Open Government Project Tracker

Open Government projects

Open Government Partnership commitment (International Open Data Charter)

Strengthen Ontario’s commitment to making government data open by default by adopting the International Open Data Charter.

December 2017

Implementation

Open Government Partnership commitment (youth digital engagement tool)

Increase opportunities for young people across Ontario to share ideas for government programs and services by developing a digital engagement tool.

December 2017

Implementation

Open Government Partnership commitment (public service training program)

Create an open government training program for staff across the Ontario Public Service to help government continue to find new ways to boost openness and transparency.

December 2017

Implementation

Access to Ontario Government Orders in Council

Ontario introduced an online searchable database to allow easy access to government Order in Council appointments. As of January 3, 2017, Orders in Council will be available online within two weeks of being signed by the Lieutenant Governor.

January 3, 2017

Complete

Ontario’s Data Inventory

As a requirement of our new Open Data Directive, the province is working to release a public Data Inventory that includes a comprehensive list of data created, collected and/or managed by the government, to help with the ongoing release of open data sets. The Data Inventory will indicate whether a dataset is currently open or if it is in progress to become open. For those data sets that can’t be made open, an explanation will be provided.

Expected completion date: October 31, 2016

Complete

Consultation on Poverty Reduction

Ontario will work with community leaders across the province to share best practices in data gathering and analysis, to help inform how Ontario will measure progress on our Poverty Reduction Strategy. This consultation will be used as a case study to inform the Public Engagement Framework.

Expected completion date: June 30, 2016

Developing

Open Data Directive

Ontario was the first jurisdiction in Canada to proactively engage the public on its draft Open Data Directive. Feedback received helped develop the final directive, which comes into effect April 1, 2016. The directive applies to Ontario ministries and provincial agencies, and requires all data to be made public, unless it’s exempt for legal, privacy, security, confidentiality or commercially-sensitive reasons.

Expected completion date: April 1, 2016

Implementing

Consultation on Accessibility Certification

We're engaging businesses, the disability community and the public to develop a voluntary, third-party accessibility certification program. The program would recognize businesses and organizations that champion accessibility in their sectors or communities and contribute to a cultural shift towards Ontario’s goal of an accessible province by 2025. This consultation will be used as a case study to inform the Public Engagement Framework.

Expected completion date: April 30, 2016

Implementing

Top 25 Data Sets

We asked the public to vote online on the Top 25 data sets they wanted to see released.

Ontario is working to release the Top 25 data sets as voted on by the public. To date, nine Top 25 data sets have been released.

Expected completion date: September 30, 2016

Implementing

Ontario’s Red Tape Challenge

Ontario is crowd-sourcing feedback from businesses and the public over the next 18 months to identify outdated, redundant, costly or unnecessary regulatory requirements on business. This consultation will be used as a case study to inform the Public Engagement Framework.

Expected completion date: December 31, 2017

Implementing

Public Engagement Framework

Ontario is developing a Public Engagement Framework to> help more Ontarians participate in the policy development process, and to improve the quality of public consultations taking place across the province.

Completion date: March 31, 2016

Complete

Consultations Directory

Ontario is designing a page for the public to find information on all current public consultations.

Completion date: March 31, 2016

Complete

Budget Talks 2016

Ontario held online consultations with the public to get their input and ideas to help inform Ontario’s Budget.

Completion date: January 31, 2016

Complete

Cabinet Minister Response Letters

Ontario publicly posted Cabinet Ministers’ letters to Premier Wynne online for the first time. The letters outline the progress made on the key priorities laid out in their Mandate Letters.

Completion date: January 11, 2016

Complete

Public Accounts of Ontario

To help make Ontario’s Public Accounts information easier to understand and access, the province designed an interactive online visualization tool for ministry spending information, and released the data in a machine-readable format for the first time.

Completion date: September 28, 2015

Complete

Cabinet Minister Mandate Letters

Ontario publicly posted Cabinet Ministers’ Mandate Letters online for the first time. The letters outline the key priorities for each minister, as stated by the Premier.

Completion date: September 25, 2015

Complete

Ontario’s Open Government Plan

Cabinet approved Ontario’s Open Government Strategy and Action Plan, which details key priorities and initiatives in the areas of Open Dialogue, Open Data and Open Information.

Completion date: March 25, 2015

Complete

Open Data Voting Tool

Ontario launched an open data voting tool, which allowed the public to vote on the data they would like released. The results from the voting tool are helping to prioritize the release of Ontario’s data going forward, based on what matters most to the public.

Completion date: April 14, 2014

Complete

Open Government Engagement Team public consultations and report

Ontario’s Open Government Engagement Team consulted with people across the province – online and in person – to determine how government can be more open, transparent and accessible. They developed recommendations and a report, which informed Ontario’s Open Government Strategy and Action Plan.

Completion date: March 27, 2014

Complete