Please be aware that while FRDR will remain operational during the winter break, support will be limited with delayed response times starting December 25, 2024 until January 2, 2025. We apologize for any inconvenience.
The Federated Research Data Repository (FRDR) is a bilingual publishing platform for sharing and preserving Canadian research data. It is a curated, general-purpose repository, custom built for large datasets.
Get started on FRDR
Create an Account
- Sign up or log in using your Institutional ID, Federation ID, ORCID, or a Globus ID
- We'll verify your account
- More details in Before Depositing
Deposit Data
- Describe your dataset, select a license, and upload data files
- Optional: Invite collaborators, link to related research outputs
- We'll reserve a DOI for your dataset
Curate and Publish
- Internal review by a member of our curation team to optimize the FAIRness of your dataset
- Dataset published and DOI registered
- Appraisal and selection for preservation processing
Discover and Download
- Data indexed for discovery
- Cite and promote your dataset
- Anyone may use FRDR to find and download data
- Use Lunaris to discover data
