Civic Tech Toronto Meetup #532 event poster. Tuesday, March 3 at 7pm, in person and online. Speaker: Anna H presenting "How is your local councillor voting on climate? - Toronto City Council Report Card." Climate Fast Action logo shown. Pink and purple gradient background with Civic Tech Toronto logo at top left.
๐ Tue Mar 3 โ 7pm โข in-person & online
ClimateFast tracked every climate vote at City Council since 2018. Anna H shares the findings and what they mean for your ward.
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26.02.2026 02:00 โ
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Civic Tech Toronto Meetup #531 event poster. Tuesday, February 24 at 7pm, in person and online. Speaker: Daniel Liadsky presenting "A Happy Accident: Toronto Drop-in Recreation Finder." The poster features a headshot of Daniel Liadsky, a person with glasses and a gray beard wearing a light-colored shirt. The title text appears in white on a gradient background transitioning from green at the top to teal at the bottom. The Civic Tech Toronto logo (a stylized city hall with code brackets) appears in teal at the top left.
๐ Tue Feb 24 โ 7pm โข in-person & online
Testing AI tools led to building recfinderto.ca. Daniel Liadsky shares the unexpected journey and real lessons from rapid prototyping.
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19.02.2026 02:57 โ
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Civic Tech Toronto Meetup #530 on Tuesday, February 17th at 7pm, available in person and online. Speaker announcement featuring Deneille Macas, shown in a professional headshot photo with braided hair and bookshelf background. Event title: 'Radical Transparency: Forging Power Equity in Toronto's Rental Market.' Civic Tech Toronto logo in pink appears in top left corner against a blue-to-pink gradient background.
๐ Tues Feb 17 โ 7pm (in person & online)
Deneille Macas shows how Toronto Home Zone is breaking down the knowledge gaps that leave tenants vulnerable.
Plus: discussions & project breakouts!
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12.02.2026 00:45 โ
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Civic Tech Toronto Meetup #529 event poster. Tuesday, February 10 at 7pm, in person and online. Speaker: Henrik Bechmann presenting "What's a normalized municipal operating budget, and why is it better?" The poster features a headshot of Henrik Bechmann, a person with glasses and a beard. The title text appears in white on a gradient background of pink and yellow. The Civic Tech Toronto logo (a stylized city hall with code brackets) appears in pink at the top left.
๐ This Tues Feb 10 โ 7pm (in person & online)
City budgets shouldn't be impossible to understand.
@henrikbechmann.bsky.social shows how normalizing the format of Toronto's operating budget makes it accessible to everyone.
Plus: discussions and project breakouts!
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04.02.2026 22:54 โ
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Civic Tech Toronto Meetup #528 event poster. Tuesday, February 3 at 7pm, in person and online. Speaker: Tom Slee presenting "Lobby Hobby: Making sense of public lobbying data." The poster features a headshot of Tom Slee, a person with short brown hair and round glasses wearing a light-colored button-down shirt, against a light background. The title text appears in white and blue on a teal and green gradient background. The Civic Tech Toronto logo (a stylized city hall with code brackets) appears in dark teal at the top left.
๐ This Tues Feb 3 โ 7pm (in person & online) Public lobbying data exists, but it's cumbersome to access. Tom Slee presents his work to make government #lobbying registries more transparent and usable.
Plus: discussions and project breakouts!
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29.01.2026 00:00 โ
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Civic Tech Toronto event announcement for a gathering after the meetup on Tuesday, February 3rd. Image shows the interior of the Prenup Pub with warm lighting and bar atmosphere. Text overlay reads: 'Prenup Pub Last Call - The Prenup Pub will sadly be closing its doors on February 8th. Join us after the meetup on Tuesday February 3rd at the second floor of the pub. Discuss projects, events and connect with Civic Tech Toronto members!' Civic Tech Toronto logo appears in bottom right corner.
One last round at the Prenup before we say goodbye ๐ป
Join us February 3rd after the Civic Tech meetup to celebrate the memories and connections made at our beloved local haunt.
28.01.2026 23:00 โ
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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.
๐ This Tues Jan 27 โ 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!
https://guild.host/events/civic-hacknight-527-enx7le
21.01.2026 22:00 โ
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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.
๐ This Tues Jan 20 โ 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!
https://guild.host/events/civic-hacknight-526-s1khlx
14.01.2026 22:00 โ
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Civic Tech Toronto Hacknight #525 event poster. Tuesday, January 13 at 7pm, in person and online. Speaker: Frรฉdรฉric Julien presenting "Artsdata: Open Data Infrastructure for the Performing Arts." The poster features a headshot of Frรฉdรฉric 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.
๐ This Tues Jan 13 โ 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!
https://guild.host/events/civic-hacknight-525-7t7pti
07.01.2026 22:00 โ
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Civic Tech Toronto Hacknight #524 event poster. Tuesday, January 6 at 7pm, in person and online. Speaker: Franรงois Lebas presenting "Data Advocacy with Maps: Making the case for the Arts." The poster features a headshot of Franรงois 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.
๐ This Tues Jan 6 โ 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!
https://guild.host/events/civic-hacknight-524-u2otyl
01.01.2026 13:00 โ
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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.
๐ This Tues Dec 16 โ 7pm (in person & online)
Jordan Armstrong gives a behind-the-scenes tour of CTTO's new public archiveโpeek at the tech, discover data insights, and explore a decade of innovation!
Plus: discussions and project breakouts!
https://guild.host/events/civic-hacknight-523-ejr2t4
11.12.2025 00:00 โ
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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.
๐ This Tues Dec 9 โ 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!
https://guild.host/events/civic-hacknight-522-l1f0it
07.12.2025 00:30 โ
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Promotional poster for Civic Tech Toronto Hacknight #521 on Tuesday, December 2 at 7pm (in person and online). Features speaker Olivia Cimรฒ 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 Cimรฒ and the Civic Tech Toronto logo. Design features a gradient background from light blue to coral pink to yellow.
This Tuesday: How an AI agent fixed Canada's open data problem in 24 hours
Join Olivia Cimรณ 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!
๐ 7pm Dec 2 in person and online
27.11.2025 00:01 โ
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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!
๐ 7pm Nov 25 in person and online
20.11.2025 00:00 โ
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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
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!
๐ 7pm Nov 18 in person and online
13.11.2025 00:00 โ
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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.
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!
๐ 7pm Nov 11 in person and online
06.11.2025 00:00 โ
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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!
๐ ๐ณ๐ฝ๐บ Nov 4 in person and online
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29.10.2025 23:30 โ
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This Tuesday: Human Cartography!
@patcon.bsky.social shows us a Google Maps-inspired tool that maps human perspectivesโrevealing how we can come together despite our differences.
Plus: discussions and project breakouts!
๐ 7pm Tues Oct 28 in person and online
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24.10.2025 02:00 โ
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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
โ 7pm
This Tuesday!
From Raw Data to Public Safety โ 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!
๐ ๐ณ๐ฝ๐บ ๐ง๐๐ฒ๐ ๐ข๐ฐ๐ ๐ฎ๐ญ in person and online
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19.10.2025 21:40 โ
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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
โ 7pm
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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!
14.10.2025 14:47 โ
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David Numan
Elbows Up, Nerds!
Civic Tech
TORONTO
Hacknight #513
IN PERSON AND ONLINE
Tues Oct 7
โ 7pm
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!
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02.10.2025 14:13 โ
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Aedan Burnett
Is My MP a Landlord?
Civic Tech
TORONTO
Hacknight # 512
IN PERSON AND ONLINE
Tues Sept 30
โ 7pm
This coming Tuesday!
Aedan Burnett will explain how he built ismympalandlord.ca โ and many of the surprising and unexpected things he learned in the process.
Plus our usual discussions and breakouts, naturally.
Come along!
๐ ๐ณ๐ฝ๐บ ๐ง๐๐ฒ๐ ๐ฆ๐ฒ๐ฝ๐ ๐ฏ๐ฌ in person and online ๐
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24.09.2025 21:10 โ
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Tues Sept 23 โ 7pm
Kelindi Kumar
TorontolD: Building local software with the
AT Protocol
Civic Tech
IN PERSON
TORONTO
AND ONLINE
Hacknight #511
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!
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18.09.2025 22:41 โ
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Alex Macisaac
Social Media Research for Social Good
Civic Tech
TORONTO
Hacknight #510
IN PERSON AND ONLINE
Tues Sept 16
โ 7pm
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!
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11.09.2025 21:10 โ
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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
โ 7pm
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!
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05.09.2025 14:15 โ
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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
โ 7pm
Come and see Sonali Chakraborti talk about the controversial City of Toronto procurement of PayIt. Innovative digital transformation or accountability failure?
Come join us!
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21.08.2025 12:28 โ
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Polis
New statements are coming in for you to vote on. pol.is/3smctymsxs Then Pol.is will measure the hidden consensus. #CivicSpark
17.08.2025 14:51 โ
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Polis
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
17.08.2025 13:53 โ
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Donโt 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
16.08.2025 18:56 โ
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In a creative block? Ali and Zam want to talk about it at #CivicSpark unconfernce edition.
16.08.2025 18:41 โ
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