The quiet shift toward better backup plans for public data feeds
Continuity planning for APIs and feeds that teams assumed would always be online.
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Data that builds a better Canada
Guides to public datasets, API reliability, and the governance moves teams make when open statistics become mission-critical infrastructure.
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Feed resilience
More than just a data repository
When a civic API goes dark, dashboards and reports stall. We cover backup plans, failover habits, and why continuity planning is finally part of data ops.
Data governance
Comprehensive coverage
Teams that lean on government statistics need clear ownership, access controls, and audit trails—not just a bookmark to the portal.
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Backup strategy, securing pipelines, or finding the right Canadian open-data entry points.
Public data only matters when it is findable, current, and still there when your project needs it next quarter.
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Recent articles from DataGovCA on open government data and reliability.
How businesses are finally securing the public data they use every day
From shadow copies to policy—how pipelines get hardened without slowing analysts down.
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Your Gateway to Canada’s Public Data and Statistics
A practical orientation to exploring national datasets for research and community work.
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What is DataGovCA?
An editorial site about Canadian public data—portals, APIs, reliability, and how teams use open statistics in the real world.
Is this an official government portal?
No. We explain and contextualize open data; always verify figures against primary government sources before publishing decisions.
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