Inside the $31.5M social assistance algorithm failing Quebec’s most vulnerable | Page 894 | Unpublished
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Publication Date: March 26, 2026 - 04:00

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Inside the $31.5M social assistance algorithm failing Quebec’s most vulnerable

March 26, 2026

A year after the deployment of a new social assistance algorithm, a Radio-Canada investigation reveals a system that advocates say is failing. Promised as a tool to humanize Quebec’s welfare services, Project UNIR is instead being blamed for mounting errors, administrative failures and even human tragedy.



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