Open Data for Results (CA0078)

Issue to be addressed Practitioners and experts have refined their thoughts on open data. While the end state is still open by default, where everything that can be released is released, we need to focus on releasing timely, relevant and high-quality data that has the highest potential for impact. The prioritization of open data work needs to be informed by public demand.

Problem statement People in Canada raised the need to apply transparency, accountability and citizen participation principles and tools to open data to drive results for citizens.

Commitment The Government of Canada commits to managing data and information in an open and strategic manner, building a more mature open government and open data ecosystem, and focusing on disaggregated data. Overall, a better management of data, and a prioritization of publicly demanded, high-value data and information, will enable a more inclusive and barrier-free Canada.

Milestones

5.1 Ensure open and strategic management of data and information DEPT. TBS

- 5.1.1 Develop a roadmap identifying and prioritizing federal data standards By end of 2022

- 5.1.2 Create a protocol for the development and management of federal data standards By 2023

- 5.1.3 Establish a data and information governance framework to support a holistic approach to governance and to inform direction and decision-making on federal data and information initiatives By end of 2022

- 5.1.4 Define a federal data quality framework to build a common understanding of data quality and to harmonize approaches to optimizing the quality of data assets in the Government of Canada By summer 2023

- 5.1.5 Develop a new standard for systems that manage information and data in the Government of Canada, anchored in principles and business outcomes, to provide an enterprise approach for all federal records management and business systems By end of 2022

- 5.1.6 Develop an assessment and reporting framework that supports implementation of the standard for systems that manage information and data and enables decision-making in the Government of Canada By end of 2022

5.2 Build an open government and open data ecosystem

- 5.2.1 Integrate a robust set of open data activities as crucial components in the development of an Open Government Strategy. By December 2024 TBS

- 5.2.2 Establish an open data advisory working group made up of diverse internal and external stakeholders to help: • Inform open data priorities • Inform the establishment of public reporting on the progress of releasing open data • Identify users and experts within the open data ecosystem • Report publicly on the work and deliberations of the working group, as well as on the impact of open data By December 2024

- 5.2.3 Building on the Open Government Strategy, prioritize the development of a dedicated open data plan, through inclusive engagement, to expand on key open data activities. By December 2024 TBS

- 5.2.4 Consult on and develop departmental service standards for prioritizing and releasing open data to the open government portal, as part of the open data plan. By December 2024 TBS

- 5.2.5 Using existing maturity models, develop a maturity model for open government and open data for the Government of Canada. By December 2024 TBS

- 5.2.6 Collaborate with departments to develop criteria and a template for implementation plans, as well as self-assessment and annual reporting tools, that departments can: • Align with the Open Government Strategy and maturity models • Use to optimize departmental efforts for growth, while monitoring progress and outcomes By December 2024 TBS

- 5.2.7 Expand the federated open data search to include open data from all thirteen jurisdictions, thereby providing Canadians with access to open and discoverable data in one place By March 2023 NRCan (lead); TBS (support)

- 5.2.8 Working in collaboration with Indigenous Peoples and internal and external stakeholders, create a data- sharing policy that would facilitate data-sharing with Indigenous governments and organizations and their partners, while addressing key data governance issues, such as protecting the confidentiality of community- level information By 2024 ISC

- 5.2.9 Develop and test an infrastructure, with supporting governance, to facilitate uptake of citizen science in a health research context (this may include, but is not limited to, research in environmental health [air, water, chemicals, radiation], COVID-19, or other health-related topics) By 2024 HC

- 5.2.10 Support the Global Data Barometer and disclose comparative analysis on data in 100+ countries By spring 2022 IDRC

- 5.2.11 Increase the number of new women’s rights groups engaged in open government practices and data production consultations around the world (at least 15) By October 2022 IDRC

- 5.2.12 Support organizations in at least 15 OGP countries in developing regions to advance open, fair and efficient use of data to strengthen their democracies By December 2022 IDRC

- 5.2.13 Produce a series of synthesis reports, case studies and in-person events that support the global open data community, including the work with the Government of Kenya to co-host the International Open Data Conference By June 2023 IDRC

- 5.2.14 Plan and develop a central online hub to facilitate public access to GBA Plus data, information and resources, and to provide a space for learning and participation By December 2023 WAGE

5.3 Create a roadmap toward a more inclusive barrier-free Canada DEPT. ESDC (lead); StatCan (support)

- 5.3.1 Disaggregated Data Action Plan Developmental Phase: Develop a collection strategy for major surveys, survey design for new surveys, terms and conditions for collaborations with partners on the acquisition of new data, establishment and promotion of statistical standards for disaggregated data, exploration of existing data sources, start of release of new data and new indicators Ongoing

- 5.3.2 Disaggregated Data Action Plan Implementation Phase I: Launch of enhanced surveys, a collaborative analysis space, and an intersectional, population-level platform; further exploration of existing data sources and release of survey data, new indicators and new analytical studies By March 2023

- 5.3.3 Disaggregated Data Action Plan Implementation Phase II: Continued release of new indicators, survey data, and analyses; enhancement of the portal of the Centre for Gender, Diversity and Inclusion Statistics, enhanced data integration By March 2024

- 5.3.4 Disaggregated Data Action Plan Monitoring Phase: Continued release of new indicators, survey data and analyses; completion of the evaluation framework; course correction Completion by March 2025; report initial progress by 2024

- 5.3.5 Disaggregated Data Action Plan Evaluation Phase: Continued release of new indicators, survey data and analyses; evaluation report and recommendations for ongoing data collection and dissemination Completion by March 2026; report initial progress by 2024

- 5.3.6 Disaggregated Data Action Plan Continuous Improvement and Monitoring Phase: Continued release of new indicators, survey data and analyses; monitoring of data gaps and emerging needs that should be covered, adherence to diversity data standards (in collaboration with TBS where appropriate) at the agency and all levels of government, flow of data to the agency and statistics from the agency and use of statistics in policymaking Ongoing

- 5.3.7 2022 Canadian Survey on Disability data collection By September 2022

- 5.3.8 2022 Canadian Survey on Disability data initial results available By October 2023

- 5.3.9 Disability screening questions included in future cycles of the General Social Survey, Canadian Income Survey and Indigenous Peoples Survey Ongoing

- 5.3.10 2017 Canadian Survey on Disabilities data integrated with Canada Recovery Benefits data accessible in Federal Research Data Centre Ongoing

- 5.3.11 First set of UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD) and Sustainable Development Goals indicators available By September 2023

- 5.3.12 Develop a methodology to better understand children with disabilities (CWD) in Canada By summer 2022

- 5.3.13 Development of a new survey on children with disabilities By fall 2023

- 5.3.14 Launch of the Accessibility Statistics Data Hub in June 2021, and ongoing updates Ongoing

- 5.3.15 Analyze and publish the data on the Survey on Accessibility in Federal Sector Organizations (SAFSO) By March 2022

- 5.3.16 Publish the 2019–20 public opinion research on the Accessibility Statistics Data Hub By March 2022

- 5.3.17 Conduct additional public opinion research to address further data gaps By December 2022

- 5.3.18 Publish additional Canada Pension Plan Disability datasets on the Open Government Portal By December 2023

Action Plan Review

Commitment 5. Open Data for results