BC Data Catalogue API

The BC Data Catalogue is the place to find B.C. Government data, applications and web services. Government ministries and many broader public sector agencies publish their data resources in the Catalogue. This data can be used to make informed decisions and create opportunities for the benefit of all British Columbians. The live published metadata content of the BC Data Catalogue is accessible through an application programming interface (API) an example of which is available here https://catalogue.data.gov.bc.ca/api/3/action/package_list Documentation on the use of the API is available https://bcgov.github.io/data-publication/pages/dps_bcdc_api_w_how_to_use.html

Data and Resources

Additional Info

Field	Value
Last Updated	April 17, 2026, 20:17 (UTC)
Created	April 17, 2026, 20:17 (UTC)
contact_email	Data@gov.bc.ca
contact_person	{"en": "Data Systems and Services (DataBC)", "fr": "Data Systems and Services (DataBC)"}
criticality_level	[]
data_dictionary	["society"]
geographic_scope	[]
open_canada_collection	federated
open_canada_date_published	2015-11-27 00:00:00
open_canada_keywords	{"en": ["API", "CKAN", "OpenAPI spec", "bc data catalogue", "bcdc", "catalogue", "catalogue content", "metadata"], "fr-t-en": ["API", "CLAN", "Spécification OpenAPI", "catalogue de données de la Colombie-Britannique", "bcdc", "catalogue", "contenu du catalogue", "métadonnées"]}
open_canada_subject	["society_and_culture"]
sensitivity_level	unrestricted
title_fr
update_frequency	as_needed