AndreaBozzo/ceres-open-data-index huggingface dataset:
Survey on Financing and Growth of Small and Medium Enterprises – 2011

The Survey on Financing and Growth of Small and Medium Enterprises was designed to determine the types of financing that small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) are using, and to collect information on recent attempts by those SMEs to obtain new financing. In addition, the survey gathers information on firm growth, engagement in international business activities, innovation and intellectual property, as well as owner characteristics. 

Organization: Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada | Innovation, Sciences et Développement économique Canada
Algorithmic Impact Assessment - Repayment Assistance Plan – Enhanced Verification Model

When Canada Student Loan borrowers experience difficulty repaying their loan, the Government of Canada can help them manage their payments through:

- The Repayment Assistance Plan (RAP); and
- The Repayment Assistance Plan for Borrowers with Disabilities (RAP-D)

Borrowers can apply for RAP or RAP-D six months after their study period ends, or anytime while they are paying back their loan. RAP and RAP-D benefits are approved for six months at a time, and borrowers must re-apply every six months to continue receiving these benefits.

As of November 2023, the Canada Student Financial Assistance Program (CSFA Program) is working with the Canada Revenue Agency to increase security and accountability around eligibility and fraud prevention. The CSFA Program and CRA use a risk-based sampling methodology to identify borrowers whose personal information may require further validation, sharing and comparing the following:

- Social Insurance Number
- Date of Birth
- First and Last Name
- Income
- Marital status
- Number of dependants

If the information in their RAP application matches the CRA's taxpayer information, the application will be processed. The borrower will be evaluated for eligibility, and if approved, their payment requirements will be calculated. 

If there are discrepancies between their RAP application information and the CRA’s taxpayer information, borrowers will be notified that they need to provide supporting documentation to explain the discrepancies. Once all supporting documentation is received, the NSLSC will process the application, the borrower will be evaluated for eligibility, and if approved, their payment requirements will be calculated.  

__Please note__: This method of verifying borrowers’ RAP application data does not change RAP or RAP-D eligibility, nor does it determine which borrowers can apply for RAP or RAP-D. It is designed only to verify the information borrowers provide on their RAP/RAP-D applications against an authoritative source (i.e., CRA taxpayer information). If borrowers have concerns about a RAP application decision, they may ask for a reconsideration or a re-adjudication of their RAP application.


Organization: Employment and Social Development Canada | Emploi et Développement social Canada
Science Community Topical Teams 2023 Report on Space Astronomy, Planetary Science and Astronaut Health

This report presents the outcome of a broad transparent community consultation in space astronomy (in four
(4) sub-disciplines), planetary science (in five (5) sub-disciplines), and astronaut health.
With the support of the Canadian Space Agency (CSA), topical teams (TT) were formed through a competitive
process, with terms and condition on the teams’ composition and deliverables. The deliverable from each team
was a community generated report of priorities in their respective scientific discipline.
This resulted in ten (10) topical teams, with memberships totaling over 400 experts from 35 organizations. Each
team was led (chaired) by Canadian academia, and included representations from students, post-doctoral fellows
and industry.
To assist this broad consultation, the Canadian Space Exploration Workshop (CSEW) was held from 14 to 16 June
2022, with discussion sessions led by the topical team Chairs, preceded by an open Call for Ideas for collecting
community input.
The objective of the initiative was to engage each topical team to produce a consensus report that addressed
their related science, with common prioritization criteria based upon scientific merit, importance to the
community, and benefits to Canada.
At the end of this initiative, all the topical teams delivered documents were consolidated and became this
ten (10)-chapter document, over 200-pages, describing the science investigations and desired pathways in detail
for each sub-discipline.
This report may be used as a reference to guide potential future CSA space science investments to ensure that
they are aligned with community priorities.

Organization: Canadian Space Agency | Agence spatiale canadienne
Survey on Financing of Small and Medium Enterprises – 2004

The Survey on Financing of Small and Medium Enterprises - 2004, surveyed enterprises between September 2004 and March 2005. The estimates were generated from the responses obtained from 13 042 SMEs (enterprises that had a gross revenue of less than $50 million, had less than 500 full-time-equivalent employees and were operational even for a very short time during the reference year), rendering a response rate (percentage of in-scope businesses) of 45 percent. The estimates related to Part 2 of the survey were generated from responses to a paper questionnaire obtained from 3500 SMEs.

Organization: Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada | Innovation, Sciences et Développement économique Canada
Congruence of fish community diversity and composition estimates, but not richness, using water and sediment (benthic surface and trapped suspended solids) based environmental DNA, in a recently restored creek

This comparison study investigated the congruence of information obtained when using electrofishing and three different environmental DNA (eDNA) sampling media (water, benthic surface sediments, and trapped suspended solids) to conduct freshwater fish biomonitoring. 


Sampling was conducted at Marden Creek in Guelph, Ontario, a freshwater tributary of the Speed River which had been dammed between 1832 and 2010, preventing the movement of fish and other aquatic wildlife through the local watershed. Due to the historical absence of aquatic wildlife in the creek, this area represents an optimal opportunity to explore the use of sedimentary eDNA for monitoring recent aquatic communities.


A manuscript detailing the methods, QA/QC, discussion, and conclusion based on these data has been submitted for peer review and will be published soon. The citation will be provided once available.

Organization: Environment and Climate Change Canada | Environnement et Changement climatique Canada
Non-essential trace elements, methylmercury, and organic contaminants in hunted ringed seals (Pusa hispida) from Baffin Island, Nunavut, Canada

This study aimed to identify the levels of non-essential trace elements found in Ringed seals (Pusa hispida), a key source of food for Inuit communities in Nunavut, Canada.


Non-essential trace elements including, cadmium (Cd), total mercury (THg) and methylmercury (MeHg), polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) and polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDEs) were analysed in muscle and liver samples collected from ringed seals harvested during subsistence hunts by local Inuit hunters, from two locations on Baffin Island (Frobisher Bay and Eclipse Sound) from 2016-2018.


All data are subject of a publication containing method details, full QA/QC, interpretations and conclusions. Citation: Daoust, P. Y., MacMillan, G. A., Sudlovenick, E., Simonee, J., Amyot, M., Houde, M., Lemire, M., & L'Hérault, V. (2025). Non-essential trace elements, methylmercury, and organic contaminants in hunted ringed seals (Pusa hispida) from Baffin Island, Nunavut, Canada. Chemosphere, 377, 144324. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chemosphere.2025.144324

Organization: Environment and Climate Change Canada | Environnement et Changement climatique Canada
Harvest levels of key fish stocks

The Canadian Environmental Sustainability Indicators (CESI) program provides data and information to track Canada's performance on key environmental sustainability issues. The Harvest levels of key fish stocks indicator compares harvest rates with established harvest limits. These limits are based on scientific information, providing a direct measure of whether we are managing the use of these resources within ecosystem limits. It is one measure of fishing pressure on wild fish stocks. The preservation of the ecological, social and economic value of fish stocks requires limiting harvest. Harvesting above the removal reference or other approved levels, along with other pressures, can reduce the size and productivity of fish stocks, and in the past has even led to their collapse. The harvest rate is the proportion of the stock that is taken from the water, either intentionally or as bycatch. Harvest rates must be adjusted to reflect changing conditions and to protect stocks for the future. Information is provided to Canadians in a number of formats including: static and interactive maps, charts and graphs, HTML and CSV data tables and downloadable reports. See the supplementary documentation for the data sources and details on how the data were collected and how the indicator was calculated.


Canadian Environmental Sustainability Indicators: https://www.canada.ca/environmental-indicators

Organization: Environment and Climate Change Canada | Environnement et Changement climatique Canada
Supplementary Estimates (A) 2025-26

In order to make expenditures, the government must receive Parliament’s approval, either through previously adopted legislation or, on an annual basis, through the introduction and passage of appropriation bills. Prior to the introduction of each appropriation bill, the President of the Treasury Board tables an Estimates publication (Main or Supplementary) in Parliament to provide information and details on spending authorities sought.

While the Main Estimates provide an overview of spending requirements for the upcoming fiscal year, Supplementary Estimates present information on additional spending requirements which were either not sufficiently developed in time for inclusion in the Main Estimates, or have subsequently been refined to account for developments in particular programs and services.

Organization: Treasury Board of Canada Secretariat | Secrétariat du Conseil du Trésor du Canada
Population status of Canada's migratory birds

The Canadian Environmental Sustainability Indicators (CESI) program provides data and information to track Canada's performance on key environmental sustainability issues. The Population status of Canada's migratory birds indicator reports the proportion of bird species listed in the Migratory Birds Convention Act whose populations fall within, or are above or below national population goals. It provides a snapshot assessment of the state of bird populations in Canada. Some bird species are managed towards specific population levels (for example, some hunted species or species of conservation concern). While the indicator reports whether species' populations are within acceptable bounds, it does not indicate if management goals are being met. This information is provided to Canadians in a number of formats including: static and interactive maps, charts and graphs, HTML and CSV data tables and downloadable reports. See the supplementary documentation for data sources and details on how those data were collected and how the indicator was calculated.


Canadian Environmental Sustainability Indicators: https://www.canada.ca/environmental-indicators


Supplemental Information


Canadian Environmental Sustainability Indicators - Home page:

 https://www.canada.ca/environmental-indicators


 Supporting Projects: Canadian Environmental Sustainability Indicators (CESI)

Organization: Environment and Climate Change Canada | Environnement et Changement climatique Canada
Algorithmic Impact Assessment - Temporary Foreign Worker Program Case Selection Algorithm

Service Canada is responsible for inspecting employers to determine compliance with program conditions listed in the Immigration and Refugee Protection Regulations (IRPR).  Any employer that hires a temporary foreign worker under an approved Labour Market Impact Assessment (LMIA) is subject to inspection, based on the authorities that exist in IRPR (209.5).  Some employers are selected through the random (209.5 c) inspection trigger using a system that incorporates data held by ESDC, as well as data obtained through information sharing agreements with other Federal departments and provinces and territories. 

The system aims to improve integrity in the Temporary Foreign Worker Program (TFWP), by providing a broad selection of inspection referrals using risk-based criteria to Service Canada’s Integrity Operations, including those who may be at a higher risk of potential non-compliance with program conditions. The system does not render decisions regarding the employers compliance with the program; only supports the selection for inspections to initiate. The regular inspection process is performed by a human investigator who receives and reviews employer documentation according to relevant policy and standards. Based on that initial review, the inspector may render a compliant decision or identify for further inquiry. Such inquiry may find an employer “compliant with justification” or “non-compliant”.  

The system uses a business rules algorithm to produce referral lists of employers which are then sent to human investigators to initiate the inspection. 

Organization: Employment and Social Development Canada | Emploi et Développement social Canada
Housing and Transportation Cost Index: Aggregate Dissemination Areas

A novel index for estimating the expense of housing and transportation in Canada has been developed, based on the Center for Neighborhood Technology’s Housing + Transportation (H+T®) Affordability Index. By combining Census data and data from other statistical programs we obtain a composite index (the H+T Index) for all Aggregate Dissemination Areas of Canada, except for Territories and First Nations. This table uses the methodology of table 46100090, calculated on Aggregate Dissemination Areas.<br>

Organization: Statistics Canada | Statistique Canada
Full-Time Equivalents by Program

This table provides full-time equivalents by Program for all federal departments required to submit a Departmental Result Report (previously known Departmental Performance Report).


All figures presented here reflect information previously published in Departmental Results Reports (under the name of Departmental Performance Reports), however totals here may not match with those previously published documents due to rounding. In cases where machinery of government changes (such as merging or eliminating organizations) have occurred, the data has not been adjusted.


Note: The data entries with “.” are intentional to distinguish no recorded value for a cell as opposed to an actual recorded value of zero.

Organization: Treasury Board of Canada Secretariat | Secrétariat du Conseil du Trésor du Canada
Public Service Commission (PSC) Departmental Results Framework Indicators

Since April 2018, all organizations are required to use a results reporting structure based on the Policy on Results, which consists of a Departmental Results Framework (DRF) and a Program Inventory.
The Policy on Results sets out the fundamental requirements for federal departmental accountability for performance information and evaluation, while highlighting the importance of results in management and spending decision making, as well as public reporting. It seeks to improve the achievement of results across government and enhancing understanding of the results the government seeks to achieve, does achieve, and the resources used to so.
A Departmental Results Framework describes: 
-	What the department does (i.e Core Responsibility) 
-	What results the department is trying to achieve (i.e Departmental Results) and, 
-	How progress will be assessed (i.e Departmental Indicators) 
This collection provides the data behind the PSC’s DRF indicators that measure if the PSC is meeting its core responsibility of Public Service Hiring and Non-partisanship. 
To view the PSC’s full Departmental Results Framework and Program Inventory, please visit the  Infographic for the PSC on GC InfoBase. 

Organization: Public Service Commission of Canada | Commission de la fonction publique du Canada
Water Heaters

__List of Energy Efficiency Reporting templates for__ ___Water Heaters___.
 
Dealers must use the product-specific Energy Efficiency Report (EER) templates to report regulated energy-using products to Natural Resources Canada (NRCan) prior to first import. The completed EER templates must be submitted electronically to Natural Resources Canada through the [Compliance Regulatory Energy Efficiency Database](https://natural-resources.canada.ca/energy-efficiency/compliance-regulatory-energy-efficiency-database-creed).

Organization: Natural Resources Canada | Ressources naturelles Canada
Manitoba Cottage Lots Inventory

Feature dataset containing polygon layers for Crown Land cottage lots in Manitoba  
  
  This feature polygon dataset contains two layers; - Subdivision Polygons, and Cottage Lot Polygons. Manitoba provides an opportunity to purchase a cottage lot located on Crown Land. When new cottage lots become available to the public, these lots are offered through the Cottage Lot Draw process.In the event that new cottage lots are not selected through the draw process, the remaining lots become part of the First-Come, First-Served Cottage Lot Inventory. A current listing of lots available on a first come, first served basis is found in this dataset.This feature dataset is used in the Manitoba Cottage Lots Map and the Manitoba Cottage Lots app.

Organization: Government of Manitoba | Gouvernement du Manitoba
Concentration and stable isotope composition of sulfate in groundwater and surface waters in the Yukon Territory, Canada

Sulfate is one of the dominant ions in northern rivers and concentrations have been increasing in recent decades due to climate change impacts on hydrological processes and geological weathering rates in cold regions. As part of various water quality research and monitoring activities in the Yukon, water samples were collected from surface waters (rivers, creeks, lakes) and groundwater (wells, drive-point piezometers, springs) in 2017 and 2018. In addition to analyzing these samples for major ion concentrations, including sulfate, stable isotope analysis of sulfate (δ18O, δ34S) and water (δ18O, δ2H) was done to investigate the sources and processes contributing sulfate to these natural waters. Information on the analytical methods used and interpretation of the dataset can be found in the following peer-reviewed publication: Chemical Geology 631: 121510. (2023) https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chemgeo.2023.121510

Organization: Environment and Climate Change Canada | Environnement et Changement climatique Canada
Infant mortality rates of Indigenous populations in Canada

Estimates of infant mortality rates are available at the national level (by sex) and based on residence within or outside of a census metropolitan area (CMA). Estimates are available for the whole country for the periods 2004-2006 and 2014-2016 and for Canada excluding Ontario for the periods 1994-1996, 2004-2006 and 2014-2016.<br>

Organization: Statistics Canada | Statistique Canada
Trends in Canada's bird populations

The Canadian Environmental Sustainability Indicators (CESI) program provides data and information to track Canada's performance on key environmental sustainability issues. The Trends in Canada's bird populations indicator reports population trends of Canada's native bird species from 1970 to 2022. Bird species are categorized into species groups based on their feeding or habitat requirements. Because birds are sensitive to environmental changes, they can be used as an indicator of ecosystem health and the state of biodiversity. Tracking the status of Canada's birds can help to identify the impacts of these changes, and can also help to set priorities, evaluate management actions and track the recovery of species at risk. Information is provided to Canadians in a number of formats including charts and graphs, HTML and CSV data tables and downloadable reports. See the supplementary documentation for data sources and details on how those data were collected and how the indicator was calculated.


Canadian Environmental Sustainability Indicators: https://www.canada.ca/environmental-indicators


Supplemental Information


Canadian Environmental Sustainability Indicators - Home page:

 https://www.canada.ca/environmental-indicators


 Supporting Projects: Canadian Environmental Sustainability Indicators (CESI)

Organization: Environment and Climate Change Canada | Environnement et Changement climatique Canada
Passport Automated Decision-Making in IRCC’s Global Case Management System (GCMS)

Detailed results from the Algorithmic Impact Assessment (AIA) for the Passport Program Modernization Initiative - leveraging automation through the Global Case Management System for the processing of passport applications.

This project seeks to streamline processing of passport applications.

Detailed results from the Gender-Based Analysis Plus (GBA Plus +) assessment – For the Passport Automated Decision-Making in IRCC’s Global Case Management System (GCMS).

This project seeks to examine how any identified unintended outcomes may be mitigated while supporting passport application processing and particularly how applicants are triaged by the system to streamline identity, eligibility, and entitlement determinations. 

Organization: Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada | Immigration, Réfugiés et Citoyenneté Canada
ARCHIVED – Canada Gazette Part II, Consolidated Index

Contains all regulations that are enacted, as well as other classes of statutory instruments such as orders in council, orders and proclamations. Only government departments and agencies publish in Part II. The Privy Council Office (PCO) coordinates the regulations and other documents that are published in Part II. PCO sends the material for publication in Part II to the Canada Gazette Directorate for production and gives final approval of the publication.

**This information asset has been archived. For more information, please consult the [Canada Gazette web site](http://www.gazette.gc.ca/accueil-home-eng.html). **

Organization: Public Services and Procurement Canada | Services publics et Approvisionnement Canada
ARCHIVED – Canada Gazette, Part I 

Contains all public notices, official appointments and proposed regulations from the Government, as well as miscellaneous public notices from the private sector that are required to be published by a federal statute or regulation. Some issues constitute the "Extra" edition.

**This information asset has been archived. For more information, please consult the [Canada Gazette web site](http://www.gazette.gc.ca/accueil-home-eng.html). **


Organization: Public Services and Procurement Canada | Services publics et Approvisionnement Canada