Provinces
Quick Links: Alberta | British Columbia | Manitoba | New Brunswick | Northwest Territories | Nova Scotia | Nunavut | Ontario | Prince Edward Island | Quebec | Saskatchewan | Yukon
Alberta
Agricultural Region of Alberta Soil Inventory Database (AGRASID)
- Agriculture and Rural Development
A database describing the spatial distribution of soils and associated landscapes within the agricultural region of Alberta (an area of approximately 26M ha.).
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Alberta Environment
- Government of Alberta
Includes river basins, runoff, reservoir storage, natural flow, precipitation, snow and air temperature. Data can be downloaded in ASCII format for point locations across the province.
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Alberta Geological Survey GIS Datasets
- Alberta Geological Survey
Includes surficial geology, bedrock topography, drift thickness, groundwater/hydrogeology and mineral resources. Geology maps and GIS datasets are available for different NTS areas of Alberta.
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Alberta Sustainable Resource Development - Resource Data Product Catalogue
- Government of Alberta
Provides access to datasets in the following categories: Ecological, Forest and Vegetation Inventory, Geo-administrative, Hypsography, Landforms, Land Use, Land Survey, Photogrammetric and Reference. See also: Fish and Wildlife Management Information System (FWMIS) Internet Mapping Tool to create and print maps based on FWMIS data.
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AltaLIS - Alberta Boundary Data
- Government of Alberta
Digital base map data is updated and stored by Spatial Data Warehouse Ltd. (SDW) and distributed to the public and private sector by AltaLIS Ltd. GeoAdministrative boundaries include such land areas as crown reservations, forest management units, parks, wildlife management units, etc. See also selected AltaLIS datasets provided through the GEODE consortium available for download soon by accessing the "UofL Library Spatial Data Collection" search box.
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Calgary Public Data Catalogue
The City of Calgary
This is the City of Calgary's pilot Public Data Catalogue (PDC) initiative - Data provided here is available in a number of formats and currently is primarily geospatial in nature.
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Canada-Alberta Oil Sands Environmental Monitoring Information Portal
- Government of Canada/Government of Alberta
Includes maps of the monitoring region, details of the monitoring sites, the most up-to-date data collected by scientists in the field, and scientific analysis and interpretation of the data and results.
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Edmonton Open Data Catalogue
The City of Edmonton
This catalogue provides access to City managed datasets in machine-readable formats - datasets can be filtered by date, keyword or category. Data is available in XLS and KML as well as one-click mapping in Google and Bing.
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GeoDiscover Alberta
Government of Alberta
Provides one clear online access point to different types of maps, services and geographic information related to the province of Alberta. The type of maps and geographic information you can find include Rivers, Streams & Lakes; Imagery; Land Use; Townships, Ranges & Legal Subdivisions; Geological as well as license agreements on select resources.
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Oldman River Regional Services Commission
- Oldman River Regional Services Commission
View the planning information, bylaws and related maps for 38 municipalities (29 urban and 9 rural) in southwestern Alberta. Be sure to click on the links to individual municipality websites for access to additional maps of interest - for example: County of Lethbridge - Online Maps.
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British Columbia
BC Digital Geology Maps
BC Ministry of Energy, Mines and Petroleum Resources
Digital regional compilations of the geology of B.C. at 1:250,000 scale.
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Data BC
Province of British Columbia
This open data portal includes 2,500 sets of data, tools to conduct research and analyze statistics, as well as tools to develop custom applications.
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GeoBC Gateway
Province of British Columbia
British Columbia's Geographic gateway allows users to order land and resource data from the Land and Resource Data Warehouse (LRDW).
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Nanaimo Data Catalogue
City of Nanaimo
The City has a strong history of making data available, from building permit and business license searches, to geographic information in CityMap and Google Earth, through to fire incident reporting and more.
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Vancouver Open Data Catalogue
City of Vancouver
This catalogue provides access to City managed datasets in machine-readable formats - data is available in XLS and KML as well as one-click mapping in Google and Bing.
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Manitoba
Manitoba Land Initiative
Government of Manitoba
Access to geospatial information from the government of Manitoba. Must register for use.
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Surficial Geology of Manitoba
Manitoba's Mineral Resources
The Surficial Geology Compilation Map Series (SGCMS) addresses an increasing demand for consistent surficial geology information at scales of 1:250,000, 1:500,000 and 1:1,000,000.
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New Brunswick
New Brunswick Geographic Data & Maps Section
Service New Brunswick
The Geographic Data & Maps section gives access to freely available geographic information of New Brunswick, plus links to other geographic data and maps sites.
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Northwest Territories
Geospatial Portal
NWT Centre for Geomatics
Provides access to the GNWT Spatial Data Warehouse of geographic data of the NWT.
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Nova Scotiaa
Mineral Resources Branch Digital Products
Nova Scotia Department of Natural Resources
Includes links to live maps, databases and downloadable data.
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GeoNOVA Portal
Government of Nova Scotia
This Geographic Data Download tool allows users to download data according to the boundaries of their choosing such as municipality, community name, a Nova Scotia 1:10,000 map sheet, or by keying in specific map coordinates. Users may then select map data from any combination of the available products for their download. Additional options are available for map file format and preferred coordinate system.
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Nunavut
Geoscience Data
Canada-Nunavut Geoscience Office (C-NGO)
C-NGO activities include acquisition, analysis, interpretation and dissemination of geoscience data; thematic studies, geoscience information management, preparation of geoscience maps and scientific reports, and community outreach activities.
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Ontario
Data Downloads
Ontario Ministry of the Environment
Consists of Air, Water & Land GIS Datasets.
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Open Data Ottawa
City of Ottawa
Provides access to City managed datasets in machine-readable formats.
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Toronto Open Data Catalogue
City of Toronto
This catalogue provides access to City managed datasets in machine-readable formats.
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Prince Edward Island
GIS Data Layers
The Government of Prince Edward Island
Provides access to GIS data and other geospatial services, both for free and at cost.
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Quebec
Cartotheque
Ministere des affaires municipales
The maps of the province consist of provincial electoral boundaries, school commission boundaries, the Census metropolitain areas (RMR) and the regional municipalities (MRCs). The maps of the regions consist of a map of each adminstrative region of quebec and the Metropolitain communities of Montreal and Quebec. The maps of the territory movements "mouvements de territoires", consist of maps depicting the muncipal fusions in the Quebec cities. In French.
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Saskatchewan
GeoSask Portal
Government of Saskatchewan
GeoSask is a centralized public website that provides one clear online access point to different types of maps and geographic information related to Saskatchewan land from across various government sources. GeoSask is free to search and download.
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Yukon
Geomatics Yukon
Yukon Department of Renewable Resources. Geographic Information System
Connections to web mapping services and the "Corporate Spatial Warehouse" datasets.
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