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Applied research on data maturity, impact measurement readiness, and standards adoption across Canada's workforce and innovation ecosystem.

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2025–2026 Impact Data Maturity Benchmark Report

The benchmark report will examine how Canadian organizations collect, manage, report, and use impact data across workforce development, innovation commercialization, social finance, and community economic development programs.

2025–2026
Benchmark
Report

Report Focus Areas

What the benchmark covers

Impact measurement readiness Data maturity across delivery organizations Standards adoption and reporting burden Use of dashboards and data marts Funder and government reporting alignment Barriers to interoperability AI-enabled impact intelligence Social finance reporting readiness Workforce development outcomes measurement Innovation commercialization impact tracking Employer engagement data maturity Portfolio-level impact reporting

Research Audience

Government departments and agencies
Funders and foundations
Social finance intermediaries
Workforce development organizations
Innovation ecosystem organizations
Program delivery partners
Employers and industry partners
Researchers and policy advisors
Data practitioners and evaluators

Contribute to the Benchmark Study

Organizations can participate by completing the Data Maturity Assessment, joining a readiness interview, contributing anonymized insights, or participating in events and roundtables.

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