Canonical Entity File
One permanent CEID per publishable organisation, with names, identifiers, registrations, licences, locations and source provenance.
Versioned snapshot · JSONL / Parquet
Data access
Canadian organisation data that keeps its receipts.
Match a customer, supplier or portfolio company to one permanent identity. Keep the source, capture date and resolution evidence with every result. Then monitor what changed without pretending an unobserved day can be reconstructed later.
2,133,085Publishable organisation records
6,946,211Normalized source statements
33Source datasets in this build
DailyCapture and evidence cycle
The data products
Entity Lookup API
Search the complete public entity file, then retrieve a current organisation record by CEID or an exact public identifier without coupling an integration to publisher schemas.
REST · JSON · stable v1 contract
Observed Change Feed
A resumable stream of what changed between captures, with source, comparison window and explicit unobserved gaps.
Cursor API · bulk deltas · webhooks planned
Resolution Evidence
Explainable links between source records and organisations, including the matching method, conflicting candidates and resolver version.
API · reviewed batch matching
Honest availability. Public name search, entity lookup, exact-identifier resolution, source health and the observed-change feed are available through the production v1 API. Bulk snapshots, reviewed matching and enterprise delivery are arranged directly so coverage, permitted uses and service levels are explicit. Open the API index · Try a name search · Download OpenAPI 3.1 →
The public beta is read-only, intended for evaluation and low-volume use, and carries no service-level commitment. Bulk delivery, sustained automated use and redistribution need an explicit data arrangement because source licences and permitted uses differ by field. The implemented indices are published in a machine-readable method registry.
Why this is different
A record is more than a row
Source identifiers belong to a permanent CEID rather than becoming the identity themselves. That lets a record accumulate legal names, municipal licences, public activity, funding and history while source systems change.
Every join is accountable
Automatic joins require strong evidence. Weak name similarity stays unresolved. The match method and supporting facts travel with the record so a customer can audit, accept or reject the decision.
History compounds
Daily captures create an observation archive that cannot be downloaded retroactively. Missed dates remain visible gaps, and source-health telemetry separates a quiet source from a failed collection.
Rights travel with fields
Dataset licence and provenance stay attached to exported facts. Restricted sources are refused rather than mixed into a commercially ambiguous file. Access never grants rights a publisher did not grant.
Where it fits
Banking and insurance
Normalize business customers, monitor public standing and retain evidence for every match.
Procurement and vendor teams
Unify supplier identities across registrations, licences, contract awards and qualifications.
Commercial real estate
Understand who operates at an address, where businesses appear and when licence or permit activity changes.
Economic development
Measure the observable business population without mistaking a new source for economic growth.
Research and journalism
Trace claims to primary records, compare captures and cite a stable organisation identifier.
Software and data platforms
Add Canadian organisation search, exact identifier lookup and change monitoring without rebuilding the warehouse.
Commercial model
Professional monitoring
Watchlists, saved searches, evidence packets and alerts for analysts and small teams.
API and feeds
Metered name search, entity lookup, identifier resolution, changes and source-health endpoints.
Enterprise data
Versioned snapshots, deltas, internal-use licensing, service levels and reviewed resolution.
Public lookup remains useful. Customers pay for reliable integration, deeper history, monitoring, bulk delivery and documented resolution—not for hiding the government records they already funded.
Data access
Tell us what you need to resolve or monitor.
Early access is being shaped around real workloads. Include the number of organisations, the identifiers you already hold and whether you need current lookup, change monitoring or a mastered file.
Read the index methodology, source-health record and licensing register before evaluating coverage.