The Treasury Board of Canada Secretariat (TBS), is pleased to announce the release of Canada’s Action Plan on Open Government 2.0 and the Open Government Portal open.canada.ca.

Canada’s Action Plan on Open Government 2.0 confirms the Government of Canada’s measures to enhance its commitments to transparency, accountability and engagement with Canadians over the next two years. The Action Plan 2.0 was developed with input received from Canadians and includes commitments such as:

• An Open Government Directive that will create a culture of Open by Default in the Government of Canada;
• An Open Data Canada commitment to develop a federated open data search service that provides a “no wrong door approach”;
• An enhanced set of tools and resources that will enable Canadians to easily search and compare government spending across federal departments; and
• Creating and launching a new government-wide consultation portal to promote opportunities for public participation.

You can learn more about the Action Plan and all things Open Government at the re-launched Open Government Portal open.canada.ca. open.canada.ca is Canada’s new Open Government portal. It is more comprehensive and inclusive of all Open Government activities, with expanded datasets and new features including:

• Communities interactive spaces (organized by interest areas);
• Searching of all contracts >$10K awarded by the federal government; and
• Open Government Across Canada, highlighting related programs and events across geography and jurisdictions.

Please explore the Open Government Portal and let the Treasury Board of Canada Secretariat know what you think.

Thank you for your continued interest in Open Government.

If open data and open government interests you, check out the website for the GovMaker Conference  which will be hosted on November 24-25.