Bibliothèque de logiciels libres

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.

LibreOffice est la première suite bureautique gratuite et open source au monde. La communauté open source du Canada défend depuis longtemps l'adoption de LibreOffice, et les contributeurs canadiens participent activement au développement, à la traduction en français et aux améliorations de l'accessibilité.

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.

Statistics Canada releases open-source tools and R/Python packages for statistical analysis and data dissemination. Their tools include the Canadian Statistical Dissemination Architecture (CSDA), open microdata tools, and visualization packages used by researchers across Canada.