For the past year, a research team from Carleton University has been gathering real-time data on the state of the charitable sector in Canada through weekly surveys. This data is critical information, given that the last national survey of the country’s non-profit and voluntary sector was 20 years ago.
The Market Basket Measure (MBM) is Canada’s official measure of poverty, but it does not consider that seniors often live on fixed incomes and have increased health and social care costs.
In Budget 2021, the federal government committed more than $827 million to fund Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada’s digital platforms over five years. However, settlement organizations say they see issues with basic functionality and platform accessibility, especially when working with vulnerable populations.
Open North, a Montreal-based non-profit dedicated to digital strategy and data governance, is helping the City develop a data governance framework. The framework enables non-profits and community organizations in the city to collect, analyze and share data while still respecting the data rights of residents.
45 civil society organizations, technology experts and academics have written to Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED) to express concerns about the Artificial Intelligence and Data Act (AIDA) and Bill C-27’s approach to data protection and privacy. They suggest that since ISED is in charge of AI’s economic growth, it cannot also regulate the technology independently.
Animikii, an Indigenous technology company, has launched Niiwin, a tool for Indigenous-led organizations to own and manage their own data structures.
“Everything we do starts and ends with human interactions,” say the founders of Pairity, an end-to-end refugee integration platform.
When the Centre for Social Innovation exited the Regent Park neighbourhood earlier this year, the Regent Park Neighborhood Association stepped in to pick up the pieces. However, questions remain about ongoing funding for community projects.
“It’s hard to push for investment or public policy change when you’re invisible.”
“If the government is not there, the scammers are.”
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