About us
Wikimedia Canada is a nonprofit organization committed to the growth, development and distribution of free knowledge in Canada.
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Mission
Wikimedia Canada serves as a catalyst for collecting, developing and disseminating knowledge and educational, cultural and historical content in all languages of Canada, including Indigenous languages, under a free license or in the public domain, using the Wikimedia projects as the primary means of dissemination, and supporting volunteers across the country.
Wikimedia Canada also helps to increase the understanding and awareness of the public and institutions in Canada about free knowledge and the Wikimedia projects.
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Vision
“Imagine a world in which every single human being can freely share in the sum of all knowledge. That’s our commitment.”
Under this common vision that we share with the global Wikimedia Movement, Wikimedia Canada aims to increase the awareness and appeal of its programs, some of which are specific to its territory, such as Indigenous knowledge, languages and cultures. Wikimedia Canada also places a particular emphasis on projects that involve diversity and high-impact topics.
Values
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Volunteerism
We recognize that volunteerism is at the heart of all our activities.
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Collaboration
We encourage and support a collaborative model of free knowledge development, using collective intelligence, in which everyone can participate.
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Equity, Diversity & Inclusion
We encourage and support the diversity and representativeness of the people who participate in our activities and the content whose development we support.
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Sharing, Accessibility & Openness
All the content we support is under a license allowing it to be freely shared and reused.
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Transparency
We strive for an exemplary transparency in all the operations and finances of the association.
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