OCDS Pilot: 250 Canadian Government Contract Records

250 contract records from a pilot project by Public Services and Procurement Canada to implement the Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS). The data was compiled as part of Canada's 2018-2020 National Action Plan on Open Government and includes a cross-section of contracts, including major projects. A Lessons Learned Report documents the methodology used.

Use Cases

• Benchmarking OCDS implementation based on the documented pilot methodology
• Analyzing procurement patterns across a cross-section of government contracts
• Developing data validation tools for structured contracting information

Strengths

• Includes at least 250 contract records providing a substantive sample
• Adheres to the structured Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS)
• Accompanied by a Lessons Learned Report detailing methodology

Limitations

• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment
• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download
• Data may reflect temporal bias inherent to the 2018-2020 pilot period

Provenance

Source

Public Services and Procurement Canada

Collection Method

Pilot activity compiling a cross-section of contract records as part of Canada's 2018-2020 National Action Plan on Open Government.

Time Range

Pilot conducted during the 2018-2020 period.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-04-09 16:51:16.543542; freshness should be verified

Geography

Canada