoga Mall in Waterloo, Ontario, collected 89,655 meals to help local residents facing hunger. The event, which ran from March 14 to March 22, 2026, involved teams building large structures out of canned goods to support The Food Bank of Waterloo Region.
Thirteen teams of local businesses and community groups used more than 26,000 unopened food items to create the displays during the March Break. Brock Solutions won the People’s Choice Award for their structure titled It’s-A-Me, Can-io! after raising 8,640 meals through a system where residents donated money to vote for their favourite build.
The total collection included 22,522 pounds of food and $35,443 in cash donations provided with support from Cohen Highley Lawyers. These resources will be distributed through the Community Food Assistance Network to help the one in nine households in the region that struggle to afford groceries.
Food bank officials noted that help is needed more than ever as nearly 622,000 visits to local food programs were recorded between July 2024 and June 2025. Since the Canstruction event began in 2008, it has provided more than 2 million meals to help feed the community.
