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Current Action Plan

2022-2024

Action Plan 5

  • Number of Commitments: 5
  • Policy Area Focus: Not specified

Canada has delivered their 2022-2024 action plan.

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Contact

Point of Contact

Charles Taillefer Executive Director, Access to Information Policy and Performance, Office of the Chief Information Officer (Treasury Board of Canada Secretariat) charles.taillefer@tbs-sct.gc.ca
Jean Cardinal Director, Open Government, Office of the Chief Information Officer (Treasury Board of Canada Secretariat) Jean.Cardinal@tbs-sct.gc.ca

Commitments

Resources

  1. Canada Action Plan Review 2022-2024 – For Public Comment

    2024, Report Comments, Web page

  2. Canada Transitional Results Report 2018-2021 – For Public Comment

    2023, Report Comments, Web page

  3. Inception Report – Action plan – Québec, Canada, 2021 – 2023

    2022, Inception Report, Web page

  4. Canada Action Plan 2022-2024

    2022, Action Plan, Web page

  5. Action plan – Québec, Canada, 2021 – 2023

    2022, Action Plan, Web page

  6. Canada – Contrary to Process Letter (February 2022)

    2022, Letter, Web page

  7. Action plan – Ontario, Canada, 2021 – 2022

    2021, Action Plan, Web page

  8. Canada Design Report 2018-2020

    2021, IRM Report, Web page

  9. Access to Justice Offices Leading on Justice in OGP

    2021, Resource, Web page

  10. Québec – Letter of Support

    2021, Letter, Web page

  11. Canada Design Report 2018-2020 – For Public Comment

    2020, Report Comments, Web page

  12. Canada End-Term Report 2016-2018

    2019, IRM Report, Web page

  13. Canada End-of-Term Report 2016-2018 – For Public Comment

    2019, Report Comments, Web page

  14. Ontario, Canada – Notification of Late Action Plan (Cohort Shift) – January 2019

    2019, Letter, Web page

  15. Canada Action Plan 2018-2021

    2018, Action Plan, Web page

  16. Canada End-Term Self-Assessment Report 2016-2018

    2018, Self Assessment, Web page

  17. Ontario Final IRM Report 2017

    2018, IRM Report, Web page

  18. Ontario Final IRM Report 2017 – For Public Comment

    2018, Report Comments, Web page

  19. Canada Mid-Term Report 2016-2018

    2018, IRM Report, Web page

  20. Canada Mid-Term Report 2016- 2018 – For Public Comment

    2018, Report Comments, Web page

  21. Ontario Preliminary IRM Review 2017 – For Public Comment

    2018, Report Comments, Web page

  22. OGP Report Card – Canada (2017)

    2017, IRM Report, Web page

  23. Canada Mid-Term Self-Assessment Report 2016-2018

    2017, Self Assessment, Web page

  24. What’s in a Name? A comparison of ‘open government’ definitions across seven OGP members

    2017, Research Product, Web page

  25. Canada End-of-Term Report 2014-2016

    2017, IRM Report, Web page

  26. Canada End-of-Term Report 2014-2016 – For Public Comment

    2017, Report Comments, Web page

  27. Canada End-of-Term Self-Assessment Report 2014-2016

    2017, Self Assessment, Web page

  28. Ontario, Canada Action Plan

    2016, Action Plan, Web page

  29. Canada Progress Report 2014-2015

    2016, IRM Report, Web page

  30. Canada Action Plan 2016-2018

    2016, Action Plan, Web page

  31. Open North Endorsement Letter

    2016, Letter, Web page

  32. TechAlliance Endorsement Letter

    2016, Letter, Web page

  33. MaRS Endorsement Letter

    2016, Letter, Web page

  34. ONN Endorsement Letter

    2016, Letter, Web page

  35. Canada 2020 Endorsement Letter

    2016, Letter, Web page

  36. Canada Rapport d’auto-évaluation à mi-parcours (Janvier 2016)

    2016, Self Assessment, Web page

  37. Canada Mid-term Self-Assessment 2014-2016

    2016, Self Assessment, Web page

  38. Canada, First Action Plan, 2012-2013

    2015, Action Plan, Web page

  39. Canada Progress Report 2012-2013

    2015, IRM Report, Web page

  40. Canada, Second Action Plan, 2014-2016

    2015, Action Plan, Web page

  41. Case Study (2013): Canada’s Open Government Licence

    2013, Research Product, Web page

  42. Canada Letter of Intent to Join OGP

    2011, Web page

Current Data

The data below is updated periodically, most often after large numbers of new action plans and IRM reports.

Commitment Performance

The following variables answer the question “Did this commitment open government?“, and focus on how government practices have changed as a result of the commitment’s implementation.

Key

No IRM data

Pending IRM Review

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Major
Outstanding
Starred Commitments
Action Plan 1
3
Action Plan 2
2
0
3
Action Plan 3
6
2
1
Action Plan 4
0

Global

Most per action plan
4
7

Regional

Most per action plan
2
7

How to Get More Starred Commitments

Starred commitments in OGP are one of the ways the IRM designates promising reforms. The graph below shows where the major areas for improvement in action plan design and implementation should take place based on past action plans.

Key

Stars (Global average 7%)

Focus on implementation

Focus on design

Pending IRM review

No IRM data

Focus on design

Focus on objectives and impact (ambition/potential impact)

Focus on relevance to open government

Focus on verifiability

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Public Participation

This table shows: 1) the level of public influence during the development and implementation of OGP action plans, 2) whether consultations were open to any member of the public or only to those invited; and 3) whether a forum existed that met regularly.

Key

Participation was closed

Participation was open to any interested party

No IRM data

Forum

Pending IRM review

Definitions

Collaborate: Iterative dialogue and public helped set agenda

 

Involve: Government gave feedback on public inputs

 

Consult: Public gave input

 

Inform: Government provided public with information on plan

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Collaborate
Involve
Consult
Inform
No Consultation

Development

Action Plan 1
Action Plan 2
Action Plan 3
Action Plan 4
Collaborate
Involve
Consult
Inform
No Consultation

Implementation

Action Plan 1
Action Plan 2
Action Plan 3
Action Plan 4

OGP Global Report Data

The data below is drawn from the 2019 OGP Global Report. You can view and learn more about the report here.

Selected Dimensions of Open Government

This section captures how each OGP member can play a leadership role, based on IRM-based findings and third-party scores. This list does not cover all of open government and OGP members are not required to take any action.

Action implications

These are recommendations on the role that each OGP member might play in each policy area. The recommendations are derived from a combination of the IRM-based findings and third-party scores.

IRM-based findings

Reflect the performance of commitments in a particular policy area, as assessed by the IRM.

 

(NC) No Commitments
(CA) Commitment(s) in the policy area.
(IR) IRM-Reviewed: At least one IRM-assessed commitment.
(C) Was Complete: At least one commitment was substantially or fully completed.
(A) Was Ambitious: At least one commitment with moderate or transformative potential impact.
(ER) Showed Early Results: At least one commitment opened government in a “Major” or “Outstanding” way.

Third-party scores

Reflect “real-world” performance, i.e., performance outside of the OGP framework. Scores are comprised of various indicators collected by respected organizations.

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Anti-Corruption

Beneficial Ownership
Action Implications
Implement for Results
IRM-Based Findings
NC
CA
IR
C
A
ER
3rd-Party Score (0-4)
1.00 Sources
Open Contracting
Action Implications
IRM-Based Findings
NC
CA
IR
C
A
ER
3rd-Party Score (0-4)
3.08 Sources

Civic Space

Freedom of Assembly
Action Implications
IRM-Based Findings
NC
CA
IR
C
A
ER
3rd-Party Score (0-4)
3.40 Sources
Freedom of Association
Action Implications
IRM-Based Findings
NC
CA
IR
C
A
ER
3rd-Party Score (0-4)
3.73 Sources
Defending Journalists and Activists
Action Implications
IRM-Based Findings
NC
CA
IR
C
A
ER
3rd-Party Score (0-4)
3.32 Sources

Open Policy Making

Participation in Lawmaking
Action Implications
IRM-Based Findings
NC
CA
IR
C
A
ER
3rd-Party Score (0-4)
3.05 Sources
Regulatory Governance
Action Implications
IRM-Based Findings
NC
CA
IR
C
A
ER
3rd-Party Score (0-4)
4.00 Sources

Access to Information

Right to Information
Action Implications
Consider Action
IRM-Based Findings
NC
CA
IR
C
A
ER
3rd-Party Score (0-4)
2.56 Sources
Open Data (Water / Sanitation)
Action Implications
Consider Action
IRM-Based Findings
NC
CA
IR
C
A
ER
3rd-Party Score (0-4)
2.00 Sources
Open Data (Health)
Action Implications
Implement for Results
IRM-Based Findings
NC
CA
IR
C
A
ER
3rd-Party Score (0-4)
2.80 Sources
Open Data (Education)
Action Implications
Consider Action
IRM-Based Findings
NC
CA
IR
C
A
ER
3rd-Party Score (0-4)
2.40 Sources

Fiscal Openness

Transparency
Action Implications
Implement for Results
IRM-Based Findings
NC
CA
IR
C
A
ER
3rd-Party Score (0-4)
1.24 Sources
Participation
Action Implications
Consider Action
IRM-Based Findings
NC
CA
IR
C
A
ER
3rd-Party Score (0-4)
1.04 Sources
Oversight
Action Implications
Consider Action
IRM-Based Findings
NC
CA
IR
C
A
ER
3rd-Party Score (0-4)
2.08 Sources

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