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title: Welcome to Data for Canada
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---
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## Mission
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Data for Canada exists to bridge the gap between open data availability and data usability. We curate, clean, and re-engineer high-value Canadian datasets into high-performance, analysis-ready formats for researchers, developers, and systems.
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## The Problem
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Canada creates incredible amounts of open data, from foundational road networks to federal census statistics and orthoimagery. However, these datasets are often locked in legacy formats, fragmented portals, or structures that require significant engineering effort to normalize. For a researcher or system developer, the "time-to-insight" is often bottlenecked by data preparation.
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## The Solution
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We act as the transformation layer. We aggregate datasets with permissive licenses and process them into "digestible" standards optimized for modern downstream applications.
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* **For Data Engineers, Researchers/Scientists, and Developers:** Skip the cleaning phase. Access normalized, documented data ready for analysis.
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* **For Systems:** Standardized data structures designed to feed directly into pipelines, data warehouses, and downstream services.
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**Our Stewardship:**
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Data for Canada takes ownership of the datasets we create, from start to finish. We ensure that data remains consistent, allowing for reliable analysis across **time and space**.
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## What Guides Us
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We prioritize our work in a utilitarian manner, aiming to provide the greatest amount of good to the greatest amount of individuals, though we remain open to making exceptions where necessary.
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Our approach is informed by the following:
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* [Guidance on assessing readiness to manage data according to Findable, Accessible, Interoperable, Reusable (FAIR) principles](https://www.canada.ca/en/government/system/digital-government/digital-government-innovations/information-management/guidance-assessing-readiness-manage-data-according-findable-accessible-interoperable-reusable-principles.html)
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* [GC White Paper: Data Sovereignty and Public Cloud](https://www.canada.ca/en/government/system/digital-government/digital-government-innovations/cloud-services/digital-sovereignty/gc-white-paper-data-sovereignty-public-cloud.html)
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## High-Level Overview
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```mermaid
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flowchart TD
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subgraph ds [Data Sources]
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Statistical@{ shape: lean-l}
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Foundation@{ shape: lean-l}
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Orthoimagery@{ shape: lean-l}
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FieldImagery@{ shape: lean-l, label: "Field Imagery"}
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EnvironmentClimate@{ shape: lean-l, label: "Environmental & Climate"}
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Elevation@{ shape: lean-l}
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WebCorpus@{ shape: lean-l, label: "Web Corpus"}
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end
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subgraph pp [Processing Pipeline]
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Raw@{ shape: rect, label: "Raw Data Ingestion"}
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Transform@{ shape: rect, label: "Transform and Optimize"}
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end
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subgraph df [Dissemination Formats]
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Parquet@{ shape: lean-l}
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FlatGeoBuf@{ shape: lean-l}
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MVT@{ shape: lean-l}
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MLT@{ shape: lean-l}
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PMTiles@{ shape: lean-l}
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COG@{ shape: lean-l}
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Zarr@{ shape: lean-l}
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WebP@{ shape: lean-l}
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JPEGXL@{ shape: lean-l, label: "JPEG XL"}
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AV1@{ shape: lean-l, label: "AV1"}
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end
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subgraph di [Distribution Infrastructure]
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ObjectStorage@{ shape: bow-rect, label: "Object Storage"}
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Metadata@{ shape: rect}
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HTTP@{ shape: rect, label: "Static Files"}
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DecentralizedDistribution@{ shape: rect, label: "Decentralized Distribution"}
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end
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subgraph ei [Experimental Infrastructure]
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GeoSpatialServices@{ shape: rect, label: "Geospatial Services"}
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%%Martin@{ shape: rect}
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%%GeoServer@{ shape: rect}
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%%ZOOProject@{ shape: rect, label: "ZOO-Project"}
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%%BBOXServer@{ shape: rect, label: "BBOX Server"}
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%%Panoramax@{ shape: rect}
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%%Pelias@{ shape: rect}
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end
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subgraph "Consumption"
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DataSci@{ shape: rect, label: "Researchers & Developers"}
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Systems@{ shape: rect, label: "Systems"}
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end
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%% Relationships
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Statistical a1@--> Raw
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a1@{animate: true, animation: slow}
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Foundation a2@--> Raw
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a2@{animate: true, animation: slow}
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Orthoimagery a3@--> Raw
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a3@{animate: true, animation: slow}
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FieldImagery a4@--> Raw
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a4@{animate:true, animation: fast}
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EnvironmentClimate a5@--> Raw
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a5@{animate: true, animation: fast}
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Elevation a6@--> Raw
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a6@{animate: true, animation: slow}
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WebCorpus a7@--> Raw
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a7@{animate: true, animation: fast}
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Raw a8@--> Transform
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a8@{animate: true, animation: slow}
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Transform a9@--> df
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a9@{animate: true, animation: slow}
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Parquet a10@--> FlatGeoBuf
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a10@{animate: true, animation: slow}
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FlatGeoBuf a11@--> MVT
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a11@{animate: true, animation: slow}
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FlatGeoBuf a91@--> MLT
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a91@{animate: true, animation: slow}
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MVT a90@ --> PMTiles
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a90@{animate: true, animation: slow}
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MLT a92@ --> PMTiles
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a92@{animate: true, animation: slow}
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Zarr a12@ --> WebP
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a12@{animate: true, animation: slow}
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df a13@ --> di
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a13@{animate: true, animation: slow}
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COG a14@--> WebP
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a14@{animate: true, animation: slow}
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WebP a93@--> PMTiles
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a93@{animate: true, animation: slow}
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ObjectStorage a15@--> Metadata
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a15@{animate: true, animation: slow}
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Metadata a16@--> HTTP
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a16@{animate: true, animation: slow}
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HTTP a17@--> ei
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a17@{animate: true, animation: slow}
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HTTP a18@--> DecentralizedDistribution
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a18@{animate: true, animation: slow}
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HTTP a19@--> DataSci
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a19@{animate: true, animation: slow}
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DecentralizedDistribution a20@--> Systems
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a20@{animate: true, animation: fast}
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DecentralizedDistribution a21@--> DataSci
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a21@{animate: true, animation: fast}
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Systems a22@ --> DataSci
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a22@{animate: true, animation: fast}
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ei a23@ --> DataSci
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a23@{animate: true, animation: slow}
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%% URLs
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click Foundation "https://github.com/dataforcanada/process-foundation-labs/" _blank
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click Statistical "https://github.com/dataforcanada/process-statistical-labs/" _blank
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click Orthoimagery "https://github.com/dataforcanada/process-orthoimagery-labs/" _blank
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click FieldImagery "https://github.com/dataforcanada/process-field-imagery-labs/" _blank
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click EnvironmentClimate "https://github.com/dataforcanada/process-environmental-climate-labs/" _blank
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click Elevation "https://github.com/dataforcanada/process-elevation-labs/" _blank
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click WebCorpus "https://github.com/dataforcanada/process-web-corpus-labs/" _blank
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click Parquet "https://github.com/apache/parquet-format/" _blank
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click FlatGeoBuf "https://flatgeobuf.org/" _blank
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click MVT "https://github.com/mapbox/vector-tile-spec/" _blank
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click MLT "https://github.com/maplibre/maplibre-tile-spec/" _blank
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click COG "https://cogeo.org/" _blank
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click Zarr "https://github.com/zarr-developers/geozarr-spec/" _blank
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click WebP "https://developers.google.com/speed/webp/" _blank
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click PMTiles "https://github.com/protomaps/PMTiles/blob/main/spec/v3/spec.md" _blank
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click JPEGXL "https://jpeg.org/jpegxl/" _blank
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click AV1 "https://aomedia.org/specifications/av1/" _blank
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click DecentralizedDistribution "https://www.dataforcanada.org/docs/dissemination/" _blank
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click Metadata "https://stac-utils.github.io/stac-geoparquet/latest/spec/stac-geoparquet-spec/" _blank
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click GeoSpatialServices "https://github.com/dataforcanada/geo-services-labs/" _blank
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click Martin "https://martin.maplibre.org/" _blank
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click GeoServer "https://geoserver.org/" _blank
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click ZOOProject "https://zoo-project.org/" _blank
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click BBOXServer "https://www.bbox.earth/" _blank
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click Panoramax "https://gitlab.com/panoramax" _blank
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click Pelias "https://pelias.io" _blank
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```
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## Get Involved: We Are Looking for Members
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We are actively looking for new members to help shape this project.
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Right now, we primarily need **feedback on our datasets and the underlying processes** used to generate them. If you have thoughts on data quality, format optimization, or pipeline improvements, we want to hear from you.
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### How to Contribute
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* **Discussions:** Head over to [#dataforcanada:matrix.org](https://matrix.to/#/#dataforcanada:matrix.org) to chat, or go to the individual process GitHub repos to comment on specific issues.
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## License
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This project is licensed under the [MIT License](LICENSE).
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