The OECD Secretariat wishes to express its gratitude and acknowledge all the institutions and individuals that have contributed to this Open Government Scan. This Scan was carried out in a virtual setting, due to COVID-19-related restrictions. The OECD team would like to thank all involved stakeholders for their flexibility in making themselves available for online interviews and substantive discussions of the results of this work.
In particular, the OECD would like to thank the team of the Open Government Division of the Treasury Board of Canada Secretariat for their dedication and commitment throughout the process, including mobilising all relevant stakeholders. The leadership of Mélanie Robert, former Executive Director for Open Government was essential for this Review. Special thanks go to Jean Cardinal (Director, Open Government), Benoît Frenette (former Acting Director, Open Government), Sarah MacLeod (Team Lead, Open Government), Peter A. Ferguson (Senior Policy Advisor, Open Government), Sarah Bérubé (Senior Policy Analyst, Open Government), and Lucas Beal (Senior Policy Analyst, Open Government) for their commitment and continuous support.
The OECD wishes to extend its gratitude to all institutions from the Canadian Federal and Provincial administrations and non-governmental stakeholders from academia, civil society organisations, and representatives of the private sector that provided inputs and support throughout the project. Overall, the OECD organized more than 30 hours of in-depth interviews, which were instrumental in further improving the OECD’s understanding of the Canadian context.
This Review was prepared by the Public Governance Directorate (GOV) of the OECD under the leadership of Director Elsa Pilichowski. The report was drafted under the strategic direction of Alessandro Bellantoni, Head of the Open Government, Civic Space and Public Communications Unit in GOV. The process was led by David Goessmann with the support of Mauricio Mejia. David Goessmann also co-ordinated the drafting of the Scan, with the support of Mauricio Mejia and Benedict Stefani.
Joshua Yeremiyew provided administrative support throughout the Review and Benedict Stefani prepared the document for publication. In addition, the Review team would like to thank those OECD colleagues who provided comments, including Sara Fyson, Emma Cantera, and Andrea Uhrhammer.