Databases
As part of our commitment to transparency and public interest journalism, here you’ll find searchable databases designed to empower citizens, researchers, and policymakers with invaluable information. Our mission is to illuminate the inner workings of institutions, highlight issues of public concern, and foster accountability through the power of data. Our goal is to equip citizens with the access to information they need to ensure public officials and institutions are held accountable.
School and Daycare Lead Tracker
In collaboration with the University of Toronto’s HIVE Lab, we’ve developed an interactive database that allows you to check lead test results for Ontario schools and daycares between 2019 and 2023. Simply enter the name of a school or daycare in the box below and press enter. The results will appear automatically.
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Artwork by Aidan Lising
Sunlight Project
Welcome to Ontario’s most comprehensive public repository of completed freedom of information requests. It contains details of more than 75,000 requests for public records made to 28 Ontario ministries and the Premier’s Office since 2014, including key information on the wording of the original requests and whether records were released. Through a few simple searches, users can discover the existence of records already released to a previous requestor. This form can then be used to request those records from the ministry using the unique file number associated with the record.
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Patient Files
To give the Ontario public an inside look at the failures and triumphs of the province’s hospitals, we've published several years’ worth of patient-survey data obtained for the first time through dozens of freedom-of-information requests. Included are scores showing how patients rated their care, and how hospitals compared to one another on those patient ratings. We are also sharing anonymized comments written by patients and their loved ones.
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