====== Digital Citizen Initiative ======

The **Digital Citizen Initiative** is a Canadian information control program of the [[Government of Canada]]. According to the program's website, it was formed "in response to the increase in false, misleading and inflammatory [[disinformation]] published online and through [[social media]]."((//Online disinformation.// (2022, September 14). Government of Canada. https://archive.ph/hHTVJ))

===== Funding programs =====

^  Helping Citizens Critically Assess and Become Resilient Against Harmful Online Disinformation((//Backgrounder – Helping Citizens Critically Assess and Become Resilient Against Harmful Online Disinformation.// (2022, June 28). Government of Canada. https://web.archive.org/web/20230206065501/https://www.canada.ca/en/canadian-heritage/news/2019/07/backgrounder--helping-citizens-critically-assess-and-become-resilient-against-harmful-online-disinformation.html))  ^^^^
^ Organization  ^ Project  ^ Amount  ^ Program  ^
| [[Agence Science-Presse]]  | "The rumour detector is in election mode! Agence Science-Presse (ASP) will develop teaching guides for schools and short videos, as well as a newsletter to encourage networking among key Canadian media education and information education stakeholders. ASP will also organize and deliver presentations and workshops for a variety of audiences."  | $129,345  | [[Canada History Fund]]  |