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The Multi-stakeholder Forum (MSF) on Open Government supports ongoing dialogue between government and Canadian civil society on open government. Its mandate is to provide input and advice on the Government of Canada’s commitments on open government, identify new areas of focus, and build the open...

Executive Summary The Canada-United States Regulatory Cooperation Council (RCC) 2018 Stakeholder Forum was held December 4–5, 2018, in Washington, D.C. It was a successful 1.5-day event that brought together approximately 300 stakeholders and regulators. The event consisted of a plenary session...

Canada’s fourth plan includes 10 new commitments that continue to promote openness, transparency, and accountability in the Government of Canada. It was developed in consultation with more than 10,000 Canadians from coast to coast to coast who provided their ideas and suggestions through online...

The Open Government Guidebook was originally developed in 2018, through collaboration with working group members from over 25 Government of Canada (GC) departments. Through consultations with many of these departments from 2020 to 2021, this guide was updated to reflect the most recent...

Canada releases a National Action Plan on Open Government every two years. Following standards set by the international Open Government Partnership, we develop and report on plans that formalize Canada’s commitment to open, accountable, and transparent government. This resource contains the...

Canada’s second Action Plan included the Directive on Open Government, which made it mandatory for federal government departments and agencies to maximize the release of data and information. This Plan also established commitments to collaborate with provinces, territories, and municipalities...

Canada’s first plan to the Open Government Partnership, after joining the OGP in 2011, set a direction for how Government manages and releases records and changed Canada’s open data portal, data.gc.ca, from a pilot into a permanent program. This Action Plan was structured along three streams of...

For many, the word 'mainframe' conjures images of antiquated technology employing large spools of magnetic tape for data storage and punch cards to execute commands in COBOL, the same programming language your uncle used. While this is no longer the mainframe's reality, given its reputation, it...

An export from Canada's Open Government Partnership (OGP) Global Summit 2019 website. This document lists frequently asked questions that provided partipants relevant information about the logisitics of the event.

An export from Canada's Open Government Partnership (OGP) Global Summit 2019 website. This document was shared publicly to potential sponsors to give them more information about the different sponsorship packages available.

An export from Canada's Open Government Partnership (OGP) Global Summit 2019 website. This document was shared publicly as an open call for session proposals and speakers.

This report was independently prepared by Simon Fraser University’s Morris J. Wosk Centre for Dialogue and First Peoples Group. The purpose is to provide a summary of the Indigenous Gathering at the Open Government Partnership Global Summit, including the planning efforts, the proceedings and the...

Guide to help with logistical details for the 2019 Open Government Partnership Global Summit that took place from May 29-31, 2019 in Ottawa. Content includes: - Summit Agenda - Accreditation and Registration - Accommodations and Logistics - Your conference experience - General Information

The Government of Canada and the Open Government Partnership (OGP) are dedicated to creating a safe and harassment-free environment for everyone attending the OGP Global Summit. To that end, this Principles of Openness, or Code of Conduct, promotes the values of respect, dignity and fairness,...

This document is the Project Charter for the Federated Data Search Pilot Project between the Treasury Board of Canada Secretariat and the Government of Alberta’s Open Government Program. It acts as both a guiding document in terms of the expectations and responsibilities for each member of the...

This report provides common criteria to help identify high value datasets and provide examples of common types of high value datasets. It was based on jurisdictional scans of high value dataset criteria, recent surveys, and international standards