What We’ve Heard

• Open Government Consultation (March, 2012)
• Tweet Chats

Open Government Consultation (March, 2012)

Canada's Open Government online consultation took place from December 6, 2011, to January 16, 2012, and informed the development of Open Government Action Plan. You will find below the comments provided by participants, as well as weekly overviews of "What we heard."

Final Report:

Open Government Consultation Report: What We Heard

Weekly Consultation Summary Reports:

• Open Government Consultation: Weekly Summary Report - Week 1
• Open Government Consultation: Weekly Summary Report - Week 2
• Open Government Consultation: Weekly Summary Report - Week 3
• Open Government Consultation: Weekly Summary Report - Week 4
• Open Government Consultation: Weekly Summary Report - Week 5
• Open Government Consultation: Weekly Summary Report - Week 6

Comments from Canadians:

This is what we have heard in response to our online consultation questions. Click on a question and read the comments:

• What could be done to make it easier for you to find and use government data provided online?
• How would you use or manipulate this data?
• What could be done to make it easier for you to find government information online?
• Do you have suggestions on how the Government of Canada could improve how it consults with Canadians?
• Are there approaches used by other governments that you believe the Government of Canada could/should model?
• Are there any other comments or suggestions you would like to make pertaining to the Government of Canada's Open Government initiative?

Tweet Chats

A Twitter chat about open government was held on December 15, 2011. The English discussion used #opengovchat as a hashtag, and the French used the #parlonsgouvert hashtag.

• Open Government English Tweet Chat transcript
• Open Government French Tweet Chat transcript

For more information on this initiative, please consult this news release: Minister Clement Announces Open Government Consultation.

A second Tweet Chat took place on December 11, 2012 to discuss the proposed Open Government Licence. The English discussion used #opengov as a hashtag, and the French discussion used #gouvert as a hashtag.

• Proposed Open Government Licence English Tweet Chat transcript
• Proposed Open Government Licence French Tweet Chat transcript

For more information, please consult this news release: Minister Clement Participates in Tweet Chat on Proposed Open Government Licence.