# NorthAxium Data

> Developer documentation for the NorthAxium Data API, guides, and MCP server.

## Docs

- [Award Notices](https://docs.northaxiumdata.ca/api-reference/contracts/awards.md): Search federal award notices from CanadaBuys.
- [TBS Disclosures](https://docs.northaxiumdata.ca/api-reference/contracts/disclosures.md): TBS proactive disclosure contract records from open.canada.ca.
- [Procurement Lifecycle](https://docs.northaxiumdata.ca/api-reference/contracts/lifecycle.md): Full tender → award → contract chain linked by solicitation number.
- [List Contracts](https://docs.northaxiumdata.ca/api-reference/contracts/list.md): Search and filter federal procurement contracts from CanadaBuys and TBS.
- [Contract Stats](https://docs.northaxiumdata.ca/api-reference/contracts/stats.md): Aggregated contract statistics grouped by department, vendor, or year.
- [Tender Notices](https://docs.northaxiumdata.ca/api-reference/contracts/tenders.md): Search federal tender notices from CanadaBuys.
- [List Contributions](https://docs.northaxiumdata.ca/api-reference/contributions/list.md): Retrieve a list of political contributions made to federal parties and candidates.
- [Contributor Profiles](https://docs.northaxiumdata.ca/api-reference/contributions/profiles.md): Retrieve political contribution history for a specific individual or organization.
- [Browse Departments](https://docs.northaxiumdata.ca/api-reference/departments/list.md): Browse all federal departments ranked by procurement record count.
- [Department Profile](https://docs.northaxiumdata.ca/api-reference/departments/profile.md): Aggregated procurement profile for a federal department.
- [Federal Grants](https://docs.northaxiumdata.ca/api-reference/grants/federal.md): TBS proactive disclosure grants and contributions from open.canada.ca.
- [Infrastructure Projects](https://docs.northaxiumdata.ca/api-reference/grants/infrastructure.md): Retrieve a list of infrastructure projects funded by the Canadian government.
- [Infrastructure Project Stats](https://docs.northaxiumdata.ca/api-reference/grants/infrastructure-stats.md): Aggregate statistics over the Infrastructure Canada funded projects dataset.
- [Grant Recipients](https://docs.northaxiumdata.ca/api-reference/grants/recipients.md): Retrieve generalized profiles and funding histories for grant recipients.
- [Research Grants](https://docs.northaxiumdata.ca/api-reference/grants/research.md): NSERC and SSHRC academic research awards spanning 1991 to present.
- [Research Grant Stats](https://docs.northaxiumdata.ca/api-reference/grants/research-stats.md): Aggregate statistics over the NSERC and SSHRC research grants dataset.
- [Client Profiles](https://docs.northaxiumdata.ca/api-reference/lobbying/clients.md): Retrieve an aggregated lobbying profile for a client organization.
- [Communications](https://docs.northaxiumdata.ca/api-reference/lobbying/communications.md): Retrieve communication reports filed by registered lobbyists.
- [Lobbyist Profiles](https://docs.northaxiumdata.ca/api-reference/lobbying/lobbyists.md): Retrieve a detailed profile of a registered lobbyist.
- [Registrations](https://docs.northaxiumdata.ca/api-reference/lobbying/registrations.md): Retrieve federal lobbying registrations from the Registry of Lobbyists.
- [Bills & Legislation](https://docs.northaxiumdata.ca/api-reference/parliamentary/bills.md): Retrieve a list of parliamentary bills and their current legislative status.
- [Committees](https://docs.northaxiumdata.ca/api-reference/parliamentary/committees.md): Retrieve a list of House and Senate committees.
- [MPs & Senators](https://docs.northaxiumdata.ca/api-reference/parliamentary/politicians.md): Retrieve a list of Members of Parliament and Senators.
- [Building Permits](https://docs.northaxiumdata.ca/api-reference/permits/list.md): Retrieve a list of commercial, residential, and industrial building permits issued across Canada.
- [Zoning Lookup](https://docs.northaxiumdata.ca/api-reference/permits/zone.md): Look up the zoning classification at a latitude and longitude for covered municipalities.
- [Universal Search](https://docs.northaxiumdata.ca/api-reference/search.md): Search across all federal datasets simultaneously.
- [Browse Vendors](https://docs.northaxiumdata.ca/api-reference/vendors/list.md): Browse all federal contract vendors ranked by total contract value.
- [Vendor Profile](https://docs.northaxiumdata.ca/api-reference/vendors/profile.md): Aggregated procurement profile for a named federal contractor.
- [Authentication](https://docs.northaxiumdata.ca/authentication.md): How to authenticate with the NorthAxium Data API.
- [Coverage](https://docs.northaxiumdata.ca/data-coverage.md): Record counts, update frequencies, city coverage, and known data constraints.
- [Data Sources](https://docs.northaxiumdata.ca/data-sources.md): NorthAxium Data is a primary-source provider. Every dataset is collected directly from official Canadian government sources — no third-party data vendors.
- [Grants Coverage](https://docs.northaxiumdata.ca/grants/coverage.md): Record counts, update schedule, and known constraints for grants data.
- [Grants](https://docs.northaxiumdata.ca/grants/introduction.md): Federal grants, NSERC and SSHRC research awards, and Infrastructure Canada projects.
- [How to Find Lobbying Activity](https://docs.northaxiumdata.ca/guides/find-lobbying-activity.md): Query 354K+ lobbying communications and 166K+ registrations to track who is lobbying the federal government and why.
- [How to Search Federal Contracts](https://docs.northaxiumdata.ca/guides/search-contracts.md): Query 1.3M+ federal procurement records to find vendor contract history, departmental spend, and procurement patterns.
- [How to Track Political Contributions](https://docs.northaxiumdata.ca/guides/track-contributions.md): Query 6.2M+ Elections Canada reviewed contributions to track political financing by party, contributor, province, and election cycle.
- [Agent Skills](https://docs.northaxiumdata.ca/integrations/agent-skills.md): Install NorthAxium Data skills for Claude Desktop and other AI agent tools.
- [Introduction](https://docs.northaxiumdata.ca/introduction.md): Canadian government data infrastructure for developers and AI agents.
- [Lobbying & Political Financing Coverage](https://docs.northaxiumdata.ca/lobbying/coverage.md): Record counts, update schedule, and known constraints for lobbying and contributions data.
- [Lobbying & Political Financing](https://docs.northaxiumdata.ca/lobbying/introduction.md): Lobbying communications and registrations from LobbyCan, and political contributions from Elections Canada.
- [MCP Server](https://docs.northaxiumdata.ca/model-context-protocol.md): Connect Claude and other AI agents directly to NorthAxium Data via the Model Context Protocol.
- [Development Permits](https://docs.northaxiumdata.ca/municipal/development-permits.md): Land use and development applications with subtype, status, and decision dates.
- [Building Inspections](https://docs.northaxiumdata.ca/municipal/inspections.md): Inspection records tied to building permits — type, result, inspector, and date.
- [Municipal Intelligence](https://docs.northaxiumdata.ca/municipal/introduction.md): Building permits, zoning, inspections, licences, development permits, and planning applications across Canadian municipalities.
- [Business Licences](https://docs.northaxiumdata.ca/municipal/licences.md): Active and historical business licence records across Canadian municipalities.
- [Planning Applications](https://docs.northaxiumdata.ca/municipal/planning-applications.md): Rezonings, variances, and subdivisions across Canadian municipalities.
- [OpenAPI Spec](https://docs.northaxiumdata.ca/openapi-spec.md): The NorthAxium Data OpenAPI specification — coming soon.
- [Parliamentary Intelligence Coverage](https://docs.northaxiumdata.ca/parliamentary/coverage.md): Record counts, update schedule, and known constraints for parliamentary data.
- [Parliamentary Intelligence](https://docs.northaxiumdata.ca/parliamentary/introduction.md): Federal bills, politicians, and committee activity from Parliament of Canada primary sources.
- [Municipal Intelligence Coverage](https://docs.northaxiumdata.ca/permits/coverage.md): Dataset availability, city coverage, and known constraints for Municipal Intelligence data.
- [Procurement Coverage](https://docs.northaxiumdata.ca/procurement/coverage.md): Record counts, update schedule, and known constraints for procurement data.
- [Procurement](https://docs.northaxiumdata.ca/procurement/introduction.md): Federal contracts, tenders, awards, and vendor intelligence from CanadaBuys and TBS.
- [Quick Start](https://docs.northaxiumdata.ca/quickstart.md): Make your first API request in under 2 minutes.
- [Support](https://docs.northaxiumdata.ca/support.md): Get help with NorthAxium Data.

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