Canada

Through its groundbreaking Inform Women, Transform Lives campaign, The Carter Center partners with city leaders worldwide to raise awareness about women’s right to access information and to help cities reach women with valuable information and essential municipal services. 

Access to this information empowers women with a stronger voice, enabling them to participate in public life, utilize public services, and make more informed decisions for themselves, their families, and their communities. In 2025, this project expanded to partner with Toronto, Canada.

Media play an important role in transmitting information about elections and candidates in the Western Hemisphere. Financial disparities can alter electoral races, especially where media ownership is concentrated and owners can offer discounts to preferred candidates. 

To help inform the electorate, the Center partnered with the University of Calgary and the Canadian Foundation for the Americas to develop technology offering maps of media influence.