National Action Plan on Open Government Commitment

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C02.3.3 - Protecting civic space and democracy in the digital era

Commitment:
Protecting civic space and democracy in the digital era
Milestone:
Increase Canadians' access to government information
Indicator:
C02.3.3 - Integrate public demand into the prioritization process of federal archival records to be proactively opened and maximize access to those records.
Lead Organization:
Library and Archives Canada
Deadline:
2025 to 2029

Updates

2026-06
Status:
Substantial progress
Evidence of progress:

Library and Archives Canada's (LAC) Proactive Review and Opening of GC Records team is currently developing a prioritization framework to guide the proactive opening and public accessibility of federal archival records. The framework will draw on multiple criteria to ensure resources are directed where they can have the greatest impact, including evolving public interest trends as reflected in LAC’s internal client demand statistics.

2025-12
Status:
Not started
Challenges:

LAC will be able to start reporting in the next reporting period