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CityLAB Hamilton is an innovation hub that brings together student, academic, and civic leaders to co-create a better Hamilton for all.

Winter 2026 Projects

Current Projects Fall 2024
3-D prototyping for community initiatives
3-D prototyping for community initiatives
Promoting Healthier Attitudes towards Legal Substance Use
Promoting Healthier Attitudes towards Legal Substance Use
Developing a Community Benefits Framework
Developing a Community Benefits Framework
Public Tree Removal Review
Public Tree Removal Review
Higher Education Analytics Data (HEAD) Competition
Higher Education Analytics Data (HEAD) Competition
Unfiltered Facts Content Creation
Unfiltered Facts Content Creation
Increasing Youth Voter Turnout
Increasing Youth Voter Turnout
Rapid Population Influx Planning
Rapid Population Influx Planning

City staff and academic instructors are invited to submit a CityLAB Challenge for 2026.

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Our Vision: Provoke students and City leadership to inspire, energize, and build a healthy, sustainable, and vibrant Hamilton.

In 2026, CityLAB Hamilton is celebrating 9 years of successful City staff, student, and faculty partnerships that are making the City of Hamilton more vibrant, healthy, and sustainable.

 
 
 

Vibrant • Healthy • Sustainable