Latest Announcements
Civic Spark: A Volunteer-Led Gathering for Public-Minded Builders
July 25, 2025 • Jamie Pantling
Civic Spark is coming to Toronto this August 16–17 — a two-day gathering for people building the future of public life. What makes it special? It’s entirely volunteer-organized.
Goodbye, Meetup
November 11, 2024 • Gabe Sawhney
After nearly a decade on Meetup, Civic Tech Toronto has switched to Guild and Publer for events and promotion — here’s how (and why) we made the move.
CodeAcross Toronto 2021
November 25, 2020 • Sam
CodeAcross is an annual event about using open data and civic tech for positive impact.
GO Open Data
April 02, 2019 • Yan Matagne
Go Open Data is an annual conference that is attended by all sectors interested in learning about and promoting the creation and use of open data.
CodeAcross Toronto 2019
February 23, 2019 • David Cox
Take on public challenges using data, design and development.
Hacknight #All of 2018
December 18, 2018 • Kate Skipton
A year of weekly hacknights made possible by our speakers, venues, and volunteers — watch livestreams and explore highlights from all of 2018.
CodeAcross Toronto 2018
February 08, 2018 • Yefan Chen
Civic Tech Toronto is hosting our third annual hackathon in partnership with the Toronto Public Library on Open Data Day (March 3rd, 2018). This year our theme is The Future of Work.
Civic Tech Toronto 2017 highlights
December 31, 2017 • Gabe Sawhney
From our 100th hacknight to national recognition, 2017 was a landmark year for Civic Tech Toronto — here’s what we achieved together.
CodeAcross Toronto 2017: in photos and tweets
March 06, 2017 • Claire McWatt
CivicTechTO’s second CodeAcross brought together community members and government partners to tackle real-world challenges — see the highlights in photos and tweets.
CodeAcross Toronto 2017
February 07, 2017 • Lia Milito
Meet designers, coders, urban planners, government staff, mappers, policymakers, students, communications strategists, and others who share an interest in making Toronto more responsive, prosperous, sustainable and equitable, through tech and design.
Youth Employment Challenge
October 18, 2016 • Gabe Sawhney
The Youth Employment Challenge is our first time collaborating directly with a government agency, and the first time we’re able to offer financial incentives (totaling $3,000!) for members of the community to work on civic tech projects.
Announcing: Youth Employment Challenge
October 12, 2016 • Lia Milito
Launching the Youth Employment Challenge: join us October 18 to explore civic solutions, meet collaborators, and compete for $3,000 in awards.
User Research 101: A human-centered design workshop is back by popular demand
May 18, 2016 • Meghan Hellstern
Back by popular demand! Learn the basics of user research and human-centered design at our hands-on workshop, perfect for civic tech beginners and curious community builders.
User Research – towards insight and success
April 08, 2016 • Joy Nelson
Our first User Research 101 workshop introduced human-centered design to a packed room — with hands-on activities and strong interest in applying user insights to civic projects.
CodeAcross Toronto: Community collaboration in celebration of International Open Data Day
April 08, 2016 • Meghan Hellstern
CodeAcross 2016 brought 100+ Torontonians together to tackle civic challenges with government and community groups — a milestone event for Toronto’s growing civic tech movement.
CodeAcross Toronto 2016: Photos, videos and tweets
March 07, 2016 • Gabe Sawhney
112 participants, nine civic challenges, and one unforgettable CodeAcross — relive Toronto’s first Open Data Day with photos, videos, and highlights.
CodeAcross Toronto 2016
February 05, 2016 • Gabe Sawhney
Civic Tech Toronto and Urban+Digital present a hackathon for Open Data Day 2016.
Join our first-ever User Research 101 Workshop!
January 29, 2016 • Helén Marton
Learn the basics of human-centered design at our first hands-on User Research 101 workshop — no experience needed, just curiosity and a drive to build better civic tech.
Decoding the Budget: A participant’s recount of the November 10 Hacknight Workshop
December 02, 2015 • Anowa Quorcoo
At our November 10 workshop, nearly 30 Torontonians tackled the challenge of making the city budget more accessible, engaging, and easier to influence.
Help Us Demystify Toronto’s Budget on Nov 10
October 14, 2015 • Henrik Bechmann
Join us November 10 for a fun, fast-paced workshop to help reimagine how Torontonians understand and engage with the city budget — pizza included!
Civic Tech Toronto’s First Hack Day: June 6
July 17, 2015 • Dorothy Eng
Our first-ever hackday brought 30+ Torontonians together to tackle civic issues — and launched the weekly hacknight tradition that still thrives today.