Data licensing is a constrained surface. The Data Licensing Policy defines the licensing tiers (research, partner, municipal, public open-data), the attribution requirements at each tier, the use restrictions (no surveillance derivations, no re-identification, no AI training without separate opt-in), and the categories that are never licensable at any tier (sensitive locations, civic reports involving people, Indigenous data without community consent, content involving minors).
It applies to Map.ca’s data, partnerships, and legal functions, and to every licensee.
Requirements
- License only through the documented tiers.
- Require attribution where the public-attribution tier applies.
Prohibitions
- Do not license sensitive-location data.
- Do not license content involving minors, civic reports involving people, or Indigenous data without community consent.