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
