Nova Scotia Government's Open Data Portal
Making government data easier to access for individuals, businesses, and researchers
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Perspectives Stories
The Nova Scotia Open Data Portal has a unique storytelling feature entitled Perspectives. These Stories provide an opportunity to add content such as videos, images, and narrative to provide additional context to the data. Stories are listed as a data type on the portal.
Ocean Week Canada
Ocean Week Canada is back from June 1–8, 2025 - and communities across the country are coming together to celebrate our connection to the ocean and waterways. Many of the Open Data portal ocean datasets are provided by the Centre for Marine Applied Research. Visit cmar.ca for more information about their ocean data and research projects!
Mìos nan Gàidheal | Gaelic Nova Scotia Month
May is Gaelic Nova Scotia month! The theme for 2025 is “'S ann beò a tha a' Ghàidhlig an Albainn Nuaidh | Gaelic Lives in Nova Scotia”. The Open Data Portal contains several datasets that promote awareness of the history, culture, and language of the Gaels across the province.