Own Your Future: Data Sovereignty and Digital Autonomy for Canadian Nonprofits (webinar recording)
Published on: March 8, 2026
In this February 2026 TechSoup Canada webinar, presenters unpack what data sovereignty and digital autonomy really mean for Canadian nonprofits—and why “data stored in Canada” is not the same as being safely under Canadian law.
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Beyond Responsible AI: Building Stewardship Capacity in Civil Society (webinar recording)
Published on: March 8, 2026
In this February 2026 AI for Social Impact Gathering, Mark Abbott (Engineering Change Lab Canada + Tech Stewardship at MaRS) shares how civil society can build stewardship capacity: practical habits, governance instincts, and cultural norms that keep people and communities in the loop as AI becomes embedded into everyday work.
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From Promise to Practice: AI in Medicine, Five Years On (webinar recording)
Published on: March 1, 2026
I work at the intersection of health and immigrant and refugee settlement now. To be completely honest, I thought the healthcare sector was much further along when it comes to digital transformation. Turns out, not really. At least, not in the comprehensive and sectoral way I thought they might be. They're a regulated sector, with strict laws and regulations when it comes to Personal Health Information (PHI), so they have to be even more thoughtful about how they approach tech and people. Other than that, there are as many questions, concerns, discussions, innovations, ideas, curiousity, and uncertainty as anywhere else.
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Immigrant Workforce Integration, Including Upskilling and Reskilling for Employment and Entrepreneurship (webinar recording)
Published on: December 12, 2025
This November 2025 P2P Conference workshop examined how Canada can better leverage immigrant talent through workforce integration, upskilling, and pathways to entrepreneurship. Drawing on national research, presenters identified systemic barriers that limit newcomer participation and highlight policy and program solutions that support equitable employment outcomes.
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Shaping the Future of Immigration – Global Trends, Labour Market Needs and Public Attitudes (webinar recording)
Published on: December 12, 2025
In this November 2025 P2P Conference plenary presenters were asked to include a future-oriented focus in their presentations, considering how these dynamics may evolve over the next 10 to 15 years and what they could mean for migration to Canada.
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Drivers of Change in a Digital Era – AI, Information Flows and Immigration (webinar recording)
Published on: December 12, 2025
This November 2025 P2P Conference plenary explores change drivers, focusing on how emerging technologies are influencing, and will continue to influence, immigration and settlement in Canada. The session looked at advances in AI and digital tools and their impact on: immigration decision-making and processes, the way in which information is accessed and used, and the delivery of services to newcomers.
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Inter-Ethnic Relations in Canada's Settlement Services Sector (webinar recording)
Published on: December 12, 2025
In this November 2025 P2P Conference session presenters explored how recent Canadian and American migration policy changes, including immigration caps, are impacting Canada’s ethnically diverse settlement services sector. The workshop discusses a study the explored inter-ethnic relationships between service providers and users throughout 2023-2024, a critical period in migration policy.
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From Data to Strategy: Shaping Client-Centered Evaluation in Settlement Services (webinar recording)
Published on: December 9, 2025
In this November 2025 P2P Conference presentation, panelists asked: How confident are you that your services truly meet client needs? They introduced tools to evaluate service quality, measure client satisfaction, and support evidence-based decisions.
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Immigration, Work and New Technologies: Access to the Labour Market & Workforce Dynamics (webinar recording)
Published on: December 9, 2025
In this November 2025 P2P conference session, presenters discussed how the labour market is undergoing multifaceted transformations driven by processes of digitalization, with profound implications for the professional trajectories of immigrants.
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