The Open Government Guidebook was originally developed in 2018, through collaboration with
working group members from over 25 Government of Canada (GC) departments. Through
consultations with many of these departments from 2020 to 2021, this guide was updated to reflect
the most recent international practices in open government. It aims to provide direction, best
practices and tools to learn more about open government processes for the GC. It also outlines
implementation guidance for relevant policy instruments including the Policy on Service and Digital,
the Guideline on Service and Digital and the Directive on Open Government – all of which help ensure
consistent approaches to open data and information practices across government.