Open North APIs

Open Up Your Community Governance

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This API is best for accessing geo-spatial data to gain insights into the workings of local and federal governments in Canada.

Developers should use Open North APIs to gain access to open data information in an easy-to-use format. With Open North APIs, developers can query, search, and filter through Canadian representative and mapping data for their applications. They can use the datasets to gain insight into the workings of local and federal governments and then use this data to build powerful applications.

Key features

• Open North APIs provide access to multiple datasets including information on elected officials
• programs
• geographic boundaries
• and more.

Potential use cases

• Public Engagement App: Create an app to keep citizens up to date on their elected officials and the policies they are voting on, allowing citizens to discuss and rate the proposals.
• Gerrymandering Visualization Tool: Create a data visualization tool to better monitor the electoral boundaries set for Canadian districts and show potential signs of gerrymandering when it occurs.
• Citizen Voter Guide: Design an app that helps individuals to identify their elected representatives and quickly check their voting records on key proposals.

Related Technologies

• Open States APIs
• Socrata Open Data APIs
• Civic Data APIs