Events
Ian D. Shugart Visiting Scholar Lecture – AI and the Public Service: Moving at the Speed of Responsibility (Rebroadcast)
September 11, 2026, 1:00 p.m. to 2:30 p.m (ET). From the Canada School of the Public Service: This special event features Abdi Aidid, the 2025–2026 Ian D. Shugart Visiting Scholar, who explores how public service leaders must balance innovation and responsibility in the age of AI.
Knowledge Mobilization Series
September 24, 2026, 1:00 p.m. (ET). From the Canadian Research Data Centre Network: This webinar reports preliminary results from the Future Skills Canada project "Social Returns to Skills: Barriers, Enablers and Changes over Time." The project investigates how foundational skills — literacy, numeracy, and problem solving — translate into non-economic benefits for Canadians.
National Day for Truth and Reconciliation 2026: Advancing Reconciliation Through Meaningful Engagement and Indigenous-Led Wellness
September 29, 2026, 1:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m. (ET). From the Canada School of the Public Service: This event will explore how meaningful engagement, grounded in cultural safety and humility, is helping to address systemic barriers that have historically undermined well-being. The event will demonstrate how prioritizing respectful and culturally safe engagement creates the conditions for trust, strengthens relationships, and supports Indigenous perspectives on care, wellness, and self-determination.
Innovating Across Sectors Series: Bridging Differences Across Sectors
October 01, 2026, 1:30 p.m. to 2:00 p.m. (ET). From the Canada School of the Public Service: This event will feature experts from government, industry, and academia who will examine how sectors can work together despite differences in workplace cultures, priorities, audiences, and decision-making.
Releases
From the Treasury Board Secretariat: New Guidance for Data Reference Standards!
Developed by the Office of the Chief Information Officer of Canada within Treasury Board Secretariat to support the implementation of the Directive on Service and Digital, this new guidance provides practical advice and best practices for managing Data Reference Standards that enable consistent, interoperable data across the Government of Canada.
From Natural Resources Canada: Canadian Digital Core Library
Discover how the Canadian Digital Core Library is helping unlock geological data from across Canada.
From the Public Health Agency of Canada: Health Infobase - Recent Publications
Visit the Health Infobase landing page for multiple new and updated products released in August 2026, as part of a growing inventory of 180+ interactive and accessible Canadian health data visualization products from across the Health Portfolio and beyond. Contact infobase@phac-aspc.gc.ca for information on publishing Canadian health data on Health Infobase.
Artificial Intelligence
From Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada: Artificial intelligence and remote sensing for climate-smart agriculture
Discover how AI, satellite imagery, drones, and field data are revolutionizing crop monitoring and helping farmers predict yields with greater accuracy.
Learning
Article: Data Visualization: Making Data Easier to Understand
From the Canada School of the Public Service: This article provides an overview of data visualization, including its purpose, common visualization types, key design considerations, best practices, and how to use data to tell a story.
Learning Path: GC Digital Competencies Learning Path
From the Canada School of the Public Service: This learning path presents a curated list of learning products which specifically support the six digital competencies that the Government of Canada has established for all public servants.
Opportunities to participate
Data-Informed Management in the GC: Learning Needs Questionnaire
The CSPS Digital Academy is exploring learning needs related to how supervisors and managers in the Government of Canada use data and evidence in planning, prioritization, performance management, resource allocation, and decision-making. Responses will help determine whether manager-focused learning is needed and what it should include. Supervisors and managers in the Government of Canada (GC) are invited to complete the questionnaire by October 1st, 2026.
Public consultation on AI transparency
Learn more about Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada's public consultation seeking views on how to strengthen transparency for AI systems and AI-generated outputs.
Community of Practice on Data and Information
The Community of Practice on Data and Information (CDPI) seeks to optomize the value of data and information as strategic assets by providing a forum for community members to discuss key data and information issues and contribute through policy, advice, research, and professional development. All federal digital, data, and information practitioners at any level are welcome to attend community meetings.
CPDI Quarterly Showcase for October
CPDI Working Group and Communities of Practice meetings
Employment opportunities
Data Analyst, Senior Data Analyst and Data Advisor - Inventory
Closes on July 29, 2027. Global Affairs Canada
Looking for your next opportunity?
The GC Data Community team is always interested in connecting with talented professionals. If you'd like to be considered for future employment opportunities with the GC Data Community team, please send your CV to us by email (gcdc-cdgc@csps-efpc.gc.ca) for consideration as vacancies arise.
What caught our attention
Eh Sayers Episode 34: A Honeybee Trivia Showdown
From Statistics Canada: Listen to the Eh Sayers podcast to meet the people behind the data and explore the stories behind the numbers. Join us as we meet with experts from Statistics Canada and from across the nation to ask and answer the questions that matter to Canadians.
Use of generative artificial intelligence tools among Canadian workers
Statistics Canada released the first results from a regular series on AI use by Canadian workers. Results presented today are based on supplementary questions to the Labour Force Survey collected for workers aged 15 to 69 years in March 2026.
Ontario Launches Data Centre Playbook
The Ontario government launched a framework for its Data Centre Playbook, which will help the province attract the best data centre investments that drive economic growth, ensure Canadians’ data remains in Canada and deliver significant and meaningful benefits to local communities.
In case you missed it
Watch: Reboot: AI and the Race to Save Democracy, with Beth Noveck
From the Canada School of the Public Service: The event recording explores how artificial intelligence (AI) can be designed and governed to strengthen democratic institutions, enhance public services, and support more inclusive, responsive, and effective democracy in an era of rapid technological change.
Watch: Reflections by P. Tom Jenkins
From the Canada School of the Public Service: This video features P. Thomas Jenkins, CM OOnt, entrepreneur, business leader, and Chair of OpenText, who reflects on his career in technology and public policy and shares his perspectives on leadership, innovation, Canadian competitiveness, sovereign AI, and the opportunities and challenges shaping Canada's future.
Watch: Reflections by Abdi Aidid
From the Canada School of the Public Service: This video features Abdi Aidid, BA, JD, LLM, Assistant Professor at the University of Toronto Faculty of Law and Canada Research Chair in Artificial Intelligence and Access to Justice, who discusses the evolution of AI, its impact on law and society, and the challenges of regulating emerging technologies while ensuring their ethical, equitable, and human-centred use.
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