AndreaBozzo/ceres-open-data-index huggingface dataset:
Annual Labour Force Characteristics and Wages from Labour Force Survey (LFS)

Datasets excerpts from the Labour Force Survey provided by Statistics Canada. The data in these tables have additional details compared to datasets available on the Statistics Canada Website. All data provided is on an annual basis. Data is available up to 2024 and current as of April 2025.

Note: Files require the Beyond 20/20 Professional Browser. Information on Beyond 20/20 can be found here: https://www.statcan.gc.ca/en/public/beyond20-20. Several Canadian University sites have detailed guides and other resources for users of Beyond 20/20. 

If you need help with this dataset, you can reach BC Stats at the email below; however, submitting a support request is recommended.

Source: Statistics Canada, Labour Force Survey (LFS), April 2025. Reproduced and distributed on an "as is" basis with the permission of Statistics Canada.

Tags: Indigenous identity, LFS, Labour Force Survey, NAICS, NOC, age group, average hourly wage, average hourly wage rate, average weekly wage rate, development region, education attainment, employment by type, employment rate, full-time, immigration status, industry classification, involuntary, labour force, labour force population, length of unemployment, median hourly wage rate, median weekly wage rate, occupation classification, part-time, participation rate, persons not in the labour force, province, reason not in the labour force, salaries, sex, total wages and salaries, unemployment, unemployment rate, voluntary, wages, wages and salaries
Organization: BC Stats
BC Wildfire Fire Perimeters - Historical

Wildfire perimeters for all fire seasons before the current year.  Supplied through various sources.  Not to be used for legal purposes.  These perimeters may be updated periodically during the year.  On April 1 of each year the previous year's fire perimeters are merged into this dataset

Tags: area burned, emergency management, fire polygon, forest fire
Organization: BC Wildfire Service
Hospitals in BC

Medical institutions in BC that provide diagnostic and treatment services for people whose illnesses or injuries require that they occupy a bed for at least one night. Hospitals can be distinguished by the level of care they offer (general acute, subacute, extended acute care) and the medical conditions in which they may specialize (specialty hospitals). Definition is protected by Copyright by Information and Referral Federal of Los Angeles County, Inc. See link: (https://211taxonomy.org/subscriptions/#agreement)

Tags: Directory, FIND, FIND Services and Resources, Health, HealthLink, HealthLink BC, HealthLinkBC, Link, healthlinkbc, hospital, link
Organization: HealthLinkBC
Ministry of Transportation (MOT) Retaining Wall

A Retaining Wall is a structure designed to protect the road infrastructure by retaining materials on the fill side to prevent road bed slips and by retaining materials on the cut side to prevent the road surface from being covered by debris. Retaining walls that are greater than or equal to 2m in height are stored in the MoT Bridge Structure Road dataset. It is a Linear feature

Tags: MOT, MOT asset, MOT inventory, RW, retaining wall
Organization: Construction and Maintenance
B.C. Housing Affordability

Note: the best method to download the .csv file is to right click on the ‘Access/Download’ link on the box to the right, and then select ‘Save link as’ to download the .csv file directly.

This data provides a quarterly overview of housing affordability for homeowners in B.C. and in its major cities (census metropolitan areas and census agglomerations).

Housing affordability is measured using the Mortgage Payment Percent of Income (MPPI) which is calculated every quarter based on:

•	A hypothetical new home buyer earning the median after-tax income for the quarter

•	The median home sale price in a region

•	A 25-year variable-rate mortgage 

•	The minimum down payment

•	The mortgage rate set at the average quarterly prime interest rate

By combining home prices, income levels, and mortgage rates, the MPPI produces a full picture of housing affordability over time. A higher MPPI means it is less affordable to buy a home. 

For more information see: 

Summary Report: https://www2.gov.bc.ca/assets/gov/data/statistics/economy/building-permits/housing_affordability_bc_update.pdf

Technical Note: https://www2.gov.bc.ca/assets/gov/data/statistics/economy/building-permits/housing_affordability_bc_technical_note.pdf

Sources of Data: Statistics Canada (StatsCan): Income Data, Prime Rates, Consumer Price Index; BC Assessment Authority (BCA): House Prices



Tags: BC Assessment, BC Stats, Housing, house prices, housing affordability, income, interest, mortgage
Organization: BC Stats
BC Sub-Provincial Population Estimates and Projections

Sub-provincial population estimates and projections by age and gender for a variety of region types. Customizable breakdowns for counts and additional statistics are available via [BC Stats' Population App](https://bcstats.shinyapps.io/popApp/). 

Estimates: A population estimate is a measure of the current or historical population. BC Stats annually releases total population estimates for sub-provincial region types. These estimates are consistent in aggregate with the July 1st provincial level estimates produced by Statistics Canada. More information can be found on BC Stats' [Population Estimates page](https://www2.gov.bc.ca/gov/content?id=36D1A7A4BEE248598281824C13CB65B6).

Projections: A population projection is a forecast of future population growth. BC Stats applies the Component/Cohort-Survival method to project the population. This method "grows" the population from the latest base year estimate by forecasting births, deaths and migration by age. These forecasts are based on past trends modified to account for possible future changes and, consequently, should be viewed as only one possible scenario of future population. Projections are also released annually and are as of July 1st. The methodological document, [P.E.O.P.L.E. Sub-provincial Population Projections: Methodology and Assumptions](https://www2.gov.bc.ca/assets/gov/data/statistics/people-population-community/population/people_2024_methodology_and_assumptions.pdf), is provided only for reference. More information can be found on BC Stats' [Population Projections page](https://www2.gov.bc.ca/gov/content?id=BB4112D90F38414984C25A75CC4F029B).

Wondering about the location of a particular region or its boundaries? Check out the [Administrative Boundaries page](https://www2.gov.bc.ca/gov/content/data/geographic-data-services/land-use/administrative-boundaries) for more information.

Tags: bc stats, estimates, population, projections
Organization: BC Stats
Archaeological Study Areas

This spatial layer contains polygons representing areas assessed for archaeological sites or archaeological potential. In most cases, study areas were subjected to in-field inspection; however, they may also include areas that were subjected to a desktop assessment and were not inspected in the field because they were evaluated to have low potential for archaeological sites. Full attributes are included (see below).  

Tags: HRIA, Heritage Resource Inventory Application, archaeological potential, archaeological sites, archaeology, cultural sites, study area, study areas
Organization: Archaeology
Archaeological Study Areas (Limited Attributes)

This spatial layer contains polygons representing areas assessed for archaeological sites or archaeological potential. In most cases, study areas were subjected to in-field inspection; however, they may also include areas that were subjected to a desktop assessment and were not inspected in the field because they were evaluated to have low potential for archaeological sites. Limited attributes are included (see below).  

Tags: HRIA, Heritage Resource Inventory Application, archaeological potential, archaeological sites, archaeology, cultural sites, study area, study areas
Organization: Archaeology
Monthly Tourism Indicators

This file summarizes several indicators for the tourism industry. The data is monthly and seasonally adjusted, so that month-over-month comparisons are meaningful. Data includes food and drinking, accommodations, prices, employment, tourism transit and visitors information.  

Tags: Airports, Employment, air passenger traffic, drinking places, ferries, ferry traffic, food services, hotel industry, hotel occupancy rates, hotel room rates, hotel room revenue, seasonally adjusted, tourism industries, tourism industry prices, traveller entries, travellers by origin
Organization: BC Stats
Environmental Monitoring Data System (EnMoDS) Spatial Sampling Locations

Environmental monitoring locations from the [Environmental Monitoring Data System (EnMoDS)](https://www2.gov.bc.ca/gov/content?id=BDE7F9F4BC4546629582CEBC4ABC8101). 

These point location records show where discrete environmental monitoring may have taken place. Locations are generally in naturalized settings such as rivers and lakes, but also include anthropogenic features like wells and industrial facilities including waste discharges. Key attribute fields for filtering include, location ID, location type, location group, observation count, and most recent field visit date.

Observational results for each location can be accessed from [EnMoDS Web Reporting](https://enmodswr.nrs.gov.bc.ca/) or from [EnMoDS Results Data Records](https://catalogue.data.gov.bc.ca/dataset/83a585fe-effb-48bd-8a03-d35db4eeb1bb).

Information regarding changes from the Environmental Monitoring System along with other resources are available on the EnMoDS website listed in related links below.  

Tags: environmental monitoring, groundwater quality chemistry, sampling sites, spatial data, water quality, water sampling
Organization: Environmental Monitoring and Analysis Branch
BC Environmental Monitoring Data System (EnMoDS) Results

Environmental test results, including physical, chemical and biological analyses of samples taken from water, air, solid waste discharges and ambient monitoring sites throughout the province.

Samples are collected by either ministry staff or permittees under the Environmental Management Act and then analyzed in public or private sector laboratories.

Information regarding changes from the Environmental Monitoring System along with other resources are available on the [EnMoDS website](https://www2.gov.bc.ca/gov/content/environment/research-monitoring-reporting/monitoring/environmental-monitoring-data-system).


Tags: Environmental Monitoring Systems, environmental monitoring, environmental protection, groundwater quality chemistry, long-term water quality, water quality
Organization: Environmental Monitoring and Analysis Branch
BC Sub-Provincial Household Estimates and Projections

Sub-provincial household estimates and projections for various region types of British Columbia including Development Regions, Regional Districts, incorporated municipalities and other regions. The data set includes the number and average number of persons per household for every sub-provincial region. Customizable data breakdowns are available via [BC Stats' Household Estimates & Projections application](https://bcstats.shinyapps.io/hsdProjApp/).

Estimates: BC Stats releases annual household estimates for sub-provincial regions as of July 1st of every year. These estimates are calculated using a parametric model adjusted from Census data and the annual population estimates by BC Stats. 

Projections: BC Stats applies the same parametric model used for the household estimates to the population projections produced annually by BC Stats to produce household projections. The projections are produced for every region type described above. More information can be found on [BC Stats’ Household Projections page](https://www2.gov.bc.ca/gov/content/data/statistics/people-population-community/population/household-projections).

Tags: bc stats, estimates, household, projections
Organization: BC Stats
Current Air Quality Data Map

View current Air Quality Health Index (AQHI) values and air monitoring data using our interactive map. Data is refreshed every 60 minutes. Data for this web application can be viewed here: https://catalogue.data.gov.bc.ca/dataset/air-quality-monitoring-unverified-hourly-air-quality-and-meteorological-data


Tags: AGO, AGOL, ArcGIS Online, air, air pollution, air quality
Organization: Environmental Monitoring and Analysis Branch
Ministry of Transportation (MOT) Road Structures

The Road Structures on the highway that are maintained by the Ministry.  Highway structures include bridges, culverts (greater than or equal to 3m diameter), retaining walls (perpendicular height greater than or equal to 2m), sign bridges, tunnels/snowsheds.  Information is recorded in the Bridge Management Information System (BMIS)

Tags: BMIS, BSR, MOT, bridge, bridge management information system, bridge structure road, culvert, retaining wall, road structure, sign bridge, snowshed, tunnel
Organization: Construction and Maintenance
VRI - 2025 - Forest Vegetation Composite Layer 2 (L2)

FOREST VEGETATION COMPOSITE POLYGONS: An instantiated table joining VEG_COMP_POLY and VEG_COMP_LYR_L2_VW on FEATURE_ID. This SDE layer coverage contains vegetation cover from the Ministry of Forests. Attribute information is also maintained in this table.  This joined table was created to support the Data Distribution Services on the BCGW.

Tags: Canada, forest, forest cover, vegetation cover
Organization: Forest Analysis and Inventory Branch
VRI - 2025 - Forest Vegetation Composite Layer 1 (L1)

FOREST VEGETATION COMPOSITE POLYGONS: An instantiated table joining VEG_COMP_POLY and VEG_COMP_LYR_L1_VW on FEATURE_ID.   This SDE layer coverage contains vegetation cover from the Ministry of Forests. Attribute information is also maintained in this table. It will supersede F_FC. Vegetation Cover is comprised of spatial layers for the collection, manipulation and production of forest inventory data, which has a accompanying textual attributes. This joined table was created to support the Data Distribution Services on the BCGW. 


Tags: Canada, forest, forest cover, vegetation cover
Organization: Forest Analysis and Inventory Branch
VRI - 2025 - Forest Vegetation Composite Rank 1 Layer (R1)

Geospatial forest inventory dataset updated for depletions, such as harvesting, and projected annually for growth. Sample attributes in this dataset include: age, species, volume, height.

The Vegetation Resources Inventory (VRI) spatial datasets describe both where a vegetation resource (ie timber volume, tree species) is located and how much of a given resource is within an inventory unit.

Suggested citation:
Forest Analysis and Inventory Branch (2024). VRI - 2024 - Forest Vegetation Composite Rank 1 Layer (R1). British Columbia Data Catalogue.
https://catalogue.data.gov.bc.ca/dataset/2ebb35d8-c82f-4a17-9c96-612ac3532d55


Tags: Canada, VRI, forest, forest cover, vegetation cover
Organization: Forest Analysis and Inventory Branch
VRI - 2025 - Forest Vegetation Composite Dead Layer (D)

Geospatial forest inventory dataset updated for depletions, such as harvesting, and projected annually for growth. Sample attributes in this dataset include: age, species, volume, height.

The Vegetation Resources Inventory (VRI) spatial datasets describe both where a vegetation resource (ie timber volume, tree species) is located and how much of a given resource is within an inventory unit.



Tags: Canada, MPB, VRI, forest, forest cover, vegetation cover
Organization: Forest Analysis and Inventory Branch
VRI - HISTORICAL Vegetation Resource Inventory (2002 - 2024)

Published by the Ministry of Forests, Lands, Natural Resource Operations and Rural Development - Forest Analysis and Inventory
Geospatial forest inventory dataset updated for depletions, such as harvesting, and projected annually for growth. Sample attributes in this dataset include: age, species, volume, height.

The Vegetation Resources Inventory (VRI) spatial datasets describe both where a vegetation resource (ie timber volume, tree species) is located and how much of a given resource is within an inventory unit.

Tags: British Columbia, Canada, Forest, Forest Cover, Historical VRI, VEG, VEG COMP, VEG_COMP, VRI, Vegetation Resource Inventory, vegetation cover
Organization: Forest Analysis and Inventory Branch
VRI - 2025 - Variable Density Yield Projection 7 (VDYP7) Input  Polygon

The  WHSE_FOREST_VEGETATION.VEG_COMP_VDYP7_INPUT_POLY and the [WHSE_FOREST_VEGETATION.VEG_COMP_VDYP_INPUT_LAYER](https://catalogue.data.gov.bc.ca/dataset/5aedccb7-e4b5-447d-8e38-9a2e5474f9db) are tables with the input estimates for the current years provincial forest cover to facilitate volume projections and yield curve calculations using the provincial growth tool VDYP_7

Tags: VDYP, VRI, forest cover, forest inventory VRI
Organization: Forest Analysis and Inventory Branch
VRI - 2025 - Variable Density Yield Projection 7 (VDYP7) Input Layer

The  [VEG_COMP_VDYP7_INPUT_POLY](https://catalogue.data.gov.bc.ca/dataset/57513aaa-c0a6-41a9-b2a8-b980b1604ee6) and the VEG_COMP_VDYP7_INPUT_LAYER  are tables with the input estimates for the current years provincial forest cover to facilitate volume projections and yield curve calculations using the provincial growth tool VDYP_7.

Tags: VDYP, VRI, forest cover, forest inventory VRI
Organization: Forest Analysis and Inventory Branch
VRI - 2025 - Forest Vegetation Composite Polygons

A composite table comprising the polygon table attributes joined to the attributes from the non veg, non tree, land cover component, map label and history linkage tables.  indicating an area on the BC land base on like Vegetation Inventory attribution. This SDE layer coverage contains vegetation cover from the Ministry of Forests. Attribute information is also maintained in this table. It will supersede F_FC. Vegetation Cover is comprised of spatial layers for the collection, manipulation and production of forest inventory data, which has a accompanying textual attributes.

Tags: Canada, forest, forest cover, vegetation cover
Organization: Forest Analysis and Inventory Branch
Timing Windows for Work in and About Waterbodies in the Cariboo NR Region Generalized View

This dataset is a generalized view of "Timing Windows for Work in and About Waterbodies in the Cariboo Natural Resource Region" used for viewing the data at the Regional level. 

Timing windows are the period(s) during the year when work may be carried out in and about water bodies with the lowest risk to fish and wildlife species and habitat. Timing windows and terms and conditions vary based on regional differences in fish and wildlife species and habitat, and geography. The timing window of least risk to fish and fish habitat must be applied to all activities in water bodies, as well as tributaries that have a risk of depositing sediment into water bodies. Windows of least risk are designed to protect all fish species known to occur in a water body.

Tags: 100 Mile Natural Resource District, Cariboo Chilcotin Natural Resource District, Cariboo Natural Resource Region, Province of British Columbia, Quesnel Natural Resource District, changes in and about a stream, freshwater, timing windows
Organization: Regional Operations - Cariboo
Timing Windows for Work in and About Waterbodies in the Cariboo Natural Resource Region

Timing windows are the period(s) during the year when work may be carried out in and about water bodies with the lowest risk to fish and wildlife species and habitat. Timing windows and terms and conditions vary based on regional differences in fish and wildlife species and habitat, and geography. The timing window of least risk to fish and fish habitat must be applied to all activities in water bodies, as well as tributaries that have a risk of depositing sediment into water bodies. Windows of least risk are designed to protect all fish species known to occur in a water body.

Tags: 100 Mile Natural Resource District, Cariboo Chilcotin Natural Resource District, Cariboo Natural Resource Region, Province of British Columbia, Quesnel Natural Resource District, changes in and about a stream, freshwater, timing windows
Organization: Regional Operations - Cariboo
BC Geographical Names - Indigenous Tag

Dataset include names in the BC Geographical Names Information System (BCGNIS) with any origins or connection to Indigenous languages, peoples or histories, including Indigenous names or words which that have been anglicized or incorrectly applied. 

For more information on names with this tag, please see the Indigenous Tag section of the BCGNO webpage: https://www2.gov.bc.ca/gov/content/governments/celebrating-british-columbia/historic-places/geographical-names. 

*The xlsx (MS Excel) files will replicate some special characters more consistently than the csv files. 

Tags: BC Geographical names, BCGNIS, Geographical Names, Indigenous, Indigenous names, Toponymy, place names
Organization: Heritage Branch
Contaminated Sites Regulation - Natural Wildlands Land Use

Areas identified as Natural Wildlands land use for purposes of the Contaminated Sites Regulation (CSR).  Areas identified in this data set are designated protected areas identified in Schedule 2.1 of the CSR and represent areas protected for the primary purpose of supporting natural ecosystems.  These areas are afforded the highest level of protection under the CSR.

Tags: contaminated sites, natural wildlands, remediation
Organization: Authorizations and Remediation
Terrestrial Protected Areas Representation by Biogeoclimatic Unit

Biogeoclimatic Ecosystem Classification (BEC) subzone\variant\phase boundaries with percent protected, number of overlapping protected areas and other attributes added as a result of geoprocessing in the Protected Area System Overview (PASO) application. Protected area and park representation by BEC unit provides a small scale ecosystem classification context for natural resource planning processes such as; management plans, land use zoning, environmental risk assessment, landscape analysis, habitat supply, and management of high priority species. Biogeoclimatic subzones are the basic unit of the BEC system. Subzones are grouped into biogeoclimatic zones to create more generalized units, and subdivided into biogeoclimatic variants and phases to create more specific or climatically homogeneous units. For more information on the BEC system see:  http://www.for.gov.bc.ca/hre/becweb/. For important warnings about using this data for spatial analysis see the Data Quality section of the metadata

Tags: missing kw
Organization: BC Parks
Terrestrial Protected Areas Representation by Biogeoclimatic Zone

Biogeoclimatic Ecosystem Classification (BEC) zone boundaries with percent protected, number of overlapping protected areas and other attributes added as a result of geoprocessing in the Protected Area System Overview (PASO) application. Protected area and park representation by BEC zone provides a zonal ecosystem context for natural resource planning processes such as; management plans, land use zoning, environmental risk assessment, landscape analysis, habitat supply, and management of high priority species. For important warnings about using this data for spatial analysis see the Data Quality section of the metadata

Tags: missing kw
Organization: BC Parks
BEC Zones - Generalized (1:2M)

A simplification of the current version of the  biogeoclimatic subzone/variant map (BEC_BIOGEOCLIMATIC_POLY, version 13, May 22, 2026) that has been aggregated to the Zone level. Intended as a cartographic layer for viewing at a scale of 1:2,000,000.

NOT FOR ANALYTICAL PURPOSES as polygon boundaries have been generalized. Use [WHSE_FOREST_VEGETATION.BEC_BIOGEOCLIMATIC_POLY](https://catalogue.data.gov.bc.ca/dataset/f358a53b-ffde-4830-a325-a5a03ff672c3) when performing analysis.

Tags: BEC, BGC, Canada, biogeoclimatic ecosystem classification, climate, ecological land classification, vegetation
Organization: Forest Analysis and Inventory Branch