Open Government Scan of Canada
Designing and Implementing an Open Government Strategy
The Open Government Scan of Canada provides an evidence-based assessment of the governance of Canada’s efforts to foster transparency, accountability and citizen participation against key provisions of the OECD Recommendation of the Council on Open Government. The Scan seeks to support Canada in its ambition to design the country’s first holistic and integrated Open Government Strategy. It includes recommendations for strengthening the governance of Canada's open government agenda in the short, medium and long term. OECD Open Government Scans are short, tailored policy reviews that focus on specific key priorities of the commissioning government.
Foreword
Policies and practices that foster government openness and citizen participation are widely recognised as important contributors to a robust democracy. The results of the OECD’s first Trust Survey (2022) show that governments across the OECD are seen by many as unresponsive to public feedback and as providing insufficient opportunities to participate in policy making. The findings highlight that citizens care about having a government that offers access to government information, provides opportunities to engage in the policy-making process and responds to public feedback and demands.
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