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Civic Tech Toronto
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We are a community of tech-minded folk making civic life better in Toronto.

Come and join our weekly online and in-person events with speakers, discussions and project breakouts!

Upcoming events: https://guild.host/civic-tech-toronto
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👉 This Tues Jan 27 → 7pm (in person & online)

What if cultural data wasn't fragmented? Robin Sokoloski explores the DNA Project's vision for a shared, open data ecosystem for the arts sector.

Plus: discussions and project breakouts!

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Civic Tech Toronto Hacknight #527 event poster. Tuesday, January 27 at 7pm, in person and online. Speaker: Robin Sokoloski presenting "Designing a Shared Data Future for the Arts Sector." The poster features a headshot of Robin Sokoloski, a person with shoulder-length curly brown hair wearing a dark polka-dotted blouse, against a light background. The title text appears in white on a dark gray background at the top. The Civic Tech Toronto logo (a stylized city hall with code brackets) appears in pink on a light gray section, with event details in blue and purple text.
January 21, 2026 at 10:00 PM
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👉 This Tues Jan 20 → 7pm (in person & online)

What can free public datasets reveal about culture sector? Kelly Hill shares 30 years of insights mining open data to understand Canada's arts community.

Plus: discussions and project breakouts!

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Civic Tech Toronto Hacknight #526 event poster. Tuesday, January 20 at 7pm, in person and online. Speaker: Kelly Hill presenting "Mining public datasets: Experiences from the arts and culture." The poster features a headshot of Kelly Hill, a person wearing a dark blazer over a gray shirt, against a background with geometric artwork. The title text appears in yellow and pink on a vibrant gradient background of pink, orange, yellow, and purple. The Civic Tech Toronto logo (a stylized city hall with code brackets) appears in red at the top right.
January 14, 2026 at 10:00 PM
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👉 This Tues Jan 13 → 7pm (in person & online)

How do you make live performances discoverable online? Meet Artsdata, the knowledge graph connecting ephemeral arts info across thousands of platforms.

Plus: discussions and project breakouts!

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Civic Tech Toronto Hacknight #525 event poster. Tuesday, January 13 at 7pm, in person and online. Speaker: Frédéric Julien presenting "Artsdata: Open Data Infrastructure for the Performing Arts." The poster features a headshot of Frédéric Julien, a person with glasses and a warm smile, wearing a dark blazer over a light checkered shirt, against a gray background. The title text appears in purple and black on a gradient blue-to-pink background. The Civic Tech Toronto logo (a stylized city hall with code brackets) appears in purple at the bottom right.
January 7, 2026 at 10:00 PM
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👉 This Tues Jan 6 → 7pm (in person & online)

Toronto Arts' new strategic plan puts geospatial data at the center. Learn how they're using maps to make the case for artists, workers & audiences.

Plus: discussions and project breakouts!

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Civic Tech Toronto Hacknight #524 event poster. Tuesday, January 6 at 7pm, in person and online. Speaker: François Lebas presenting "Data Advocacy with Maps: Making the case for the Arts." The poster features a headshot of François Lebas, a person with short brown hair wearing glasses and a patterned blue shirt, against a light background. The Civic Tech Toronto logo (a stylized city hall with code brackets) appears in orange on a cream-colored section of the poster.
January 1, 2026 at 1:00 PM
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👉 This Tues Dec 16 → 7pm (in person & online)

Jordan Armstrong gives a behind-the-scenes tour of CTTO's new public archive—peek at the tech, discover data insights, and explore a decade of innovation!

Plus: discussions and project breakouts!

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Civic Tech Toronto Hacknight #523 featuring Jordan Armstrong on 10 Years of Civic Tech Toronto from the Archive. Tuesday December 16th at 7pm, in person and online. Event poster with gradient background transitioning from magenta to purple to blue to cyan, bold gradient typography, and Civic Tech Toronto logo.
December 11, 2025 at 12:00 AM
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👉 This Tues Dec 9 → 7pm (in person & online)

A civicdashboard.ca project update. The dashboard helps you follow, understand, and influence city decisions. Discover how you can shape its future.

Plus: discussions and project breakouts!

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Civic Tech Toronto Hacknight #522: Civic Dashboard Project Update. Tuesday, December 9th at 7pm, in person and online. The text appears over a colorful gradient background (purple to orange to teal) featuring a collage of participant photos. The Civic Tech Toronto logo appears in the bottom left corner.
December 7, 2025 at 12:30 AM
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This Tuesday: How an AI agent fixed Canada's open data problem in 24 hours

Join Olivia Cimó to explore Web Search MCP Servers and learn how you can build one to supercharge your research

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Plus: discussions and project breakouts!

👉 7pm Dec 2 in person and online
Promotional poster for Civic Tech Toronto Hacknight #521 on Tuesday, December 2 at 7pm (in person and online). Features speaker Olivia Cimò presenting on 'Barriers to Breakthroughs: How an AI Agent Fixed Canada's Open Data Problem in 24 hours, and how you can build one to supercharge your research.' The poster includes a professional headshot of Olivia Cimò and the Civic Tech Toronto logo. Design features a gradient background from light blue to coral pink to yellow.
November 27, 2025 at 12:01 AM
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This Tuesday: AI & Human Behaviour

Elisabeth Costa shares key insights from BIT's new paper on how behavioural science can augment AI and align its design with human psychology.

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Plus: discussions and project breakouts!

👉 7pm Nov 25 in person and online
November 20, 2025 at 12:00 AM
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Worker-Owned Intersectional Tech Platforms (WOIP)

Rafael Grohmann explores how WOIP co-ops in Brazil and Argentina can inspire Toronto's worker-led digital future.

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Plus: discussions and project breakouts!

👉 7pm Nov 18 in person and online
Promotional poster for Civic Tech Toronto Hacknight #519 on Tuesday, November 18 at 7pm (in person and online). Features speaker Rafael Grohmann presenting on 'Worker-Owned Intersectional Technology: Lessons from Brazil and Argentina.' The poster includes a professional headshot of Rafael Grohmann and the Civic Tech Toronto logo. Design features a gradient background from purple to pink to peach/orange
November 13, 2025 at 12:01 AM
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This Tuesday: Uncover & track Canadian military exports with AI

Learn how Cole Westerveld and #CivicTechWR used automation and AI to save #ProjectPloughshares hours of work.

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Plus: discussions and project breakouts!

👉 7pm Nov 11 in person and online
Promotional poster for Civic Tech Toronto Hacknight #518 on Tuesday, November 11 at 7pm (in person and online). Features speaker Cole Westerveld presenting on 'Project Ploughshares: Uncover & track Canadian military exports with AI.' The poster includes a professional headshot of Cole Westerveld and the Civic Tech Toronto logo. Design features a gradient background from green to brown/gold.
November 6, 2025 at 12:00 AM
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Make open data requests more open

Get a sneak peek of Toronto's new Open Data public requests portal and share your feedback. The Open Data Team's Luke Simcoe presents at Civic Hacknight.

Plus: discussions and project breakouts!

👉 𝟳𝗽𝗺 Nov 4 in person and online

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October 29, 2025 at 11:30 PM
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This Tuesday: Human Cartography!

@patcon.bsky.social shows us a Google Maps-inspired tool that maps human perspectives—revealing how we can come together despite our differences.

Plus: discussions and project breakouts!

👉 7pm Tues Oct 28 in person and online

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October 24, 2025 at 2:00 AM
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This Tuesday!

From Raw Data to Public Safety – Kien Dang explores the story of CanadianRecalls.ca, a project that uses Health Canada recall data to help Canadians stay informed and safe.

Plus: discussions and project breakouts!

👉 𝟳𝗽𝗺 𝗧𝘂𝗲𝘀 𝗢𝗰𝘁 𝟮𝟭 in person and online

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Kien Dang From Raw Data to Public Safety: The Story of CanadianRecalls.ca Civic Tech TORONTO Hacknight #515 IN PERSON AND ONLINE Tues Oct 21 → 7pm
October 19, 2025 at 9:40 PM
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𝗧𝗢𝗡𝗜𝗚𝗛𝗧 𝟳𝗽𝗺 Sovereign Markets for Any Nation

Traditional markets have been displaced by multinational platforms.

Wingham Rowan explains how any govt can induce corporates to run markets across their economy, available to anyone: a new public utility

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In person + online!
Wingham Rowan Sovereign Markets for Any Nation The Next Step in Digital Public Infrastructure Civic Tech TORONTO Hacknight #514 IN PERSON AND ONLINE Tues Oct 14 → 7pm
October 14, 2025 at 2:47 PM
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This Tuesday: Elbows up, Nerds!

US companies dominate our digital lives. @davenuman.bsky.social shows us that Open Source software offers alternatives that can be fully Canadian sovereign.

Plus: discussions and project breakouts!

👉 𝟳𝗽𝗺 𝗧𝘂𝗲𝘀 𝗢𝗰𝘁 𝟳 in person and online

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David Numan Elbows Up, Nerds! Civic Tech TORONTO Hacknight #513 IN PERSON AND ONLINE Tues Oct 7 → 7pm
October 2, 2025 at 2:13 PM
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This coming Tuesday!

Aedan Burnett will explain how he built ismympalandlord.ca – and many of the surprising and unexpected things he learned in the process.

Plus our usual discussions and breakouts, naturally.

Come along!

👉 𝟳𝗽𝗺 𝗧𝘂𝗲𝘀 𝗦𝗲𝗽𝘁 𝟯𝟬 in person and online 👈

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Aedan Burnett Is My MP a Landlord? Civic Tech TORONTO Hacknight # 512 IN PERSON AND ONLINE Tues Sept 30 → 7pm
September 24, 2025 at 9:10 PM
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Coming up on Tuesday! Hacknight #511

TorontoID: Kelindi Kumar will talk about his experience of making local software, and using the AT Protocol

Plus our usual discussions and breakouts.

Come along and join us!

𝟳𝗽𝗺 𝗧𝘂𝗲𝘀 𝟮𝟯 𝗦𝗲𝗽𝘁 in person and online 🙌

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Tues Sept 23 → 7pm Kelindi Kumar TorontolD: Building local software with the AT Protocol Civic Tech IN PERSON TORONTO AND ONLINE Hacknight #511
September 18, 2025 at 10:41 PM
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Coming up on Tuesday: Alex MacIsaac, Senior Research Coordinator at the Samara Centre for Democracy, will share his insight into the state of social media research.

Plus our usual discussions and breakouts.

We'd love to see you!

𝟳𝗽𝗺 𝗧𝘂𝗲𝘀 𝟭𝟲 𝗦𝗲𝗽𝘁 in person and online 🙌

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Alex Macisaac Social Media Research for Social Good Civic Tech TORONTO Hacknight #510 IN PERSON AND ONLINE Tues Sept 16 → 7pm
September 11, 2025 at 9:10 PM
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Next week Tuesday: Francesca Policarpio talks about Community Benefits, and how ArcGIS maps and interactive tools have helped users understand these vital funds.

Plus our usual discussions and breakouts, of course.

Come join us!

𝟳𝗽𝗺 𝗧𝘂𝗲𝘀 𝟵 𝗦𝗲𝗽𝘁 in person and online 🙌

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Francesca Policarpio Turning Complex Data Into Clear Stories: Mapping Community Benefits in Toronto Centre Civic Tech TORONTO Hacknight #509 IN PERSON AND ONLINE Tues Sept 9 → 7pm
September 5, 2025 at 2:15 PM
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Come and see Sonali Chakraborti talk about the controversial City of Toronto procurement of PayIt. Innovative digital transformation or accountability failure?

Come join us!

𝟳𝗽𝗺 𝗧𝘂𝗲𝘀 𝟮𝟲 𝗔𝘂𝗴 in person and online 👍

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Sonali Chakraborti Paylt - City of Toronto's Innovative Digital Transformation or an Accountability Failure? Civic Tech TORONTO Hacknight # 507 IN PERSON AND ONLINE Tues Aug 26 → 7pm
August 21, 2025 at 12:28 PM
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New statements are coming in for you to vote on. pol.is/3smctymsxs Then Pol.is will measure the hidden consensus. #CivicSpark
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August 17, 2025 at 2:51 PM
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Now is your chance to see for yourself how AI can assist in insuring your matters. Follow this link pol.is/3smctymsxs to join the conversation and help shape the collective picture. The more perspectives, the sharper the insight. #CivicSpark
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August 17, 2025 at 1:53 PM
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Don’t forget, if you need a moment to recharge in peace away from all the excitement, Room 380 is available with puzzles and relevant reading material. #CivicSpark
August 16, 2025 at 6:56 PM
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In a creative block? Ali and Zam want to talk about it at #CivicSpark unconfernce edition.
August 16, 2025 at 6:41 PM
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The truth is, you only fail when you stop trying. #CivicSpark
August 16, 2025 at 6:02 PM