Ontario Parcel

Ontario Parcel provides a standardized, Ontario-wide, geospatial dataset of assessment, ownership and Crown parcels of land.

The Ontario Parcel is commercially licensed data with restricted usage.The parcels are managed by the Municipal Property Assessment Corporation (assessment), Teranet Enterprises Inc. (ownership), and the Ontario Government (Crown lands). The Ontario Parcel dataset is a source of assessment, ownership and Crown parcel mapping that can be used for assessment, taxation, land title/registration, as well as land use management and business planning.The Ontario Parcel (OP) consists of three data classes in geodatabase format and supporting information in map service:

• Assessment Parcel
• Ownership Parcel
• Crown Parcel
• Ontario Parcel - Supporting Information (map service).
   

Public viewing of the standard Ontario Parcel - Assessment Parcel is available through the following web applications:

• Make a Topographic Map
• Make a Map: Natural Heritage Areas
• Agricultural Information Atlas (AgMaps).

Licence Eligibility

The Ontario Parcel licensed through GEO is for non-commercial use. To receive data from Geospatial Ontario (GEO), the organization must be eligible and sign an Ontario Parcel licensing agreement (MNR General List User Licence Agreement).Eligible to apply: all Ontario ministries; agencies, boards and commissions; Indigenous communities; conservation authorities; non-profit organizations and others.Ontario Parcel data is available at no cost to those eligible to receive the data. Eligible organizations should contact Ontario Parcel at [email protected]. Corporations and for-profit entities should contact:

• Municipal Property Assessment Corporation (MPAC)
• Teranet Enterprises, Inc. - Ontario Parcel

Terms of Use

Ontario Parcel geometry represents an index of property locations, not a legal representation of property boundaries.

Ontario Parcel is an indication that a boundary may be in the general area.

The data should not be used for legal purposes. The data should not be used to define boundaries on the ground or be relied on to calculate areas of properties (unless for crude estimates) or depths or frontages of lots. The data is not a substitute for a legal survey and should not be used for applications that require accurate positional data.

Additional Documentation

• Ontario Parcel FAQ (Word)
• Assessment Parcel - Data Description (PDF)
• Assessment Parcel - Documentation (Word)
• Crown Parcel - Data Description (PDF)
• Crown Parcel - Documentation (Word)
• Ownership Parcel - Data Description (PDF)
• Ownership Parcel - Documentation (Word)

Status

On going: data is being continually updated

Maintenance and Update Frequency

Fortnightly: data is updated every two weeks

Contact

Ontario Parcel, [email protected]

Datasets available for download

• Document LinkHTML

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• Data DescriptionPDF

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• DocumentationDOCX

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• ARN
• Crown land
• MNR
• MPAC
• Ministry of...
• Natural Resources
• Office of the...
• Ontario Parcel
• OntarioParcel
• PIN
• Regional...
• Teranet
• address
• assessment
• boundaries
• land management
• land tenure
• land use planning
• licensed data
• ownership
• planning and cadastral

Additional Info

• Maturity Level 1 (62%)
• Maturity Level 2 (69%)
• Maturity Level 3 (44%)
• Maturity Level 4 (10%)
• Maturity Level 5 (0%)
• Maturity Level 6 (0%)

Field	Value
Last Updated	March 24, 2026, 20:43 (UTC)
Created	March 24, 2026, 20:43 (UTC)
Domain / Topic Domain or topic of the dataset being cataloged.
Title Title for the Dataset.	Ontario Parcel
Description A description of the dataset.	Ontario Parcel provides a standardized, Ontario-wide, geospatial dataset of assessment, ownership and Crown parcels of land. The Ontario Parcel is commercially licensed data with restricted usage.The parcels are managed by the Municipal Property Assessment Corporation (assessment), Teranet Enterprises Inc. (ownership), and the Ontario Government (Crown lands). The Ontario Parcel dataset is a source of assessment, ownership and Crown parcel mapping that can be used for assessment, taxation, land title/registration, as well as land use management and business planning.The Ontario Parcel (OP) consists of three data classes in geodatabase format and supporting information in map service: Assessment Parcel Ownership Parcel Crown Parcel Ontario Parcel - Supporting Information (map service).   Public viewing of the standard Ontario Parcel - Assessment Parcel is available through the following web applications: Make a Topographic Map Make a Map: Natural Heritage Areas Agricultural Information Atlas (AgMaps). Licence Eligibility The Ontario Parcel licensed through GEO is for non-commercial use. To receive data from Geospatial Ontario (GEO), the organization must be eligible and sign an Ontario Parcel licensing agreement (MNR General List User Licence Agreement).Eligible to apply: all Ontario ministries; agencies, boards and commissions; Indigenous communities; conservation authorities; non-profit organizations and others.Ontario Parcel data is available at no cost to those eligible to receive the data. Eligible organizations should contact Ontario Parcel at [email protected]. Corporations and for-profit entities should contact: Municipal Property Assessment Corporation (MPAC) Teranet Enterprises, Inc. - Ontario Parcel Terms of Use Ontario Parcel geometry represents an index of property locations, not a legal representation of property boundaries. Ontario Parcel is an indication that a boundary may be in the general area. The data should not be used for legal purposes. The data should not be used to define boundaries on the ground or be relied on to calculate areas of properties (unless for crude estimates) or depths or frontages of lots. The data is not a substitute for a legal survey and should not be used for applications that require accurate positional data. Additional Documentation Ontario Parcel FAQ (Word) Assessment Parcel - Data Description (PDF) Assessment Parcel - Documentation (Word) Crown Parcel - Data Description (PDF) Crown Parcel - Documentation (Word) Ownership Parcel - Data Description (PDF) Ownership Parcel - Documentation (Word) Status On going: data is being continually updated Maintenance and Update Frequency Fortnightly: data is updated every two weeks Contact Ontario Parcel, [email protected]
Tags / Keywords Keywords/tags categorizing the dataset.	ARN Crown land MNR MPAC Ministry of... Natural Resources Office of the... Ontario Parcel OntarioParcel PIN Regional... Teranet address assessment boundaries land management land tenure land use planning licensed data ownership planning and cadastral
Format (CSV, XLS, TXT, PDF, etc) File format of the dataset.
Dataset Size Dataset size in megabytes.	0.08
Metadata Identifier Metadata identifier – can be used as the unique identifier for catalogue entry	32ae484f58ab43a293379fd9df8ec1da
Published Date Published date of the dataset.	2021-01-18
Time Period Data Span (start date) Start date of the data in the dataset.
Time Period Data Span (end date) End date of time data in the dataset.
GeoSpatial Area Data Span A spatial region or named place the dataset covers.

Field	Value
Access category Type of access granted for the dataset (open, closed, service, etc).	public
License License used to access the dataset.	License not specified
Limits on use Limits on use of data.
Location Location of the dataset.	https://ontariogeohub-lio.opendata.arcgis.com/datasets/lio::ontario-parcel
Data Service Data service for accessing a dataset.
Owner Owner of the dataset.	LandInformationOntario
Contact Point Who to contact regarding access?	Land Information Ontario
Contact Point Email The email to contact regarding access?	[email protected]
Publisher Publisher of the dataset.	Land Information Ontario
Publisher Email Email of the publisher.
Author Author of the dataset.	LandInformationOntario
Author Email Email of the author.
Accessed At Date the data and metadata was accessed.	2026-01-26

Field	Value
Identifier Unique identifier for the dataset.	32ae484f58ab43a293379fd9df8ec1da
Language Language(s) of the dataset	English
Link to dataset description A URL to an external document describing the dataset.	https://ontariogeohub-lio.opendata.arcgis.com/datasets/lio::ontario-parcel
Persistent Identifier Data is identified by a persistent identifier.
Globally Unique Identifier Data is identified by a persistent and globally unique identifier.
Contains data about individuals Does the data hold data about individuals?
Contains data about identifiable individuals Does the data hold identifiable data about individual?
Contains Indigenous Data Does the data hold data about Indigenous communities?
Portal Type Platform type of the source portal.

Field	Value
Version Version of the datatset	None
Source Source of the dataset.	None
Version notes Version notes about the dataset.
Is version of another dataset Link to dataset that it is a version of.
Other versions Link to datasets that are versions of it.
Provenance Text Provenance Text of the data.	Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources
Provenance URL Provenance URL of the data.
Temporal resolution Describes how granular the date/time data in the dataset is.
GeoSpatial resolution in meters Describes how granular (in meters) geospatial data is in the dataset.
GeoSpatial resolution (in regions) Describes how granular (in regions) geospatial data is in the dataset.

Field	Value
Indigenous Community Permission Who holds the Indigenous Community Permission. Who to contact regarding access to a dataset that has data about Indigenous communities.
Community Permission Community permission (who gave permission).
The Indigenous communities the dataset is about Indigenous communities from which data is derived.

Field	Value
Number of data rows If tabular dataset, total number of rows.
Number of data columns If tabular dataset, total number of unique columns.
Number of data cells If tabular dataset, total number of cells with data.
Number of data relations If RDF dataset, total number of triples.
Number of entities If RDF dataset, total number of entities.
Number of data properties If RDF dataset, total number of unique properties used by the triples.
Data quality Describes the quality of the data in the dataset.
Metric for data quality A metric used to measure the quality of the data, such as missing values or invalid formats.

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