Open science at ECCC
Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC) is committed to making federal science and research more openly accessible, transparent, and inclusive. The departmental Open Science Action Plan: 2021–2026 responds to Recommendation 3 of Canada’s 2020 Roadmap for Open Science. This recommendation mandates that federal science-based departments and agencies, like ECCC, create action plans to advance open science. The ECCC Open Science Action Plan explains how the department is making each stage of the research life-cycle more open and transparent. This includes open access publishing and open data.
What is Open science?
The federal Roadmap for Open science states that:
Open science is the practice of making scientific inputs, outputs and processes freely available to all with minimal restrictions. Scientific research outputs include (i) peer- reviewed science articles and publications, (ii) scientific and research data and (iii) public contribution to and dialogue about science. Open science is enabled by people, technology and infrastructure. It is practiced in full respect of privacy, security, ethical considerations and appropriate intellectual property protection.
For ECCC, open science is a core value of its commitment to scientific excellence, as described in the 2024–2029 Departmental Science Strategy.
Reports and publications
- Open Science Action Plan: 2021-2026
- Metrics report for milestone 1.3 of the National Action Plan on Open Government 2022-2024 – Making climate change science more open and accessible, reporting year 2022
- Metrics report for milestone 1.3 of the National Action Plan on Open Government 2022–2024 – Making climate change science more open and accessible, reporting year 2023
Online resources
Federal Open Science
Learn more about open science, the open science lifecycle, and other federal open science resources on the Government of Canada’s Open Science page.
Canada’s Open Government Portal
Canada’s Open Government Portal provides access to information disclosed as part of the federal government’s commitment to enhance accountability and transparency.
Federal Open Science Repository of Canada
The Federal Open Science Repository of Canada (FOSRC) provides open access scientific articles and publications from participating science-based departments and agencies
Open Science and Data Platform
The Open Science and Data Platform provides access to science, data, publications and information about development activities across the country that can be used to understand the cumulative effects of human activities to support better decisions in the future.
Citizen Science Portal
The federal Citizen Science Portal provides information on science projects and experiments happening in Canadian communities in which the public can participate.
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