On Friday, the government of Ontario released new details about it's Open Data Directive, which will take effect on April 1, 2016. As part of this directive, Ontario ministries and agencies will be required to make all data public, unless it falls under one of a number of exemptions for privacy, legal, confidentiality, security, or commercially sensitive reasons. For more: Ontario's Open Data Directive Ontario's Open Government Initiative  Ontario's Open Data Catalogue