[Purpose/Significance] Canada is a global leader in open science. Studying its implementation path can provide valuable reference for promoting the development of open science in China. [Method/Process] Through the investigation and analysis of Canada’s practice in open science policy, open access, open data, open science infrastructure, public science, open collaboration, and other aspects of practice, this paper summarized and analyzed the implementation path of open science in Canada. [Result/Conclusion] Canada’s open science implementation path consists of formulating open science policies and regulations, establishing a coordinated governance mechanism for open science, developing institutional open science action plans, building open science infrastructure, implementing open access and open data, conducting public science activities and projects, practicing open cooperation, and evaluating and providing feedback on open science practices. China can promote the development of open science practices by building an open science policy system, establishing a multi-level and multi-stakeholder open science collaborative governance mechanism, consolidating open science infrastructure, and strengthening global open science cooperation.
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