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- Ontario’s Open Data Directive came into effect in April 2016. It requires all data created, collected and/or managed by ministries and provincial agencies to be made public as open data, unless it is exempt for privacy, confidentiality, security, legal or commercially-sensitive reasons.
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Aug 26, 2020 · It explains the requirements of Ontario’s Open Data Directive and provides guidance to ensure consistent approaches to open data practices across government. The guidebook also provides direction on how to identify data, assess risks and prepare Open Data for publishing.
Dec 1, 2008 · In order to maximize access to government data, the Ontario’s Open Data Directive requires all data to be made public, unless it is exempt for legal, privacy, security, confidentiality or commercially-sensitive reasons.
To see datasets available from the Government of Ontario, please see the Ontario open data catalogue. In addition to Open Data, you can also make requests for: water test results, freedom of information, lab tests and other data and information. See our Data Requests page for more information.
Ontario’s Digital and Data Directive maximizes access to government data. It requires the data we hold to be made public unless it is exempt from release. Exemptions may be for legal, privacy, security, confidentiality or commercially sensitive reasons.
- Introduction
- Purpose
- Application and Scope
- Principles
- Mandatory Requirements – Data Inventory
- Mandatory Requirements – Open Data Publication
- Mandatory Requirements – Procurement and Contracts
- Definitions
- Responsibilities
- Appendix B – Examples of High-Value Data and Prioritization Guidelines
Emphasizing the vision of open data and the overall goal of the directive.Referencing the Open Data Guidebook as a tool and resource to support implementation of the directive.Clarifying the definition of data and information.Moving exemptions from Purpose to the Mandatory Requirements section.Emphasizing exemptions specified in the directive.Clarifying details of the directive’s scope.Specifying that the directive is to be implemented in a manner that is consistent with existing legal obligations, restrictions and requirements, including legislation (e.g., the Personal Health In...Emphasizing privacy protection as a principle of the directiveClarifying that personal information will not be released under the Open Government Licence.Changing the title of the Open Government Licence to make it consistent with other references.Inserting exemptions from the original Purpose section into the start of this section.Ensuring phrasing is consistent (e.g., all references to exemptions were modified).Adding "legal" to the list of exemptions to incorporate legal privilege in all of its various forms, as well as situations where there are legal restrictions on releasing the data.Changing the term ‘accountability’ to ‘custody and control’ to clarify what data or datasets ministries are responsible for.Changing the name of the ‘Open Data Catalogue’ to ‘Ontario Data Catalogue’, to include data which is not released as open data.Reiterating the commitment to create a one-window portal for a list of all data.Removing previously explained details of open data file format.Improving definition of ministry responsibilities.Generalizing standards for details of contracts that should be released to the public.Clarifying commercially sensitive data relative to financial data.Clarifying "timely release" of contract details.Revising the definition of provincial agencies to mirror the definition in the Agencies and Appointments Directive.Clarifying definitions for consistency and clearness.Removing the definition of ‘record’ since there is no mention of ‘record’ in the directive.Clarifying responsibility of Deputy Heads with regards to new compliance measures.Identifying responsibilities at all staff levels.Adding "provincial agencies" to Criteria #1 to make it clear they are also responsible for prioritizing their data
Learn about the guidance provided to ministries and agencies on our open data processes, practices and requirements for the Open Data Directive. This content is licensed under the Open Government Licence.
Ontario’s Open Data Directive came into effect in April 2016. It requires all data created, collected and/or managed by ministries and provincial agencies to be made public as open data, unless it is exempt for privacy, confidentiality, security, legal or commercially-sensitive reasons.
