Data & API

Open data downloads and programmatic access

REST API

Query projects, budgets, milestones, and outcomes programmatically. All endpoints return JSON. No authentication required for public data.

# Get all projects
GET https://api.ecanomics.canada.ca/v1/projects
# Filter by department and status
GET /v1/projects?dept=infrastructure&status=delayed
# Single project detail
GET /v1/projects/{id}
# Budget history
GET /v1/projects/{id}/budget-history

Authentication

All endpoints are public and read-only. No API key required. For bulk access or higher rate limits, register a free developer account.

Rate Limits

Anonymous: 60 req/min · 10,000 req/day. Registered: 600 req/min · 500,000 req/day. Responses are cached for 15 minutes.

Bulk Downloads

All Projects — CSV

371 rows · 11 columns

All Projects — JSON

371 records · nested

Exports include all federal, provincial, and municipal projects. To export a filtered subset, use the Projects page export.

Data Dictionary

Field

Type

Description

project_id

string

Unique project identifier

name

string

Human-readable project title

department

string

Responsible federal department or Crown corporation

category

enum

Infrastructure · Digital · Healthcare · Defence · Other

budget_original

float

Approved budget at inception ($CAD)

budget_current

float

Current authorized budget

spent_to_date

float

Cumulative expenditure

status

enum

on_track / delayed / over_budget / completed / proposed

progress_pct

int

Completion percentage (0–100)

start_date

date

Project authorization date (ISO 8601)

projected_end

date

Latest approved completion date

location

string

Province or territory (ISO 3166-2:CA)

latitude

float

Decimal degrees WGS 84

longitude

float

Decimal degrees WGS 84

value_for_money

float

Composite VfM score 0–100 (spent/budget × progress)

data_source

string

Originating tabled document or proactive disclosure URL

last_verified

date

Date Ecanomics last reconciled against source data