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Studying Government Land Data Access in Canada
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This project examines how access to land data affects academic research, policy work, nonprofit and community work, private-sector practice, and broader public-interest housing analysis in BC and Ontario. It focuses on property assessment data, land title and registry data, real estate sales data, and cadastral and parcel information.
Jump to Research OutputsHow does access to land data affect housing research, policy, and public-interest work in BC and Ontario?
Access to land data in Canada varies across jurisdictions and across different types of users. Differences in access models, costs, data quality, technical requirements, and institutional governance can shape how researchers, governments, housing organizations, and other stakeholders are able to use land data. The project examines these differences through stakeholder experiences and comparative analysis of land data systems between the province of BC and Ontario.
Project Lead(s):
Home Organization:
University of British Columbia
Other Participants:
Community Partner:
Canadian Centre for Housing Rights
Funding Stream:
Community-Focused Project
Project Status:
Ongoing
Background
The project aims to identify the main barriers experienced by different land data users and assess how access models and institutional governance affect research, policy, housing work, and public-interest.
Methodology
First, researchers will conduct semi-structured interviews and a survey with stakeholders who use or manage land data, including researchers, government and Crown corporations, nonprofit and community housing organizations, and private-sector and real estate data users in BC and Ontario. Interviews are designed to document practical experiences with land data access and identify barriers such as cost, labour burden, paywalls and private access, bulk access, data quality, unequal access, and governance models.
Second, researchers will conduct quantitative and qualitative analysis of the survey and interview data to identify patterns, differences across stakeholder groups, and recurring themes related to land data access and use.
Third, researchers will synthesize the findings to examine how different land data access models affect stakeholders and identify implications for improving accessibility, usability, and public value of land data.
Results
Findings from this project are currently in development. Results will be published upon completion of the research.
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