Presentation given during a Montreal New Tech demo in december 2010.

1. MONTRÉAL OUVERT

2. CANADA, EH?
Open-Data in Canada
is like Maple Syrup
From the ground up
Slow moving, and
Sticky

3. FROM THE GROUND UP
Municipal Leadership led to open-data policies
• Nanaimo 2008
• Vancouver, Toronto 2009
• Edmonton, Mississauga, Ottawa, London, Calgary, Windsor 2010

5. CITIZEN DRIVEN

10. CANADA, ONE COUNTRY?
Information spread across
•1 Federal government,
• 10 provinces,
•3 territories, and
•a lot of cities.

11. PRIVACY
September 1st, 2010
Privacy commissioners of Canada endorsed open-data as
the best way to communicate
http://www.infocom.gc.ca/eng/rp-pr-ori-ari_2010_1.aspx

13. LICENSING
Ottawa used CIPICC to analyse best
licences --- determined to go with an
open license

14. CANADA DOES APPS TOO

15. OLD SCHOOL
• Based on national data - NRCan, Environment Canada
• Bulk purchasing of data by cities, costs $$$

16. Housing Starts http://www.cims-scic.ca/

17. 50% + Income Spent on Rent

18. LICO 30% + Income Spent
on Rent
http://atlas.gcrc.carleton.ca/homelessness/intro/intro.xml.html

20. NEW WAVE

26. THE REAL REASON WE WANT
OPEN-DATA....