Format/archive
City of Toronto Archives
Holds municipal records and historical documents for public access.
Format/book
A Civic Technologist's Practice Guide by Cyd Harrell
This friendly guide is for technology people who work, or want to work, in the public sector.
Analyzing Canadian Demographic and Housing Data
This book is intended for people interested in learning how to access, process, analyze, and visualize Canadian demographic, economic, and housing data using R. The target audience ranges from individuals wanting to understand their environment through data, to community activists and community groups seeking to introduce or solidify data-based approached into their work, to journalists wanting to enrich their reporting with data or aim to incorporate their own descriptive data analysis, to non-profits or people involved in policy who are looking for data-based answers to their questions.
The Citizen's Handbook by Charles Dobson
A do-it-yourself guide to grassroots organizing.
Format/community
Canadian Open Data Society
We are a national collective of open data supporters who strive to promote and support relevant initiatives across the country. This can range from working directly on creating content for digital literacy to driving events like our webinars. We are also the organization that works with partners to hold our Canadian Open Data Summits, where hundreds of open data and open government stakeholders meet to learn and collaborate on various initiatives.
Toronto Environmental Alliance (TEA)
Engages communities on environmental sustainability initiatives.
Format/conference
Format/datacatalog
Canadian Urban Data Catalogue (CUDC)
The mission of the Canadian Urban Data Catalogue (CUDC) is to provide awareness of the vast array of urban and non-urban Canadian data by providing an open catalogue of Canadian datasets. It catalogues both open and closed datasets, along with data accessible via web services. CUDC is openly available for searching and creating new catalogue entries. CUDC uses a rich metadata model that supports the documentation and search for datasets relevant to a user’s needs. Catalogue entry metadata may be exported from and imported to CUDC in bulk or entered manually.
Format/maps
Toronto Maps
Toronto Maps is an Internet mapping application that provides a window to explore the most current geographic data about the City of Toronto. Toronto Maps was developed by the City of Toronto (the "City") and is provided solely for informational purposes.
Format/opendata
City of Toronto - Open Data Portal
Official source for Toronto's open data, covering transportation, public safety, and more.
OpenNorth - Represent Civic Information API
Represent matches a supporter's postal code or geocoded address to the correct elected officials. It makes it easy for you to build “email your representative” advocacy campaigns. During elections, we can connect your activists to political candidates.
Format/practitioner
Ontario Digital Service
The Ontario Digital Service (ODS) is a hub of technologists, designers and digital government experts who deliver user-centred products and digital policies using agile processes and data-driven methods.
Format/resource list
Ontario Nonprofit Network - Resources
Explore resources for applicants and current grantees.
Ontario Trillium Foundation - Resources
Explore resources for applicants and current grantees.
Format/volunteering
Ontario Volunteer Centre Network
The Ontario Volunteer Centre Network (OVCN) is a network of 16 local volunteer centres whose independent efforts support, promote and enhance volunteerism across Ontario.
Status/inactive
Ontario Digital Service
The Ontario Digital Service (ODS) is a hub of technologists, designers and digital government experts who deliver user-centred products and digital policies using agile processes and data-driven methods.