Great to see that @StatCan_eng has published estimates of Spatial Access to opportunities (jobs, healthcare, schools etc) for the whole Canada at the dissemination block level https://t.co/7jc13HPmSu We're chuffed to know they used our #rstats📦r5r to calculate access by transit
StatCan's updated proximity index database came out today, at first glance it looks like an improvement over the earlier version. More here: https://t.co/40VP1q5Yt9
📢Released today! The new Canadian Rental Housing Index data reveals the alarming increase in rental costs across Canada.
This is an urgent call to action that more needs to be done to address affordability and housing quality.
News release: https://t.co/5JC2YmozFx
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We're proud to announce that our DEAL project has culminated in a new report: A framework for nonprofit data strategies. https://t.co/jzAX3GjWYL
The report provides an overview of the complexities, challenges + opportunities on how our sector can make the best use of its #data!
📣 We’re #hiring for a Data Scientist to join our growing team. We work exclusively with #nonprofits to help them use data more effectively. A full-time #datascience for good gig! Work remote in Canada. Posting closes April 2.
https://t.co/byEqlPouUk
HART Tools are LIVE 📢 Go to https://t.co/pp3nlDUApC to see the newly unveiled Housing Needs Assessment, Land Assessment, and Property Acquisitions Tools, as well as a number of other features. #HARTlaunch
📣 We’re #hiring for a Data Scientist to join our growing team. We work exclusively with #nonprofits to help them use data more effectively. A full-time #datascience for good gig! Work remote in Canada. Posting closes April 2.
https://t.co/byEqlPouUk
.@HousingRightsCA is doing important work on advancing the right to #housing across the country. We're thrilled to be partnering on this project with them!
Little is known about the scale and scope of the deeply affordable housing stock that remains in Canada.
We’re working with @purposeanalytix to address this gap by centralizing data in a new app: the Low-end of Market Rental Housing Monitor.
Learn more. https://t.co/9wY55o2vEW
📢Funding alert: a rare opportunity for non-profits and charities to invest in internal systems and processes.
Have an idea for a data- or digital transformation-related project? Get in touch – our "Ask Us" service provides free consultation.
https://t.co/XUGYN5tsuW
We are now accepting #CommunityServicesRecoveryFund applications. With this funding provided by @ESDC_GC, we will support a broad range of charities and non-profits to adapt and modernize so they can better support recovery in communiy. Learn more today: https://t.co/ECVASSsjXw
Today, we're launching with eight public interest databases that will be updated in real-time. These databases are just the beginning. With your support, we will roll out dozens of public interest databases in the coming years.
Great to see investment in data literacy for small- to medium-sized businesses, but notable that similar supports are not available at scale for the non-profit and charitable sectors.
Borrowing from @PatrickNGill's pithy quote: not every non-profit has a data scientist on staff
One of our favourite features in our new CensusAggregator tool is the ability to share a selected region with others.
Here is a link to the #2021Census summary stats for Scarborough, Toronto: https://t.co/XGLzOWAM5q
Thanks to everyone who joined us yesterday for our webinar launching our new CensusAggregator tool!
This free tool makes #2021Census data easier to access for social sector organizations and the broader public. Give it a spin at https://t.co/hMZNCwbWmD
We're excited to be launching this new #2021Census tool. Select a region on a map and get back aggregate statistics, charts, and data for that area. No data handling required.
Join us for a free webinar on Nov 17 at 1pm ET. Registration: https://t.co/ARqVNZ2ddU
The @CANSSIOntario Statistical Software Conference is this Thursday.
Free. Hybrid (Zoom or in-person at @UofTInfoFaculty )
Register: https://t.co/SGz7ysOep4