First of all! A cool CBC Archive Video: 1961 census counts, not humourous but, mais bon, le plus Ça change le plus c’est la même chose!
Next up, Census Swag Perfect for summer – and no, datalibre.ca does not get a cut!

urging governments to make data about canada and canadians free and accessible to citizens
August 16, 2010 by Tracey
First of all! A cool CBC Archive Video: 1961 census counts, not humourous but, mais bon, le plus Ça change le plus c’est la même chose!
Next up, Census Swag Perfect for summer – and no, datalibre.ca does not get a cut!
datalibre.ca is a blog, inspired by civicaccess.ca, which believes all levels of Canadian governments should make civic information and data accessible at no cost in open formats to their citizens. The data is collected using Canadian tax-payer funds, and we believe use of the data should not be restricted to those who can afford the exorbitant fees. [more...]
Email: contact AT datalibre DOT ca
June 18, 2013 in Uncategorized
Today the federal government announced that it would make Canadian public sector information (PSI), or administrative data (admin data) or government data more accessible and useable. A new portal was launched, data are now being disseminated under a more open licence and some additional services are being provided and there is an apps gallery and [...]
June 18, 2013 in academia, Access, canada, datasets, federal government, Open Data, openmovement
Canada has signed on to the G8 Open Data Charter. The official UK G8 Presidency site includes the Charter and its associated technical Annex. This Charter falls under one of this year’s G8 agenda items, which is to promote greater transparency. The main points of the charter are: Principle 1: Open Data by Default Principle [...]
May 31, 2013 in Uncategorized
I am posting the complete message as a public service to us all! See the Canadian Association of University Teachers (CAUT) Save Library and Archives site for updates and additional information. Librarian and Archivist of Canada Resigns On May 15, 2013 Daniel Caron, Chief Librarian and Archivist of Canada, resigned from his post. Caron’s leadership [...]
May 15, 2013 in Uncategorized
Our friends in la belle province are doing some lovely work! The image is available on Flickr and see what DémocratieOuvete.org are up to!
May 8, 2013 in Uncategorized
A survey is not a census, a census is a state sanctioned mandatory scientific and systematically carried out count of the population and its characteristics. It is a national civic duty to fill it out, providing of course one believes that knowing the nature of the Canadian population matters. A volunteer survey can be a [...]







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