HelpSeeker Technologies
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| Industry | Software |
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| Founded | 2018 |
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Key people | Alina Turner Travis Turner |
| Website | www |
HelpSeeker Technologies is a Canadian software company that was founded in 2018 and awarded $2.5 million from the Government of Canada in 2021.
Organization and history
[edit | edit source]HelpSeeker is based in Calgary, Alberta.[1] It was founded in 2018 by Alina Turner and Travis Turner who are married.[2]
The company was given $2.5 million by the Government of Canada in 2021.[3]
Activities
[edit | edit source]The company sells digital products that assist clients to understand social services around them.[2]
Vancouver Police Department commissioned HelpSeeker to analyse spending on social services in Vancouver during 2018 and 2019.[1][4] HelpSeeker charged the police $149,000 for the work.[4] Vancouver Mayor Ken Sim was critical of HelpSeekers analysis, stating "It is difficult to trace the source of the figures given in this report."[5] Mike Farnworth, Canada's Minister of Public Safety was also critical of the analysis, calling it "sensationalized" and "misleading".[5]
Edmonton Police Service commissioned HelpSeeker to produce a report called Money in the System.[6][7] Ottawa Police Service engaged HelpSeeker in 2021 to provide a "Social Impact Audit."[8]
References
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- ^ Social Impact Audit, Edmonton Police, June 2022
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Lua error in Module:Authority_control at line 153: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value).External links
[edit | edit source]- Money in the System (report), Edmonton Police Service