Government — entry 044 of 90
Open Government, Canada
Open.canada.ca is the Government of Canada's federal open-data portal; the public site has moved fully to HTTPS (the stored `http://` link now redirects), and behind its Drupal front end sits a keyless CKAN REST API at `open.canada.ca/data/en/api/3/action/`, confirmed live via `package_list` returning full bilingual (English/French) dataset JSON. The response carried no `Access-Control-Allow-Origin` header, so cross-origin browser calls are blocked despite the API itself being keyless. It catalogues datasets from federal departments spanning health, environment, finance, and transport.
AuthenticationNone requiredCall it straight away — no key, no signup.
HTTPSSupportedTraffic is encrypted in transit.
CORSDisabledBrowser calls need a server-side proxy.
PricingFreeNo paid tier — free for the documented use case.
FormatsJSONResponses can be requested as JSON.
GreatAPIs Score
Score88
Authentication25/25No authentication required
Pricing20/20Free to use
Docs14/20Documentation URL provided
Formats9/15Single response format
Freshness20/20Verified within 6 months
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Stored keyNo key stored
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