What We’ve Heard

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 Chat

• A Twitter chat about open government was held on December 15, 2011. Here is the transcript of the English discussion which used #opengovchat as a hashtag, and a transcript of the French discussion, which used the #parlonsgouvert hashtag. For more information on this initiative, please consult this news release.