Round 2: What’s Next for Canada?

Vancouver AI Data Storytelling Hackathon in Partnership with RIVAL

**REGISTER for Hackathon Round 2! 🦫 🍁 🪓 🌲 👕 🏒 🥶 🛷 🍁 🦫**

Using a custom dataset gathered with RIVAL’s market research tech, your mission is to transform raw numbers into an experience that’s interactive, visual, or narrative-driven.

You decide how to make the data speak—whether through dynamic visualizations, compelling storytelling, performative media, or unconventional experimentation.

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Submission Deadline: 11:59PM Wednesday, June 11, 2025

Prize: $2,500 for the top submission

Registration: Register for Round 2

This Round's Dataset: "What’s Next for Canada?"

1,000 Canadians shared their thoughts on the state of the country and its future. The data is raw, real, and full of tension, nuance, and insight.

Your job is to translate this complex civic conversation into something the rest of us can feel, understand, and engage with.

The Canadian Identity Survey_ Data Storytelling Hackathon Round 2.pdf

Hackathon Round 2_Canada Survey Data.csv

Hackathon Round 2_extra demographic data dictionary.csv

Hackathon Round 2_extra demographic data.csv

Hackathon Round 2_Numeric Data.csv

Hackathon Round 2_numeric data dictionary.csv

response_videos.zip

What We’re Looking For

Creative Innovation (25%) — Surprise us. Use any medium that reflects your unique perspective and pushes the boundaries of data storytelling.
Clarity & Effectiveness (25%) — Can you surface insight from noise? Make the dataset legible and resonant without flattening its complexity.
Engagement & Impact (20%) — Make it stick. Emotional, provocative, or playful—your story should leave an impression.
Technical Execution (20%) — This isn’t about perfection. Show your intent and care in how it's built.
Community Value (10%) — Use open-source tools, share your process, or create resources that inspire others.