Thank you to everyone who participated in the first Code for Canada Summit!
At the 2020 Code for Canada Summit, we showed what’s possible.
Civic tech and digital government leaders from across Canada came together at our first annual Summit. We left buzzwords behind, and focused on real examples of change, success and learning. We’re grateful to the public servants, entrepreneurs, advocates and tech creators who added their voice to a vital conversation about how technology and design can serve the common good.
participants at the inaugural #C4CSummit
speakers, facilitators and workshop leaders
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of participants said they learned something that will benefit their work
Fellowship Demonstrations
Code for Canada’s fellowship program embeds technology and professionals inside government, where they bring the tools and processes of digital to bear on important public sector challenges. This year’s fellows took to the stage at the Summit to share the new and improved services they built in collaboration with their government partners.
Fellows working with Toronto’s Shelter Support and Housing Administration designed new digital tools to help staff connect residents experiencing homelessness with stable, permanent housing.
Fellows at Public Services and Procurement Canada helped redesign the government travel experience, so public servants can spend less time managing travel and more time helping residents.
Fellows at the Canada Energy Regulator helped make data about energy projects more accessible, so that scientists, landowners, Indigenous communities and others can participate more fully in the energy dialogue.
Fellows embedded with the Public Health Agency of Canada helped modernize the agency’s granting process, resulting in a more seamless experience for users and better data for staff.
Keynote Speakers
“Think like a system and act like an entrepreneur.”
“We envision that every First Nation will achieve data sovereignty in alignment to their distinct worldview.”
“Moving at the speed of trust is moving slow.”
“We need to bring people back to the promise of government and the fundamentally positive role it can play.”
Case Study Panels, Convenings & Workshops
Agile in government (without the tears)
Strengthening the social safety net with civic tech
Service design excellence in government
Making the case for funding in digital government
Digital government and civic tech outside major cities
New models for talent acquisition and retention
Procurement innovation from the vendor perspective
Decolonizing digital
How the private sector can support civic tech
Expanding Canada’s civic tech community
Better monitoring & evaluation is possible
Embracing agile procurement
All the 2020 Summit Speakers
Rowan Conway
Nasma Ahmed
Digital Justice Lab
Siri Agrell
OneEleven
Gabe Sawhney
Code for Canada
Dr. Jonathan Dewar
Executive Director
First Nations Information Governance Centre
Ryan Androsoff
CG Chen
Ample Labs
Andrea Gilbrook
Canadian Digital Service
Sameer Vasta
Jaimie Boyd
Government of British Columbia
Katy Lalonde
Kurtis McBride
Miovision
Nick Scott
Government of New Brunswick
Sandi MacKinnon
Grahame Rivers
Luke DeCoste
Proof
Clementine Hahn
Canadian Digital Service
Mark Burns
Jenna Sudds
Elvis Wong
Angela Najab
Recollect
Safiah Chowdhury
Toronto Employment and Social Services
Honey Dacanay
Canada School of Public Service
Ashleigh Weeden
University of Guelph
Jeff Maher
Alejandro Mayoral Baños
Indigenous Friends Association
Merlin Chatwin
Code for Canada
Laura Nelson-Hamilton
Ontario Digital Service
Sam Laban
Sue Talusan
MaRS Discovery District
Bianca Wylie
Tech Reset Canada
Brett Tackaberry
Rebel.com
Luke Simcoe
Code for Canada
Yael Berger
Canadian Digital Service
Kelsey Singbeil
Government of British Columbia
Meghan Hellstern
Brookfield Institute
Georges Clement
JustFix.nyc
Sarah Brown
Ontario Digital Service
Ashley Edstrom
City of Toronto
Sabrina Dominguez
Code for Canada
Ali Feroz
Public Services & Procurement Canada
Maddy Ewins
Code for Canada
Cristina Bedward
Public Health Agency of Canada
Glennys Egan
Code for Canada
Chantal Fremit
Canada Energy Regulator
Get involved
Excited by what you saw at the 2020 Code for Canada Summit? Here’s how you can get involved with Code for Canada and contribute to our work.
I work in government
- Host a team of fellows to accelerate digital transformation in your organization!
- Register for a training workshop to learn how you and your team can put the latest digital methods to work!
I work in the private sector
- Become a Code for Canada fellow and start using your technology and design skills for the common good!
- Partner with Code for Canada to help support our mission — and yours!
I'm from the community
- Join your local civic tech group to discover how technology and design can improve your community!
- Check out our blog for news and stories from Canada’s civic tech movement!
- Sign up for our mailing list to get the latest updates from Code for Canada.
- Attend an Open House to meet the team and learn about our programs.
2020 Summit Supporters
Sponsor the 2021 Summit
Are you interested in connecting with Code for Canada’s audience, and helping make the 2021 Summit awesome?
Reach out to Code for Canada’s Partnership Development Lead at sagar@codefor.ca to start a conversation!
“The Code for Canada Summit offers a forum for sharing tactics for accelerating digital government work.”