From coast to coast to coast Canadian provinces, territories and municipalities are joining the conversation on open government. Here you will find information about open government activities across the country, and tools to help get your jurisdiction engaged in open government.
- Open Government and COVID-19
- Canada Open Government Working Group (COGWG)
- Open Government Programs in Canada
- Interact
- Open Government Toolkit
- Open Government Licence
- Developers’ Toolkit: Code for Canada
Open Government and COVID-19
Explore open government resources related to COVID-19, including datasets, infographics, proactive disclosures and more.
Canada Open Government Working Group
The Canada Open Government Working Group (COGWG) is a forum for multi-jurisdictional information sharing and collaboration on open government initiatives, across jurisdictions. COGWG includes representatives from the federal government, provinces, territories and national municipal organizations. In line with its terms of reference, the working group:
- Promotes the implementation of open data, open information and public engagement principles in their jurisdictions and sets strategic direction in support of pan-Canadian open government;
- Shares, enhances, and develops common tools, platforms, practices, and policies to help Canadian governments increase the availability of their data and information to Canadians; and
- Contributes to Canada’s participation on the Open Government Partnership and supports domestic open government fora to facilitate the sharing of best practices and increase the impact of open government.
Some key deliverables from the working group include the development of criteria for identifying high value datasets, implementation of a pilot federated open data search service and compilation of multijurisdictional open data use cases. More information on the working group’s current work plan and priorities are now available.
Working Documents
For more information on COGWG or to access the group’s working documents (including reports, meeting documents, agendas, project backgrounders and updates), we invite you to join us on GCcollab (registration will be required to access documents, please email us at open-ouvert@tbs-sct.gc.ca if you require an invite).
Open Government Programs in Canada
Click on the map below to learn more about Open Government programs.
If you know of a Canadian jurisdiction with an Open Government program that is not listed below, please contact us to have it added so we can help to promote it.
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Interact
Check out the following ways that you can participate in Canada’s Open Government Community.
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Is there Government of Canada data you would like to see? Let us know!
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Show us what you’ve done! Send us your app and it may be featured on the Open Government portal.
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Comments are always welcome.
Open Government Toolkit
Why re-invent the wheel? Here are some key resources created by the Government of Canada to help you establish and maintain an Open Government program in your organization.
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Canada's Fourth National Plan (2018-2020)
Follow this link to find out more about Canada’s progress to date on open government, as well as information about commitments Canada has made to improving open government both at home and with its international partners.
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What is open data? Why does it matter? Learn the basics here.
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CKAN is an open-source data management system, is free to download and use, and is what the Government of Canada uses to power its own open data portal.
Developers Toolkit: Code for Canada
Access tools and resources to help you develop innovative and creative applications using open data.
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Search Through Our Open Data Portal
Discover the data you need from hundreds of thousands of datasets available across the Government of Canada.
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Working with Data and Application Programming Interfaces
Learn more about how to use a variety of data formats, including Application Programming Interfaces (APIs).
License
Learn more about Canada's Open Government Licence. If you would like to implement the licence within your organization, see our implementation guidelines.
- View the Open Government Licence
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Open Government Licence Implementation Guidelines
Want to join Canada’s open government community and implement the Open Government Licence in your jurisdiction? You’ll find details here on how to do it.
