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In accordance with the Access to Information Act, the government proactively publishes the package of question period notes that were …
In accordance with the Access to Information Act, the government proactively publishes titles and reference numbers of memoranda received …
List of departments and organizations registered on the Open Government Portal. Columns include:
uuidtitle_en: Title …
Note: Between March 17, 2026 and April 10, 2026, the CanadaBuys contract history and CanadaBuys awards notices datasets underwent …
This dataset contains information on Government of Canada tender information published according to the Financial Administration Act. It includes data …
Understanding how bird populations are spatially structured throughout their annual cycles is critical to identifying when and where these populations …
Temporary residents who are in Canada on a work permit in the observed calendar year. Datasets include Temporary Foreign Worker …
Resettled refugees who arrived in Canada as part of the Government of Canada's Refugee and Humanitarian Resettlement Program. Datasets include …
Extreme weather event attribution is the science of calculating how much human-caused climate change influences extreme weather events. The Rapid …
Briefing Package for the hearing before the Standing Committee on Public Accounts (PACP) on the 2026 reports of the Auditor …