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Catalogue Entry: Permafrost
Contained within the 4th Edition (1974) of the Atlas of Canada is a map that shows the area covered by permafrost across Canada. Permafrost is a term used to describe the... -
Catalogue Entry: Physiographic Regions
Contained within the 4th Edition (1974) of the Atlas of Canada is a map that shows physiographic regions across Canada. These regions are split into the Borderlands and the Shield. -
Catalogue Entry: Water yield variability index, selected drainage regions, 1971 to 2013
This product provides the variability index for selected drainage regions in Canada. Variability is measured using a coefficient of variation (CV) to compare all months over a... -
Catalogue Entry: Ratio of surface freshwater intake to water yield, by drainage region, 2013
This product provides the ratio of surface freshwater intake to water yield for August 2013, with the exception of drainage regions 7, 8, 16, 17 and 18, which use the ratio of... -
Catalogue Entry: Median values of monthly maximum turbidity in raw surface water sources by...
This product provides the median of monthly maximum turbidity values (in nephelometric turbidity units) for drinking water facilities by drainage region. Turbidity refers to the... -
Catalogue Entry: Population size and variation of 2016 forest sector-based communities, 2001 to 2016
This product provides population counts for 2001 and 2016 for 105 census subdivisions (CSDs) for which the forest sector is a major source of employment income—defined by... -
Catalogue Entry: Permafrost, Atlas of Canada, 5th Edition
Contained within the 5th Edition (1978 to 1995) of the National Atlas of Canada has a large that shows the extent of permafrost and abundance of ground ice; mapping units are... -
Catalogue Entry: Shoreline mapping vector data in regions along Canada's east coast, based on...
With the changing climate conditions, marine traffic along Canada’s coastal regions has increased over the past few decades and the need to improve our state of preparedness for... -
Catalogue Entry: Shoreline mapping vector data in regions along Canada's north coast, based...
With the changing climate conditions, marine traffic along Canada’s coastal regions has increased over the past couple of decades and the need to improve our state of... -
Catalogue Entry: Environmental Damages Fund - Funded Projects
The Environmental Damages Fund (EDF), created by the Government of Canada in 1995, follows the Polluter Pays Principle to ensure that those who cause damage to the environment... -
Catalogue Entry: Agri-Environmental Indicators (AEI)
The Agri-Environmental Indicator (AEI) dataset series provides information that was created using indicators that assess the environmental impact of agricultural activities.... -
Catalogue Entry: Average annual runoff in Canada, 1971 to 2013
This product provides runoff data with each contour line corresponding to an average amount of annual runoff (in millimeters). Runoff data were derived from discharge values... -
Catalogue Entry: Drainage regions of Canada
This product provides the boundaries for the 25 drainage regions in Canada and the five ocean drainage areas. These drainage regions cover all of the area within the coastal... -
Catalogue Entry: National Deforestation Monitoring System (NDMS)
Deforestation in Canada is estimated with the National Deforestation Monitoring System (NDMS). Details describing this process are published here:... -
Catalogue Entry: Shoreline mapping vector data in regions along Canada's west coast, based on...
With the changing climate conditions, marine traffic along Canada’s coastal regions has increased over the past couple of decades and the need to improve our state of... -
Catalogue Entry: Peat Profile Database
Peatlands cover approximately 12% of the Canadian landscape and play an important role in the carbon cycle through their centennial to millennial-scale storage of carbon under... -
Catalogue Entry: The Canadian Ecumene (CanEcumene) 3.0 GIS Database
“Ecumene” is a term used by geographers, meaning “inhabited lands.” Populated places in the ecumene database are referenced using natural boundaries, as opposed to... -
Catalogue Entry: 2020 - Anthropogenic disturbance footprint within boreal caribou ranges...
As part of a scientific assessment of critical habitat for boreal woodland caribou (Environment Canada 2011, see full reference in accompanying documentation), Environment... -
Catalogue Entry: Overview of halocarbon purchases and sales in Quebec
This dataset covers the purchases and sales of halocarbons in Quebec since 1993. This data is used to produce the Report on the purchases and sales of halocarbons in Quebec... -
Catalogue Entry: River Water Quality Index, Alberta
This Alberta Official Statistic describes how the River Water Quality Index (RWQI) for Alberta provides a general assessment of water quality at 28 Long-Term River Network...