June 29, 2026
Canada joins the Digital Public Goods Alliance
The Digital Public Goods Alliance is thrilled to welcome The Government of Canada, through the Canadian Digital Service (CDS), as its newest member.
As part of its membership, Canada will enable trusted, hands-on interactions between federal departments and DPGA member countries with technically vetted, adoption-ready software, leading to a more efficient pathway to identifying, adopting, and scaling digital public goods for the benefit of all Canadians.
Since its launch in 2017, CDS has worked to bring proven and innovative digital approaches and solutions in support of its mandate of improving service delivery and solving common problems within the GC. CDS strives to power government service delivery by providing the common capabilities needed to reliably and securely provide digital services from end to end. CDS platform products, like many of those from international counterparts, are created to function as DPGs and components of the broader Canadian public infrastructure. They are open-source and readily available for reuse across jurisdictions and sectors. CDS products are also interoperable and are underpinned by strong safeguards that enable broad access and incremental collaborative improvement.
“As the Government of Canada continues to modernise and adapt its service delivery to leverage digital technologies, we are very pleased to join the Digital Public Goods Alliance. International peers have shown how open digital systems, for example Singapore’s FormSG and Estonia’s X-Road, can transform service delivery across sectors. Canada’s membership builds on these examples while offering our own proven solutions to partners facing similar challenges.” — Paul N. Wagner, Chief Executive Officer of CDS
“Canada joining the DPGA serves as a reminder of who we are as an alliance. The country has demonstrated international leadership over several years through its active reuse and sharing of open-source products, exemplified by the CDS Platform products that will now be shared as DPGs. Canada’s emphasis on the virtuous cycle of both benefiting from and contributing back to the open-source community sets a great example for other countries.” — Liv Marte Nordhaug, Chief Executive Officer of the DPGA
CDS’s work aligns with the DPGA’s 2026 Roadmap through four key initiatives: advancing and maintaining Government of Canada DPGs for global reuse; demonstrating a sustained commitment to the DPG Standard; actively sharing successful solutions like GC Notify and Forms with other jurisdictions; and co-developing maturity models to assess DPG readiness, sustainability, and scalability.
Canada and CDS will leverage their DPGA membership to facilitate cross-jurisdictional partnerships, driving national impact and enabling shared service pathways. This empowers the government to build and sustain critical digital components once, reducing duplication and boosting Canada’s economic resilience.
To learn more about Canada’s membership in the DPGA, read the official announcement.
You can also explore their planned Roadmap activities through the Canada profile.
