Government of Canada: Proactive Publication of Contracts

Government of Canada: Proactive Publication of Contracts

The Government of Canada's open data portal publishes federal departments' proactive disclosure of contracts over $10,000 (vendor, value, dates, amendments, procurement details) as one bulk CSV, with CKAN API metadata.

Coverage

Contract reports from federal government entities. The dataset page says: "This dataset consolidates all the proactive publication of contract reports submitted by federal government entities." Official public register: some records name individuals (sole contractors can appear as vendors). Update frequency in the metadata: quarterly (P3M).

Verdict

Bulk CSV and CKAN metadata on open.canada.ca. Licensed OGL-Canada-2.0: the dataset metadata says "Licence: Open Government Licence - Canada" and the licence says "You are free to: Copy, modify, publish, translate, adapt, distribute or otherwise use the Information in any medium, mode or format for any lawful purpose." The page adds: "As the data is unaudited, no warranty or other legal assurance as to the accuracy or completeness of this information is stated or can be implied." Rate limits: Not stated. Signal Lab links only.