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Wikidata:WikiProject Canada Open Government and COVID-19


This WikiProject aims to identify and document the Open Data COVID-19 resources provided by the Canadian government in response to the global pandemic. Creating items for the major reports, bills and other pieces of legislative changes will allow better understanding of the Government of Canada's ability to effectively implement Open Data and Open Government mandates.


Canada and Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) edit

Canada seeks to follow open government principles in its portrayal and access to resources associated with COVID-19. Access to these resources falls under the Open Government Licence - Canada

Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) resources from StatCan are regularly updated and relevant to staying informed on various aspects being impacted and studied during the outbreak. For example, these regular updates are demonstrated with the presentation of COVID-19 epidemiological and economic research data.

The epidemiological data includes regularly updated maps, modelling, datasets, and reports, of which the most recent ones are listed here:

Economic and socio-economic data is collected and compiled into two summaries, the Canada Emergency Response Benefit (CERB) statistics, table data on a weekly basis by applications for benefits based on province/territory, gender and age group of applicants. The StatCan COVID-19 data perspective provides a more nuanced look at the impact of the virus on Canada's socio-economic landscape through articles on various subjects, including a Geospatial Explorer Hub.

Government Response edit

During the pandemic, the Department of Justice shares the latest information on legislative and other measures adopted to protect Canadians in response to the pandemic.

The Department of Justice of Canada's response and documentation from Parliament is found under the following categories:

  • Legislation: Federally enacted legislation that came about in response to the pandemic.
  • Charter Statements: Since December 13, 2019, the Charter Statement are tabled in Parliament by the Minister of Justice and are meant to be a transparency measure to inform parliamentary and public debate on a bill, and create accountability for the public, and increase awareness of the Charter for all citizens.
  • Orders & Regulation: Existing laws, such as the Quarantine Act and the Aeronautics Act that provide the Government of Canada authority to issue orders and regulations to ensure public safety in quick response to the pandemic can be found here.
  • Draft Legislative Proposal: Proposals of draft legislation to address issues relating to the pandemic.

Guidance Documents edit

The Government of Canada has produced a series of guidance documents regarding COVID-19 which are available in HTML form. These documents include:

Related Legislation edit

Tools edit

Data sets edit

  • Public Health Infobase - Data on COVID-19 in Canada through the Open Government portal provides coverage that is maintained and updated daily dating back to January 31, 2020. The table is published by the Public Health Agency of Canada from data provided by the Public Health Infobase, which is managed by the Health Promotion and Chronic Disease Prevention Branch of the Agency.
  • The Government of Canada provides a user request platform for Suggested Datasets, in the event that sought after data is not currently available. Suggestions are submitted to the platform via an online form, and previously submitted requests can be both searched and supported.

Participants edit

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See also edit

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