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Open data is defined as structured data that is machine-readable, freely shared, used and built on without restrictions.
The key things to remember about open data are:
- #Availability and access#: the data must be available as a whole and at no more than a reasonable reproduction cost, preferably by downloading over the internet. The data must also be available in a convenient and modifiable form.
- #Re-use and redistribution#: the data must be provided under terms that permit re-use and redistribution including the intermixing with other datasets.
- #Universal participation#: everyone must be able to use, re-use and redistribute. There should be no discrimination against fields of endeavour or against persons or groups. For example, 'non-commercial' restrictions that would prevent 'commercial' use, or restrictions of use for certain purposes (e.g. only in education), are not allowed.
Canadian Heritage is strongly committed to contribute to a barrier-free Canada. The Plan marks an important step in our work …
The Agri-Environmental Spatial Data (AESD) product from the Census of Agriculture provides a large selection of farm-level variables from the …
Collection of monitoring products of river ice roughness from current and past winter seasons throughout Canada as monitored by Natural …
Weekly precipitation quantity has been measured at both at the primary meteorological site as well as at five other sites …
This study set out to provide an up-to-date portrait of the per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) contamination status in a …
The Indigenous Geographical Names dataset presents an extract from the Canadian Geographical Names Data Base (CGNDB) of geographical names with …
This dataset represents the Environmental and Socio-economic Assessments (ESA) submitted to the Canada Energy Regulator (CER). The CER has made …
This report provides information on travel, hospitality, and conference expenditures for the Office of the Auditor General of Canada (OAG) …
Briefing binder used by the Privacy Commissioner of Canada, Philippe Dufresne, as a witness before the Standing Committee on ETHI …
The Canadian Total Diet Study (TDS) is a food surveillance program that monitors the concentrations of chemical contaminants in foods …