Climate data is increasingly used by users across Canada for consequential decisions around climate change risk, adaptation and resilience. ClimateData.ca and its partners are developers and distributors of this information. In this role, the ClimateData.ca team aims to provide accessible, transparent, trustworthy, and well-documented datasets. To this end, all data under consideration for ClimateData.ca, whether originating from federal, regional, or provincial partners, academia, the private sector, or multi-stakeholder groups, undergoes a thorough evaluation against stringent data standards and requires consensus between all involved partners before addition to the data portal is approved.

ClimateData.ca Data Standards.

When a dataset or tool is proposed to ClimateData.ca, it enters a process (outlined below) designed to evaluate not only the suitability of the data, but also its presentation and accompanying guidance and documentation. Every step of this process involves representatives from all partners to ensure the product meets the requisite standards. Where data standards are not fully met, clear justification is required. Reflection against these standards ensures that all new products distributed by ClimateData.ca support our goal:“to help Canadians make decisions in a changing climate.”