Shared Services Canada

Shared Services Canada (SSC) delivers digital services to Government of Canada organizations. We provide modern, secure, and reliable IT services so federal organizations can deliver digital programs and services that meet Canadians needs.

The Data and Analytics Centre of Excellence (DACoE)

• Data is the fuel for digital government and a foundation for SSC 3.0 business transformation. The EDR is a critical component and enabler of these initiatives, as defined in the SSC Data Strategy 2019-21.

• Led by the Chief Analytics Officer (CAO) and the Chief Data Officer (CDO), the DACoE delivers strategic direction, infrastructure, training, and support for SSC’s data and analytics needs, similar to other core functions such as workforce or finance.
• By leveraging existing authoritative assets and expertise, the DACoE is maturing a hub and spoke model across SSC to improve collaboration across functional areas and service lines. We are building a trusted asset as well as improving data governance and analytics capabilities throughout SSC.

The Suite of the Data Analytics Center of Excellence (DACoE) Products and Services

Data: The Enterprise Data Repository (EDR)

What is the Enterprise Data Repository (EDR)?

Siloed data sources have been brought together, modelled for referential integrity, ensuring accuracy and consistency of data in the EDR to allow 360-degree views by service and/or organization, including historical trends. The EDR is a tool agnostic Oracle data base, which can be accessed by an analyst's preferred method. Currently available tools to access the EDR are Power BI (Coming Soon), and the SAS suite of Enterprise Guide (EG), Visual Analytics (VA), and SAS add-in for MS Excel.

The Data Challenge

SSC’s business lines are producing a wealth of data and information from a variety of sources across multiple domains. Being able to use this data effectively and efficiently in a consistent and replicable way has been a pervasive challenge for SSC. Why is the EDR Important to SSC?

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Improved access to authoritative data sources. The EDR is a central database bringing data together from across various sources.

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Consistent reporting results from a central source which is approved and validated by data owners and governance for accuracy, relevance, and reliability.

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Faster, more frequent reporting enabled from up-to-date source data which is regularly refreshed in the EDR (reduces reliance on unmanaged, unsupported, and outdated black books).

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Richer insights since EDR data across the enterprise can be joined to provide a 360 view thereby improving decision making.