National Action Plan on Open Government Commitment

C02.1.06 - Democracy and Civic Space

Commitment:
Democracy and Civic Space
Milestone:
Take action to address the rising spread of disinformation in Canada and its consequences on the health of our democracy
Indicator:
C02.1.06 - Lead a multi-stakeholder working group to develop and advance international priorities related to Diversity of Content Online
Lead Organization:
Canadian Heritage
Deadline:
By March 2023
Summit for Democracy:
No

Updates

2023-09
Status:
Limited progress
Evidence:

Work is underway internally to identify the most effective next steps in supporting diversity of online content.

2023-03
Status:
Limited progress
Evidence of progress:
  • Canada did not hold any working group meetings during this quarter.
Challenges:

NIL

2022-12
Status:
Substantial progress
Evidence of progress:
  • Canada led its 13th multi-stakeholder working group meeting to advance its 2022 priorities and presented options for international frameworks/models to adopt for the International Guiding Principles on DOCO.

  • Conducted consultations with members of the multi-stakeholder working group and other government departments on the development of an inventory of voluntary actions.

Evidence:
  • Materials are still being drafted and not yet available publicly.
Challenges:

NIL

2022-09
Status:
Limited progress
Evidence of progress:
  • Canada led its 12th multi-stakeholder working group meeting to advance its 2022 priorities and initiated planning for the fall working group meeting

  • The working group welcomed three new country members: Mexico, Denmark, and South Korea

  • Continued research activities on international frameworks/models to adopt for the International Guiding Principles on DOCO

Evidence:
  • Materials are still being drafted and not yet available publicly
Challenges:

NIL

2022-06
Status:
Limited progress
Evidence of progress:
  • Canada did not hold any working group meetings during this quarter
Challenges:

NIL