Ministerial Correspondence Records for Public Services and Procurement Canada

Public Services and Procurement Canada provides records of correspondence and memorandums addressed to its Minister and Deputy Minister. The data is proactively published under the Access to Information Act and includes titles and reference numbers. The dataset is available in XML, HTML, and CSV formats.

Use Cases

• Analyze correspondence titles to identify recurring themes or topics addressed to the Minister.
• Track reference numbers to monitor the volume and flow of ministerial memorandums over time.
• Study the structure of proactively published records to understand government transparency practices.

Strengths

• Proactively published under the Access to Information Act, ensuring a formal release mechanism.
• Records are sourced from the departmental correspondence tracking system, providing an official origin.
• Available in multiple formats (XML, HTML, CSV) for different processing needs.

Limitations

• The dataset lacks documented column definitions and a sample, hindering immediate analysis.
• Unknown row count and file size prevent assessment of the dataset's scale and completeness.
• The description does not specify the temporal coverage of the included correspondence records.

Provenance

Source

Public Services and Procurement Canada

Collection Method

Recorded in the departmental correspondence tracking system and proactively published.

Time Range

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Freshness

Last updated on 2026-03-09.

Geography

Canada