About this API
Open Government Canada (open.canada.ca) is the official open-data portal of the Government of Canada, built on CKAN. It exposes tens of thousands of datasets from federal bodies through a uniform REST API — from statistics and geography to the environment and public finance. Data is bilingual (English and French).
Frequently asked questions
Do I need an API key?
No, the CKAN API is public and free — no registration, no key required.
What data does this API return?
Metadata and contents of Canadian Government datasets (bilingual) — title, description, organisation and resources. You can search by keyword or fetch a specific dataset.
Can this API be called directly from a browser?
Not directly — this endpoint does not return a CORS header, so it is called server-side (which is why there is no live "Try it" button here).
Who runs this API?
The Government of Canada. Full API documentation is available at open.canada.ca.