City of Toronto Open Data Portal

Data Engineers in Toronto December 2026 Semimonthly Meeting

Topic: City of Toronto Open Data Portal

Abstract:
The City of Toronto launched its first Open Data Portal in the fall of 2009 to meet growing demand for open data. Since then, the open data movement has gained increasing momentum within Toronto’s digital and civic spaces.

Come hear the city staff that manage the open data portal (https://open.toronto.ca) pull back the curtain and discuss how it works behind the scenes and where it contributes to the city.

Speaker: Mac Nichols; Supervisor, City of Toronto Open Data

Speaker Profile:
Mac is the supervisor of the city of Toronto's open data portal. He's worked on the portal since 2021, before which he worked in the private sector as a data engineer and analyst
The meeting is over Microsoft Teams, and the joining link is https://vip.dataengineersintoronto.org/webinar

See you at the meeting!