AndreaBozzo/ceres-open-data-index huggingface dataset:
Provincial Voting Results

Note: **2024 Provincial General Election** voting results are tabulated in the **provincial_voting_results_by_voting_place.csv** file.

This dataset contains two tables that consolidate voting results information for provincial electoral events including information on the number of voters considered and the candidates who ran for election. Voting results are broken down by electoral event, electoral district, voting opportunity, party affiliation, candidate and either voting area (VA) or voting place according to the election date.

**provincial_voting_results_by_VA.csv** breaks down voting results by VA and includes electoral events between 2005 and 2020, inclusive. In these elections, votes were administered and counted at stations corresponding to each geographic voting area with an electoral district.

**provincial_voting_results_by_voting_place.csv** breaks down voting results by voting place and includes electoral events after 2020. **2024 Provincial General Election** voting results are contained in this table. In these elections, votes were administered and counted using ballot boxes for voting places as a whole. This includes votes cast by voters who live in the electoral district, but not in a voting area assigned to the voting place.


Tags: Elections BC, Elections Results, Electoral Districts, Statement of Votes, Voting Areas, Voting Places, Voting Results
Organization: Elections BC
Hunter Sample Moose Survey Estimates 1976 to 2023

The Hunter Sample (HS) Moose Survey Estimates annual dataset provides a summary of resident moose hunting activity (general open season and limited entry hunting) based on the Hunter Sample Survey. The data is summarized by year and is presented at the [Wildlife Management Unit (WMU)](https://catalogue.data.gov.bc.ca/dataset/028d4791-1241-437a-9f7b-fdf08b0d6dfb), region, and provincial levels. It includes harvest ratios for spike-fork males.  
  
To see survey estimates for all other species, see [Hunter Sample Survey Estimates](https://catalogue.data.gov.bc.ca/dataset/8425b848-517e-4a20-b26c-6121720382af).

Tags: Wildlife, Wildlife Management Unit, big game, harvest questionnaire, hunter survey, hunting, hunting opportunity
Organization: Wildlife
Indicator Summary Data: Trends in Timber Harvesting in BC

This dataset contains the results reported for the [Trends in Timber Harvesting indicator](http://www.env.gov.bc.ca/soe/indicators/land/timber-harvest.html)  published on Environmental Reporting BC.

The Timber Harvesting Indicator illustrates how much timber is harvested annually and how the actual timber harvest compares with the Allowable Annual Cut (AAC).  The AAC information is derived from the Timber Supply Review (TSR) determination process for each Timber Supply Area.  Timber harvest is derived from Harvest Billing System.  All data used are summarized and rolled up at a high level. This indicator is a composite from the Timber Supply Review process and the Harvest Billing System. The provincial Timber Supply Forecast is a summary of the management unit harvest forecast data.  None of the data used to create timber harvest indicator can be traced back to sole harvest areas or designated tenures.  These datasets are derived from the ministry’s own data source and have been created by government employees.

Tags: AAC, Allowabale Annual Cut, Harvesting Billing System, State of the Forest, Timber Harvest Trends, Timber Harvesting, Timber Supply Forecast, Timber Supply Review, stateofforests
Organization: Forest Analysis and Inventory Branch
Student Learning Survey (SLS)

The Student Learning Survey (SLS) is an annual province-wide census of Grade 4, 7, 10 and 12 students, their parents, and staff in public schools regarding their school experience.

This extract contains data on the SLS questions and responses from 2016/2017 to 2024/2025 for public school students.  The dataset is split into two spreadsheets due to size constraints:
Student Learning Survey 2016/17 to 2019/20; Student Learning Survey 2020/21 to 2024/25

Tags: Student Learning Survey
Organization: Education Analytics Office
Metadata for Health Registry and Demographics (Central Demographics) - DEPRECATED

This has been replaced by CLIENT ROSTER 

Jan 1986 to Mar 2024 - Registry and demographics for individuals who receive health services. Includes MSP Registration and Premium Billings and Client Roster. This dataset is part of Central Demographics Collection. Central Demographics Collection is a created by PopulationData BC from multiple sources, with the MSP Registration and Premium Billings as primary source. Other sources are used to augment this base, such as, BC Health's services utilization files (MSP Payment Information, Discharge Database), BC Stats Translation Master File (TMF), Statistics Canada Postal Code Conversion File (PCCF). 

If you are a researcher and want to work with us to help make BC programs and services better, apply to use this dataset and don't hesitate to ask questions here: https://dpdd.atlassian.net/servicedesk/customer/portal/2

Tags: DIP, client roster, demographics, registration
Organization: Data Innovation Program (DIP)
Caribou in British Columbia - Web Application

The Caribou in British Columbia Web Application is an interactive web map designed to provide users with access to data on Caribou throughout British Columbia. The herd boundaries are displayed alongside supportive information such as parks and protected areas, Wildlife Habitat Area (WHA) polygons and Ungulate Winter Range (UWR) polygons. 

<b> For more information, please see the metadata available for this application on BC's Map Hub, the Province's presence on ArcGIS Online: <a href="https://governmentofbc.maps.arcgis.com/home/item.html?id=c711bd91706a4cd298770c3012f9ee9c" target="_blank">link</a></b>. <i>BC's Map Hub and associated materials, including map applications ('Maps'), trade-marks, and official marks (collectively, 'Materials'), are owned or used under license by the Province of British Columbia ('Province') and are protected by <a href="https://www2.gov.bc.ca/gov/content/home/copyright" target="_blank">copyright</a> and trade-mark laws. Please see this <a href="https://www2.gov.bc.ca/gov/content/data/geographic-data-services/web-based-mapping/agol/terms-of-use">disclaimer</a> for further details.</i>

For more information on Caribou see this <a href="https://www2.gov.bc.ca/gov/content/environment/plants-animals-ecosystems/wildlife/wildlife-conservation/caribou" target="_blank">link</a>. 

Tags: AGO, AGOL, ArcGIS Online, British Columbia, Canada, Caribou, WebApp
Organization: Knowledge Management
Publicly Available Land Use Plans

This spatial dataset contains the outer boundaries of all publicly available Land Use Plans in British Columbia. It includes individual plan boundaries such as the Gwa'ni, Kaska-B.C., shíshálh-B.C., Tahltan-B.C., and TRT-B.C. Tlatsini planning areas, as well as other publicly released land use planning datasets.

A zipped folder containing the shapefile for this combined dataset can be downloaded here: https://coms.api.gov.bc.ca/api/v1/object/b2a2af52-130c-4412-abfb-320d66cd95a6

Tags: LUP, Land Use Plan Administrative Boundary, Land Use Plan Boundaries
Organization: GeoBC Branch
Gwa'ni Land Use Plan Boundary

This spatial dataset represents the outer boundary of the Gwa'ni Land Use Plan area. The Gwa’ni Project Area encompasses over 166,000 hectares and includes most of the Upper and Lower Nimpkish Landscape Units that are within ‘Namgis Territory.

A zipped folder containing a shapefile can be downloaded here: https://coms.api.gov.bc.ca/api/v1/object/0b9fae5f-8e94-4e20-b9cc-ca985724c9e4

Tags: Gwani Land Use Plan Boundary, LUP Boundary, Land Use Plan, Land Use Plan Administrative Boundary
Organization: GeoBC Branch
shíshálh-BC Land Use Planning Boundary

This spatial dataset represents the outer boundary of the shíshálh-B.C. Land Use Planning area. The boundary defines the extent of the land base covered under the shíshálh-B.C. Land Use Planning process.

A zipped folder containing the shapefile for this dataset can be downloaded here: https://coms.api.gov.bc.ca/api/v1/object/59f42a0b-ce65-48e6-ad1b-b9c4b1c5e952

Tags: LUP Boundary, Land Use Plan, Land Use Plan Administrative Boundary, shíshálh, shíshálh-BC Land Use Planning Boundary
Organization: GeoBC Branch
Tahltan-BC Land Stewardship Planning Boundary

This spatial dataset represents the outer boundary of the Tahltan-B.C. Land Stewardship Planning process. The boundary defines the extent of the land base covered under the Tahltan-B.C. Land Stewardship Planning process.

A zipped folder containing the shapefile for this dataset can be downloaded here: https://coms.api.gov.bc.ca/api/v1/object/5149913a-fb89-4204-bd3a-90eeed04492e

Tags: Land Use Plan Boundary, Tahltan, Tahltan-BC Land Stewardship Planning Boundary
Organization: GeoBC Branch
Meziadin River Watershed Salmon Habitat Conservation Boundary

This spatial dataset represents the outer boundary of the Meziadin River Watershed Salmon Habitat Conservation planning area. The boundary defines the extent of the land base being considered for salmon habitat conservation within the Meziadin River watershed.

A zipped folder containing the shapefile for this dataset can be downloaded here https://coms.api.gov.bc.ca/api/v1/object/74d51111-1db1-497d-905d-e244e34baaf1

Tags: LUP Boundary, Land Use Plan Administrative Boundary, Meziadin, Meziadin River Watershed Salmon Habitat Conservation
Organization: GeoBC Branch
TRT-BC Tlatsini Planning Project Boundary

This spatial dataset represents the outer boundary of the TRT-B.C. Tlatsini Planning Project area. The boundary defines the extent of the land base covered under the Tlatsini Planning Project, a collaborative land use planning initiative between Taku River Tlingit First Nation (TRT) and the Province of British Columbia.

A zipped folder containing the shapefile for this dataset can be downloaded here: https://coms.api.gov.bc.ca/api/v1/object/85cb824e-6358-473e-a904-f7f3ebc3f60e

Tags: Land Use Plan Administrative Boundary, Land Use Planning, Land Use Planning Boundary, TRT-BC Tlatsini Planning Project Boundary
Organization: GeoBC Branch
Metadata for Perinatal Services - E07

Apr 2000 to Mar 2024 - metadata for Perinatal Services including deidentified maternal, fetal, and neonatal data for an estimated 99% of all births that occur in BC. Captures data for both the mother and the baby.

If you are a researcher and want to work with us to help make BC programs and services better, apply to use this dataset and don't hesitate to ask questions here: https://dpdd.atlassian.net/servicedesk/customer/portal/2

Tags: DIP, births, fetal, maternal, neonatal
Organization: Data Innovation Program (DIP)
BC Wildfire CRI Fuel Treatments

Compilation of operational fuel management data provided to BC Wildfire but managed through the the Community Resiliency Investment (CRI) program. For more information (including net treatment info or documents) contact the Fire Centre, Local Government or First Nations Band. Source data current to June 11, 2021; will include all approved projects from 2013 to this date. Polygons in this data may overlap.

Operational fuel management is defined as the process of changing forest fuel to reduce aggressive fire behaviour. This may include treatments such as thinning, spacing and pruning trees, and removal of needles and woody debris from the forest floor. The intent is to reduce fuel load in the forest and reduce the potential for devastating wildfires. The Operational Fuel Treatment program assists local governments and First Nations to undertake operational fuel treatments that are set out in a prescription for areas identified as priorities in the Community Wildfire Protection/Resiliency Plan (CWPP/CWRP). The primary objective of the program is to maximize the number of hectares treated in areas that pose the greatest risk of wildfire to communities.

The Community Resiliency Investment (CRI) program is intended to reduce the risk and impact of wildfire to communities in BC through community funding, supports and priority fuel management activities on provincial Crown land.  Under the program more than 120 First Nations and local governments have received funding. The CRI Program, launched in 2018, is an evolution of the Strategic Wildfire Prevention Initiative (SWPI) that ran 2004-2017. There are two delivery and funding mechanisms within CRI: FireSmart Community Funding and Supports (FCFS), and Crown Land Wildfire Risk Reduction (WRR), launched in 2019.

The Union of BC Municipalities (UBCM), First Nations’ Emergency Services Society (FNESS) and the Forest Enhancement Society of BC (FESBC) are working with the Ministry of Forests, Lands, Natural Resource Operations & Rural Development (FLNRORD), represented by the BC Wildfire Service (BCWS), to administer the FireSmart Community Funding & Supports portion of the program for local government and First Nation applicants."									


Tags: BCWS, CRI, CWPP, CWRP, SWPI, WRR, fuel management, operational, project, treatment, wildfire
Organization: BC Wildfire Service
Major Projects Inventory (Economic) - Points

The Major Projects Inventory (MPI), which is published quarterly, lists all major projects that are proposed, planned or underway in British Columbia. These are projects with a capital cost of at least $20 million each within the Lower Mainland and projects valued at $15 million or more in the rest of B.C. This is a point layer. 

To view the Major Projects Inventory in the BC Economic Atlas [click here]( http://maps.gov.bc.ca/ess/hm/bcea/?catalogLayers=5178)


Tags: Canada, MPI, economic development, economy, engineering projects, major projects, major projects inventory
Organization: Labour Market Information, Reporting & Evaluation Office
Gaming Grants Paid to Community Organizations

Community organizations may be eligible for government community gaming grants to support their programs and services. Payments for approved grants are made throughout each government fiscal year, and the timing of the payments depends on the grant category / sector. This dataset includes information about community organizations in BC and the community gaming grant payments made to those organizations including: government fiscal year; city; organization name; grant type; grant sector; grant subsector; and payment amount.

Tags: art, community gaming grant, community organization, community program, culture, environment, funding, grant, historical, human and social services, parent advisory council, payment, public safety, sport
Organization: Community Gaming Grants
Provincially Protected Fossil Sites

Provincially Protected Fossil Sites in British Columbia consist of fossil sites that have been protected because of their scientific, educational, and heritage values. These are sites that provide opportunities for scientific advancement, educational and recreational programs, and community involvement. Each polygon has a descriptive name and the spatial view contains information about location details, category of protection status, geological ages, and stratigraphy.

Publicly downloadable data can be found [here](https://catalogue.data.gov.bc.ca/dataset/important-fossil-areas).

Tags: Geology, fossil, fossil resource, fossil site, paleontology, protected fossil site
Organization: Heritage Branch
Metadata for Corrections - Adult Community and Custody - E06

Jan 2001 to Dec 2024 - metadata for individuals with at least one movement (e.g., admission, release, transfer) in community corrections and/or custody.

If you are a researcher and want to work with us to help make BC programs and services better, apply to use this dataset and don't hesitate to ask questions here: https://dpdd.atlassian.net/servicedesk/customer/portal/2

Tags: Adult Corrections, Adult Custody, DIP
Organization: Data Innovation Program (DIP)
Metadata for Community Living Programs - E05

July 2005 to Mar 2025 - metadata for all CLBC client files on record;  A listing of CLBC services received by eligible individuals; and, A listing of individuals receiving CLBC funded residential services.

If you are a researcher and want to work with us to help make BC programs and services better, apply to use this dataset and don't hesitate to ask questions here: https://dpdd.atlassian.net/servicedesk/customer/portal/2

Tags: Community Living, Residential Services
Organization: Data Innovation Program (DIP)
Economic Inclusion: Earnings Gaps between White and Racialized BC Workers

In June 2022, the Province passed the Anti-Racism Data Act, setting a foundation to begin anti-racism research in B.C. This data is part of the 2025 release of statistics on the economic inclusion research priority. The data files accompany the economic inclusion technical report on earnings gaps between racialized and white workers in 26 occupational groups in B.C. using data from Statistics Canada. 

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

Tags: ARDA, NOCs, earnings gaps, economic inclusion
Organization: BC Stats
Metadata for Income Bands - Custom by CSD- E04

Jan 2011to Dec 2023 - this aggregate income bands data is provisioned at the same time as the standardized dataset. The standard set has been linked with the population directory using PCCF software and the postal code. The customized version includes the Census Sub-Division (CSD) variable which can be used to associate this set across to other datasets that also include the CSD variable.   Description: Summary census family income table - Table F-1 Family data; Annual Income Estimates for Census Families, Individuals and Seniors; Data on income of census families, individuals and seniors are derived from income tax returns.   The data for the products associated with this release are derived from the T1 file that Statistics Canada receives from Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) thirteen months after the end of the taxation year. 

If you are a researcher and want to work with us to help make BC programs and services better, apply to use this dataset and don't hesitate to ask questions here: https://dpdd.atlassian.net/servicedesk/customer/portal/2

Tags: Aggregate, Census, DIP, Family, Income, Individuals, Seniors
Organization: Data Innovation Program (DIP)
Youth Custody Services-- Separate Confinement Youth Count--Demographics

This extract provides the number of instances where youth were separately confined in each FY.  This data shows a breakdown of the instances of separate confinement by gender and ethnicity*.  

*We acknowledge that some of the terminology used in this dataset is outdated. We are actively working with our partners to update our data collection system to ensure it is more inclusive of gender identities and that ethnicity definitions better reflect our cultural values.

Tags: Separate Confinement, Youth custody
Organization: Specialized Intervention and Youth Justice
Caribou Herd Locations for BC

This data contains the current caribou subpopulation (herd) boundaries. Herd boundaries are derived from the best available science and expert knowledge. A caribou subpopulation (herd) boundary is the area required to be managed to achieve a self-sustaining population. Subpopulation boundaries do not overlap even though some caribou subpopulations share portions of their annual range.

*This dataset is the focal point of the <a href="https://catalogue.data.gov.bc.ca/dataset/c95424ee-009b-4ecf-b0af-c3eb1065055f" target="_blank">Caribou in British Columbia - Web Application</a>.

Tags: Boundary, cariboo, distribution, herd, population
Organization: Knowledge Management
Natural Resource (NR) Areas

The spatial representation for a Natural Resource Area. An NR AREA is an amalgamation of all NR Regions within the supplied boundaries and acts as an administrative area to these regions as established by the Ministry.

This dataset supersedes WHSE_ADMIN_BOUNDARIES.NRO_ADM_AREAS_SP


Tags: FADM, NRO, administrative division, boundaries, boundary, forestry, forests
Organization: Forest Tenures Branch
Old Growth Technical Advisory Panel (TAP) - Remnant Ecosystems

Note that for the current view of areas meeting the the Remnant Old Ecosystems deferral criteria please go to [Priority Old Forest Deferral Areas - Current View](https://catalogue.data.gov.bc.ca/dataset/f257ca4a-0c33-4eb2-9da8-21dff4482f58) and use the REMNANT_OLD_ECOSYS_IND spatial data field.

The "Old Growth Technical Advisory Panel (TAP) - Remnant Ecosystems" dataset described here reflects what was published by the Old Growth Technical Advisory Panel (TAP) on November 2, 2021. It depicts the old forest remaining in ecosystems where less than 10% of the productive forested area is mapped as old today, which is defined as older than 250 years in ecosystems with rare stand-replacing disturbance and older than 140 years in more frequently disturbed ecosystems.

For more information please consult the [Old Growth Technical Advisory Panel Report](https://www2.gov.bc.ca/assets/gov/farming-natural-resources-and-industry/forestry/stewardship/old-growth-forests/summary_for_g2g_package.pdf).

Tags: Designated Areas, OG, Old Growth, Old Growth Management Area, Old Growth Strategic Review, TAP, Technical Advisory Panel
Organization: Provincial Stewardship Strategies and Planning
BC Assessment - Folio Summaries By Census Subdivision, Census Division, and Economic Region

In 1974, the Government of British Columbia created BC Assessment (BCA) as a Crown Corporation, funded primarily through a property tax levy, with the legislated mandate to provide “assessments that are uniform in the whole of the province” in accordance with the Assessment Act. Since its inception, BCA has provided uniform, fair and independent property assessments to the people of British Columbia.

The summaries described in this record are derived from the [Residential Inventory](https://catalogue.data.gov.bc.ca/dataset/c1942e32-2e2e-453f-b47d-88d8137bdb07), [Commercial Inventory](https://catalogue.data.gov.bc.ca/dataset/16cc698b-d87c-4b6c-bd2d-c48000681b73), and [Data Advice](https://catalogue.data.gov.bc.ca/dataset/e67d97b0-f9f0-4797-8025-d6c96deb7d29) records, rolled up to the BC Assessment Use Code Category, [census division](https://catalogue.data.gov.bc.ca/dataset/ef17918a-597a-4012-8534-f8e71d8735b3), [census subdivision](https://catalogue.data.gov.bc.ca/dataset/4c5618c6-38dd-4a62-a3de-9408b4974bb6), and [economic region](https://catalogue.data.gov.bc.ca/dataset/1aebc451-a41c-496f-8b18-6f414cde93b7) levels. 

Data dictionaries for the three products are provided as resources to this record. A compressed zip file containing the three products can be downloaded using [this link]().

<b/>Who can have Access:</b>
Use of these data is restricted to internal BC Government named users and some B.C. Post Secondary institutions. If you fall outside these parameters, please address your concerns directly with B.C. Assessment.

<b/>How to get Access:</b>
All users of these data are required to enter into an End User License Agreement (EULA) under the authority of their Ministry or the B.C. Electronic Librarian Network (BCELN).

To initiate this process as a member of Government, the EULA can be signed and access requested by the Expense Authority for your Branch/Division (e.g., Director or Executive Director), please open a ticket with the [Data Systems & Services request system](https://dpdd.atlassian.net/servicedesk/customer/portal/1/group/4/create/24).

The following information is to be included in the request for BC Government employees:

* Ministry
* Division
* Branch
* List of names and IDIR's for each person that will be accessing and/or using the data
* Short description of intended data use

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To initiate this process as a member of the BCELN, please contact your school's Data Librarian.

Tags: BCA, BCAA, Commercial Inventory, Data Advice, Residential Inventory, summary
Organization: BC Assessment Authority