Data Portals/Open Government Canada

Open Government Canada

Canada's federal open data portal, providing bilingual access to datasets from across departments, including geospatial and Earth observation data.

Open Government Canada is the federal open data and information portal of the Government of Canada. It catalogs datasets from federal departments and agencies, with a dedicated geospatial discovery experience and links to Natural Resources Canada's mapping products.

Released under the Open Government Licence – Canada, the data is free to reuse with attribution. Coverage spans administrative boundaries, census geography, hydrography, land cover, and Earth observation, making it the primary entry point for national Canadian geospatial data.

Frequently Asked Questions

Most datasets use the Open Government Licence – Canada, which permits free reuse including commercial use with attribution.

Yes. In line with Canadian federal requirements, the portal and its metadata are available in both English and French.

Natural Resources Canada publishes topographic, elevation, and land cover products that are discoverable through the portal and the federal geospatial platform.

Details

AgencyGovernment of Canada
LevelNational
RegionNorth America
CoverageCanada
LicenseOpen Government Licence – Canada
Formats
CSVGeoJSONShapefileAPI
Update FrequencyContinuous
Categories
CanadaNationalOpen Data
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