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In this May 2025 Civic Tech TO session, Aniket Kali reveals how immigrant voting patterns in the GTA have shifted toward the Conservatives. His analysis, using data visualization and mapping, combines electoral results with census data to create visual stories that challenge assumptions about immigrant voting blocs in Canadian politics.

In these 2 Globe and Mail events, participants focused on how Canada might develop a workforce to support long-term prosperity, business resilience, and national security.

These recordings are from the Toronto Public Library's October 2025 Digital Expo - Bridging the AI Divide. This event brought together industry leaders and local agencies to discuss responsible technology use, privacy and online safety, digital citizenship and innovation in the age of AI.

Apparently, this survey may close tonight so here it is with some comments from me. Context? From IRCC's slide deck: "The purpose of this presentation is to solicit your early thoughts and co-generate ideas about how we can adapt the Settlement and Resettlement Programs to better suit the needs of clients over the next few years in a context of reduced funding and lower immigration levels."

Putting aside the fact that the national call for proposals and resulting approval and implementation process was devastatingly chaotic, I found it useful to take a dive into the government of Canada's proactive disclosure site, focus on grants and contributions. This article includes projects I found that are digitally/tech related, which might be of interest to you.

At the May 2025 AI for Social Impact Gathering, IslamicFamily's Omar Yaqub shared insights into how AI is being used to support social workers and strengthen social service communities. It promises to be a thoughtful and energizing session.

In this September 2025 webinar, Tech Impact shares how strategic technology planning is essential as it enables nonprofits to maximize their impact and achieve their mission more effectively. Focusing on outcome measurement allows nonprofits to track their progress, demonstrate their impact to stakeholders, and make data-driven decisions to improve their programs and services.

This August 2023 AI for Education session explores the transformative potential of artificial intelligence in closing the digital divide. In this webinar, we explored how AI technologies can be harnessed to work towards equitable access to education, resources, and opportunities for all students, regardless of their socio-economic backgrounds and current engagement in school.

Watch the final presentations from the top 10 semi-finalist teams of the Migration Data Challenge 2025 from the Bridging Divides program at TMU. This was a first-of-its-kind competition in Canada that invited undergraduate and graduate students from across the country to turn raw migration data into meaningful, real-world insight.