Help shape Canada’s Action Plan on Open Government 2016–18

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The consultation period is closed, but we want this to be an ongoing dialogue.

Themes

On this page you can comment on or vote for suggestions, or you can suggest a new idea. The ideas and discussion you contribute will help us to develop the draft commitments for Canada’s next Action Plan on Open Government.

Open government ideas can span a wide range of activities and it is helpful to think in terms of themes. The themes described below have been identified from previous consultations and reflect international trends in open government.

Open Information

Make government information open by default.

Social and Economic Development

Champion open government principles and initiatives at home and abroad to support inclusive social and economic progress.

Innovation and Prosperity

Ensure easy and consistent access to the government data and information to facilitate value-added analysis and drive socio-economic benefits through reuse.

Fiscal Transparency

Make financial information more readily available and easier to track, allowing Canadians to have a full accounting of how their tax dollars are being spent.

Enabling Citizens

Provide Canadians with the information they need to fully participate in the democratic process, and the opportunity to make their voices heard on government policy and programs.

Suggested Ideas

Performance dashboard for government services
Create an easy-to-understand performance dashboard for data on major government services: Service Canada wait times, 1-800-O-Canada calls, border crossings, visa applications, ATI request responses, etc.
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Sustainable Development Goals
The Government of Canada should explore how its action plan can support the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development.
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Clarify how the Official Languages Act interacts with the Directive on Open Government
As Bernard Rudny and I wrote in our piece in Policy Options earlier this year [1]: “The Directive on Open Government requires that all information and data of business value be made available to the public, but not all government business is conducted
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Environmental enforcement and compliance database
In its 2011 report, “Getting tough on environmental crime? Holding the Government of Canada to account on environmental enforcement” [1], Ecojustice includes five recommendations relating to open government and open data (see pages 64 to 69):
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Government-wide waiver of Crown copyright
The Government of Canada should study the possibility of an all-of-government or selective waiver of Crown copyright.
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Digital repository for GoC publications
A trusted digital repository is essential to publish the research output of government of Canada departments and agencies.  I am specifically speaking about publications either under crown copyright or publications
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Develop an open data standard for Grants & Contributions data | Développer une norme pour les données ouvertes des subventions et contributions
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Beneficial ownership transparency
Beneficial ownership transparency requires that the real people who own/control companies be disclosed.
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Next Steps for the Mandatory Reporting on Extractives
In 2014, NRCan held a consultation on mandatory reporting standards relating to the Extractive Sector Transparency Measures Act (ESTMA):
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Updating Freedom of Information legislation
The government should update FOI legislation and make it easier for departments to comply; there should also be penalties that are actually enforced to ensure that requests are fulfilled within appropriate timelines.
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