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Datasets suggested by users
Title of Dataset: | Organization: | Status: | Short Description: | Vote: |
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Postal Code Database | Canada Post |
Under review |
The Postal Code database that corresponds Postal Codes to geographic locations denoted by a Longitude and Latitude or Street Address range. | |
Government Electronic Directory Services (GEDS) | Shared Services Canada |
Released in February 2014 |
For information on all Government of Canada programs and services, call 1 800 O-Canada (1-800-622-6232) Government Electronic Directory... | |
Canadian Amateur Radio Call Sign Database | Industry Canada |
Department Contacted |
The database is available online already so it just needs to be added to your catalogue. It is searchable via a number of sites including... | |
Canadian Patent Database | Canadian Intellectual Property Office |
Under review |
CIPO's Canadian Patent Database. This database lets you access 93 years of patent descriptions and images. You can search, retrieve and... | |
Veterans of world war I and world war II | Veterans Affairs |
Released in part in May 2013 |
Historical records of Canadians who served in war, their names, ages, home town, rank, where they served, when they served, with which... | |
Bankruptcy and Insolvency Records | Industry Canada |
Department Contacted |
The Bankruptcy and Insolvency Records Search database contains: • basic debtor information of all bankruptcies and proposals registered... | |
Agreements between mining corporations and aboriginal communities or governments | Natural Resources Canada |
Under review |
Data behind this document: http://www.nrcan.gc.ca/minerals-metals/sites/www.nrcan.gc.ca.minerals-metals/files/files/pdf/abor-auto/aam-eac-... | |
Average household income by FSA (2011) | Statistics Canada |
In-Progress |
One number for each FSA, the average household income for each FSA. | |
Digital Charts | Department of Fisheries and Oceans Canada |
Under review |
Digital Charts from the Canadian Hydrographic Service. The CHS offers exceptional digital charts in two formats – Electronic Navigational... | |
Government of Canada Publications | Public Works and Government Services Canada |
Released in October 2014 |
The Government of Canada Publications catalogue contains extensive data and information about GoC publications. Opening up this data would... | |
Data from Canada Pension Plan : Old Age Security - Statistical Bulletin | Employment and Social Development Canada |
Released in January 2014 |
Data tables found within the Statistical Bulletin 'Canada Pension Plan: Old Age Security'. Including: Net Amount paid for benefits,... | |
Licenced Fishing Vessel Directory | Fisheries and Oceans Canada |
Department Contacted |
Information about all vessels that have been issued licences to commercially harvest specific species in the Pacific Region e.g. http://... | |
Lobbying Data | Office of the Commissioner of Lobbying Canada |
Released in March 2014 |
Lobbying activities from the Office of the Commissioner of Lobbying Canada. Data behind the 12-Month Lobbying Activity Search (https://ocl-... | |
Canadian Trade-marks Database | Canadian Intellectual Property Office |
Under review |
CIPO's Canadian Trade-marks Database. This database lets you access trade-marks. | |
National Household Survey | Statistics Canada |
Released in May 2013 |
This survey provide statistical information about people in Canada by their demographic, social and economic characteristics as well as... | |
500 m gridded bathymetry | Fisheries and Oceans Canada |
Department Contacted |
For Atlantic Canada DFO has created a 500 m gridded bathymetry data set that is delivered as a web mapping service. This data set should be... | |
Historical Fisheries Catch Data | Fisheries and Oceans Canada |
Department Contacted |
This dataset would include historical harvest data for all Pacific and Atlantic fisheries. Data would encompass harvested weights and... | |
Pathogen Safety Data Sheets and Risk Assessment | Public Health Agency of Canada |
Under review |
Pathogen Safety Data Sheets (PSDSs) (previously titled Material Safety Data Sheets for infectious substances) are technical documents that... | |
Flying hours to flight crew licence issuance | Transport Canada |
Department Contacted |
Number of hours required before issuance of private pilot licence, broken down by anonymized student and by the recommending instructor,... | |
National Occupational Classification (NOC) | Statistics Canada |
Released in November 2013 |
The NOC is designed to classify occupational information from statistical surveys. It is also used in a range of contexts to compile,... | |
Hospital Wait Times | Health Canada |
Released in February 2015 |
Emergency room wait times by hospital; updated hourly. May require anonymous, electronic patient sign in / sign out system. Set:... | |
Canada-Wide Tax Rates | Canada Revenue Agency |
Released in November 2014 |
With eCommerce needing support, we need to look up daily rates for provinces with regards to taxation, every day. Every morning, I... | |
Vehicle Recalls Database | Transport Canada |
Released in September 2012 |
The Vehicle Recalls Database is used by Transport Canada's Defect Investigations and Recalls Division to record and publish recalls... | |
National Historic Sites of Canada | Parks Canada |
Department Contacted |
List of the National Historic Sites of Canada released in a KML format, that could easily be incorporated into a map using a virtual globe... | |
Proactive Disclosure (Hospitality, grant, contracts) | Government of Canada |
Released in February 2015 |
It would be nice if we could get the proactive disclosure information in a common format between department. This would allow better linked... | |
Sales Tax Rates | Canada Revenue Agency |
Released in November 2014 |
Sales tax rates per province and territory available via API such that a POS system could regularly request updated rate information... | |
Aboriginals | Aboriginal Affairs and Northern Development Canada |
Released in part in February 2014 |
Data about Aboriginals, including: communities treaties land claims social issues natural resources agreements with the... | |
Nautical maps/Lidar | Fisheries and Oceans Canada |
Department Contacted |
Please make all nautical raster maps & .shp files available for free as per topo maps, badly need Lidar data for all of Canada... | |
Civil Aviation Daily Occurrence Report System (CADORS) | Transport Canada |
Department Contacted |
Civil Aviation Daily Occurrence Report System (CADORS) | |
Historical Treaties | Natural Resources Canada; Earth Sciences Sector; Mapping Information Branch |
In-Progress |
I like that the maps are available with the officially adopted Historical Indian Treaties. What would be really helpful is if the GIS ready... | |
Full budgetary expenditures in detail | Treasury Board of Canada Secretariat |
Released |
This dataset would simply be an entire breakdown of the budget. With this dataset, patriotic developers are able to make interactive... | |
Median Household Income and Household Income Distribution by Census Subdivision for 2011 | Statistics Canada |
Released in September 2013 |
The Median Household Income and Household Income Distribution by Census Subdivision for 2011 | |
Breakdown of Immigration Categories and Source Countries | Citizenship and Immigration Canada |
Department Contacted |
The breakdown of immigration categories and their source countries. For example, what are the top source countries for economic immigrants... | |
Long-Term Climate Change impacts for Ontario | Environment Canada |
In-Progress |
Would like user-friendly spatial data showing how climate change will impact Ontario, if it exists. i.e.. areas more likely to... | |
New Salmon Escapement Database (NuSEDS) | Fisheries and Oceans Canada |
Released in November 2014 |
Fisheries and Oceans Canada (DFO) Pacific Region's centralized database that holds adult salmon escapement data. Specifically, the... | |
Postal codes and federal ridings | Elections Canada |
Department Contacted |
Elections Canada already provides a search engine where you can find your federal riding, by postal code. It would be very useful to have... | |
Mapping of airport and aerodrome and rail lines | Transport Canada |
Department Contacted |
Datasets that allow for mapping of airport and aerodrome and rail lines | |
Research Survey Dataset | Fisheries and Oceans Canada |
Department Contacted |
The research survey dataset that contains the catch by species for all research bottom trawling surveys. The dataset would include location... | |
Canadian Daily UV Index Forecast | Environment Canada |
Released in February 2014 |
Daily UV forecast for major Canadian centers is currently offered in text format: http://weather.gc.ca/forecast/public_bulletins_e.html?... | |
Income by municipality of employment along with municipality of residence | Statistics Canada |
Released in October 2013 |
A dataset that shows what municipalities individuals work in, their income, and what municipalities they live in. | |
Ecocide acts | Justice Canada |
In-Progress |
Recognizing extensive damage of our environment, the web of life as ecocide is being debated at international forum, at the World Congress... | |
Prison inmates costs for Canadians | Correctional Service of Canada |
In-Progress |
The cost, to taxpayers, to house an inmate in Canadian prisons. | |
Activity or Fitness Level of Canadians | Statistics Canada |
Released in October 2014 |
Health and fitness related data sets that describe the activity or fitness level of Canadians. | |
Survey on Financing and Growth of Small and Medium Enterprises | Industry Canada |
Released in February 2013 |
The survey is designed to find out what kinds of financing small and medium enterprises are using, and to collect information on recent... | |
Canadian importer database | Industry Canada |
Released in January 2013 |
The database tables comprising the Canadian Importer Database at http://www.ic.gc.ca/eic/site/cid-dic.nsf/eng/home. The web interface is... | |
Vessel position report records | Canadian Coast Guard |
In-Progress |
Yearly records of vessel position reports to Marine Communication Traffic Centres | |
Traffic Flow | Transport Canada |
Department Contacted |
Vehicular Traffic Flow and Pedestrian Traffic Flow | |
CIHR Canadian Research Information System | Canadian Institutes of Health Research - CIHR |
Department Contacted |
All research awards that are already publicly available to be also available with the Open Government License. This includes: CIHR... | |
Federal Corporations | Industry Canada |
Released in February 2014 |
There is a search available that would be nice to access through opendata. www.ic.gc.ca/app/scr/cc/CorporationsCanada/fdrlCrpSrch.html?... | |
Top 100 dispensed drug in Canada | Health Canada |
Department Contacted |
The topmost drug (generic and brand name) prescribed by the doctors all over Canada, their cost and total expenditure from the patient's... | |
Lightning Danger Locations | Environment Canada |
Department Contacted |
The data from which the Lightning Danger Maps are drawn, that is, a real-time or near-real-time feed or generated file containing the... | |
Companies that Outsource | Industry Canada |
In-Progress |
Provide a list of companies in Canada that outsource work/jobs to other countries | |
Nuclear Energy | Ontario power generation |
Not collected by the Government of Canada |
Nuclear workforce in Canada and retirees per year | |
Aviation Charts, Publications and Weather Data | NavCanada |
In-Progress |
Aviation Charts such as navigation charts, terminal charts, publications such as Canadian Airport Charts (airport diagrams), Canada Flight... | |
Dietary Reference Intakes | Health Canada |
Department Contacted |
The Dietary Reference Intakes (DRIs) are a comprehensive set of nutrient reference values for healthy populations that can be used for... | |
Provincial data sets - in XBRL (eXtensible Business Reporting Language) format | Canadian Securities Administrators |
Under Review |
The Canadian Securities Administrators' XBRL financial filings database. The only way to access this data is via SEDAR. Only human queries... | |
Billings for Clinical Laboratory Testing by Physician and Lab | Health Canada |
Department Contacted |
I would like to see all of the medical laboratory tests that are billed by physicians and the labs throughout Canada, with information that... | |
Occurrence statistics | Transportation Safety Board of Canada |
Released in 2014 |
Yearly and monthly breakdown of occurrences in rail air marine and pipeline. | |
Provincial data citizenship and immigration data | Citizenship and Immigration Canada |
Department Contacted |
It would be fruitful for if the permanent/temporary resident were also broken down by provinces. | |
Parliamentary Committee appearances | Parliament of Canada |
In-Progress |
Names of all witnesses appearing before parliamentary committees, with the topics of the meeting, and the organization that the witnesses... | |
Federal Pre-Budget Submissions | Parliament of Canada |
In-Progress |
Each year the Standing Committee on Finance receives and published all pre-budget submissions from taxpayers and organization. The database... | |
List of Departments & agencies within the federal government / Registry of Applied Titles | Treasury Board of Canada Secretariat |
Department Contacted |
Although http://canada.ca/en/gov/dept/index.html provides the list, however, there is no export formats like CSV, JSON, or XML for computer... | |
Canadian Recreational Facility Listing | Parks Canada |
Department Contacted |
A listing of all of the hockey arenas across the country. Also listing the addresses (including longitude/latitude). | |
F.I.R.S.T. Find Information on Recovery and Safety Tips | Public Safety |
In-Progress |
Information on what to do in the event of a flood or fire. People and numbers to call. Things to avoid and precautions to take. Basically... | |
Imports and Exports by Country | Statistics Canada |
Released in 2014 |
Imports and exports by country - trade data at the 6-digit commodity level (HS) | |
High resolution shoreline, defining intertidal | Department of Fisheries and Oceans Canada |
Department Contacted |
Users would like to access the high resolution shoreline dataset so that they can start building other products off of it, including... | |
Government Employee Details | Treasury Board of Canada Secretariat |
Released in February 2015 |
Can you publish the dataset of all employee of the government (federal,state,local,city etc) with the following info: salary,age,race,sex,... | |
Current and Upcoming Elections | Elections Canada |
Department Contacted |
I would like to be able to see all elections that are upcoming in Canada with the type (federal, provincial, municipal, by-election..), the... | |
Wages by Occupation for Canada, Provinces and Economic Regions | Employment and Social Development Canada |
Released in January 2014 |
Minimum, median and maximum wages for Canada, provinces, territories and economic regions by all 520 specific occupation determined by the... | |
Patient contacted drug recall | Health Canada |
Released in October 2014 |
Pharmacy collaboration in contacting prescribers when drug recall occurs | |
Severe weather alerts | Environment Canada |
Department Contacted |
Severe weather alerts watches and warnings | |
Residential Schools Truth and Reconciliation data | Aboriginal Affairs and Northern Development Canada |
Department Contacted |
Data pertaining to the operation and oversight of residential schools organized in a geo-tagged format by institution location | |
General Well Data | Saskatchewan Energy And Resources |
Not collected by the Government of Canada |
General Well Data and Production Data for the Province of Saskatchewan. | |
Permafrost in Canada | Natural Resources Canada |
Released in March 2013 |
Data used to create the Permafrost map of Canada | |
National Defence Budget Data | National Defence |
Department Contacted |
Annual current, historical and planned budget expenditure for National Defence with similar levels of detail as that published by the US... | |
Job Bank API | Employment and Social Development Canada |
under review |
We would like live access to the job listings made available on the Job Bank site so they can be accessed by web and mobile applications. | |
Prevelance of Minimum Wage Earners | Statistics Canada / Employment and Social Development Canada |
Department Contacted |
When the Minimum Wage Database was hosted by Statcan it contained information about the prevalence of employees earning minimum wage by... | |
Competition Bureau Merger Registry | Competition Bureau (Industry Canada) |
In-Progress |
The Competition Bureau currently publishes a monthly report of concluded merger reviews on its website (http://www.competitionbureau.gc.... | |
NTv2 Grid Shift Files (.gsb) | Natural Resources Canada |
Department Contacted |
You can sign in and get the gsb files at http://webapp.geod.nrcan.gc.ca/geod/tools-outils/ntv2.php or the desktop application but it would... | |
Detailed Fisheries Harvest Data | Fisheries and Oceans Canada |
Department Contacted |
This dataset would include highly detailed information about commercial fisheries harvests on both coasts. In the Pacific, for example, the... | |
Federally regulated businesses | Industry Canada |
Released in February 2014 |
Legal name, business or trade name, Industry classification, address and any other contact information that is available for federally... | |
Flickr photos of historical significance | Library and Archives Canada |
Department Contacted |
LAC releases many pictures on their Flickr photostream, but many are not available for commercial re-use, making them unsuitable for... | |
Unemployment by occupational classification by province | Employment and Social Development Canada |
Released in January 2014 |
Number of unemployed by occupational class per each province. | |
Wholesale Price Reports | Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada |
Department Contacted |
The data behind the Weekly Wholesale Prices Reports. | |
Labour Market Opinon Database | Employment and Social Development Canada |
Department Contacted |
The dataset should include the business names of companies that applied for Labour Market Opinion, the province of the business location,... | |
Database of government official visits | Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade Development Canada |
Department Contacted |
Database of all visits of foreign government officials in Canada, and all Canadian government officials visits abroad, either through... | |
Divorce and Maintenance | Justice Canada |
Department Contacted |
I would like a database for divorce, child support, maintenance, Who pays, how long, how many times they have to go to court to vary each... | |
North American Industry Classification System codes (NAICS) | Statistics Canada |
Released in January 2012 |
This dataset would include all of the codes in the North American Industry Classification System, a short description of the code and a... | |
Landed Weight and Landed Value of Fish, by species, fishery, gear and year | Fisheries and Oceans Canada |
In-Progress |
The data published at http://www.pac.dfo-mpo.gc.ca/stats/comm/summ-somm/annsumm-sommann/2012/ANNUAL12_USER_three_party_groups.htm is just a... | |
DFAIT & United Nations Meeting Notes | Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade |
Department Contacted |
How many Canadians in our government work outside Canada with international partners such as the United Nations, World Bank, ILO, etc. How... | |
Sexually transmitted disease diagnosis/reporting rates by location, age, date | Public Health Agency of Canada |
Department Contacted |
Sexually transmitted disease diagnosis/reporting rates by location, age, date. | |
Youth In Transition Survey | Statistics Canada |
under review |
The Youth in Transition Survey (YITS) is a longitudinal survey undertaken jointly by Statistics Canada and Human Resources and Skills... | |
Data on food ingredients | Canadian Food Inspection Agency |
Department Contacted |
Data on ingredients in food for the purpose of identifying any health warnings to consumers. This could be used in an app that would allow... | |
Occupational Employment Statistics | Statistics Canada |
Released in January 2014 |
Users would like to compile data for research on Occupational Employment Statistics for North America and can easily retrieve very granular... | |
Listing of communities by Province and by Region for all of Canada | Statistics Canada |
Department Contacted |
A listing of all communities (incorporated and unincorporated and Indian Bands / First Nations, listed not only by Province, but also by... | |
Members of Legislature Public Service | Parliament of Canada |
Department Contacted |
Members of legislature from each province with details on their riding, photo, etc. as available, for example, from: http://www1.gnb.ca/... | |
Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC) Awards Database | Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC) |
Released in February 2014 |
All research awards that are already publicly available to be also available with the Open Government License. This includes: NSERC... | |
CANSIM Access Metadata | Statistics Canada |
under review |
Data on the access requests made via CANSIM for Statistics Canada datasets. Would be interesting to see the level of demand for StatsCan... | |
Postal Codes by Federal Ridings File (PCFRF) | Statistic Canada |
Released in January 2014 |
I would like to have a file that lists Postal codes and the associated Federal Electoral Riding. Here is the information that I would... | |
List of terrorist acts within canada and sovereign soil | Public Safety Canada |
Released in 2013 |
Would be nice to have a similar dataset as what is available from the United States, especially for academic research/papers; specifically... | |
Regional Polygon Datasets | Natural Resources Canada |
Released in September 2012 |
In many provinces, the province is described as 'regions', i.e. for Electoral Boundaries or for environment Canada use.. i.e., Lower... | |
Harmonized Drainage Basin Boundaries shared by Canada and the U.S. | Fisheries and Oceans Canada |
under review |
International Joint Commission, NRCan, EC Description of the dataset you would like to make available: Seamless hydro data between Canada... | |
CIDA Project Investments and Benefits | Canadian International Development Agency |
Released in 2013 |
Publish data on the number of projects that are underway and in what countries are they engaged in. This will help Canadians triangulate... | |
Annual Report data for Legislated Employment Equity Program (LEEP) employers | Employment and Social Development Canada |
under review |
Individual annual report data that have been submitted to the Labour Program by federally regulated private sector employers and Crown... | |
Taxes collected | Public Works and Government Services Canada |
Released in January 2015 |
Each department that collects taxes for internal or external services or for the government at large should be disclosing this information... | |
Canada's Sixth National Report on Climate Change: 2014 | Environment Canada |
Department Contacted |
This is a report that is submitted to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change. It should be available as a PDF and with... | |
Temporary Resident Visas issued by Region Federal government institution | Citizenship and Immigration Canada |
under review |
I would like to see statistics on temporary resident visas issued by Region. | |
National Graduates Survey | Statistics Canada |
Released in January 2015 |
This survey was designed to determine such factors as: the extent to which graduates of postsecondary programs had been successful in... | |
Crop inventory map | Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada |
Released in February 2014 |
Annual crop inventory maps of canada. | |
Correctional Facility Locations | Correctional Services Canada |
Department Contacted |
A dataset that shows the location of federal correctional facilities (all levels) by latitude and longitude | |
Management Accountabilty Framework (MAF) Results | Treasury Board of Canada Secretariat |
under review |
Historical MAF Results by Department | |
Vehicle Class Emissions | Natural Resources Canada |
Released in October 2013 |
I am looking for a dataset that collects average CO2 emissions and fuel use for standard vehicle types, rather than specific vehicle models... | |
Records of the number of Canadians abroad, by country | Citizenship and Immigration Canada |
Released in September 2010 |
I would like to have access to a database that provides the number of Canadians living in a foreign country, for all countries. | |
Countries that visit data.gc.ca, with catagories of interest | Open Government Secretariat, Treasury Board of Canada Secretariat |
Under Review |
Based on the current "Top 10 most Downloaded Datasets since launch" visting countries and categories of interest are separate tables. Build... | |
List of Canadian companies operating abroad | Canadian Trade Commissioner Service |
under review |
A list of Canadian companies that operate abroad, including the countries where they operate. | |
Bedford Basin Monitoring Program | Fisheries and Oceans Canada |
under review |
The Bedford Institute of Oceanography has been collecting weekly profiles of water conductivity, temperature, and depth (CTD), as well as... | |
Public Sector Salary Disclosure | Ministry of Finance |
Department Contacted |
http://www.fin.gov.on.ca/en/publications/salarydisclosure/pssd/ - The Public Sector Salary Disclosure Act, 1996 (the act) makes Ontario's... | |
Pharmaceutical Drugs for Human Use | Health Canada |
under review |
Electronic copies of all labels for pharmaceutical drugs that have been approved by Health Canada. | |
Elections Information | Elections Canada |
Department Contacted |
Upcoming elections in canada with all the information provided for voters. Where do I vote? how/where to vote... | |
Wait times for security screening in airports | Canadian Air Transport Security Authority |
under review |
Wait times in airports as defined by http://www.catsa.gc.ca/waittimes | |
eManifest data | Canada Border Services Agency |
under review |
All manifest data made available on a monthly basis from all ship, rail, ground and air transportation coming in and out of Canada. The... | |
The breakdown of immigration categories and their source countries | Citizenship and Immigration Canada |
under review |
The breakdown of immigration categories and their source countries. For example, what are the top source countries for economic immigrants... | |
Postsecondary enrolment by Province, Institution type, and Field of Study | Statistics Canada |
Department Contacted |
A dataset of postsecondary enrolment by Province and field of study would be helpful for both public and private sector human resource... | |
Historical Census Data | Library and Archives Canada |
Department Contacted |
Library and Archives Canada has a searchable database on their website of several historical Canadian censuses from 1825 to 1916. The... | |
Institute of Ocean Sciences Water Properties Data Holdings | Department of Fisheries and Ocean Sciences |
Department Contacted |
Metadata Inventory of water profiles. Including information about Temperature, Salinity, Transmissometer, Nutrients (nitrate, silcate OR... | |
National Prescription Drug Utilization Information System | Canadian Institute for Health Information |
Department Contacted |
Which medical providers prescribes which pharmaceutical drugs? How often? Patient level data should be anonymized or aggregated | |
Location of natural gas development wells in Canada | Ministry of Natural Resources |
Department Contacted |
I would like to obtain a dataset that includes the following: Well identifier In-service year Shutdown year Well status (... | |
Real Property | Treasury Board of Canada Secretariat |
Released |
I would like to get a data for all the building managed by Government of Canada | |
Radar Data | Environment Canada |
Department Contacted |
Myself and hundreds if not thousands of weather enthusiasts would like access to free, raw Canadian Doppler Radar Data (Reflectivity,... | |
Government-wide Transfer Payments by Recipient | Government of Canada |
Released in September 2013 |
As an example, this data set (http://www.tpsgc-pwgsc.gc.ca/recgen/donneesouvertes-opendata/cpc-pac/PA-V3-S6-2014-eng.csv) should be... | |
Ontario Cellphone Towers Information | Industry Canada |
Department Contacted |
Include each cellphone tower as a unique record with information list in the below fields: Name/Tower ID Location/Address Town/... | |
ALL YEARS of "Total Entries of Temporary Foreign Worker..." | Citizenship and Immigration Canada |
under review |
I would really like to see all years for this data set. When on-line, the only data made avaiable is from 2009 onward. This is for research... | |
Infrastructure/building projects by forward sortation area (FSA) | Infrastructure Canada |
Department Contacted |
A list of new public infrastructure/building projects by forward sortation area (FSA). | |
List of Government of Canada policy instruments | Treasury Board of Canada Secretariat |
Department Contacted |
List of approved policy instruments with associated metadata including: instrument type, effective date, OPI, primary, secondary and... | |
Science Library Collections | Science Departments (Health, CFIA, AAFC ,NRCan, NSERC, NRC,..) |
Department Contacted |
I would like to see the contents of the library catalogues (like the old dewey decimal system) for the library holdings of science... | |
Federal Right-Of-Way boundaries | Natural Resources Canada |
Department Contacted |
I would like to have access to federally regulated right-of-way boundaries for pipelines. | |
Aeronautical maps, digital | Transport Canada |
Department Contacted |
The full set of digitized aeronautical maps published in a manner similar to the FAA in the US. At present these maps are only... | |
Travel Health | Public Health Agency of Canada |
Department Contacted |
Public Health Agency of Canada has travel health information at http://www.phac-aspc.gc.ca/tmp-pmv/ | |
Outdoor Recreational Spaces | Parks Canada |
Department Contacted |
A list of all municipal and township owned and maintained outdoor play areas including but not limited to skating rinks, playgrounds, bike... | |
Proposed Laws | Ministry of Justice |
Department Contacted |
Proposed acts and bills, and their status | |
DB web | Government organization | News headlines in Quebec | ||
Political Contributions | Elections Canada |
Department Contacted |
Political donations to parties, leadership campaigns, etc. as recorded by Elections Canada. They have a large publicly-accessible database... | |
Aboriginal Business Directory | Aboriginal Affairs and Northern Development Canada |
Department Contacted |
List of Aboriginal Businesses in Canada with details including Primary Business Activity, number of employees and total sales, along with... | |
Insured vehicle by region or cities | Municipal government |
Not collected by the Government of Canada |
I would like to see if we could get numbers of vehicle insured or registered in each region or cities. | |
Public Service Staffing Actions | Public Service Commission of Canada |
Department Contacted |
Information on public service staffing actions by year, broken into: processes initiated, notices of intent to appoint, notices of... | |
Traits of Plants in Canada (TOPIC) | Natural Resources Canada |
Department Contacted |
Functional traits of Canadian flora from the TOPIC database used by Literature Review Module and the Empirical Measurements Module. | |
Citizenship and Immigration Canada Processing Times | Citizenship and Immigration Canada |
Department Contacted |
Published processing times in August and September 2013 for Overseas spousal sponsorship applications in Canada and then at the London High... | |
Number of new permanent resident entries at each port of entry | Citizenship and Immigration Canada and/or Canada Border Services Agency |
Department Contacted |
Number of permanent residents admitted every year from each port of entry. | |
Lake Winnipeg Basin Stewardship Fund Project Reports | Environment Canada |
Department Contacted |
The Lake Winnipeg Basin Stewardship Fund has provided funding in two phases, starting in 2008. Interim or final project reports are... |
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Parking tickets | Municipal government |
Not collected by the Government of Canada |
I would like to get the parking ticket paid by each location with geocode by year. | |
Canadian regulatory and legislative text | Department of Justice |
Department Contacted |
The laws-lois.justice.gc.ca/ site provided by the Department of Justice is searchable through an on-line form, but the search is limited. I... | |
Canada Gazette | Treasury Board of Canada Secretariat |
Department Contacted |
The Canada Gazette is searchable through an on-line form, but the search is limited. I would like to see an API developed for the Canada... | |
List of GC policy instruments | Treasury Board of Canada Secretariat |
Department Contacted |
List of approved policy instruments with associated metadata including: instrument type, effective date, OPI, primary, secondary and... | |
Community Mailbox location | Canada Post |
Department Contacted |
Location data of community mailbox. Ideally location by long/lat, but could also be by other form of reference (civic address, etc... | |
Overturned denials of permanent residency | Citizenship and Immigration Canada |
Department Contacted |
The current datasets show the number of applications made, approved, denied, withdrawn, etc. It would be helpful to know how many... | |
Number of restricted fire zone days by date/ by park | Natural Resources Canada |
Department Contacted |
I want to see what the best time to go camping is, you could use this to determine the likelihood of a given week having a fire ban. | |
Gas Station: Price & Location | Transport Canada |
Department Contacted |
The data set would be updated regularly and would ideally include the price for each gas and the location for each gas station across... | |
Security clearances | Public Services and Procurement Canada |
Department Contacted |
Volumetric information on personal security clearances. http://iss-ssi.pwgsc-tpsgc.gc.ca/ssi-iss-services/esp-pss-eng.html | |
National Hydro Network | Natural Resources Canada |
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It would be great to be able to download one shapefile that covers an entire province of hydro features | |
Pesticide Product Information Database | Health Canada |
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Pesticide Product Information Database for accurately identifying and obtaining detailed agricultural pesticides. I'm considering the... | |
Military Medals, Honours and Awards, 1812-1969 | Veterans Affairs Canada |
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http://www.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/discover/military-heritage/military-medals-1812-1969/Pages/military-medals-honours-awards.aspx There is a... | |
Parks of Canada, in collaboration with other levels of government | Parks Canada |
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A master list of all national and provincial parks (municipal if possible) as well as their accompanying facilities, fees, location (either... | |
Departmental machine readable files inventory | Machine Readable Archives (MRA) division of the Public Archives of Canada |
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In 1975-1976, the Machine Readable Archives (MRA) division of the Public Archives of Canada undertook a survey of all machine readable data... | |
Orders in Council Database | Privy Council Office |
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The same information as made available in HTML format via this form http://www.pco-bcp.gc.ca/oic-ddc.asp | |
List of Federal Institutions | Treasury Board of Canada Secretariat |
Released in 2011-12-07 |
In Burolis, TBS displays federal institution codes; 2 columns (Code, Institution URL). I'd like to see a dataset that consists of 3... | |
Base boundaries | Department of National Defence |
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GIS file for the outer boundary of all bases and training areas. | |
8-metre resolution bathymetry data | Department of Fisheries and Oceans |
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Detailed bathymetry at resolutions from 1-metre to 16-metres, depending upon sea floor complexity. This would be consistent with such... | |
Canadian Company Capabilities | Industry Canada |
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Companies that can supply an organization with the goods, services and technology it needs. http://www.ic.gc.ca/eic/site/ccc-rec.nsf/eng... | |
Processing Times of All Visa Categories by Visa Office Over Time | Citizenship and Immigration Canada |
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The average processing times of different visas, broken down by the visa office it is being processed at, over time. Additional Comments... | |
Permanent Residence Applications still in processing that have exceeded posted processing timelines | Immigration, Refugees, and Citizenship Canada |
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Details of permanent residence applications still in processing that have exceeded the posted processing timeframe, including the Canadian... | |
Artists in Canada | National Art Gallery |
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