Open Design Resources
Open design refers to a design for a physical or software product released under a license granting anyone permission to use, modify or redistribute it.
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| Design | Description | Licence(s) | Design type(s) | Usage | Homepage | Design status | Level of government | Administration |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CDS Accessibility Handbook | The Canadian Digital Service is committed to building accessible and inclusive services. Building accessible services means meeting the needs of as many people as possible. | CC0-1.0 | Application |
1 | digital.canada.ca/a11y/ | federal | tbs-sct | |
| GC Cloud Guardrails | The purpose of the guardrails is to ensure that departments and agencies are implementing a preliminary baseline set of controls within their cloud-based environments. | MIT | Security & Privacy |
1 | canada-ca.github.io/cloud-guardrails/ | federal | tbs-sct | |
| Government of Canada design system | The Government of Canada design system provides usable, consistent and trustworthy online experience for people to access Government of Canada digital services. | MIT | Application |
1 | design.alpha.canada.ca/en.html | federal | tbs-sct | |
| Office 365 Guardrails | The purpose of the guardrails is to ensure that departments and agencies are implementing a preliminary baseline set of controls within their Microsoft O365 cloud-based environment. | MIT | Security & Privacy |
1 | canada-ca.github.io/cloud-guardrails-O365/ | federal | tbs-sct | |
| Ontario API Guidelines | Learn how to create services that can connect to and build on each other by using Application Programming Interfaces (APIs) | CC-BY-4.0 | Application |
1 | github.com/ongov/API-Guidelines | provincial | on |
CDS Accessibility Handbook
Description:
The Canadian Digital Service is committed to building accessible and inclusive services. Building accessible services means meeting the needs of as many people as possible.
Design type(s):
- Application
| Is being used by: | Contact: |
|---|---|
| Treasury Board of Canada Secretariat | ssc.aaact-aatia.spc@canada.ca |
Homepage: https://digital.canada.ca/a11y/
GC Cloud Guardrails
Description:
The purpose of the guardrails is to ensure that departments and agencies are implementing a preliminary baseline set of controls within their cloud-based environments.
Design type(s):
- Security & Privacy
| Is being used by: | Contact: |
|---|---|
| Treasury Board of Canada Secretariat | ZZTBSCYBERS@tbs-sct.gc.ca |
Government of Canada design system
Description:
The Government of Canada design system provides usable, consistent and trustworthy online experience for people to access Government of Canada digital services.
Design type(s):
- Application
| Is being used by: | Contact: |
|---|---|
| Treasury Board of Canada Secretariat | dto.btn@tbs-sct.gc.ca |
Homepage: https://design.alpha.canada.ca/en.html
Office 365 Guardrails
Description:
The purpose of the guardrails is to ensure that departments and agencies are implementing a preliminary baseline set of controls within their Microsoft O365 cloud-based environment.
Design type(s):
- Security & Privacy
| Is being used by: | Contact: |
|---|---|
| Treasury Board of Canada Secretariat | ZZTBSCYBERS@tbs-sct.gc.ca |
Homepage: https://canada-ca.github.io/cloud-guardrails-O365/
Ontario API Guidelines
Description:
Learn how to create services that can connect to and build on each other by using Application Programming Interfaces (APIs)
Design type(s):
- Application
| Is being used by: | Contact: |
|---|---|
| Province of Ontario | digital.standard@ontario.ca |
Homepage: https://github.com/ongov/API-Guidelines
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