Bibliothèque de logiciels libres

L'Alliance de recherche numérique du Canada (anciennement Calcul Canada) gère des grappes HPC nationales exécutant des configurations de gestionnaire de charge de travail Slurm personnalisées et fournit des outils open source pour l'informatique scientifique. Leur pile open source alimente la recherche universitaire à travers le pays.

Open edX est la plate-forme open source alimentant edX et des centaines de programmes MOOC universitaires. Les institutions canadiennes, notamment l'Université de Toronto, l'Université de la Colombie-Britannique et l'Université McGill, ont contribué de manière significative à son développement et l'ont déployé pour l'apprentissage en ligne.

CANARIE manages the Canadian Access Federation (CAF), which provides open-source Shibboleth identity federation infrastructure enabling single sign-on for over 300 Canadian universities, colleges, and research institutions. Their open tools and configuration guides are publicly available.

OpenMRS is an open-source medical record system used in developing countries. The University of Toronto and affiliated Canadian researchers are among the primary contributors to its core platform and modules, helping deliver healthcare technology globally.

CanAssist at the University of Victoria develops open-source assistive technology tools and custom software for people with disabilities. Their free toolbox includes communication aids, alternative input interfaces, and educational software freely available to Canadians.

SageMath is a free open-source mathematics software system. The Pacific Institute for the Mathematical Sciences (PIMS), a consortium of Canadian universities, provides infrastructure and hosting for SageMath and has been a key institutional backer of open mathematical software in Canada.