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Retirement Planning Events Today
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Regulatory Markets: the Future of AI Governance
**This is a ticketed event. Please register at [this link](https://luma.com/qzxavbjl).**
Most AI governance proposals land in one of two failure modes: command-and-control regulation that can't keep pace with the technology, or heavy delegation to industry that leaves values-based decisions in private hands. In a 2023 paper, Gillian Hadfield and Jack Clark propose a third path: regulatory markets, where governments license private regulators and require AI companies to purchase regulatory services from them.
Kathrin Gardhouse will walk us through the paper's core argument and what it would actually mean in practice: how regulatory markets differ from existing approaches, what problems they solve, and what they might get wrong.
**Event Schedule**
6:00 to 6:30 - Food and introductions
6:30 to 7:30 - Presentation and Q&A
7:30 to 9:00 - Open Discussions
Toronto Midtown - MDI Men's Team
We are a group of men that meet weekly. Regular attendees do not always RSVP but we usually have 12 men present. Expect a frank and confidential space where you can speak personally, engage in interesting conversations or get support for your personal goals.
**We start our meeting at 7:15 sharp. You can rsvp via meetup or email Saul (sauljoy@gmail.com) for this week’s address.**
Guests are welcome but it's pretty casual so make sure you are expected in case we move outdoors to the park.
Our group is part of Mentor Discover Inspire (MDI)
The MDI Mission: To cause greatness by mentoring men to live with excellence and, as mature masculine leaders, create successful families, careers and communities.
From MDI website: https://goo.gl/3DQ6aY
From Toronto Star: [https://goo.gl/oDH3uX](https://goo.gl/oDH3uX)
The Lift Nutrition WEIGHT LOSS CHALLENGE
Lose 10lbs in 5 WEEKS and Win Prizes !
Topics will include Metabolism, Carbohydrate addiction, digestive health, label reading, dining out, heart health and many more.
$ 50 to Join the Challenge includes:
- Weekly Weigh In, Accountability and Motivation
- 40 Min nutrition class
- Voucher for 'Healthy Meal'
- Personalized Meal Plan
- Lose 1 - 3lbs a week.
To register for your spot: www.ShapingUpCanada.com
JUST A COFFEE AND A CHAT at 55 AVENUE ROAD
**THIS WILL BA A BI-WEEKLY EVENT TO CHAT, LAUGH, AND GET TO KNO**W EACH OTHER. NO PRESSURE TO ATTEND - JUST VISIT OR DROP IN...(members only please) ***Be kind and rsvp so that the host knows how many tables to save.*** **Anyone that is not a member will be asked politely to leave and apply to TSSC if they so choose.**
Bring yourself and your sense of humor. The group can decide it's own agenda of chat after a few meetups. I know it is difficult NOT to talk about politics or religion, but we are a social group whose premise is fun! As tempting as it can be, please restrain and stick to topics less heated.
**We will meet at 2PM. Please try and be on time. ENTER FROM 55** **AVENUE ROAD, DOWN THE STAIRCASE AND INTO THE FOOD COURT.**
PARKING : [Avenue Road Toronto parking - free or cheap lots, garages and street meter spots (parkopedia.ca)](https://en.parkopedia.ca/parking/avenue_road_toronto/?arriving=202409231130&leaving=202409231330)
THANKS FOR HOSTING JIM!
Fun & easy way to play more tennis (please read event description for details)
We’re still working to get more people into these Meetups, but our goal is to give PlayYourCourt members a few social tennis outings each week in addition to your practice sessions and Challenge League matches.
These Meetups are co-ed, super laid back, and all skill levels are welcome. Post your skill level and a suggested court in the comments section so we can round up as many players as we can for some tennis fun!
Also, if you’re looking to meet new practice partners or play some matches and you aren’t already in the PlayYourCourt Community, you can go here to see what we’re all about and sign up:
https://www.playyourcourt.com/tennis-community/toronto-ON/meetup/
If you love tennis, we’d love to have you! Be sure and watch the quick video that explains how everything works.
Happy hitting!
- Scott
Devil Wears Prada II - Movie Night
LOCATION: YONGE & DUNDAS
This meetup is full. Thanks to those GOING who sent payment by the deadline! I've sent your ticket and our meeting location to the email used for the transfer. Looking forward to seeing everyone :)
Men's Group Open Circle - Arka Brotherhood
**Experience the Arka Brotherhood: A Transformative Community for Growth-Oriented Men**
Looking to connect with other men on a deeper level? This gathering is a chance to experience *Men’s Work*—a powerful space for growth, reflection, and connection.
Led by members of the **Arka Brotherhood**, this free 75-minute session offers a glimpse into the kind of work we do in our weekly circles.
**What to Expect:**
* A short intro: “What is Men’s Work?”
* Core practices and activities from our weekly meetings
**This Is For You If:**
* You’re seeking real connection and community with other men
* You want to develop leadership, self-discipline, or emotional intelligence
* You’re ready to confront limiting beliefs and grow
* You’re curious about Men’s Work but not sure where to begin
***
**Event Details**
📅 **Date:** Tuesday, May 12, 2026
🕕 **Time:** Doors open at 6:00 PM, event starts promptly at 6:15 and ends at 7:30 PM
📍 **Location:** 918 Bathurst St, Toronto, ON M5R 3G5 – Sun Room
🎟️ **Free to attend. RSVP required—space is limited.**
***
**About the Arka Brotherhood**
Arka is a weekly men’s group committed to integrity, accountability, and brotherhood. Our members come from diverse backgrounds and share a commitment to personal growth. We welcome all men—regardless of age, race, faith, or sexual orientation—who are ready to show up honestly and do the work.
**Learn more about our 14 Point Code and values:** [The Code – ARKA Brotherhood](https://arkabrotherhood.com/the-code/)
Retirement Planning Events This Week
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Networking Event for Immigrants & Newcomers
An evening of high-value networking experience with real financial insights you can actually use.
Starting fresh in a new country comes with opportunities, but also financial decisions that can feel overwhelming. 💰
This event is designed specifically for immigrants, newcomers, and internationally-minded professionals who want to:
✔ Build meaningful professional connections
✔ Understand how money works in Canada
✔ Learn practical strategies to grow and protect their income
🤝 Networking Experience
Connect with:
Fellow newcomers & immigrants
Working professionals & entrepreneurs
Industry experts
💡 Education Segment
An expert licensed financial professional, will walk you through retirement options and how you can plan for that, especially in today’s uncertain economic environment.
💰How Retirement works in Canada
🎯 Who Should Attend?
Newcomers to Canada (PRs, work permit holders, students)
Professionals looking to understand finances better
Entrepreneurs & side hustlers
Limited Seats Available
This is a curated session to ensure quality connections and meaningful learning. For security purposes, your ID might be checked at the door.
Relaxation and Healing Breath Technique
Instructions on developing breath as in yoga and Zen - increasing health, calmness and happiness. Lots of time for tea and conversation too.
Please note - this meetup will only run with a minimum of 7 ppl and will be automatically re-scheduled 'till the following week if less than 6 ppl RSVP.
Blessings!
GJ
Goddess Day Retreat — May 16
Dear Beautiful Soul,
You are warmly invited to join us for a deeply nourishing and transformative experience…
**Goddess Day Retreat — A Heart Opening Journey**
*Life Force & Light Language Activation*
Guided by 6 powerful LBE Facilitators — Michelle, Marilynne, Jas, Jan, Reginita & Radia — this sacred gathering is designed to help you slow down, reconnect, and awaken your heart in a supportive and expansive space.
🗓 **May 16th**
🕛 **12:00 PM – 6:00 PM**
Step into a day of connection, activation, and soulful nourishment. Together, we will journey through:
✨ Intention Setting
🫖 Blue Lotus Tea Ceremony
💫 Life Force & Light Language Activation
🥗 Nourishing Lunch
🍫 Mayan Cacao Ceremony
🎶 Chanting & Singing Ceremony
🌿 Life Force + Light Language Activation
🌀 Sharing Circle
This is more than just a retreat — it’s an invitation to come home to yourself. To open your heart, express your voice, and expand your energy within a beautiful collective of women.
**Spaces are limited**, and we would love to share this experience with you.
Come as you are… and leave feeling activated, aligned, and deeply connected. 💫
[Book your spot here ](https://lightbodyexpansion.com/class/6)
With love,
The Goddess Day Retreat Team
Disco Night at The Old Mill
**DISCO Night at The Old Mill**
Saturday May 16th . $20.00 cover
7.30pm -12.30
The Old Mill
21 Old Mill Rd.
Join us for a fun night of Disco music and dancing. Andrew Davids will be playing all your favorite tunes from that era. Don’t miss out on this chance to mix and mingle with other singles in a lively and welcoming atmosphere. Get ready for a night to sparkle and shine at this night to remember!
Call 416- 236-8222 or [www.singlesparties.com](http://www.singlesparties.com) for more info.
Afternoon walk
Let's meet outside the Davisville subway station (at the corner of Yonge Street and Chaplin Crescent) and go for a walk! (We can decide where to go when we meet.)
Book talk
Let's get together at the Reference Library's Balzac Cafe and discuss books that interest us! Books we're reading, books we've read or books we'd like to read. Fiction, non-fiction, short stories, poetry, magazine articles, comic books...
FREE ONLINE: The SR&ED Grant for Business
This **SR&ED general information webinar** will provide an overview of the program. We will guide you through the eligibility criteria, qualifying expenditures, and the free tools and services offered by the CRA.
* May 14th, 2026, 1 pm to 3 pm ET English session
I would suggest if you own a business and want to receive government funding for your project, thinking of starting a business to learn how you can form your business for maximum benefit, or wish to provide grant writing services to your clients.
There is no charge to attend. Registration is required, as space is limited.
To register: https://www.canada.ca/en/revenue-agency/services/scientific-research-experimental-development-tax-incentive-program/sred-support-services/sred-webinars.html
If you are a member of LeaderSHIFT, you will receive a detailed package with samples and a detailed guide at no cost. Click on attend.
Some tools to help members:
* [Pre-claim consultations](https://www.canada.ca/en/revenue-agency/services/scientific-research-experimental-development-tax-incentive-program/sred-support-services/pre-claim-consultation.html?utm_content=2025-05-13_0193&utm_term=SSV) that allow eligible claimants to work with an SR&ED specialist to determine if their project contains SR&ED work before they submit a claim;
* The [SR&ED outreach program](https://www.canada.ca/en/revenue-agency/services/scientific-research-experimental-development-tax-incentive-program/sred-support-services/sred-outreach.html?utm_content=2025-05-13_0195&utm_term=SSV), which offers targeted sector-specific presentations and one-on-one presentations to businesses, in addition to hosting general information webinars.
We also provide accessible digital resources to help businesses determine their eligibility, calculate expenditures and prepare their claim. These tools include:
* The [Self-Assessment and Learning Tool](https://www.canada.ca/en/revenue-agency/services/scientific-research-experimental-development-tax-incentive-program/self-assessment-learning-tool.html?utm_content=2025-05-13_0197&utm_term=SSV), which helps claimants find out if their work is likely to qualify for SR&ED tax incentives and estimate their potential claim amount in about 30 minutes or less;
* The SR&ED Client Portal, available within [My Business Account](https://www.canada.ca/en/revenue-agency/services/e-services/digital-services-businesses/business-account.html?utm_content=2025-05-13_0199&utm_term=SSV), which is a secure, one-stop workspace designed to support claimants throughout the claim process.
## Learn about the program
* Register for an upcoming [SR&ED webinar](https://www.canada.ca/en/revenue-agency/services/scientific-research-experimental-development-tax-incentive-program/sred-support-services/sred-webinars.html?utm_source=Mailbox&utm_medium=External_Email&utm_campaign=No_Signature_Corporate_item+CPB+SRED&utm_content=2024-10-22_0248)
* [Contact us](https://www.canada.ca/en/revenue-agency/services/scientific-research-experimental-development-tax-incentive-program/contact-sred.html?utm_source=Mailbox&utm_medium=External_Email&utm_campaign=No_Signature_Corporate_item+CPB+SRED&utm_content=2024-10-22_0258) to book a tailored one-on-one outreach session
* Refer to our [annual program statistics](https://www.canada.ca/en/revenue-agency/services/scientific-research-experimental-development-tax-incentive-program/annual-program-statistics.html) web page for updated program information
* Visit our [multimedia gallery](https://www.canada.ca/en/revenue-agency/services/scientific-research-experimental-development-tax-incentive-program/multimedia-gallery.html) for infographics, videos, and a podcast feature
## Find out if your work may be eligible
* Refer to our eligibility of work [guidelines](https://www.canada.ca/en/revenue-agency/services/scientific-research-experimental-development-tax-incentive-program/sred-policies-guidelines/guidelines-eligibility-work-sred-tax-incentives.html)
* Use our quick and easy [Self-Assessment and Learning Tool](https://www.canada.ca/en/revenue-agency/services/scientific-research-experimental-development-tax-incentive-program/self-assessment-learning-tool.html?utm_source=Mailbox&utm_medium=External_Email&utm_campaign=No_Signature_Corporate_item+CPB+SRED&utm_content=2024-10-22_0254)
* Request a [pre-claim consultation](https://www.canada.ca/en/revenue-agency/services/scientific-research-experimental-development-tax-incentive-program/sred-support-services/pre-claim-consultation.html?utm_source=Mailbox&utm_medium=External_Email&utm_campaign=No_Signature_Corporate_item+CPB+SRED&utm_content=2024-10-22_0256) for a project that is either in-progress or completed
## Prepare your claim
* Follow our [step-by-step guide](https://www.canada.ca/en/revenue-agency/services/scientific-research-experimental-development-tax-incentive-program/sred-claim.html?utm_source=Mailbox&utm_medium=External_Email&utm_campaign=No_Signature_Corporate_item+CPB+SRED&utm_content=2024-10-22_0260): how to prepare your claim
* Use the [SR&ED Client Portal](https://www.canada.ca/en/revenue-agency/services/e-services/cra-login-services.html) within My Business Account to start building your claim
* [Contact us](https://www.canada.ca/en/revenue-agency/services/scientific-research-experimental-development-tax-incentive-program/contact-sred.html?utm_source=Mailbox&utm_medium=External_Email&utm_campaign=No_Signature_Corporate_item+CPB+SRED&utm_content=2024-10-22_0258) to speak to an SR&ED specialist
The link will be emailed to all accepted registered participants by SR&ED office of Revenue Canada directly.
Retirement Planning Events Near You
Connect with your local Retirement Planning community
The Patio Society @ Gemüt Biergarten
Meet at Gemüt (on the patio) at 6:30 for our first Patio Society event. RSVP to let us know you’re coming!
Brunch Social at 17 Arrows Kitchen & Bar
Join us for a relaxed and enjoyable brunch at 17 Arrows Kitchen and Bar!
This is a great opportunity to meet new people, enjoy good food, and ease into the weekend with great conversation. Whether you’re new to the group or it’s your first event, you’ll feel right at home.
In-Person Event: The Answers to Depression & Anxiety
This is an in-person meeting. At this meeting you will get answers to depression and anxiety. Find out the source of them and how to get rid of them.
Did you know that unwanted emotions like anxiety, depression, unhappiness, loneliness, hopelessness, anger, fear, or feelings of irritation don’t just fall on you for no reason. They are not random occurrences that simply happen to people's minds. They are definitely not due to a chemical imbalance in your brain from some nebulous chemical reaction "by chance".
Your negative emotions are the symptoms of the painful experiences that you have which are not healed, and which are still affecting you.
The effects of these painful experiences are exacerbated by the pressures or difficulties of the other problems in your life.
Come to our Meetup, where we can introduce you to some of the knowledge, tools and techniques of the breakthroughs in the field of the mind that we can apply to this ever important area of life.
Be sure to click on the red "Attend" button below to come to this local event. We look forward to seeing you there.
This group is created by the Hubbard Dianetics Foundation of Central Ohio and Church of Scientology of Central Ohio.
2026 OSU Chadwick Arboretum
Spring Plant Sale and Auction Fundraiser - Columbus
Open to public:
Friday, 5/15/26: 12:00 p.m. - 6:00 p.m.
Saturday 5/16/26: 9:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m.
Hosted by OSU
The 2026 Chadwick Arboretum
Spring Plant Sale and Auction Fundraiser
Location:
Lawn area south of the Nationwide and Ohio Farm Bureau 4-H Center
2201 Fred Taylor Dr,
Columbus, OH 43210
Spring Plant Sale
Spring into greenery at Chadwick Arboretum & Learning Gardens! Join us for our annual Spring Plant Sale Fundraiser and dive into a lush world of botanical delights. With over 16,000 fresh, exotic, and time-tested edible and ornamental plants, there's something for every green thumb!
Experience the thrill of our tree and shrub auctions, where you can bid on unique specimens to enhance your garden sanctuary. Step into our Learning Lab, where engaging educational demonstrations on various garden topics will unfold throughout the three-day sale, enriching your knowledge and inspiring your green endeavors. Take part in an exciting, live auction offered each day, as well as a silent auction on Thursday and Friday. Explore vendor booths brimming with gardening essentials and delightful treasures. And while you shop 'til you drop, indulge in delectable treats from a delicious, local food truck. Proceeds from this event go directly to The Ohio State Chadwick Arboretum, student organizations, and local businesses alike.
Come one, come all! Let's cultivate a brighter, greener future together.
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