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Health Canada (Federal)
Open until February 14, 2026
Health Canada wants to make lithium-ion batteries safer. These batteries power everything from phones to e-bikes, but they can overheat and catch fire. The government is considering mandatory safety requirements for batteries and products that...
Why This Matters: Got a phone, laptop, or e-bike? You're using lithium-ion batteries. When these batteries fail, they can catch fire or explode. This happens more often than you'd think—in homes, on planes, even in pockets. New rules could mean safer products on store shelves.
Regulations & Permits
Finance & Consumer
Health & Safety
Technology & Digital
2 days left
Ministry of Public and Business Service Delivery and Procurement (ON)
Open until February 10, 2026
Ontario wants to create new cyber security rules for hospitals, school boards, children's aid societies, and colleges. The proposed regulation would require these organizations to name a cyber security contact person, complete security assessments...
Why This Matters: Use a hospital? Send your kids to public school? Attend college? These organizations hold your personal data—health records, student information, financial details. When they get hacked, your information is at risk. This regulation aims to make sure they're actually prepared for cyber threats and...
Regulations & Permits
Education
Health & Safety
Technology & Digital
Open for Input
Toronto, ON
Toronto wants to know what city data you'd find useful. Got an idea for a dataset the city should publish? This is your chance to suggest it and explain how you'd use it.
Why This Matters: Ever wished you could track snow plows in real time? Or find out which library books are most popular? People are already requesting data on TTC routes, parking meters, and paramedic response areas. Your suggestion could become the next public dataset.
Policy & Studies
Technology & Digital
Open for Input
Government of Québec (QC)
Quebec wants your feedback on its open data portal, Données Québec. The site hosts over 1,200 datasets from the provincial government and municipalities. They're asking what works, what doesn't, and what features you'd like to see.
Why This Matters: Use public data for research, journalism, or app development? This portal is your gateway. Better search and visualization tools could save you hours. Even if you don't use it directly, open data powers apps and services you might rely on.
Policy & Studies
Technology & Digital
Open for Input
Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (Federal)
Open until February 18, 2026
The federal government wants to set rules for how commercial drones communicate with their operators. Right now, there's no dedicated radio spectrum for drone command-and-control in Canada. This consultation asks whether the 5030-5091 MHz band...
Why This Matters: Ever ordered something delivered by drone? This could make that more common. Commercial drone operators need reliable radio links to fly safely. Better spectrum rules could mean more drone delivery services, agricultural monitoring, and infrastructure inspections in your area.
Regulations & Permits
Technology & Digital
Transportation
Open for Input
Burnaby, BC
Burnaby wants to know if their website's translation feature actually works for residents who don't speak English. If you've used the site in Spanish, Farsi, Filipino, French, Punjabi, Russian, or Serbian, they want your feedback.
Why This Matters: Do you read city information in a language other than English? This is your chance to say whether the translations make sense or leave you confused. Better translations mean better access to city services for everyone.
Policy & Studies
Technology & Digital
Open for Input
Government of Alberta (AB)
Alberta passed two new laws in December 2024: one requiring government bodies to protect your personal information, and another making it easier to get information from government. Now they're writing the detailed rules. The catch? This engagement...
Why This Matters: Ever tried to get information from the Alberta government? These rules will determine how easy—or hard—that process is. The privacy law affects how government handles your health records, tax info, and other personal data. If you care about government transparency or data protection, this shapes...
Regulations & Permits
Justice & Rights
Technology & Digital
Open for Input
Statistics Canada (Federal)
Open until January 27, 2030
Statistics Canada wants feedback on how research and development activities are categorized across the country. The Canadian Research and Development Classification (CRDC) is the standard system used by federal funding agencies to organize research...
Why This Matters: This is mainly for researchers, academics, and people who work with R&D data. The classification affects how research funding is tracked and reported across Canada. If you've ever struggled to categorize your research project or found gaps in how R&D is measured, this is your chance to fix it.
Policy & Studies
Education
Technology & Digital