Applications

Here is a list of some of these mobile and web-based applications, created within the Government of Canada and private sector using open data.

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• Web-based Applications
  • Government of Canada
  • Private Sector
• Mobile Applications
  • Government of Canada
  • Private Sector

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Web-based Applications

Government of Canada

Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada

Canadian Soil Information Service (Can SIS)-Interactive Maps: Interactive maps include : Soils of Canada, National Ecological Framework for Canada, Agro-Pedological Atlas of South Eastern Montreal Pla, Quebec.

Canada Land Inventory (Agriculture) Data Download: The Canada Land Inventory (CLI) is a comprehensive multi-disciplinary land inventory of rural Canada, covering over 2.5 million square kilometers of land and water. In the late 1990's, CanSIS converted the original CLI Agriculture datasets to a component-based file structure. This site provides access to those datasets.

Gridded Climate Data: NLWIS has released a Daily 10 km Gridded Climate Dataset for Canada south of 60° North, 1961 to 2003. For more information on the Daily Gridded Climate Dataset and how to acquire this data on DVD, please contact our NLWIS Service Desk. Plans in the near future are to provide the dataset online where users can download it.

Interpolated Census of Agriculture: These interpolated data tables allow users to integrate, utilize and analyze Census of Agriculture information with other biophysical information (soil landscapes, ecological regions or drainage areas) in a range of agri-environmental applications. The Interpolated Census of Agriculture is distributed, maintained and supported by Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada. To access this product, please visit the Data Access page.

The Bank of Canada

Daily Currency Convertor: The Bank of Canada currently collects data for about 55 foreign currencies. This resource enables users to convert to and from Canadian dollars, using the latest noon rates

Canada Border Services Agency

Duty and Taxes Estimator: This resource enables users to obtain duty and taxes estimates.

Canadian Heritage

War of 1812 Mobile Site and Apps: You can access the official Government of Canada mobile application and mobile site for the commemoration of the War of 1812. The app and mobile site includes information about the commemoration, key battles and heroes, and related national historic sites.

Environment Canada

CESI Interactive Mapping Application: Select maps to visualize data on greenhouse gas emissions, air quality, and water quality in Canada, by province or postal code.

Fisheries and Oceans Canada

Interactive Maps and Web Mapping Services: Fisheries and Oceans interactive maps and services are produced from DFO data and combined with data from other government departments and private organizations.

Health Canada

Drug Product Database: The DPD contains product specific information on drugs approved for use in Canada. The database is managed by Health Canada and includes human pharmaceutical and biological drugs, veterinary drugs and disinfectant products. It contains approximately 15,000 products which companies have notified Health Canada as being marketed.

Natural Resources Canada

Canada Oil and Gas Grid Areas: Canada Oil and Gas Grid Areas online applications include Grid Converter tool, Well Offsets Tool and a downloadable grid information in Shapefile format.

CLSS Map Browser: The Canada Lands Survey System (CLSS) Map Browser is an interactive, map based plan and parcel search tool that allows the user to view and search the Canada Lands Surveys Records (CLSR).

Public Health Agency of Canada

Chronic Disease Infobase: A one-stop bilingual, free resource to help you locate high quality and up-to-date health data easily and quickly. This online dissemination tool translates health data into information to help you understand and improve the health of Canadians. Its userfriendly interface generates maps, graphs and tables that you can print, download and analyze.

Disease Surveillance On-Line: A tool providing two applications to visitors to PHAC's Web site which allow them to access data on injury surveillance and notifiable diseases over a range of years, and to customize the data for their specific needs.

Statistics Canada

GeoSearch: An interactive mapping application for locating places in Canada and visualizing associated geographic and demographic data.

Crop Condition Assessment Program (CCAP): The CCAP is an interactive product that uses the 1,000-meter resolution digital data from the National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) series of satellites and the 250-meter MODIS digital data during the growing season. It helps to monitor the changing vegetation conditions on a 7-day cycle over the agricultural regions of Canada and the northern half of the United States.

Health Profile: This profile features health region data from a number of sources including Statistics Canada's health surveys, administrative data, and the census of population. The application is designed to give quick access to the latest health-related data available for a selected health region. Although it provides the corresponding provincial data by default, users can easily select any region of their choice for comparison.

Thematic maps by subject: Easy access to a variety of maps, geographic products and reference material are provided; including,

• Census of population maps
• Agriculture (Rural and Small Town Canada Analysis Bulletin 21-006-XIE)
• Environment (Human Activity and the Environment: Annual Statistics 16-201-XIE)
• Health (Health Indicators Maps 82-253-X)
• Justice (Crime and Justice Research Paper Series 85-561-MIE)
• Transport and warehousing

Transport Canada

National Collision Database Online: Transport Canada has undertaken to release a subset of its National Collision Database (NCDB) - a database containing all police-reported motor vehicle collisions on public roads in Canada.

Road Safety Recalls Database : Check the Road Safety Recalls Database to see if your vehicle was ever subject to a recall.

Private Sector

Water and Environmental Hub: A cloud-based, open source web platform that aggregates, federates, and connects water data and information with users looking to download, analyze, model and interpret water and environmental-based information. This app uses data provided by Natural Resources Canada.

Vehicle Recalls: Allows users to look up and compare recall information on different vehicles. This app uses data provided by Transport Canada.

Mobile Applications

Government of Canada

Government of Canada Mobile Portal: The Mobile Portal is designed to complement the existing service channels, through which you can obtain Government of Canada information. This means that the information accessible through the Mobile Portal is already available on the Canada Site, through 1-800-O-Canada or at Service Canada Access Centres.

Canadian Council for the Arts

Application Deadlines App: This app will allow users to quickly view, understand, and share the Canada Council program application deadlines by providing listings of grant titles, application deadlines, and links to the program web pages. Users will also be able to add the grant deadline to their personal calendar, and to share grant listings within their community and with their friends and colleagues via their Twitter and Facebook accounts.

Canadian Heritage

War of 1812 Mobile Site and Apps: You can access the official Government of Canada mobile application and mobile site for the commemoration of the War of 1812. The app and mobile site includes information about the commemoration, key battles and heroes, and related national historic sites.

Canadian Mortgage and Housing Corporation

The CMHC Mobile KIT for Mortgage Professionals: The CMHC Mobile KIT for Mortgage Professionals provides quick and convenient access to tools and information relevant to today's busy mortgage professional.

Health Canada, Transport and Canadian Food Inspection Agency

Recalls and Safety Alerts Mobile Application: This free app brings together the most recent recalls and advisories from Health Canada, Transport Canada and the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA).

Public Works and Government Services Canada

ourlanguages.gc.ca on the go!: ourlanguages.gc.ca on the go! is the Government of Canada's first ever mobile linguistic application. It lets users search TERMIUM Plus®, the Government of Canada's terminology and linguistic data bank, and quickly find equivalents for nearly 4 million English and French terms in various fields. Canadians can now communicate more easily in both official languages.

Transport Canada

PSTAR: This is a must have app for every Student Pilot in Canada. Use your time more efficiently and study for your PSTAR exam on the go and pass with ease. Spend less time studying and more time flying!

Veterans Affairs

Veterans Matter Mobile App: The Veterans Affairs Canada mobile app, Veterans Matter, will help you find information about:

• Remembrance and ways for you to make remembrance more than something you feel but also something you do.
• The services and benefits offered to Veterans and their families.

Private Sector

Border Crossing: A unique app that provides data for both U.S. and Canadian borders in one place! Land border crossing times into the U.S. from Mexico and Canada, and land border crossing times into Canada from the U.S. are provided in a convenient, intuitive, simple interface. This app uses data provided by Canada Border Services Agency

Canadian Duty Calculator: Know what you owe, before you go. The Canadian Duty Calculator application helps returning Canadian residents calculate total taxes payable for purchases made outside the county. This app uses data provided by Canada Revenue Agency.

Canadian Weather Radar: Get up to the minute Canadian Radar information. This app uses data provided by Environment Canada.

MetRadar Canada: MetRadar Canada is an application that displays images of radar stations in Canada and USA. All radar animations can be enlarged to see better each zone. It also automatically saves the last image. In next versions will add more regions or information. This app uses data provided by Environment Canada.