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We spent the tail end of 2025 sorting out what our team would focus on in 2026. Here’s what we […]

We kicked off last year’s Toronto Open Data Awards as a way to recognize people using open data to make […]

Problem Statement: Toronto’s 311 system receives thousands of service requests every year from potholes and downed tree limbs to park […]

Toronto’s parking ticket dataset — 37 million records across 17 years — is one of the largest municipal enforcement datasets […]

Why reinvent the wheel? We have some frequent questions that were asked through our Reedit forum administered a few years […]

Improving data literacy and access “The new open data products bring value to the Public Service and residents alike, enabling […]

What is open data? How does the City of Toronto use it to improve decision-making? Learn about what open data is and how anyone, anywhere can use it to improve life in Toronto in this short animated video.

When we think about open data, we often think about government-published datasets—like transit schedules, water quality data, or demographic information.

Background: What is the civic issue campaign? In 2019, the Open Data team launched a campaign in order to help […]