Forming a Canadian National Digital Inclusion Network (NDIN)
Published on: November 15, 2025
In 2024 national round‑table discussions on digital inclusion in Canada occurred, forming a Canadian National Digital Inclusion Network (NDIN). These documents lay out a series of goals, challenges, and concrete recommendations aimed at closing the digital divide for marginalized groups across the country.
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Principles and Practices of Community Engagement in AI for Population Health (2025)
Published on: November 15, 2025
This study explores how patients, caregivers, and community stakeholders can be meaningfully involved throughout the life‑cycle of artificial‑intelligence (AI) tools for population‑health interventions.
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Technology Enabled Innovations in Language Learning Programs (2025)
Published on: November 15, 2025
This research investigates how technology-enabled innovations can enhance language learning programs for newcomers to Canada, especially as language skills become increasingly vital for successful social and economic integration in a rapidly diversifying nation.
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Exploring Digital Equity for Newcomer Services: Perspectives on Access and Challenges in Peel Region (2024)
Published on: November 6, 2025
The study investigates digital equity and inclusion in settlement‑service delivery for newcomers living in the Peel Region of Ontario. The report uncovers persistent digital inequities for newcomers in Peel, such as language, digital‑skill, and awareness barriers, while highlighting the critical role of hybrid service models and community partnerships (libraries, device‑loan schemes).
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WES Weekly Roundup November 5, 2025
Published on: November 5, 2025
The weekly roundup includes research, stories, and events of interest to the Canadian immigration and settlement community. Includes: Is the Dial-Back of Immigration Having the Intended Impact in Canada? REPORT | 2025 State of the Ontario Nonprofit Sector, REPORT | Portrait of the Arab populations in Canada, Despite appetite for foreign workers, small businesses can't stand dealing with the immigration department, Canadians say relatives in Sudan receiving visas after massacres, and more.
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The Responsible AI Ecosystem: A BRAID Landscape Study (2025)
Published on: November 2, 2025
This study maps the Responsible AI (R‑AI) ecosystem in the United Kingdom, tracing its conceptual evolution, historical development, and present‑day structure.
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Responsible Innovation in Canada and Beyond: Understanding and Improving the Social Impacts of Technology (2021)
Published on: November 1, 2025
This study investigates how technology influences society and what can be done to improve those social impacts. The document discusses responsible innovation in Canada, focusing on understanding and improving the social impacts of technology through collaboration among various stakeholders.
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Canada’s AI strategy should be a beacon of inclusive, ethical, and responsible tech
Published on: November 1, 2025
Canada recently completed an online consultation about our country's AI strategy. There has been much criticism that the AI task force that was created is overly representative of the tech industry and not representative enough of Canadian society. Here are a few interesting and thoughtful submissions you should be aware of that try to address this fatal flaw in our government's strategy.
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Newcomer Introduction to Classes Online Program (NICO) - Research Report (2019)
Published on: November 1, 2025
The report evaluates the Newcomer Introduction to Classes Online (NICO) initiative run by the Calgary Immigrant Educational Society (CIES). Its purpose is to identify barriers and needs that prevent newly arrived immigrants, especially those at Canadian Language Benchmark (CLB) 3 or lower, from succeeding in online English‑language learning.
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