Global MacroDatasetNewAdded 2026-11-13

Ontario Data Catalogue (CKAN API and Atom feed)

Ontario 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 – Ontario, version 1.0 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-Ontario 1.0: acknowledge the source and include the licence attribution statement.

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// Overview

Ontario Data Catalogue (CKAN API and Atom feed)

The Government of Ontario's open-data catalogue runs on CKAN, with a keyless package API for searching and reading dataset records and an Atom feed of dataset updates. The about page says "Most of the data available in the catalogue is released under Ontario’s Open Government Licence."

Coverage

Ontario provincial government datasets, as catalogue records, a CKAN API and an Atom feed. The about page also says "However, each dataset may be shared with the public under other kinds of licences or no licence at all."

Good for

#global-macro#canada#ontario#open-data#catalogue#api

Verdict

A provincial open-data index for Ontario, alongside data-gov-ie-api. Licence: Custom (Open Government Licence – Ontario 1.0): 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 1.0 of the Open Government Licence – Ontario." 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 – Ontario, version 1.0 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

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// Full record · catalog.json

name: Ontario Data Catalogue (CKAN API and Atom feed)
slug: ontario-data-catalogue
category: Global Macro
domain: Global Macro
type: Dataset
sitePageUrl: https://signal-lab.qdt.ai/datasets/ontario-data-catalogue
providerUrl: https://data.ontario.ca/api/3/action/package_search
badge: Free
auth: none
freeTierLimits: Free keyless CKAN API and Atom feed.
rateLimits: Not stated.
docsUrl: https://data.ontario.ca/api/3/action/package_search
coverage: Ontario provincial government datasets, as catalogue records, a CKAN API and an Atom feed. The about page also says "However, each dataset may be shared with the public under other kinds of licences or no licence at all."
lastVerified: 2026-11-13
evidenceUrls: https://data.ontario.ca/api/3/action/package_search?rows=2
https://data.ontario.ca/about
https://www.ontario.ca/page/open-government-licence-ontario
https://data.ontario.ca/feeds/dataset.atom
tasks: global-macro
canada
ontario
open-data
catalogue
api
license: Custom
licenseUrl: https://www.ontario.ca/page/open-government-licence-ontario
licenseNote: Open Government Licence – Ontario, version 1.0 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-Ontario 1.0: 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": "ontario-data-catalogue"
    }
  }
}

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Ontario Data Catalogue (CKAN API and Atom feed)

Coverage

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Verdict

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// Full record · catalog.json

// The same record over MCP

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