AndreaBozzo/ceres-open-data-index huggingface dataset:
Municipalities - Legally Defined Administrative Areas of BC

Legally defined __Municipal__ polygons were drawn from metes and bounds descriptions as written in Letters Patent for Municipalities in the province of British Columbia. In the event of a discrepancy in the data, the metes and bounds description will prevail.

Although the boundaries were drawn based on the legal metes and bounds descriptions, they may differ from how regional districts and their member municipalities and electoral areas currently view and/or manage their boundaries. Where discrepancies are noted, the Ministry of Municipal Affairs (the custodian) enters into discussion with the local governments whose boundaries are affected. In order to effect a change to the boundary, Cabinet approval is required.  This is done through an Order in Council (OIC). While discrepancies to administrative boundaries are being resolved, boundaries may be adjusted on an ongoing basis until the requested changes are completed.
 
The OIC_YEAR and OIC_NUMBER fields indicate the year that the boundary was passed under OIC and its associated number. The AFFECTED_ADMIN_AREA_ABRVN identifies the administrative areas that are affected by the OIC.

See all of the administrative areas currently in the [__Administrative Boundaries Management System (ABMS)__](https://catalogue.data.gov.bc.ca/dataset/12f0fd64-94d5-422a-832e-6627a2a01702).

The complimentary [point dataset](https://catalogue.data.gov.bc.ca/dataset/e50b6560-0549-41a6-8035-6b828066692e) that defines the administrative areas is also available.

Other individual legally defined administrative area datasets are available from the following records:

[Regional Districts](https://catalogue.data.gov.bc.ca/dataset/d1aff64e-dbfe-45a6-af97-582b7f6418b9)
[Electoral Areas](https://catalogue.data.gov.bc.ca/dataset/81940c47-a534-47e0-94d0-947c96a59de4) 

[Province of British Columbia](https://catalogue.data.gov.bc.ca/dataset/a7e32e45-63ae-4f5a-9275-9402b6deebdc)

[Islands Trust](https://catalogue.data.gov.bc.ca/dataset/df3f5a9f-2dc0-4b9e-b593-fc205933e32d)

[Local Trust Areas](https://catalogue.data.gov.bc.ca/dataset/cea5f554-f2f7-4cfd-a8f0-63e7c83dc191)

Tags: ABMS, Administrative boundaries, jurisdicational boundaries, local government, metes and bounds, municipal boundaries, municipalities, municipality
Organization: Governance and Structure
Regional Districts - Legally Defined Administrative Areas of BC

Legally defined __Regional District__ polygons were drawn from metes and bounds descriptions as written in Letters Patent for Regional Districts in the province of British Columbia. In the event of a discrepancy in the data, the metes and bounds description will prevail.

Although the boundaries were drawn based on the legal metes and bounds descriptions, they may differ from how regional districts and their member municipalities and electoral areas currently view and/or manage their boundaries. Where discrepancies are noted, the Ministry of Municipal Affairs (the custodian) enters into discussion with the local governments whose boundaries are affected. In order to effect a change to the boundary, Cabinet approval is required.  This is done through an Order in Council (OIC). While discrepancies to administrative boundaries are being resolved, boundaries may be adjusted on an ongoing basis until the requested changes are completed.
 
The OIC_YEAR and OIC_NUMBER fields indicate the year that the boundary was passed under OIC and its associated number. The AFFECTED_ADMIN_AREA_ABRVN identifies the administrative areas that are affected by the OIC.

Please note that the Northern Rockies Regional Municipality appears to be a gap in the Regional District layer, but it is a municipality and can be found in the  [Municipalities Layer](https://catalogue.data.gov.bc.ca/dataset/municipalities-legally-defined-administrative-areas-of-bc).

A polygon dataset that includes all of the administrative areas currently in the __Administrative Boundaries Management System (ABMS)__ is available [here](https://catalogue.data.gov.bc.ca/dataset/legally-defined-administrative-areas-of-bc).

A complimentary point dataset that defines the administrative areas is also available available [here](https://catalogue.data.gov.bc.ca/dataset/legally-defined-administrative-areas-of-bc-boundary-locations).

Other individual datasets are available from the following records:

https://catalogue.data.gov.bc.ca/dataset/municipalities-legally-defined-administrative-areas-of-bc 

https://catalogue.data.gov.bc.ca/dataset/electoral-areas-legally-defined-administrative-areas-of-bc 

https://catalogue.data.gov.bc.ca/dataset/province-of-british-columbia-legally-defined-administrative-areas-of-bc 

https://catalogue.data.gov.bc.ca/dataset/islands-trust-legally-defined-administrative-areas-of-bc 

https://catalogue.data.gov.bc.ca/dataset/local-trust-areas-legally-defined-administrative-areas-of-bc

Tags: ABMS, Administrative boundaries, RD, electoral area boundaries, jurisdiction, local government, metes and bounds, regional district, regional district boundaries
Organization: Governance and Structure
Islands Trust - Legally Defined Administrative Areas of BC

A legally defined __Islands Trust__ polygon was drawn from metes and bounds descriptions as written in Letters Patent for the Islands Trust in the province of British Columbia.

A polygon dataset that includes all of the administrative areas currently in the __Administrative Boundaries Management System (ABMS)__ is available [here](https://catalogue.data.gov.bc.ca/dataset/legally-defined-administrative-areas-of-bc).

A complimentary point dataset that defines the administrative areas is also available available [here](https://catalogue.data.gov.bc.ca/dataset/legally-defined-administrative-areas-of-bc-boundary-locations).


Other individual datasets are available from the following records:

https://catalogue.data.gov.bc.ca/dataset/local-trust-areas-legally-defined-administrative-areas-of-bc

https://catalogue.data.gov.bc.ca/dataset/municipalities-legally-defined-administrative-areas-of-bc 

https://catalogue.data.gov.bc.ca/dataset/regional-districts-legally-defined-administrative-areas-of-bc

https://catalogue.data.gov.bc.ca/dataset/electoral-areas-legally-defined-administrative-areas-of-bc

https://catalogue.data.gov.bc.ca/dataset/province-of-british-columbia-legally-defined-administrative-areas-of-bc
  

Tags: ABMS, Administrative boundaries, islands trust, metes and bounds, salish sea
Organization: Governance and Structure
Seral Stage Assessment for the Cariboo Region

Seral stage assessment for the Cariboo Region to support the [Cariboo Chilcotin Land Use Plan (CCLUP)](https://www2.gov.bc.ca/gov/content/industry/crown-land-water/land-use-planning/regions/cariboo/cariboochilcotin-rlup). This assessment is based on [Vegetated Resource Information (VRI)](https://catalogue.data.gov.bc.ca/dataset/6ba30649-14cd-44ad-a11f-794feed39f40) data, and uses the CCLUP [Productive Forest Land Base](https://catalogue.data.gov.bc.ca/dataset/0cfa7f53-272d-47d4-83df-95b4edd75460) as the assessment landbase. 

Last updated 2026-02-06, based on 2024 VRI (Vegetation Resource Inventory) data.

Spatial data and PDF reports and for this and previous seral stage assessments are available for download under "Data and Resources" on the right side of this page.  Use the **BC Geographic Warehouse Custom Download** link to download the most recent seral stage assessment data. Web map service and KML files of the most recent seral stage assessment are also available through links on the right. Previous assessments are listed by year; spatial data is available in zipped fgdb format for these.

Tags: cariboo region, seral stage
Organization: Land Use Planning and Cumulative Effects - Cariboo
Indian Reserves and Band Names - Administrative Boundaries

Provide the administrative boundaries (extent) of Canada Lands which includes Indian Reserves. Administrative boundaries were compiled from Legal Surveys Division's cadastral datasets and survey records archived in the Canada Lands Survey Records. See the Natural Resource Canada's GeoGratis website, Aboriginal Lands.

Band Name and Number added from NRCan's Indian Reserves In BC listing

Tags: Band Name, Band Number, Boundaries, Canada Lands, First Nations lands, Indian Reserve, aboriginal lands
Organization: GeoBC Branch
Range Developments - Infrastructure - Lines

Range developments (points and lines) - infrastructure added to Crown rangeland to improve livestock management. Point and line features include: CATTLEGUARDS, CORRALS, FENCES, CABINS (strictly for the purpose of range management/rider use), CROSSINGS (eg. stock bridge, underpass), EXCLOSURES, GATES, SALT blocks, STOCK TRAILS (created purposefully for stock use), and WATER DEVELOPMENTS (eg. pump, well or pipe).


Tags: Canada, cattleguard, fence, grazing tenure, range development, range improvement, range infrastructure, range tenure, rangeland management
Organization: Range Branch
Range Developments - Infrastructure - Points

Range developments (points and lines) - infrastructure added to Crown rangeland to improve livestock management. Point and line features include: CATTLEGUARDS, CORRALS, FENCES, CABINS (strictly for the purpose of range management/rider use), CROSSINGS (eg. stock bridge, underpass), EXCLOSURES, GATES, SALT blocks, STOCK TRAILS (created purposefully for stock use), and WATER DEVELOPMENTS (eg. pump, well or pipe).

Tags: Canada, cattleguard, fence, grazing tenure, range development, range improvement, range infrastructure, range tenure, rangeland management
Organization: Range Branch
Consolidated Wetlands – Polygons

The **Consolidated Wetlands – Polygons** layer was created to improve access and understanding of available wetland spatial data in British Columbia (BC), Canada. This dataset brings together identified wetlands, and wetland attributes, from multiple sources improving access to wetland data and reducing duplication of effort to compile and interpret wetland data. The creation of the Consolidated Wetlands - Polygon layer included the identification, acquisition, evaluation, and consolidation of wetland spatial data sources into a single harmonized schema. This dataset includes overlapping and ecosystem-complex (wetland and non-wetland) polygons and caution should be applied when conducting GIS analysis and summary statistics. 


This data is a result of a project initiated under the 5-year Nature Smart Climate Solutions contribution agreement between Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC) and the BC Ministry of Water, Land and Resource Stewardship (WLRS) titled *BC Wetlands Inventory, Policy and Education*.


Tags: Ecosystem Management, Ecosystem Mapping, Riparian, Wetland, Wetland Management
Organization: Knowledge Management
Consolidated Wetlands – Points

The **Consolidated Wetlands – Points** layer was created to improve access and understanding of available wetland spatial data in British Columbia (BC), Canada. This dataset brings together identified wetlands, and wetland attributes, from multiple sources improving access to wetland data and reducing duplication of effort to compile and interpret wetland data. The creation of the Consolidated Wetlands - Points layer included the identification, acquisition, evaluation, and consolidation of wetland spatial data sources into a single harmonized schema. 

This data is a result of a project initiated under the 5-year Nature Smart Climate Solutions contribution agreement between Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC) and the BC Ministry of Water, Land and Resource Stewardship (WLRS) titled *BC Wetlands Inventory, Policy and Education*.


Tags: Ecosystem Management, Ecosystem Mapping, Riparian, Wetland, Wetland Management
Organization: Knowledge Management
Groundwater Level Data Interactive Map

An interactive map that provides access to groundwater level data collected from observation wells throughout the provincial network.


* The map data is published under the [Open Government License – British Columbia](https://www2.gov.bc.ca/gov/content/data/open-data/open-government-license-bc) and can be accessed here: [Provincial Groundwater Observation Well Network - Groundwater Levels data](https://catalogue.data.gov.bc.ca/dataset/57c55f10-cf8e-40bb-aae0-2eff311f1685) or downloaded directly from within the application.

Tags: Groundwater, Maps, Observation Wells, WFS, groundwater level, groundwater observation well, wells
Organization: Environmental Monitoring and Analysis Branch
B.C.'s Map Hub

[B.C.'s Map Hub](https://governmentofbc.maps.arcgis.com/) is the established B.C. Government's presence in ArcGIS Online (AGO).  It is a collaborative place to explore, engage, innovate and communicate using the language of maps and data.  Search for content, browse maps, ask questions and for government professionals - author content.

Visit the [Data from the Province of B.C. gallery app](https://governmentofbc.maps.arcgis.com/apps/PublicGallery/index.html?appid=3ad4cef68a754efe8afaa1fee11dd224) to search for public datasets available in ArcGIS Online published by the Province of British Columbia.

Tags: AGO, AGO data, AGOL, ArcGIS Online, MapHub, access, data, gallery, map, mapping, presentation, query, spatial, theme, visualize
Organization: Data Systems and Services (DataBC)
BC Small Business Profile

The B.C. Small Business Profile gives data and analysis on small businesses and their impact on B.C.’s economy. This information can help policy makers support small businesses to grow in an inclusive, innovative and sustainable way. 

Small businesses are defined as businesses with fewer than 50 employees. 

The profile data is updated annually.

Current results are published to the small business dashboard:
https://bcstats.shinyapps.io/sb-profile/

Previous reports can be found here: https://llbc.ent.sirsidynix.net/client/en_GB/main/search/results?qu=small+business+profile&te=


Tags: BC, small business
Organization: BC Stats
FADM - Special Protection Area

This dataset contains information on areas of the Province set aside for special protection by legislation. These special protection areas include the Great Bear Rainforest (GBR) Forest Management Area as defined within BILL 2 – 2016, GREAT BEAR RAINFOREST (FOREST MANAGEMENT) ACT. The dataset also includes other types of Protected Areas such as Special Forest Management Areas (SFMA) and Mining Deferral Areas.

Tags: Boundaries, Canada, Protected Areas, administrative division, forest, forestry
Organization: Forest Tenures Branch
Leading Group for the Cariboo Region

####Leading Group for the Cariboo Region (pinegroup or firgroup).   ####

1. IDF - Fir Group: includes all forest polygons in NDT 4 (IDF and BG biogeoclimatic zones) that meet any of the following criteria:  
*a) Douglas-fir ( Fd or Fdi) leading or ponderosa pine leading;  
*b) Lodgepole pine leading, and Douglas-fir ( Fd or Fdi) or ponderosa pine greater than 15% in any inventory layer;   
*c) Trembling aspen leading, and Douglas-fir ( Fd or Fdi) or Ponderosa pine greater than 15% in any inventory layer, and spruce, red-cedar, cottonwood and birch less than 6% in any inventory layer;  
*d) No species information in inventory data (usually NSR stands), and inventory type group for pre-harvest stand or the current stand = 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 29, or 32   These inventory type groups correspond to the following species compositions F, FC, FCy, FH, FS, FPl, Fpy, FL, FDEcid, PlF and Py. If inventory type group=0 and pre-harvest inventory type is not available, classify the polygon as Pine Group.  

2. IDF-Pl Group: includes all forest polygons in NDT 4 (IDF and BG biogeoclimatic zones) that do not meet the above definition for IDF-Fir Group.

Tags: BC, Canada, Cariboo, SRMP, Williams Lake, leading group, pine group
Organization: Land Use Planning and Cumulative Effects - Cariboo
Productive Forest Landbase for the Cariboo Region

Productive forest land base is defined as the total Crown forest area, determined by subtracting 
the following from the total area of the Cariboo Natural Resource Region: 
<ul>
*   All non-Crown land 
*   All Crown land committed to non-timber use through a Land Act designation 
*   All non-forest Crown Land, and  
*   All forest area classified as brush or non-commercial cover in the Forest Inventory. 
</ul>
See the CCLUP Land Use Order Implementation Direction for more information: https://www2.gov.bc.ca/assets/gov/farming-natural-resources-and-industry/natural-resource-use/land-water-use/crown-land/land-use-plans-and-objectives/cariboo-region/cariboochilcotin-rlup/cclup_land_use_order_implementation_direction_companion.pdf 

Tags: BC, Canada, Cariboo, Williams Lake, productive forest, productive forest landbase
Organization: Land Use Planning and Cumulative Effects - Cariboo
Wetland Riparian Classes for the Cariboo Region

Five riparian classes of wetlands (W1 to W5) based on whether the wetland is a simple wetland or wetland complex, wetland size, and biogeoclimatic unit in which the wetland occurs. Wetland classification is based on the 1995 Forest Practices Code Riparian Management Area Guidebook: http://www.llbc.leg.bc.ca/public/PubDocs/bcdocs/237312/Rip-toc.htm

Tags: BC, Canada, Cariboo, SRMP, Williams Lake, swamp, wetland, wetland classification
Organization: Land Use Planning and Cumulative Effects - Cariboo
High Value Wetlands for Moose in the Cariboo Region

High Value Wetlands for moose, as analyzed by WLAP (Michael Stalberg) - based on biodiversity guidebook definition for wetlands and additions from TRIM.

Tags: 100 Mile House, BC, CCLUP, Canada, Cariboo, Chilcotin, Quesnel, SLRP, Williams Lake, high value wetlands, horsefly, moose, tcwet rca, wetland
Organization: Land Use Planning and Cumulative Effects - Cariboo
Stream Classification for the Cariboo Region

Six stream riparian classes ([STREAM_CLASS] = 1-6) based on presence of fish, occurrence in a community watershed and average channel width.  [STREAM_CLASS] = 7 refers to unclassified streams.

Stream classification is based on the 1995 Forest Practices Code Riparian Management Area Guidebook: http://www.llbc.leg.bc.ca/public/PubDocs/bcdocs/237312/Rip-toc.htm or https://www2.gov.bc.ca/gov/content/industry/forestry/managing-our-forest-resources/silviculture/silvicultural-systems/silviculture-guidebooks/riparian-management-area-guidebook

Tags: 100 Mile House, BC, Canada, Cariboo, Chilcotin, Quesnel, SRMP, Williams Lake, horsefly, stream class, stream classification
Organization: Land Use Planning and Cumulative Effects - Cariboo
Recreation Trails for the Cariboo Region

Trails from ART, parts of the Chilcotin, Horsefly, 100 Mile, Quesnel, Williams Lake, Bike Trails, Gold Rush Trail, Kluskus, Chilcotin Mtn.  To extract the linear features that support the SRMP buffered trails, query for **SRMP_BUFFER = 'YES'**

Tags: 100 Mile House, BC, CCLUP, Canada, Cariboo, Chilcotin, Quesnel, SLRP, SRMP, Williams Lake, atrl rca, bike trails, gold rush trails, historical trail, horsefly, recreation trails, snowmobile trails
Organization: Land Use Planning and Cumulative Effects - Cariboo
Seral Stage Assessment Amalgamation Units for the Cariboo Natural Resource Region

This dataset is a combination of landscape unit, biogeoclimatic zone/subzone/variants and Cariboo Chilcotin Land Use Plan (CCLUP) leading group type (PineGroup or FirGroup) used to roll up seral stage assessments in the Cariboo Natural Resource Region.
Refer to the **Cariboo Regional Biodiversity Conservation Strategy Update Note #2: Amalgamation of Small NDT-BEC Units in Relation to Assessment of Seral Objectives and Old Growth Management Area Planning** and **Cariboo Regional Biodiversity Conservation Strategy Update Note #3: Definition of the Fir Group and Pine Group for Purposes of Seral Stage Assessments within NDT 4 of the Cariboo-Chilcotin** (see below under "Related Links") for more information on how seral stage assessment amalgamation units are derived. 



Tags: 100 Mile Natural Resource District, Cariboo Chilcotin Land Use Plan, Cariboo Chilcotin Natural Resource District, Cariboo Natural Resource Region, Quesnel Natural Resource District, Seral Stage, forest assessment
Organization: Land Use Planning and Cumulative Effects - Cariboo
Cariboo Consolidated Roads

This dataset contains roads in the Cariboo Natural Resource Region that have undergone an ortho-verification process. This process entailed a manual review of every road segment against high resolution satellite imagery to determine a) if the road exists or not and b) if the road linework is in the correct location. Road locations were corrected as required. Roads that were visible on the satellite imagery but missing from the road dataset were digitized (added in) and roads that were not visible on the satellite imagery were flagged as not existing and removed from this published dataset. Additionally, if an assessor was unable to determine whether a road existed or not based on the satellite imagery the road was flagged for a future field-based assessment. As of April 2025 this field-based assessment is not complete.

A field called [ROAD_TENURE_TYPE] identifies the administrative responsibility for each road, and was filled out based on several publicly available road datasets. Where there is a discrepancy between the information in this dataset and the source dataset(s), the source dataset(s) should be considered the authoritative source. 

Source datasets include:

Forest Tenure Road Section Lines: https://catalogue.data.gov.bc.ca/dataset/243c94a1-f275-41dc-bc37-91d8a2b26e10

Ministry of Transportation (MOT) Road Features Inventory (RFI): https://catalogue.data.gov.bc.ca/dataset/e37cc64b-41a6-491f-be3b-9983bd5948f7 

TANTALIS – Crown Tenures: https://catalogue.data.gov.bc.ca/dataset/3544ad91-0cf2-4926-a08a-bfe42d9a031d

Oil and Gas Road Segment Permits: https://catalogue.data.gov.bc.ca/dataset/556d40b9-c719-46de-b31b-4f22c0aa7955 

Recreation Lines: https://catalogue.data.gov.bc.ca/dataset/7fcb21f7-e51c-4342-a5e1-445a6c42128e 

Roads that did not fall into one of the above categories and were not on private land were assigned a “non-status” classification (“No tenure data exists for this road”). Roads that were identified as having more than one administrative responsibility were assigned a classification of “Tenure status of this road is unknown”.




Tags: 100 Mile Natural Resource District, Cariboo Chilcotin Natural Resource District, Cariboo Natural Resource Region, Quesnel Natural Resource District, roads
Organization: Land Use Planning and Cumulative Effects - Cariboo
No Harvest Areas within the CCLUP for the Cariboo Region

No harvest areas within the CCLUP. Key area of community concern for wilderness/tourism, and/or First Nations; Also contributes to other values including biodiversity, fisheries and wildlife.

Tags: BC, CCLUP, Canada, Cariboo, SLRP, Williams Lake, no harvest, no harvest areas, tnohar rca
Organization: Land Use Planning and Cumulative Effects - Cariboo
High Elevation Viewpoints for the Cariboo Region

Points showing areas of high elevation, for SRMP planning - where people can see for long distances.

Tags: 100 Mile House, BC, CCLUP, Canada, Cariboo, SLRP, SRMP, Williams Lake, high elevation, high elevation viewpoints, horsefly, qvwp rca, recreation, view point, viewpoint
Organization: Land Use Planning and Cumulative Effects - Cariboo
Seral Stage & Patch Size Assessment Amalgamation Unit Cross Reference - Cariboo NR Region

This table cross references seral stage assessment amalgamation units and patch size assessment amalgamation units used in the Cariboo Natural Resource Region. 

Tags: 100 Mile Natural Resource District, Cariboo Chilcotin Land Use Plan, Cariboo Chilcotin Natural Resource District, Cariboo Natural Resource Region, Patch Size, Quesnel Natural Resource District, Seral Stage, forest assessment
Organization: Land Use Planning and Cumulative Effects - Cariboo