Open Source Software Library

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.

CKAN extension supporting the Government of Canada open data catalogue.

This CKAN extension provides a way to configure and share metadata schemas using a YAML or JSON schema description. Custom validation and template snippets for editing and display are supported.

Command-line interface and Python module for the CKAN Action API.

This extension provides a way to store and return multilingual fields in CKAN datasets, resources, organizations and groups.

Open Data is structured data (data with a pattern that makes it easy to search and use) that is machine-readable, freely shared, used and built on without restrictions.

This Directive outlines requirements for ministries and provincial agencies on listing all data inventories, publishing open data, and preparing information systems to support ongoing open data requirements. The open data initiative supports government efficiency, effectiveness and innovation. Faster and easier access to government data through a one-window data portal facilitates evidence-based policy, informs service delivery and promotes greater transparency and accountability. The open data initiative also supports public engagement and participation by allowing Ontarians to develop their own analysis, insights, and digital products. To support this implementation of the directive, an Open Data Guidebook is available as a tool and resource to Ontario ministries and provincial agencies. The Open Data Directive is a Management Board of Cabinet Directive, issued under the Management Board of Cabinet Act.

An Open511 validator and converter

A civic information platform and API for identifying elected representatives and electoral districts in Canada.

An open specification for structuring data about people, organizations, elections, and public decision-making.

A data management platform for publishing and discovering open datasets.

City of Montréal CKAN extension supporting municipal open-data catalogue functionality.

Alberta government CKAN extension used to define metadata schemas for the provincial open-data catalogue.

CKAN extension developed for Alberta’s open-data publishing platform.

Government of British Columbia CKAN extension used by the BC Data Catalogue.

Open legal-data initiative providing programmatic access to Canadian court decisions and statutes for research and access-to-justice tools.