There are two types of boundary files: cartographic and digital. Cartographic boundary files portray the geographic areas using only the major land mass of Canada and its coastal islands. Digital boundary files portray the full extent of the geographic areas, including the coastal water area.

The administrative features of the CanVec series include geopolitical regions (international, territorial and provincial) and populated place names. A wide selection of attributes describe the data. The CanVec multiscale series is available as prepackaged downloadable files and by user-defined extent via a Geospatial data extraction tool. Related Products: Topographic Data of Canada - CanVec Series

The purpose of this map service is to be a base for clipping to state and provincial boundaries in the CED (Conservation Efforts Database https://conservationefforts.org/) custom footprint editor. The custom footprint editor allows CED data providers to edit their spatial data submissions in a web environment.The data is a subset of the World Administrative Division dataset. World Administrative Divisions is a detailed dataset of country first level administrative boundaries which can be used at both large and small scales. It has been designed to be used as a basemap and includes a Disputed Boundaires layer that can be used to edit boundaries to fit a users needs and view of the political world.Included are attributes for name and ISO codes, along with notes identifying disputed boundaries and continent information. Particularly useful are the Land_Type and Land_Rank fields which separate polygons based on their area. These attributes are useful for rendering at different scales by providing the ability to turn off small islands which may clutter small scale views.The sagebrush ecosystem is the largest ecosystem type in the continental U.S., providing habitat for more than 350 associated fish and wildlife species. In recognition of the need to conserve a healthy sagebrush ecosystem to provide for the long-term conservation of its inhabitants, the US Fish and Wildlife Service (Service) and United States Geological Survey (USGS) developed the Conservation Efforts Database version 2.1.0 (CED). The purpose of the CED is to efficiently capture the unprecedented level of conservation plans and actions being implemented throughout the sagebrush ecosystem and designed to capture actions not only for its most famous resident, the greater sage-grouse (Centrocercus urophasianus; hereafter, sage-grouse) but for the other species that rely on sagebrush habitats. Understanding the distribution and type of conservation actions happening across the landscape will allow visualization and quantification of the extent to which threats are being addressed.The spatially explicit, web-based Conservation Efforts Database is capable of (1) allowing multiple-users to enter data from different locations, (2) uploading and storing documents, (3) linking conservation actions to one or more threats (one-to-many relationships), (4) reporting functions that would allow summaries of the conservation actions at multiple scales (e.g., management zones, populations, or priority areas for conservation), and (5) accounting for actions at multiple scales from small easements to statewide planning efforts.

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This is a zipped shapefile of the provincial and territorial boundaries of Canada, 2001. Source of information: © 2003. Government of Canada with permission from Natural Resources Canada.

This .shp file was derived from a georeferenced scan of the Index to the Sectional Maps, 1917 [of Western Canada, new style, 1905-1955], published by the Department of the Interior February 1, 1917. The original georeferenced scan and world file is included in the study for reference purposes.

Please note that the covidHR files are what you need if you just want the consolidated shapefile. The other files are for those who want to rebuild the shapefile. covid.R builds the shapefile from the federal data as well as the Saskatchewan, British Columbia, and Nova Scotia files.

Il y a deux types de fichiers des limites: cartographique et numérique. Les fichiers des limites cartographiques, présentent les régions géographiques en utilisant seulement les principales rives de la masse continentale du Canada et ses îles côtières. Les fichiers numériques des limites présentent, quant à eux, la totalité du territoire des régions géographiques, incluant les rives.

The land cover classes consist of vegetation types (such as forest, wetlands and agricultural crops or pasture) and categories of non-vegetated surface (such as water bodies, bedrock outcrops or settlements).

These classes reflect the nature of the land surface rather than actual or potential land use. The 2000 Edition of the Ontario Land Cover Data Base is the Second Edition of this provincial land cover classification. The coverage is derived wholly from Landsat-7 Thematic Mapper (TM) satellite data frames recorded between 1999 and 2002, most from 2000 onward.

The Provincial Land Cover (2000) Data Base is divided into 4 individual Universal Transverse Mercator (UTM) grid zone tiles (15, 16, 17, and 18) and is distributed in Tagged Image File Format (TIFF) format. Documentation is provided with this database in the form of a user's guide and general use caveats.

This dataset consists of polyline, single part, and multi part polygons representing the Province of British Columbia. The terrestrial portion of the boundary was derived from the Administrative Boundaries Management System (ABMS) representation of the province: Province of British Columbia - Legally Defined Administrative Areas of BC. The coastal portion of the boundary differs from the ABMS boundary and was derived from the Freshwater Atlas (FWA): Freshwater Atlas Coastlines. This boundary may be updated periodically, as more accurate data becomes available. Due to the structure of the data, it does not meet the technical requirements to be published in the BC Geographic Warehouse (BCGW). It is available for download as an OGC GeoPackage and as an ESRI File Geodatabase in the Data and Resources box to the the right.

This dataset provides the boundary files for all standard geographic areas in Montreal as defined by the 2021 Canadian Census. These boundaries are essential for disseminating census data and supporting spatial analysis.

Dataset Features: - Geographic Identifiers: Includes Unique Identifier (UID), Dissemination Geography Unique Identifier (DGUID), name, type (where applicable), and land area. Provincial Reference: Contains the Province or Territory Unique Identifier (PRUID). Census Forward Sortation Areas (CFSAs): The first three characters of postal codes used for geographic reference. Projection: The dataset is provided in Lambert Conformal Conic projection (North American Datum 1983 [NAD83]).

Use Cases: This dataset serves as a valuable resource for:

• Mapping & Spatial Analysis: Provides a geographic framework for visualization and exploration. GIS Applications: Supports land use planning, demographic studies, social and economic research. Statistical Data Linkage: Enables the connection of census data to geographic regions. Custom Geography Creation: Standard geographic areas can be combined to form new regions.

Additionally, these boundary files are positionally aligned with the 2021 Road Network File, ensuring consistency and accuracy for mapping applications.

There are two types of boundary files: cartographic and digital. Cartographic boundary files portray the geographic areas using only the major land mass of Canada and its coastal islands. Digital boundary files portray the full extent of the geographic areas, including the coastal water area.

A geographic shape file of Nova Scotia’s Functional Economic Regions based on the 2021 census data. The most widely accepted approach to identifying functional economic regions is based on self-contained labour areas (SLAs) - a group of two or more Census Subdivisions (CSDs) where at least 75% of the workers both live and work in the area. Using Census data, Statistics Canada has identified Census Subdivisions (CSDs) that can be grouped together into SLAs based on daily commuting flows. The Office of Planning and Priorities has mapped these areas and created a GIS shape file that is intended to represent Nova Scotia’s functional economic regions.

An area set aside for the recognition, conservation, and management of a river or section of river with outstanding natural heritage, cultural, and recreational values. Example: the French River. These rivers are recognized in the Canadian Heritage River System (CHRS), a cooperative program which includes the Government of Canada, ten provinces, and three territories.

There are five rivers within provincial parks for which the entire park is chosen as the location. There are four rivers for which the entire watershed is chosen as the location. There are two rivers for which a portion is chosen as the location.

CHRS has no legislative authority.

Legislated or Legal Authority for Collection: Ontario is a cooperative partner with the government of Canada, all other provinces and territories.

Additional Time Period Information: First Ontario designation was in February 1986, the latest Ontario designation was in May 2004.

Additional Documentation

Canadian Heritage River System - Data Description (PDF)

Canadian Heritage River System - Documentation (Word)

Status

Completed: Production of the data has been completed

Maintenance and Update Frequency

As needed: Data is updated as deemed necessary

Contact

Emily Hill, Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry, emily.hill@ontario.ca

The data referenced here is licensed Electronic Intellectual Property of the Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry and is provided for professional, non-commercial use only.

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 preparedness for oil-spill-related emergencies is critical. Baseline coastal information, such as shoreline form, substrate, and vegetation type, is required for prioritizing operations, coordinating onsite spill response activities (i.e. Shoreline Cleanup Assessment Technique [SCAT]), and providing information for wildlife and ecosystem management. Between 2010 and 2019, georeferenced high-definition videography and photos were collected for various study sites across coastal Canada. The study areas include Beaufort Sea, Mackenzie Delta channels and Banks Island in the western Canadian Arctic; James Bay, Hudson Bay, Nunavik, Resolute Bay, Victoria Strait, Baffin Island and Coronation Gulf in the eastern Canadian Arctic; Labrador, Bay of Fundy and Chedabucto Bay in Atlantic Canada and Kitimat, Haida Gwaii, North Vancouver Island, Mainland BC and Burrard Inlet in the northern Pacific. Data was collected during ice-free and low tide conditions (where applicable) between July and September. Low-altitude helicopter surveys were conducted at each study site to capture video of the shoreline characteristics. In addition to acquiring videography, ground-based observations were recorded in several locations for validation. Shoreline segmentation was then carried out by manual interpretation of the oblique videography and the photos aided by ancillary data. This involved splitting and classifying the shoreline vectors based on homogeneity of the upper intertidal zone. Detailed geomorphological information (i.e. shoreline type, substrate, slope, height, accessibility etc.) describing the upper intertidal, lower intertidal, supratidal and backshore zones was extracted from the video and entered into a geospatial database using a customized data collection form. In addition, biological characteristics like biobands, water features, fauna, human use etc. observed along the coast were recorded. The data was also validated through ground samples (when available) and a second interpreter QA (quality analysis) was performed on each dataset (excluding Nunavik) to ensure high quality and consistency. The final dataset contains segments ranging in length from 150 m to 2500 m (except Nunavik). The minimum segment length is 45 m for study areas in the west coast that were surveyed in 2018-2019. In total, about 33,700 km of shoreline were segmented within all the survey zones.

Geographic information for Ontario Health (OH) Regions, and Home and Community Care Support Services (HCCSS) boundaries.

The HCCSS boundary file is maintained by Statistics Canada. A link is provided to the Statistics Canada website where you can download the HCCSS boundary file in a variety of formats.

Data includes:

• Ontario Health Region boundaries
• HCCSS boundaries
• LHIN office locations (historical)

The Parks and Protected Areas dataset contains Parks and Protected Area boundaries for sites administered by the Government of Alberta. National parks, because of their similar intent, are also included. GIS line work representing provincial park/protected area boundaries has been interpreted from written legal descriptions appended to Orders-in-Council granted Royal Assent by the Lieutenant Governor of Alberta. In case of discrepancy between the GIS data and the written legal description, the written legal description shall take precedence. The Government of Canada is the authoritative source for GIS boundaries of National Parks. National Park boundaries are included herein for reference, only. GIS line work representing National Park boundaries has been interpreted from written legal descriptions within Schedule 1 of the Canada National Parks Act, and adapted to align with the Alberta Provincial Base Features/Foundational Data collection. Defining document is Canada National Parks Act, Statues of Canada 2000, Chapter 32, Assented to 20th October, 2000. In case of discrepancy between the GIS data and the written legal description, the written legal description shall take precedence. Please note that this dataset replaces the following datasets: Ecological Reserve, Heritage Rangeland, National Park, Natural Area, Provincial Park, Provincial Recreation Area, Wilderness Area, Wilderness Park, and Wildland Park.

This data series contains all the Cartographic Boundary Files (CBF) produced by Statistics Canada for the 2001 census. This includes the following datasets:

• Agricultural Ecumene (Census Divisions)
• Census Agricultural Regions
• Census Consolidated Subdivisions
• Census Divisions
• Census Metropolitan Areas & Census Agglomerations
• Census Subdivisions
• Census Tracts
• Designated Places
• Designated Places Parts
• Dissemination Areas
• Economic Regions
• Federal Electoral Districts, 1996 Represntation Order
• Federal Electoral Districts, 2003 Represntation Order
• Forward Sortation Areas
• Population Ecumene (Census Divisions)
• Provinces & Territories
• Urban Areas

The original data files are from the Data Liberation Initiative (DLI), a Statistics Canada program that provides data to academic institutions in Canada. The original files have been converted from the Arcinfo Interchange E00 file format (.e00) or the MapInfo TAB file format (.tab) into a shapefile format (.shp), as part of a data migration project to enhance the spatial use of the data. The original data files, and other supporting files and documentation, are available as additional downloads from Scholars GeoPortal.

Les couches de découpages administratifs offertes aux échelles de 1/20 000 et 1/100 000 permettent la localisation des limites pour les composantes suivantes :

• Les arrondissements et agglomérations;
• Les municipalités, territoires non organisés et territoires autochtones;
• Les régions administratives, communautés métropolitaines, et MRC;
• La frontière internationale, les frontières interprovinciales ainsi que la frontière Québec–Terre-Neuve-et-Labrador.

Pour la version à l’échelle de 1/100 000, les données sur les découpages compilées initialement à l’échelle de 1/20 000 sont ajustées aux composantes planimétriques correspondantes à l'échelle de 1/100 000.

Natural Earth is a public domain map dataset available at 1:10, 1:50 and 1:110 million scales. Featuring tightly integrated vector and raster data, with Natural Earth you can make a variety of visually pleasing, well-crafted maps with cartography or GIS software.