Extension Canada


Extension Basics

Title
Canada
Name
ckanext-canada
Type
Public extension
Description
Government of Canada CKAN Extension providing the full platform for the Canadian Open Data Portal and Registry.
CKAN versions

~2.10

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Download-Url (zip)
Last commit
a month ago (2026-01-28 00:00:00)
Url to repo
Category
Cloud Infrastructure & Storage


Background Infos

Description (long)
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Government of Canada CKAN Extension - Extension à CKAN du Gouvernement du Canada. A comprehensive extension package that powers both the Canada Open Data Portal (public) and the Canada Data Registry (internal). Includes multiple plugins: canada_theme (templates, helpers, webassets), canada_forms (dataset/resource forms), canada_public (portal-specific actions), canada_internal (registry-specific actions), canada_datasets (scheming extension), canada_security (security extension). Features include: Proactive Disclosure data management, bilingual EN/FR support, custom SOLR schema, data synchronization between Registry and Portal, support for multiple data tables (ATI, contracts, grants, travel, etc.), and integration with numerous other extensions.

Version
Version release date
(not set)
Contact name
Open Government Initiative - Government of Canada
Contakt email
(not set)
Contact Url


Installation Guide

Configuration hints

Requires extensive configuration. See documentation for Portal vs Registry settings. Requires ckanext-recombinant, ckanext-fluent, ckanext-scheming, and many forked extensions.

Plugins to configure (ckan.ini)
canada_theme canada_forms canada_public canada_internal canada_datasets canada_security
CKAN Settings (ckan.ini)
DB migration to be executed
(not set)
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