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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.
Found 16 records

The Government of Canada Core Subject Thesaurus is a bilingual thesaurus consisting of terminology which represents all the fields treated …

Record Modified: Apr 9, 2026
Record Released: Sep 25, 2016
Publisher: Library and Archives Canada
Formats: RDF XML CSV
Keywords: Core Subject Thesaurus Subject Thesaurus CST

LAC’s first Accessibility Plan is the result of an initial series of consultations with persons with disabilities and their allies, …

Record Modified: Oct 4, 2025
Record Released: Jan 19, 2023
Publisher: Library and Archives Canada
Formats: HTML
Keywords: Accessibility Plan Equity Diversity Inclusion

Dataset used to calculate the ratio of published documents to the acquired ones during the year.

Record Modified: Oct 4, 2025
Record Released: Nov 29, 2018
Publisher: Library and Archives Canada
Formats: CSV
Keywords: published documents acquired processed document

The Service Inventory provides an overview of LAC services.

Record Modified: Feb 4, 2025
Record Released: Feb 4, 2025
Publisher: Library and Archives Canada
Formats: XLSX
Keywords: Archives Library Services

Dataset used to calculate the cost to describe a newly acquired published title

Record Modified: Dec 9, 2024
Record Released: Nov 29, 2018
Publisher: Library and Archives Canada
Formats: CSV
Keywords: Cost published title

Dataset used to calculate the annual increase's ratio of new digital files preserved (includes both born-digital and digitized documents)

Record Modified: Dec 9, 2024
Record Released: Nov 29, 2018
Publisher: Library and Archives Canada
Formats: CSV
Keywords: Cumulative terabyte new digital files preserved

Federal government institutions that participated to an event on recordkeeping's dataset

Record Modified: Dec 9, 2024
Record Released: Nov 29, 2018
Publisher: Library and Archives Canada
Formats: CSV
Keywords: Federal government institutions participation event on recordkeeping

Dataset used to calculate the time's ratio to complete the evaluation of a private archive

Record Modified: Dec 9, 2024
Record Released: Nov 30, 2018
Publisher: Library and Archives Canada
Formats: CSV
Keywords: Evaluation time private archives

Dataset used to calculate the at-risk audio-visual material migrated from an obsolete to a current digital file format

Record Modified: Dec 9, 2024
Record Released: Nov 29, 2018
Publisher: Library and Archives Canada
Formats: CSV
Keywords: Cumulative hours at-risk audio-visual material migrated

Cost per attendant at events relating to the management of government information's dataset. The result is in Canadian Dollar.

Record Modified: Dec 9, 2024
Record Released: Nov 30, 2018
Publisher: Library and Archives Canada
Formats: CSV
Keywords: Federal government employee cost per participant events on managing information