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Intelligence API

Pull demand forecasts, capacity gaps and expansion signals directly into a service-manager dashboard, ministry reporting pack or vendor system. Endpoints are read-only, CORS-enabled and require no API key.

De-identified

Aggregate outputs only — no child, family or operator-identifying records.

Three data layers

Abstract analytics, Statistics Canada population projections, published funding targets.

Stable contract

Versioned under /v1; responses cached for 15 minutes.

GET/api/public/v1/regions

Every service area with centre counts, licensed and operating spaces, vacancies, waiting children and 12-month application volume.

Try it: /api/public/v1/regions
GET/api/public/v1/regions/{regionId}/demand-forecast

Aggregate forecast for one catchment: required spaces vs capacity by month and age band, projected space gap, pressure list, funding target and community indicators.

horizon
3–36 months (default 12)
scenario
low | base | high (default base)
Try it: /api/public/v1/regions/8/demand-forecast?horizon=24&scenario=high
GET/api/public/v1/providers

Search centres in the analytics catalogue by name, municipality or postal code.

q
search text, max 80 chars
limit
1–50 (default 25)
Try it: /api/public/v1/providers?q=ottawa&limit=10
GET/api/public/v1/providers/{providerId}/demand-forecast

Per-centre forecast: new demand with confidence range, cohort movement, capacity deficit and months to first deficit for each age band.

horizon
1–36 months (default 12)
scenario
low | base | high (default base)
Try it: /api/public/v1/providers/13890/demand-forecast?horizon=12
GET/api/public/v1/openapi.json

Machine-readable OpenAPI 3.1 description of every endpoint above.

Try it: /api/public/v1/openapi.json

Example

curl "https://carequay.ca/api/public/v1/regions/8/demand-forecast?horizon=24&scenario=base" \
  -H "accept: application/json"

Forecasts are modelled projections, not commitments of funding or occupancy. Cite them as decision support alongside your own operational data.

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