Global MacroDatasetNewAdded 2026-11-13

British Columbia Data Catalogue (CKAN API and Atom feed)

British Columbia provincial government datasets, as catalogue records, a CKAN API and an Atom feed

Freeauth: noneCustom✓ verified Nov 13, 2026

Free?: FreeFree keyless CKAN API and Atom feed.
Sign-up?: None neededCall it straight away
Commercial use?: Read the termsProvider's own terms, not a standard licence

The fine print

License note: Open Government Licence for Government of British Columbia Information, version 2.0 per the licence page; a named licence with no SPDX id, so Custom. Check each dataset's own licence before reuse; some records carry another licence.
Required attribution: Required under OGL-BC 2.0: acknowledge the source and include the licence attribution statement.

Open catalogue.data.gov.bc.ca

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// Overview

British Columbia Data Catalogue (CKAN API and Atom feed)

The Government of British Columbia's Data Catalogue runs on CKAN, with a keyless package API for searching and reading dataset records and an Atom feed of dataset updates.

Coverage

British Columbia provincial government datasets, as catalogue records, a CKAN API and an Atom feed.

Good for

#global-macro#canada#british-columbia#open-data#catalogue#api

Verdict

A provincial open-data index for British Columbia, alongside data-gov-ie-api. Licence: Custom (Open Government Licence – British Columbia 2.0): the licence page says "The Information Provider grants you a worldwide, royalty-free, perpetual, non-exclusive licence to use the Information, including for commercial purposes, subject to the terms below" and "This is version 2.0 of the Open Government Licence for Government of British Columbia Information." Check each dataset's own licence before reuse; some records carry another licence. Rate limits: Not stated. Signal Lab links only.

// Limits

Free limits & license

Price	Free
Auth	none
Free tier	Free keyless CKAN API and Atom feed.
Rate limit	Not stated.
License	Custom (see note)
License note	Open Government Licence for Government of British Columbia Information, version 2.0 per the licence page; a named licence with no SPDX id, so Custom. Check each dataset's own licence before reuse; some records carry another licence.
Last verified	Nov 13, 2026

Limits belong to the provider and can change. Always confirm on the evidence page.

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// Full record · catalog.json

name: British Columbia Data Catalogue (CKAN API and Atom feed)
slug: bc-data-catalogue
category: Global Macro
domain: Global Macro
type: Dataset
sitePageUrl: https://signal-lab.qdt.ai/datasets/bc-data-catalogue
providerUrl: https://catalogue.data.gov.bc.ca/api/3/action/package_search
badge: Free
auth: none
freeTierLimits: Free keyless CKAN API and Atom feed.
rateLimits: Not stated.
docsUrl: https://catalogue.data.gov.bc.ca/api/3/action/package_search
coverage: British Columbia provincial government datasets, as catalogue records, a CKAN API and an Atom feed.
lastVerified: 2026-11-13
evidenceUrls: https://catalogue.data.gov.bc.ca/api/3/action/package_search?rows=2
https://www2.gov.bc.ca/gov/content/data/policy-standards/data-policies/open-data/open-government-licence-bc
https://catalogue.data.gov.bc.ca/feeds/dataset.atom
tasks: global-macro
canada
british-columbia
open-data
catalogue
api
license: Custom
licenseUrl: https://www2.gov.bc.ca/gov/content/data/policy-standards/data-policies/open-data/open-government-licence-bc
licenseNote: Open Government Licence for Government of British Columbia Information, version 2.0 per the licence page; a named licence with no SPDX id, so Custom. Check each dataset's own licence before reuse; some records carry another licence.
attribution: Required under OGL-BC 2.0: acknowledge the source and include the licence attribution statement.

// The same record over MCP

Request · get_entry

{
  "jsonrpc": "2.0",
  "id": 1,
  "method": "tools/call",
  "params": {
    "name": "get_entry",
    "arguments": {
      "slug": "bc-data-catalogue"
    }
  }
}

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British Columbia Data Catalogue (CKAN API and Atom feed)

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// Full record · catalog.json

// The same record over MCP

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