> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.northaxiumdata.ca/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Introduction

> Canadian government data infrastructure for developers and AI agents.

NorthAxium Data provides structured Canadian government data through a clean, predictable REST API. We ingest directly from federal and municipal primary sources — CanadaBuys, Elections Canada, LobbyCan, NSERC, SSHRC, LEGISinfo, House of Commons parliamentary feeds, and 17 municipal permit portals — with no third-party data vendors in the chain.

## What You Can Access

We cover **12 datasets** across federal procurement, lobbying, political financing, parliamentary activity, and municipal construction — including 2.5M+ building permits and zoning lookup across 10 Canadian cities. Core datasets include:

* **[Federal Contracts](/api-reference/contracts/list)** — 1.3M+ procurement records from CanadaBuys and TBS Proactive Disclosure
* **[Federal Grants](/api-reference/grants/federal)** — 1.28M+ grants from TBS open data, updated quarterly
* **[Research Grants](/api-reference/grants/research)** — 921K+ NSERC and SSHRC awards spanning 1991 to present
* **[Infrastructure Projects](/api-reference/grants/infrastructure)** — 20K+ Infrastructure Canada funded projects with bilingual fields
* **[Lobbying Registrations](/api-reference/lobbying/registrations)** — 166K+ registrations from the LobbyCan registry
* **[Lobbying Communications](/api-reference/lobbying/communications)** — 354K+ communications between lobbyists and federal officials
* **[Political Contributions](/api-reference/contributions/list)** — 6.2M+ reviewed contributions from Elections Canada
* **[Parliamentary Bills](/api-reference/parliamentary/bills)** — bills, readings, votes, and sector tags from Parliament of Canada primary sources
* **[Politicians](/api-reference/parliamentary/politicians)** — current and historical MPs with lobbying interaction records
* **[Building Permits](/api-reference/permits/list)** — 2.5M+ permits across 17 Canadian municipalities with proximity search
* **[Zoning Lookup](/api-reference/permits/zone)** — zone classification for any coordinate across 10 Canadian cities

If you need to trace money, lobbying activity, and contract wins back to a single organization — you can do it from the same system.

## Built For

* AI agents and LLM pipelines querying Canadian government activity
* Investigative journalists and researchers tracking procurement and lobbying
* Government BD teams monitoring competitor contract wins and departmental spend
* Policy analysts tracking legislative exposure by sector
* Civic tech builders and open data developers

## Design Principles

* **Primary-source ingestion** — data pulled directly from official government open data APIs and registries; no intermediaries
* **Consistent JSON envelopes** — every list endpoint returns the same `data` + `meta` shape; every error returns `error.code` + `error.message`
* **Unified platform** — one API key covers all 12 datasets; no fragmented products or separate subscriptions
* **AI-native** — the MCP server lets Claude and other AI agents query the data in natural language without writing API calls
* **Regular refresh** — procurement, lobbying, and permit data refreshes weekly; grants refresh quarterly; research grants annually; contributions per election cycle

Ready to start? Head to the [Quick Start](/quickstart) guide.