DATA POLICY

The Impact Canada 100 Platform By Niska (the Platform) operates as a public-access data platform designed to advance transparency, comparability, and public awareness of corporate community investment across Canada.

This Data Policy outlines how data is collected, verified, analyzed, and published to support informed understanding of how companies contribute to communities.

The Platform acts as the steward and controller of all data held within the platform.

Companies retain ownership of any data they submit.

By participating in the Registry, companies grant the Platform a perpetual, irrevocable license to use, analyze, and publish submitted data.

All derived data—including scores, rankings, normalized values, and analytical outputs, and derived informational products—remain the intellectual property of the Platform.

Data is collected through the following sources:

• Public disclosures (e.g., corporate reports, filings, official publications)
• Direct company submissions (voluntary and structured)
• Supporting documentation provided for validation purposes

Core Principle:
Only data that can be publicly disclosed will be used in published outputs.

Impact Canada 100 aligns its valuation and classification of community investment with the London Benchmarking Group (LBG) framework.

The platform is committed to:

• Standardized measurement of Total Community Investment
• Transparent analytical methodologies
• Continuous alignment with recognized global standards

Participation is open to companies at different stages of alignment, with encouragement toward full LBG validation over time.

Data integrity is supported through a multi-layer verification process, including:

• Internal validation checks
• Company review and confirmation
• Review of supporting documentation
• Select corroboration with nonprofit partners where appropriate

Good Standing Checks are conducted separately and apply only to inclusion in the Canada 100 List to protect the integrity of the List.

Companies are provided the opportunity to review and confirm their data prior to publication.

Requests for corrections may be submitted at any time. Impact Canada 100 reserves the right to:

• Flag inconsistencies
• Request clarification or additional evidence
• Revise or remove data where integrity is in question

All data updates are subject to version control and periodic refresh cycles.

All data is retained as part of a permanent national dataset.

This enables longitudinal analysis, benchmarking, and the development of historical insights into corporate community investment trends in Canada.

All published data is freely accessible to the public for:

• Educational purposes
• Research
• Public awareness

Commercial use of data, including reproduction, redistribution, or integration into commercial products or services, requires prior written permission.

Impact Canada 100 does not publicly disclose:

• Named nonprofit or community partners
• Local or community-level investment allocations

Confidential materials provided for validation purposes are protected and used strictly within the verification process.

Participants are expected to provide accurate and complete information.

The platform prohibits:

• Misrepresentation of data
• Selective disclosure intended to influence rankings

Impact Canada 100 reserves the right to adjust scores or exclude participants where manipulation or material misrepresentation is identified.

A two-tier approach applies:

Formal Review Process
For material disputes affecting data accuracy or rankings, a structured review and evidence reassessment will be conducted.

Internal Resolution
Routine corrections and minor issues are addressed through internal processes.

As the platform evolves, automation and AI tools may be introduced to enhance data processing and analysis.

All automated processes will:

• Rely exclusively on verified data
• Not generate or estimate investment values
• Be subject to human oversight

Impact Canada 100 publishes:

• Company-level profiles
• Metrics and analytics
• The annual Canada 100 List

Data may be updated on an annual or rolling basis.

This policy is subject to periodic review and updates to reflect evolving standards, practices, and platform development.