The 2018 Survey of Albertans on Culture and Tourism is a province-wide telephone survey of 1,000 adult Albertans designed to understand participation in and public appreciation of: • Arts and Culture, • Tourism, • Sports, • Heritage, and • Recreation. Now, through the Alberta Open Government Portal, you can access the data from the survey. […]
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Alberta Open Data: Sole-Source Service Contracts
The Government of Alberta Sole-Source Service Contract database provides information on sole-source service contracts of $10,000 or more made by Government of Alberta departments. The database has recently been updated with an additional 213 contracts with start dates on or before December 31, 2017. Government of Alberta sole-source service contract data is also available in […]
New Dataset – Alberta Oil Sands Royalty Data
The data provided gives an overview of the costs, revenue and royalties paid for each oil sands project in Alberta for 2016. For more information about Alberta oil sands royalties, please visit here.
How I Used Open Data this Summer
Submitted by: Kirk MacLeod, Open Data Team Lead, Open Government Program As someone who has worked in Open Government since 2014, one of the questions I’m often asked is to give examples of real world scenarios in which open data can be used by the average person in a day-to-day way. A really great example […]
New Dataset – Frequency and Ranking of Baby Names by Year and Gender
Today the Alberta Government released an updated dataset which revealed the frequency and ranking of first names given to babies born in the province of Alberta, by year of birth and gender of the baby. For more information, please visit http://bit.ly/2sjZmBm
Site Update Announcement
Submitted by the Alberta Open Government Program Since 2013, The Alberta Open Government Portal has provided access to government data, publications and laws. We’re now excited to announce that we have given the Alberta Open Government site a facelift. What does that mean? It means that our site is more modern in appearance and easier […]
Alberta Legislation is now accessible through the Alberta Open Government Portal
Even more Alberta information is accessible, thanks to collaboration between Alberta Queen’s Printer and the Alberta Open Government Portal. Now, Albertans can search for electronic versions of laws and regulations enabling them to add context to the data and publications that are already in the portal. Note that similar to the Alberta Open Data licence, […]
New Datasets – Domestic Well Water Quality in Alberta – Trace Elements and Routine Chemistry
In rural Alberta, 90% of people use private well water supplies for domestic use (e.g. drinking, cooking, bathing or cleaning). Domestic well water systems are not regulated by either the provincial or federal governments. The Government of Alberta along with Alberta Health Services provides water chemistry testing of private well water. They also provide information […]
Population by Alberta Municipality
This is a dataset of estimates of the number of people living in Alberta municipalities, including Canadian citizens and immigrants as well as non-permanent residents. Interested in a specific dataset or government publication? Let us know here: https://open.alberta.ca/suggest