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.

OpenHMD est une API et des pilotes gratuits et open-source pour les technologies immersives telles que les visiocasques (VR/AR). Les développeurs canadiens ont été des contributeurs centraux, et le projet prend en charge une large gamme de casques de réalité virtuelle sous Linux.

Canadian research networks including CANARIE and provincial NREN members such as ORION and BCNET are major contributors to open-source network authentication and AAI infrastructure. Their contributions to FreeRADIUS and eduroam infrastructure enable secure network access for millions of students and researchers.

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.

The National Research Council of Canada (NRC) publishes numerous open-source tools and datasets for materials science, climate modelling, construction standards, and aerospace research. Their open-data and open-software initiatives are publicly available via the Government of Canada's open resource portal.