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Stay ahead of policy changes.

Follow the governments and issues that affect your work. Get relevant updates in your inbox, with clear summaries and links to the source.

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From $25 CAD / month. Cancel anytime.

An alert, at a glance

Your watchlist

Ontario housing

Daily email

Legislation / Ontario

A housing bill moves to committee.

A bill matching your housing watchlist has advanced to committee. Read the summary, check its progress, and follow the source in your briefing.

Second readingCommittee

The change. The context. The source.

Illustrative example. Your alerts reflect your chosen region and topic.

Monitoring coverage

  • Canadian federal
  • Every province and territory except P.E.I.
  • City councils in Toronto, Montréal, Vancouver, Edmonton, and Calgary
  • U.S. federal
  • All 50 U.S. states and D.C.
  • UK Parliament

Built around your work

Less searching. More context.

You have work to do beyond checking government websites. Alerts brings the developments you follow into one place.

  • Focus on the issues you follow

    Choose a policy topic and a government for each watchlist. Track housing in Ontario, energy in Texas, or another issue that matters to your work.

  • Set the pace of your inbox

    Choose instant, daily, or weekly email. We send an update when something matches your watchlist. No matches, no email.

  • Get the context, then go to the source

    Read a summary in your briefing and follow the links to the original record. Keep your watchlists together, and edit or pause them anytime.

From your interests to your inbox.

  1. Choose your government

    Pick the region you want to follow and give your watchlist a name.

  2. Choose your policy topic

    Focus each watchlist on one issue. Add more watchlists as your coverage grows.

  3. Choose when to hear from us

    Get instant updates or a daily or weekly digest. Open your briefing for more context.

How much do you want to follow?

Each alert follows one topic in one region. Choose the coverage you need. Billed monthly in Canadian dollars (CAD), plus applicable taxes. Cards issued outside Canada are converted by your bank.

Starter

Keep a close eye on one policy priority.

$25 CAD / month

Cancel anytime.

1 alert

  • Instant, daily, or weekly emails
  • Personal briefing feed
  • Summaries and source links
  • Individual bill follows

Starter renews automatically every month at $25 CAD / month, plus applicable taxes, until you cancel. Cancel in Manage billing before the renewal date to avoid the next charge. There is no minimum term.

Choose Starter

Plus

Broader coverage

Follow more issues across more governments.

$99 CAD / month

Cancel anytime.

15 alerts

  • Everything in Starter
  • Saved items and private notesComing soon
  • 5 AI-generated Briefs per week, with Word/PDF exports
  • CSV exportsComing soon
  • Keyword filtersComing soon

Plus renews automatically every month at $99 CAD / month, plus applicable taxes, until you cancel. Cancel in Manage billing before the renewal date to avoid the next charge. There is no minimum term.

Choose Plus

Features marked “Coming soon” are not available yet.

Every plan includes email delivery, your briefing, and source links. Bill follows do not count toward your alert allowance.

Browsing bills, votes, and representatives on this site stays free.

Subscriptions are covered by the Terms and Conditions. Billing questions? Email hi@civicsproject.org.

A few things to know.

What will I receive?

When a development matches your region and topic, you receive an email preview with a link to your briefing. Your briefing brings together summaries and source links for the developments you follow.

What counts as one alert?

One alert follows one policy topic in one region. Ontario housing and California housing count as two alerts. Starter includes 1 alert and Plus includes 15.

How do I get started?

Create an account, choose your plan, and confirm your subscription in secure checkout. Once subscribed, set up your first watchlist in your Alerts workspace. Read the subscription terms.

Can I change or pause my alerts?

Yes. Edit the region, topic, or delivery frequency in your workspace. You can pause an individual watchlist, resume it later, or delete it. You can also cancel your membership from your account.

Is the Alerts workspace available in French?

The Alerts workspace is currently in English. This public page is available in English and French.

Make policy monitoring part of your day.

Choose your plan. Build your first watchlist. We’ll keep you posted.

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