National Action Plan on Open Government Commitment

C05.1.4 - Open Data for Results

Commitment:
Open Data for Results
Milestone:
Ensure open and strategic management of data and information
Indicator:
C05.1.4 - Define a federal data quality framework to build a common understanding of data quality and harmonize approaches to optimizing the quality of data assets in the Government of Canada
Lead Organization:
Treasury Board of Canada Secretariat
Deadline:
By Summer 2023
Summit for Democracy:
No

Updates

2023-12
Status:
Complete
Evidence of progress:

The GC data quality framework was transformed into formal guidance and published as a draft on GCwiki and is going through final approvals. Through departmental consultations, federal institutions participated in the development of the framework to ensure it met the need of the public service. Work is underway to integrate the framework into the Guideline on Service and Digital. A new Guidance on Data Quality was published on Canada.ca to support the implementation of the Standard on Systems that Manage Information and Data. It provides advice on how departments can standardize their approach to data quality and strengthen data quality management.

2023-09
Status:
Substantial progress
Evidence of progress:

The GC data quality framework was transformed into formal guidance and published as a draft on GCwiki and is going through final approvals. Through departmental consultations, federal institutions participated in the development of the framework to ensure it met the need of the public service. Work is underway to integrate the framework into the Guideline on Service and Digital.

Evidence:

https://wiki.gccollab.ca/GCDataQuality_Framework

2022-12
Status:
Substantial progress
Evidence of progress:

(No change). The GC data quality framework was published as a draft on GCwiki. Many federal institutions that participated in the development of the framework have started testing or integrating it into their departmental contexts. Work is underway to integrate the framework into the Guideline on Service and Digital.

2022-09
Status:
Substantial progress
Evidence of progress:

(No Change). The GC data quality framework was published as a draft on GCwiki. Many federal institutions that participated in the development of the framework have started testing or integrating it into their departmental contexts. Work is underway to integrate the framework into the Guideline on Service and Digital.

2022-06
Status:
Substantial progress
Evidence of progress:

The GC data quality framework was published as a draft on GCwiki. Many federal institutions that participated in the development of the framework have started testing or integrating it into their departmental contexts. Work is underway to integrate the framework into the Guideline on Service and Digital.

2022-03
Status:
Limited progress
Evidence of progress:

Draft GC framework for enterprise data and information governance framework has been developed.