| 1 | [Re-worked fairly extensively 29 Mar 2010 - LB] |
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| 2 | |
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| 3 | Sections of this document: |
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| 4 | |
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| 5 | 1. General Notes |
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| 6 | 2. Proposed format for 'Register a New Package' form |
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| 7 | 3. List of Federal Ministries |
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| 8 | 4. List of Federal Agencies |
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| 9 | 5. List of license types |
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| 11 | |
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| 12 | 1. GENERAL NOTES |
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| 13 | ----------------------------- |
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| 14 | |
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| 15 | We like the UK form a lot (http://ca.ckan.net/package/new?package_form=gov) but would like to rearrange the order of fields and would also like to drop a few unnecessary fields. |
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| 16 | |
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| 17 | Here are the fields that can be dropped (or hidden, whichever is easier): |
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| 18 | |
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| 19 | External reference |
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| 20 | Geographic coverage |
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| 21 | Temporal granularity |
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| 22 | National statistic |
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| 23 | Precision |
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| 24 | Taxonomy URL |
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| 25 | Author / Author email |
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| 26 | Maintainer |
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| 29 | |
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| 30 | 2. Proposed Format for 'Register a New Package' Form |
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| 31 | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
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| 32 | |
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| 33 | In this section, [square brackets] indicate technical notes/questions. Otherwise, all text should be displayed on the form (including instructions above/before fields and examples below/after). |
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| 34 | |
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| 35 | |
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| 36 | Short Unique Name (required) |
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| 37 | Insert a short, descriptive title here, using only 'a-z', '0-9' and '-_'. Must be lowercase; no spaces allowed. |
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| 38 | ______________________________ |
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| 39 | (Example: geogratis-radarsat-mosaic) |
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| 40 | |
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| 41 | Title |
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| 42 | Insert a more descriptive title - ideally the same as that used on the government website. |
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| 43 | _______________________________ |
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| 44 | (Example: RADARSAT Ortho-rectified Mosaic of Canada, Lambert Conformal Conic, 1000 Metres) |
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| 45 | |
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| 46 | URL |
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| 47 | [Is it possible to add a default 'http://' to the URL & Resources fields? Seems like it might reduce error & make data entry a bit quicker to boot.] |
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| 48 | The link to the government web page where the data is described and located. Do not link to the dataset itself. |
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| 49 | http://_________________________ |
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| 50 | (Example: http://geogratis.cgdi.gc.ca/geogratis/en/collection/detail.do?id=9369) |
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| 51 | |
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| 52 | Resources |
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| 53 | The link to the actual data set (if available) |
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| 54 | http://_________________________ |
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| 55 | (Example: http://geogratis.cgdi.gc.ca/geogratis/en/collection/metadata.do;jsessionid=C7EC7276E2CC15D6A5201FA98F19406D?id=9369) |
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| 56 | |
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| 57 | Format |
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| 58 | Describe the format type, e.g. XML, CSV, SHAPE, etc. |
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| 59 | _______________ |
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| 60 | |
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| 61 | Description |
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| 62 | A description of the data. Feel free to copy the description on the government website. |
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| 63 | |
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| 64 | Hash |
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| 65 | For über data geeks - if you don't know what this means, just leave it blank. |
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| 66 | |
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| 67 | |
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| 68 | Date Released |
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| 69 | Please enter in YYYY-MM-DD format. |
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| 70 | ______________________________ |
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| 71 | (Example: 2009-01-15) |
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| 72 | |
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| 73 | Date Updated |
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| 74 | Please enter in YYYY-MM-DD format. |
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| 75 | ______________________________ |
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| 76 | (Example: 2010-04-12) |
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| 77 | |
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| 78 | Update frequency (only if available) |
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| 79 | ______________________________ |
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| 80 | (Example: monthly) |
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| 81 | |
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| 82 | Years covered [was 'Temporal coverage' in UK form] |
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| 83 | Please enter in YYYY - YYYY format. |
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| 84 | [David R: Can we validate these fields to force them to be entered as YYYY?] |
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| 85 | ________ - ________ |
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| 86 | (Example: 1992 - 1995) |
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| 87 | |
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| 88 | |
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| 89 | License |
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| 90 | Select the license type. |
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| 91 | [drop-down… See list at bottom of this document. Note: We will need to add to this over time.] |
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| 92 | |
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| 93 | Notes |
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| 94 | A more detailed description of the data can go here. Feel free to copy & paste from the government website. |
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| 95 | ___________________________ |
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| 96 | |
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| 97 | Tags (space separated list) |
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| 98 | Include tags you think are descriptive and appropriate. Tags are space separated; to join two words together, use a dash (-) or underscore (_). |
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| 99 | ___________________________ |
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| 100 | (Example: radar radar-imagery radarsat-1 satellite-imagery mosaic spectral-engineering geogratis canada gcmd earth-science) |
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| 102 | |
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| 103 | Level of Government [was 'Geographic granularity' in UK form] |
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| 104 | What level of government produced this data? |
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| 105 | [Pull-down menu with the following options: Federal, Provincial/Territorial, Regional, Municipal, Other - please specify] |
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| 106 | ____ [pull-down] _____ or Other: ___ [text field] ___ |
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| 107 | |
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| 108 | Federal Ministry (if applicable) [was 'Department' in UK form] |
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| 109 | Indicate the ministry responsible for the data. |
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| 110 | [pull-down + other field] |
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| 112 | Federal Agency [was 'Agency' in UK form] |
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| 113 | Indicate the agency responsible for the data. |
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| 114 | [Can we make this a pull-down menu + other field? List appended below.] |
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| 115 | |
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| 116 | Maintainer email |
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| 117 | Include an email address for the ministry or agency responsible for maintaining the data (if available). |
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| 118 | ______________________ |
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| 119 | |
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| 120 | |
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| 121 | |
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| 122 | 3. LIST OF FEDERAL MINISTRIES |
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| 123 | ------------------------------------------------ |
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| 124 | Agriculture and Agri-Food |
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| 125 | Canadian Heritage |
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| 126 | Citizenship and Immigration |
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| 127 | Environment |
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| 128 | Finance |
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| 129 | Fisheries and Oceans |
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| 130 | Foreign Affairs and International Trade |
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| 131 | Health |
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| 132 | Human Resources and Social Development |
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| 133 | Indian and Northern Affairs |
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| 134 | Industry |
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| 135 | Intergovernmental Affairs |
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| 136 | Justice |
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| 137 | National Defence |
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| 138 | Natural Resources |
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| 139 | Public Safety |
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| 140 | Public Works and Government Services |
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| 141 | Transport |
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| 142 | Veterans Affairs |
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| 143 | Western Economic Diversification |
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| 145 | |
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| 146 | 4. LIST OF FEDERAL AGENCIES |
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| 147 | ---------------------------------------------- |
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| 148 | |
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| 149 | * Air Transport Security Authority |
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| 150 | * Artists and Producers Professional Relations Tribunal |
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| 151 | * Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency |
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| 152 | * Atlantic Pilotage Authority |
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| 153 | * Atomic Energy of Canada Limited |
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| 154 | * Auditor General |
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| 155 | * Bank of Canada |
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| 156 | * Border Services Agency |
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| 157 | * Business Development Bank of Canada |
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| 158 | * Business Service Centres |
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| 159 | * Canada Information Office |
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| 160 | * Canada Lands Company |
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| 161 | * Canada-Newfoundland Offshore Petroleum Board |
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| 162 | * Canada-Nova Scotia Offshore Petroleum Board |
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| 163 | * Canada Post Corporation |
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| 164 | * Canadian Broadcasting Corporation |
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| 165 | * Cape Breton Development Office |
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| 166 | * Centre for Occupational Health and Safety |
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| 167 | * Centre on Substance Abuse |
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| 168 | * Climate Change Secretariat |
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| 169 | * Commercial Corporation |
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| 170 | * Competition Bureau |
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| 171 | * Competition Tribunal |
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| 172 | * Copyright Board |
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| 173 | * Correctional Service |
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| 174 | * Council for the Arts |
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| 175 | * Courts Administration Service |
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| 176 | * Cultural Property Export Review Board |
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| 177 | * Dairy Commission |
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| 178 | * Defence Construction Canada |
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| 179 | * Defence Research and Development Canada |
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| 180 | * Deposit Insurance Corporation |
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| 181 | * Economic Development Agency for Quebec Regions |
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| 182 | * Elections Canada |
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| 183 | * Enterprise Cape Breton Corporation |
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| 184 | * Environment and Sustainable Development Commissioner |
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| 185 | * Environmental Assessment Agency |
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| 186 | * Environmental Protection Review Canada |
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| 187 | * Ethics Commissioner |
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| 188 | * Export Development Canada |
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| 189 | * Federal Bridge Corporation Limited |
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| 190 | * Federal Judicial Affairs Commissioner |
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| 191 | * Federal Science for Sustainable Development |
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| 192 | * Financial Consumer Agency |
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| 193 | * Firearms Centre |
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| 194 | * Food Inspection Agency |
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| 195 | * Freshwater Fish Marketing Corporation |
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| 196 | * Grain Commission |
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| 197 | * Human Rights Commission |
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| 198 | * Human Rights Tribunal |
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| 199 | * Industrial Relations Board |
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| 200 | * Institutes of Health Research |
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| 201 | * Intergovernmental Conference Secretariat |
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| 202 | * International Development Agency |
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| 203 | * International Trade Tribunal |
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| 204 | * Library and Archives Canada |
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| 205 | * Mortgage and Housing Corporation |
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| 206 | * National Capital Commission |
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| 207 | * National Film Board |
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| 208 | * National Parole Board |
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| 209 | * National Research Council |
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| 210 | * National Round Table on the Environment and the Economy |
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| 211 | * National Search and Rescue Secretariat |
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| 212 | * Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada |
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| 213 | * Northern Pipeline Agency |
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| 214 | * Nuclear Safety Commission |
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| 215 | * Official Languages Commissioner |
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| 216 | * Pari-Mutuel Agency |
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| 217 | * Parks Canada |
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| 218 | * Pension Plan Investment Board |
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| 219 | * Polar Commission |
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| 220 | * Police College |
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| 221 | * Privacy Commissioner of Canada |
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| 222 | * Public Health Agency of Canada |
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| 223 | * Public Service Commission of Canada |
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| 224 | * Radio-Television and Telecommunications Commission |
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| 225 | * Revenue Agency |
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| 226 | * Review Tribunals Commissioner |
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| 227 | * Royal Canadian Mint |
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| 228 | * School of Public Service |
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| 229 | * Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council |
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| 230 | * Space Agency |
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| 231 | * Standards Council of Canada |
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| 232 | * Statistics Canada |
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| 233 | * Tourism Commission |
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| 234 | * Transportation Agency |
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| 235 | * Transportation Safety Board |
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| 236 | * Treasury Board Secretariat |
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| 237 | * VIA Rail Canada |
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| 238 | * Wheat Board |
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| 240 | |
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| 241 | 5. LIST OF LICENSE TYPES |
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| 242 | ---------------------------------------- |
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| 243 | |
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| 244 | None |
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| 245 | I don't know |
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| 246 | Other |
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| 247 | Canadian Crown Copy Right |
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| 248 | Geogratis License Agreement |
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| 249 | No Fee Unrestricted Agriculture Canada License |
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| 250 | Statistic Canada DLI License |
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| 251 | Open Data Commons Public Domain Dedication and License |
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| 252 | Creative Commons CCZero |
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| 253 | Creative Commons Attribution |
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| 254 | Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike |
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| 255 | GNU Free Documentation License (GFDL) |
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| 257 | Background links - not important unless you are curious... |
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| 258 | Geogratis Licence Agreement - http://geogratis.cgdi.gc.ca/geogratis/en/licence.jsp;jsessionid=F15D6495B46D656AD5862DE2B3424474 |
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| 259 | No Fee Unrestricted Agrigculture and Agri-Food Canada Licence Agreement For Government Geographic Data - http://www4.agr.gc.ca/AAFC-AAC/display-afficher.do?id=1226945498401&lang=eng |
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| 260 | StatsCan Data Liberation Initiative (DLI) License |
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