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Is there Government of Canada data that you would like to be released, and made available on our site? Please let us know by filling out the [Suggest a Dataset form|https://open.canada.ca/en/forms/suggest-dataset], but first search below to see if someone has already requested the same dataset. If you find it, you can check on its status and add your request by clicking on the thumbs up.

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Arthropods classification in pepper plant field
Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada
Votes: 0

List of arthropods, their characteristics, whether they are good or bad for the crop (preferably pepper plants). How effective they are. How that can be nullified. The pesticides that help in nullifying the negative effects. The data collected from 2012–2022.

Date Requested: Oct 4, 2023
Dataset not held
Number of Brazilian citizens in Vancouver
Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada
Votes: 0

Number of Brazilian citizens that arrived in Vancouver per year since 2013 until 2023. Regardless of their visa type.

Date Requested: Sep 22, 2023
Dataset published
Canadian Library Directory
Library and Archives Canada
Votes: 0

The Library directory would be a good open dataset. This dataset should be automatically kept in sync with the website. It would be good to have available in the API so I can keep my records automatically updated.

Date Requested: Sep 22, 2023
Data owner is evaluating the request

One of the most significant archaeological discovery has been the exploration of the Wrecks of HMS Erebus. Parks Canada, in collaboration with Inuit, has identified the ship wreck and created a renewed interest in Sir John Franklin’s legendary 1845 expedition. During this exploration, several artifacts were recovered. Please consider creating a list, include relevant metadata and publish it in machine readable data format, not just photographs. I recognize that there are some general information available on the government website - parks.canada.ca However, this information is scattered around various online pages and part of news release, general overview and web content. It can be more accessible to public by creating a comprehensive list, data dictionary, metadata and relevant Alt text (alternative text) for photographs. This is critical as Alt text is read aloud by screen readers used by visually impaired users, and also indexed by search engine to better understand the content of the page.

Date Requested: Sep 17, 2023
Request sent to data owner – awaiting response
Treaty List
Global Affairs Canada
Votes: 0

The treaty list on treaty-accord.gc.ca should be released as Open Data. This should be one dataset with the EN and FR data. This should be a simple dataset to compile via a script and automatically publish as open data. The dataset should be available in the data API.

Date Requested: Sep 9, 2023
Dataset not held
Financial Data
Department of Finance Canada
Votes: 0

All data available on the OSFI (Office of the Superintendent of Financial Institutions) Web Tools area should be made available as open data.

Several datasets should be created, such as:

banks
foreign bank branches
trust companies
loan companies
retail associations
life insurance companies
fraternal benefit societies
property and casualty companies

Both the monthly data and quarterly data should be provided. This should be uploaded automatically into the system so the data can be queried through the API.

Date Requested: Sep 9, 2023
Request sent to data owner – awaiting response

Number of permanent resident applications received, permanent resident refusal grounds under the start-up visa.

Date Requested: Sep 6, 2023
Data owner is evaluating the request

I would like to know how many people per province requested permanent residency from December 14, 2020, to today, through the special immigration policy that opened a pathway to permanent residency for asylum seekers who worked in the health care sector during the first wave of the pandemic. I would also like to know how many requests have been approved, by province.

Date Requested: Aug 28, 2023
Dataset published
bedrock geology
Natural Resources Canada
Votes: 0

digital geology of st mary lake OF 6308 and grassy mountain OF 6309

Date Requested: Aug 3, 2023
Request sent to data owner – awaiting response
Occupational and Skills Information System (OaSIS)
Employment and Social Development Canada
Votes: 0

File(s) containing information on the skills, abilities, personal attributes, etc. of each occupation

Date Requested: Aug 1, 2023
Dataset published