Civic Lens is a comprehensive platform dedicated to providing structured access to Canada’s municipal records. Tailored for journalists, researchers, and businesses, Civic Lens offers a range of services including bulk data exports, API access, and the creation of custom datasets. The platform makes it easy to acquire source-traced data on councils, meetings, attendance records, bylaws, recorded votes, and payments across an extensive network of over 3,600 cities and 1,500 councils in Canada.

With tools designed to facilitate ease of use, users can download data in various formats such as CSV, JSON, or Parquet, ensuring that the information is ready for immediate application. Civic Lens also allows querying through its API, making integration into applications and dashboards seamless. Whether you need data for journalistic investigations or to enhance civic-tech solutions, Civic Lens equips you with accurate, reliable data to support your projects while ensuring that every fact can be traced back to its original source.