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Canada Student Service Grant registration

From Wikimedia Canada

The Canada Student Service Grant will pay student volunteers to "Support Canada’s response to COVID-19" at eligible non-profits. Wikimedia Canada should be eligible. Non-profits are responsible for providing a meaningful opportunity but NOT responsible for administering the grant payment itself. Non-profits like Wikimedia Canada:

  • Submit volunteer opportunities to the Canadian government for review and if the opportunity meets their criteria, the opportunity is posted on the Government of Canada website.
  • "The organization will assign a supervisor who will be able to approve volunteer hours as [they] complete them."
  • "All documentation attesting the total number of volunteer hours must be submitted before November 6th, 2020."
    • email sent July 19 requesting details of the documentation required. Response:
Effective Friday July 3, 2020, the WE Organization will no longer be administering the Canada Student Service Grant. The Government of Canada is working diligently to transition the day to day operations of this program as soon as possible and more information will be available in the coming days.
We have received your request and a ticket has been created. If you are inquiring about an existing application, your application will remain in the cue and more information will be available soon. If you are inquiring about program details and eligibility, please expect a delay in our response.
We appreciate your interest in the Canada Student Service Grant program and thank you for your patience. We will be in touch as soon as possible.

Students themselves:

  • Register with the program
  • Students "have to track [their] hours"
  • Receive the grants directly

Wikimedia Canada can leverage the existing processes & tooling of [WikiEdu https://wikiedu.org/] to train new editors and to track their work. Instead of assigning a mark, we can assign volunteer hours.

Formal registration & volunteer opportunities to be posted

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Draft of two opportunities to be registered at: https://iwth.tiged.org/post/opportunities/add/ In support of https://www.jobbank.gc.ca/volunteer/initiative

Project Manager

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  • Organization Information
  • Organization Name: Wikimedia Canada
  • Business / Charity Number: ****
  • Organization Address: 535 AV VIGER E, Montreal, QC
  • Organization Postal Code: H2L 2P3
  • Operational language of organization: French & English
  • Organization Website: https://ca.wikimedia.org/
  • Contact Name JP Beland
  • Contact Email Address: info@wikimedia.ca
  • Contact Phone Number*
  • Opportunity Information
  • Opportunity Title (English): Project Manager
  • Opportunity Title (French)*
  • Opportunity Description (English):
Wikipedia is the world’s foremost source of information, including COVID-19 information. Wikimedia Canada is the local chapter of the non-profit supporting Wikipedia.
The Project Manager (PM) will organize new or existing Wikipedia editors to update or create Wikipedia content. This will be in support of "Canada’s response to COVID-19" and in compliance with the requirements of the Canada Student Service Grant (CSSG) programme. This may include, but is not limited to, co-operating with a small group of other PMs, recruiting and educating volunteer writers & editors, creating COVID-19 related content on Wikipedia and elsewhere and coordinating with non-CSSG Wikimedia Canada & Wikipedia volunteers. Activities could be on-wiki, via videoconference and subject to mutual agreement, in-person meetups. It may be inline with https://wikiedu.org/blog/2020/04/21/please-help-us-strengthen-wikipedias-covid-19-information/ activities.
The PM should have demonstrated organizational skills and ideally able to operate in both of Canada’s official languages. Familiarity with health and economic topics, especially in Canada would be helpful. Familiarity with Wikipedia editing & administration is preferred but not required; please include in your application your Wikipedia user-id if you have one. In lieu of Wikipedia experience, indicate relevant technical expertise.
  • Opportunity Description (French)
  • Number of positions available: 2
  • Opportunity Start Date* As soon as possible
  • Opportunity End Date: On-going
  • Language Requirement: Bilingual French & English preferred
  • Location of activity: Online from home
  • Postal Code*
  • Address
  • City (English)
  • City (French)
  • Province
  • We confirm that this volunteer opportunity will be offered in compliance with physical distancing requirements in place by the local, Indigenous, and/or provincial/territorial governments
  • Commitment
  • Minimum number of hours per week: 20 initially
  • Duration (weeks): Until programme end date of Oct 31
  • Activities
    • Business Analysis
    • Content Creation
    • Data Science
    • Marketing
    • Public Speaking
    • Research

Content Writer

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Other information the same as Project Manager position above

  • Opportunity Description (English):
Wikipedia is the world’s foremost source of information, including COVID-19 information. Wikimedia Canada is the local chapter of the non-profit supporting Wikipedia.
Content Writers (aka "editors") will research COVID-19 information relevant to Canada and contribute that information to Wikipedia in support of "Canada’s response to COVID-19". Editors will do so in accordance with Wikipedia's contribution policies including appropriate citation of reliable references. Editors will work in collaboration with student editors part of the Canada Student Service Grant programne and other Wikipedia editors worldwide. Topics include but is not limited to "COVID-19 pandemic in Canada", "Economic impact of the COVID-19 pandemic in Canada" and "Federal aid during the COVID-19 pandemic in Canada". General COVID-19 articles and topics in health and other areas not specific to Canada but nevertheless relevant in support of "Canada’s response to COVID-19" may also be considered. Wikimedia Canada projects go beyond Wikipedia and there may be writing opportunities for sector and location specific content.
Editors do not need any prior experience with Wikipedia nor expertise with COVID-19 related topics; just a willingness to learn. Basic research, writing and fact-checking skills would be helpful. Initially we are limiting the number of formal participants eligible Canada Student Service Grant but anyone can edit Wikipedia and the program may be expanded.
  • Opportunity Description (French):
  • Number of positions available: 25
  • Language Requirement: Either French or English
  • Minimum number of hours per week: 2
  • Duration (weeks): 4 minimum
  • Activities:
    • Content Creation
    • Research
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