Kevin Manuel is Toronto Metropolitan University's Data Librarian and is TMU's official representative to Statistics Canada’s Data Liberation Initiative. In his role as a data librarian, he is deeply embedded in Canada's research data community, and currently provides specialist data support for TMU researchers, locating and retrieving data across disciplines. He has presented at conferences internationally about the importance of EDI in data resources and in 2025 he received a TMU Librarian Award in recognition for his contributions to social justice.