Wikimedia Canada is a nonprofit organization committed to the growth, development and distribution of free content. It is the official Canadian chapter of the Wikimedia Foundation, which runs many online projects, including Wikipedia, and has chapters in countries around the world. Feel free to register on the Wiki and partake in the discussions.
Our mission
- To aid and encourage people to collect, develop and disseminate knowledge and other educational, cultural and historic content in the public domain or under a license that allows everyone to freely use, distribute and modify said content without the payment of royalties.
- To collaborate with public and private Galleries, Libraries, Archives and Museums in making their holdings more broadly and freely available to those interested in an effort to preserve the heritage of Canada.
- To make use of, encourage the use of, and instruct people in the use of free and open source information resources; either electronic or printed for the advancement of education.
- To encourage the development and release of these materials in the languages of Canada including but not limited to English, French, and the First Nations' languages.
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- Jan 29th: Wikimedia Canada executive meeting 11:30am.
- Jan 28th: Creation of the Wikipedia in Mi'kmaq in the Wikimedia Incubator.
- Jan 28th: Wikimedia Canada get together at Benny's Bagels in Vancouver from 5:00 pm.
- Nov 23rd: Wikipedia Canada organized a half day in Kathmandu, Nepal introducing staff and students to Wikipedia.
- Nov 1st: Wikipedia Canada organized a half day in New Delhi, India introducing staff and students to Wikipedia.
- Nov 7th: Wikimedia UK granted charitable status. See [1]. Interesting because of similar basis for Canadian law.
- Sept 10th 2011 - Feb 28th 2012: Applications open for $1000 scholarship for Canadian university students.
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