Open Grotto — every registry entry Versioned, attributed, openly-contributed registry of Canadian policy primitives. https://opengrotto.ca/feed.xml 2026-04-18T00:00:00.000Z Open Grotto https://opengrotto.ca Open Grotto registry feed generator Memorandum to Cabinet https://opengrotto.ca/template/mc 2026-04-18T00:00:00.000Z Open Grotto Full Cabinet submission seeking policy approval, spending authority, or legislative authority. The primary instrument for major government decisions. Treasury Board Submission https://opengrotto.ca/template/tb-sub 2026-04-18T00:00:00.000Z Open Grotto Seeking program funding, spending authorities, and policy instruments from Treasury Board. Required for new programs and significant changes. Briefing Note for Decision https://opengrotto.ca/template/bn-decision 2026-04-18T00:00:00.000Z Open Grotto Seeking a decision from the Minister on a specific issue. Used for matters within ministerial authority. Briefing Note for Information https://opengrotto.ca/template/bn-info 2026-04-18T00:00:00.000Z Open Grotto Informing the Minister about an issue, development, or situation. No decision required. Aide-Memoire https://opengrotto.ca/template/aide-memoire 2026-04-18T00:00:00.000Z Open Grotto Briefing package for ministerial meetings, calls, or events. Prepares Minister for specific engagement. Question Period Card https://opengrotto.ca/template/qp-card 2026-04-18T00:00:00.000Z Open Grotto Briefing card for potential Question Period questions. Prepares Minister with approved responses. Jurisdictional Scan https://opengrotto.ca/template/j-scan 2026-04-18T00:00:00.000Z Open Grotto Comparative analysis of how other jurisdictions address a policy issue. Informs policy options development. Environmental Scan https://opengrotto.ca/template/e-scan 2026-04-18T00:00:00.000Z Open Grotto Analysis of the external environment affecting a policy area. Identifies trends, opportunities, and threats. Ontario Cabinet Submission https://opengrotto.ca/template/on-cab-sub 2026-04-18T00:00:00.000Z Open Grotto Cabinet submission for Ontario government seeking policy or spending approval from Cabinet or its committees. Ontario Briefing Note https://opengrotto.ca/template/on-bn 2026-04-18T00:00:00.000Z Open Grotto Standard briefing note format for Ontario ministries. Used for ministerial and deputy minister briefings. BC Cabinet Submission https://opengrotto.ca/template/bc-cab-sub 2026-04-18T00:00:00.000Z Open Grotto Cabinet and Treasury Board submission for British Columbia government. Alberta Cabinet Submission https://opengrotto.ca/template/ab-cab-sub 2026-04-18T00:00:00.000Z Open Grotto Cabinet Policy Committee submission for Alberta government. Mémoire au Conseil des ministres https://opengrotto.ca/template/qc-memoire 2026-04-18T00:00:00.000Z Open Grotto Mémoire au Conseil des ministres du Québec. Document de décision pour le Cabinet québécois. Regulatory Impact Analysis Statement https://opengrotto.ca/template/rias 2026-04-18T00:00:00.000Z Open Grotto Full RIAS for publication in Canada Gazette. Required for all regulations under the Cabinet Directive on Regulation. Regulatory Triage Statement https://opengrotto.ca/template/triage 2026-04-18T00:00:00.000Z Open Grotto Initial assessment for low-impact regulatory proposals. Streamlined alternative to full RIAS. Public Consultation Plan https://opengrotto.ca/template/consultation-plan 2026-04-18T00:00:00.000Z Open Grotto Framework for planning and executing public consultations on policy proposals. What We Heard Report https://opengrotto.ca/template/wwh 2026-04-18T00:00:00.000Z Open Grotto Summary of feedback received during public or stakeholder consultations. Demonstrates how input was considered. Indigenous Consultation Plan https://opengrotto.ca/template/icp 2026-04-18T00:00:00.000Z Open Grotto Framework for fulfilling the Crown's duty to consult with Indigenous peoples. Based on UNDRIP and constitutional obligations. Logic Model https://opengrotto.ca/template/logic-model 2026-04-18T00:00:00.000Z Open Grotto Visual framework linking program activities to expected outcomes. Foundation for performance measurement and evaluation. Performance Information Profile https://opengrotto.ca/template/pip 2026-04-18T00:00:00.000Z Open Grotto Defines performance indicators and data collection for program evaluation. Business Case https://opengrotto.ca/template/business-case 2026-04-18T00:00:00.000Z Open Grotto Justification for a proposed investment or initiative. Analyzes options and recommends preferred approach. Council Report https://opengrotto.ca/template/council-report 2026-04-18T00:00:00.000Z Open Grotto Staff report for municipal council seeking a decision. Standard format for Canadian municipalities. Municipal Bylaw https://opengrotto.ca/template/bylaw 2026-04-18T00:00:00.000Z Open Grotto Standard bylaw format for Canadian municipalities. Includes all required legal elements. Communications Plan https://opengrotto.ca/template/comms-plan 2026-04-18T00:00:00.000Z Open Grotto Strategic communications plan for policy announcements, initiatives, or issues management. Legislative Proposal https://opengrotto.ca/template/leg-proposal 2026-04-18T00:00:00.000Z Open Grotto Proposal for new legislation or amendments. Precedes drafting instructions. Emergency Response Plan https://opengrotto.ca/template/emergency-response 2026-04-18T00:00:00.000Z Open Grotto Framework for responding to emergencies and crises. Aligned with Emergency Management Framework. Federal-Provincial-Territorial Agreement https://opengrotto.ca/template/fpt-agreement 2026-04-18T00:00:00.000Z Open Grotto Framework for negotiating and documenting FPT agreements on shared priorities. Executive Order Draft https://opengrotto.ca/template/us-eo 2026-04-18T00:00:00.000Z Open Grotto Presidential directive that manages operations of the federal government. Used to direct federal agencies and officials in their execution of congressionally established laws or policies. Presidential Memorandum https://opengrotto.ca/template/us-pm 2026-04-18T00:00:00.000Z Open Grotto Presidential directive to executive branch agencies that does not require publication in the Federal Register. Often used for internal administration or policy guidance. Notice of Proposed Rulemaking https://opengrotto.ca/template/us-nprm 2026-04-18T00:00:00.000Z Open Grotto Formal notice published in the Federal Register proposing new regulations or amendments. Initiates the public comment period required by the Administrative Procedure Act. Final Rule https://opengrotto.ca/template/us-final-rule 2026-04-18T00:00:00.000Z Open Grotto The final regulatory action published in the Federal Register after considering public comments on the NPRM. Congressional Bill Draft https://opengrotto.ca/template/us-bill-draft 2026-04-18T00:00:00.000Z Open Grotto Template for drafting legislation for introduction in the House or Senate. Follows Office of Legislative Counsel formatting requirements. Committee Report https://opengrotto.ca/template/us-committee-report 2026-04-18T00:00:00.000Z Open Grotto Report accompanying a bill reported out of committee. Explains the bill's purpose, provisions, and committee's recommendations. Decision Memorandum https://opengrotto.ca/template/us-decision-memo 2026-04-18T00:00:00.000Z Open Grotto Memorandum presenting options and recommendations to a decision-maker. Standard format for White House and agency decision-making. Issue Brief https://opengrotto.ca/template/us-issue-brief 2026-04-18T00:00:00.000Z Open Grotto Concise analysis of a policy issue for senior officials. Provides background, current status, and key considerations. Policy Scrum https://opengrotto.ca/template/policy-scrum 2026-04-18T00:00:00.000Z Open Grotto Fixed-length sprints with defined roles and ceremonies for predictable policy development Policy Kanban https://opengrotto.ca/template/policy-kanban 2026-04-18T00:00:00.000Z Open Grotto Continuous flow system optimized for ongoing policy maintenance and rapid response Policy Scrumban https://opengrotto.ca/template/policy-scrumban 2026-04-18T00:00:00.000Z Open Grotto Hybrid approach combining Scrum structure with Kanban flow for balanced flexibility Scaled Agile for Policy (SAFe-P) https://opengrotto.ca/template/policy-safe 2026-04-18T00:00:00.000Z Open Grotto Enterprise-scale framework for large policy initiatives across multiple departments Institutional Analysis and Development Framework https://opengrotto.ca/template/iad-framework 2026-04-17T00:00:00.000Z Open Grotto A multi-tiered conceptual map for studying how rules, biophysical conditions, and community attributes shape decisions in collective-action situations — particularly common-pool resource governance. The Eightfold Path to More Effective Problem Solving https://opengrotto.ca/template/bardach-eightfold 2026-04-17T00:00:00.000Z Open Grotto A practitioner-oriented eight-step procedure for structured policy analysis: define the problem, assemble evidence, construct alternatives, select criteria, project outcomes, confront trade-offs, decide, and tell the story. The path is iterative — analysts loop back as evidence reshapes the problem definition. Multiple Streams Framework https://opengrotto.ca/template/kingdon-multiple-streams 2026-04-17T00:00:00.000Z Open Grotto An agenda-setting framework that explains why some issues rise to government attention and others do not. Three independent streams — problems, policies, and politics — flow through the system; when they couple at moments of opening (policy windows), an issue moves onto the decision agenda. Policy entrepreneurs are the agents who couple the streams. Advocacy Coalition Framework https://opengrotto.ca/template/sabatier-advocacy-coalition 2026-04-17T00:00:00.000Z Open Grotto A framework for analyzing policy change over decade-plus time horizons within a policy subsystem. Actors aggregate into advocacy coalitions bound by shared belief systems; policy change emerges from coalition contestation, policy-oriented learning, and external (or internal) shocks. The framework presumes that beliefs, not interests alone, structure coalitions. Policy Analysis: Concepts and Practice (Five-Step Approach) https://opengrotto.ca/template/weimer-vining-five-step 2026-04-17T00:00:00.000Z Open Grotto A welfare-economics-grounded five-step procedure for policy analysis: understand the problem (typically as a market failure or government failure), choose evaluation criteria, specify policy alternatives, predict and value impacts, and recommend the policy that best satisfies the criteria. The framework treats policy analysis as applied economics with explicit attention to the limits of both market and state remedies.