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Mattermost

Communication
Ian Tien, Corey Hulen 2015 Vancouver, British Columbia MIT v10.x

Mattermost is an open-source, self-hostable online chat service with file sharing, search, and integrations. Designed as an alternative to Slack, it was founded by a Canadian-led team and is widely used by enterprises and governments for secure communications.

#chat #messaging #collaboration #self-hosted
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Vanilla Forums

Web & Internet
Mark O'Sullivan 2005 Montreal, Quebec GPL-2.0 v3.x

Vanilla Forums is an open-source community forum software designed for ease of use and extensibility. Founded in Montreal, it powers thousands of community platforms worldwide, with a strong plugin ecosystem and modern design.

#forum #community #discussion #web
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GC Design System Components

Education
Canadian Digital Service 2021 Ottawa, Ontario MIT

Web components for the Government of Canada Design System.

#design-system #web-components #government
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Ontario Design System

Education
Government of Ontario 2021 Toronto, Ontario Apache-2.0

Web components and packages for building Ontario government digital services.

#design-system #web-components #ontario
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Ontario Design System Distribution Kit

Education
Government of Ontario 2025 Toronto, Ontario Apache-2.0

Ready-to-use integration kit for Ontario Design System applications.

#design-system #frontend
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BC Sans

Education
Government of British Columbia 2019 Victoria, British Columbia OFL-1.1

Open font family for Government of British Columbia digital services.

#font #design-system
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