AndreaBozzo/ceres-open-data-index huggingface dataset:
Ministry of Natural Resources area, district and region administrative boundaries (1997-2022)

This data represents the Ministry of Natural Resources (MNR) administrative boundaries from 1997-2022.

Ministry of Natural Resources (MNR) administrative areas divide Ontario into smaller organizational units. These units were used to manage ministry programs and resources at a district and regional level.

Regional and district boundaries were originally created based on:

* metes and bounds
* topographic features
* geographic townships boundaries 
* territorial district boundaries

We made changes to district boundaries over time.

We are no longer updating this data. It is best suited for historical research and analysis. 

__MNR regions__
MNR regions were created to help manage ministry programs and resources at a regional level. Regions consist of several districts.

__MNR districts__
MNR regions were divided into smaller organizational units called districts.

__MNR areas__
MNR districts were further divided into areas.  

Tags: Division des opérations régionales, Environment and Natural Resources, Environnement et richesses naturelles, Regional Operations Division, administrative boundaries, area, boundaries, district, districts, frontières, frontières administratives, region, région, zones
Woodlands Improvement Act areas

Data from the former Kemptville, Midhurst and Aylmer Districts were compiled in this dataset to show forest areas on private land, managed by the landowner in cooperation with the Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources under the Woodlands Improvement Act (WIA). The WIA allowed for 15-year management agreements between landowners and the MNR to plant and improve woodlands on private land. The WIA was in place from 1966-1999.



This data is being provided as-is. No additional data is available, and no updates or maintenance are planned for this dataset.

Tags: Environment and Natural Resources, Environnement et richesses naturelles, Région du Sud, Southern Region, WIA, Woodlands Improvement Act, loi sur l’amélioration des terres boisées, terres boisées, woodlands
Beech regeneration control in stands affected by beech bark disease

Evaluates the effects of silvicultural activities (tending, harvest intensity) and timing (pre, during and post-harvest) on forest productivity and regeneration of beech and other commercially and ecologically important tree species in managed Great Lakes-St. Lawrence forests.

This data helps:

* determine the effectiveness of various silvicultural treatments on maintaining forest productivity
* reduce long-term consequences of beech bark disease in affected forests in Ontario 
* inform forest management policy, guides and plans

Variables in dataset:

* __overstory trees__—species, diameter at breast height, health code, presence/absence of beech scale and beech bark disease
* __large regeneration__—species,  diameter at breast height
* __medium regeneration__—number by species
* __small regeneration__—number by species and competition code
* __carpet regeneration__—number by species


Tags: Environment and Natural Resources, Environnement et richesses naturelles, Grands Lacs et Saint-Laurent, Great Lakes St. Lawrence, autres modes de gestion de la végétation, beech, beech bark disease, beech regeneration, competition control, contrôle de la concurrence, coupes progressives uniformes, gestion des feuillus tolérants, hêtre, maladie corticale du hêtre, régénération de l’érable à sucre, régénération du hêtre, silviculture, single-tree selection, sugar maple regeneration, sylviculture, sélection d’un seul arbre, tolerant hardwood management, uniform shelterwood, vegetation management alternatives
Aggregate category 14 site

This spatial dataset represents the locations of aggregate pits used to build roads for forestry purposes that may also provide recreational access to forests in Ontario.

We are no longer updating this data. It is best suited for historical research and analysis.

[Ontario GeoHub](https://geohub.lio.gov.on.ca/documents/lio::aggregate-category-14-site/about)

Tags: Environment and Natural Resources, Environnement et richesses naturelles, aggregates, agrégats
Bait Management Zones

Ontario is divided into 4 Bait Management Zones (BMZs) that regulate the movement, possession and use of baitfish and leeches: 

* Southern BMZ
* Central BMZ
* Northeastern BMZ
* Northwestern BMZ

In portions of the far north, using or possessing live baitfish is prohibited, but these areas are not considered BMZs. 

Learn more about [Sustainable bait management in Ontario](https://www.ontario.ca/page/sustainable-bait-management-ontario#section-2).

Tags: BMZ, Environment and Natural Resources, Environnement et richesses naturelles, ZGA, appâts, appâts vivants, bait, bait management zone, baitfish, fish, leeches, live bait, poissons, poissons d’appât, sangsues, zone de gestion des appâts
Snow Survey measurement locations

This dataset contains location information for 2 of Ontario’s snow monitoring networks:

* Surface Water Monitoring Centre (SWMC)
* Snow Network for Ontario Wildlife (SNOW), administered by the Wildlife Research and Monitoring Section 

Snow course data is collected by:

* conservation authorities
* Ministry of Natural Resources (MNR) districts
* Ontario Power Generation 

SWMC network data is collected twice a month from November 15 until May 15. SNOW network data is collected once a week from the first snowfall until snowmelt. 

The Surface Water Monitoring Centre uses the data to assess:

* current snow cover
* frozen ground conditions
* snowpack
* potential snowmelt
* contributions to streamflow

MNR’s Science and Research Branch use the data to:

* help manage wildlife species including deer, moose, wild turkey, elk, wolves and coyotes
* help ministry resource managers and scientists administer programs and conduct research
* inform game management decisions such as white-tailed deer harvest quotas
* support flight planning for the Moose Aerial Inventory program


Tags: Centre de contrôle des eaux de surface, Direction des sciences de l’environnement et de la recherche, Division des opérations régionales, Division des services provinciaux, Environment and Natural Resources, Environnement et richesses naturelles, Office de protection de la nature, Regional Operations Division, Science and Research Branch, Section de la recherche et de la surveillance de la faune, Snow Network for Ontario Wildlife, Surface Water Monitoring Centre, Wildlife Research and Monitoring Section, climat, climate, conservation authority, flood, flood forecasting, hydrometric, hydrométrique, inondations, météo, neige, prévision des inondations, relevé de neige, snow, snow survey, weather
Carbon cycle study—White River and Big Creek wetlands

The goal of this carbon cycle study is to:

* better understand wetland carbon uptake and losses to the atmosphere across watersheds
* evaluate wetland carbon’s usefulness as a natural climate solution

__Study sites__

Study sites for this project are:

* Big Creek Watershed in Southern Ontario
* White River in the experimental forest area in Northern Ontario

We chose these sites to represent relatively data-scarce regions of Ontario, and locations that represent:  

* recently restored wetland
* an undisturbed wetland  

These locations can show how wetlands can act as natural climate solutions.

__Wetlands and climate change__

Wetlands absorb and release atmospheric carbon as plants grow and decompose. If wetlands absorb more carbon than they release, they can act as natural climate solutions.  

Wetland restoration and wetland preservation:

* promotes carbon uptake by wetlands in Ontario  
* slows future climate warming 

Wetland carbon exchange with the atmosphere varies immensely across space and time. These continuous measurements are used to:

* calculate the amount of carbon moving between the air, plants and soils of wetlands 
* improve numerical models that will help us predict how wetland carbon exchanges might respond to climate warming at these locations and other locations 

__Download the study data__

We submit this data to Ameriflux, which is a network of sites measuring ecosystem CO2, water and energy fluxes in North, Central and South America. 

You can download the data from [Ameriflux](https://ameriflux.lbl.gov/).  


Tags: Environment and Natural Resources, Environnement et richesses naturelles, carbon, carbone, fen, gaz à effet de serre, greenhouse gases, marais, methane, méthane, restauration, restoration, terres humides, wetland
Ontario Road Network (ORN) Composite

The Ontario Road Network (ORN) Composite product is a segmented derivative of the ORN Road Net Element (ORNELEM) data class. You can use it for mapping and general spatial analysis. 
Road segment information includes:

* addressing
* full street name
* alternate street name
* speed limit
* number of lanes
* pavement status
* road class
* jurisdiction
* route number
* direction of traffic flow
* shield type information   

The ORN is a provincewide geographic database of over 250,000 km of:

* municipal roads
* provincial highways
* resource and recreational roads

The ORN is the authoritative source of roads data for the Government of Ontario.
This product is derived from the [ORN Road Net Element](https://geohub.lio.gov.on.ca/datasets/mnrf::ontario-road-network-orn-road-net-element/about) data class. It combines three types of geometry: 

* road elements 
* ferry connections 
* virtual roads 

This product also includes additional road feature layers including:  

* blocked passages 
* underpasses 
* toll points 
* structures

Tags: Base de données Réseau routier de l'Ontario, Conduite et routes, DGF, Direction de la cartographie et des ressources informationnelles, Données géospatiales fondamentales, Driving and roads, Economy and Business, Environment and Natural Resources, Environnement et richesses naturelles, FGD, Foundation Geospatial Data, Infrastructure and Transportation, Infrastructure et transport, Mapping and Information Resources Branch, ORN, Ontario Road Network, Plans d'aménagement du territoire, autoroutes, cartographie, emergency services, highways, land use planning, mapping, roads, routes, rues, services d'urgence, streets, transport, transportation, Économie et affaires
Collective Agreement Provision Reports

Collective agreements contain provisions which set out the employment terms and conditions for employees, and which regulate the rights, privileges and duties of employees, employers, and unions. The reports provide an overview of provision clauses in collective agreements and include customizable visualizations, statistical summaries, detailed reports and a map. To access each page of the report, click on the hyperlinked URL below.

Tags: Jobs and employment, Labour relations, Relations de travail, Travail et emploi
Organization: Labour, Training and Skills Development
Stewardship Zone, Council Area and Location

The Ontario Stewardship Program has established Stewardship Councils  across Ontario.  

Ministry of Natural Resources staff no longer directly administer and support Ontario Stewardship Councils. Community-based partners and stakeholders now independently administer Stewardship Councils.

We are no longer updating this data. It is best suited for historical research and analysis.

__Stewardship Zone__

The Ontario Stewardship Program divides the province into four administrative regions or zones.  Any given Stewardship Council will fall into one of these zones.  

__Stewardship Council Area__

The Ontario Stewardship Program established Stewardship Councils across southern Ontario and a portion of Northern Ontario.  

Where these councils have defined administrative boundaries, the location is stored in this data class.  

__Stewardship Council Location__

Most councils have established administrative boundaries that generally conform to upper tier municipalities. 

There are some councils in Northern Ontario which are generally located in and around a certain geographic location but do not have established administrative boundaries. This data class is primarily used to store point locations associated with these northern councils.

Tags: Environment and Natural Resources, Environnement et richesses naturelles, administrative boundaries, limites de régions administratives
Aquatic ecosystems in the Great Lakes Basin

The dataset has been used for the Great Lakes Conservation Blueprint Project
for Aquatic Biodiversity. It can be used for:

  * research and aquatic species inventories
  * environmental impact and monitoring
  * watershed based resource planning and management
  * fisheries and other aquatic analysis

Official GEO title: Aquatic Ecosystems Classification: Great Lakes Basin -
Coast, Streams, Lakes and Wetlands



Tags: Economy and Business, Environment and Natural Resources, Environment and energy, Environnement et richesses naturelles, Environnement et énergie, Économie et affaires
Forest resources inventory packaged products

This dataset covers Forest Resource Inventories between 2001 and 2004. It
includes:

  * stand regeneration
  * harvested trees
  * trees lost to wildfire, insects, disease or wind damage

Information from forest resource inventories provides the basis for major
forest resource planning and ministry policy decisions.



Tags: Economy and Business, Environment and Natural Resources, Environment and energy, Environnement et richesses naturelles, Environnement et énergie, Économie et affaires
Ontario Growth and Yield data

The Growth and Yield Program maintains a network of thousands of permanent plots. The plots are used for recurring data collection on forest:

* growth
* productivity
* dynamics.

The Growth and Yield data are collected from plots located: 

* in targeted forest conditions on Crown forests (Managed Forests)
* outside of Crown forests.

We use the data to develop prediction tools and models needed for forest management planning and operations.

Tags: DBH, DWD, Environment and Natural Resources, Environnement et richesses naturelles, Foresterie, Forestry, changement climatique, climate change, couvert vertical au sol, croissance, dhh, diameter at breast height, diamètre à hauteur d’homme, difformité des arbres, down wood debris, débris ligneux grossier, growth, growth model, hauteur des arbres, modèle de croissance, mortalité des arbres, permanent growth plot, placette d’échantillonnage permanente, rendement, sample plot, tree crown closure, tree deformity, tree height, tree mortality, vegetation, végétation, yield
Ontario Land Cover Version 1.0

Ontario Land Cover (OLC) is a primary data layer. It provides a comprehensive, standardized, landscape level inventory of Ontario’s natural, rural and anthropogenic (human made) features. 

Tags: Couverture terrestre de l’Ontario, Environment and Natural Resources, Environnement et richesses naturelles, OLC, Ontario land cover, couverture terrestre, land cover, land use, landcover, landscape change, landuse, modification du paysage, occupation des sols, utilisation des sols
Ontario ecosystem service valuations

Ecosystem services are the benefits that people obtain, either directly or
indirectly, from our ecological systems. The dataset has translated these
services into dollar values using valuation studies and landcover typology
that is based on the Southern Ontario Land Resource Information System
(SOLRIS) raster dataset.



Tags: Economy and Business, Environment and Natural Resources, Environnement et richesses naturelles, Gouvernement, Government, Économie et affaires
Fire Archive Improvement Project - Ontario Living Legacy

Project funded through Ontario's Living Legacy Science and Data Initiative to
improve forest fire archive information. Two separate projects were undertaken
to add key information to the fire archive spatial and tabular databases.
Information was input from Scanned Fire Reports into a custom Microsoft Access
input interface by outside agencies and fire perimeters over 200 hectares were
digitized by internal staff. Both databases were completed for the years 1960
to 1975.



Tags: Economy and Business, Environment and Natural Resources, Environnement et richesses naturelles, Gouvernement, Government, Économie et affaires
Fire Response Plan Area

##Get data on fire response plan area boundaries and recommended response types for wildfires.

This dataset shows the boundaries of fire response plan areas and provides the recommended response type that corresponds to the official fire response plan for each area. Fire response types include:

* full response
* modified response
* monitored response
* prescribed fire

The [Forest Fire Info Map](https://www.lioapplications.lrc.gov.on.ca/ForestFireInformationMap/index.html?viewer=FFIM.FFIM) shows active fires, current fire danger and restricted fire zones in place due to high fire danger. 



Tags: Economy and Business, Environment and Natural Resources, Environnement et richesses naturelles, Gouvernement, Government, Économie et affaires
Ontario Snow Survey location and data

This data contains location information for 1 of Ontario’s snow monitoring networks:

* Surface Water Monitoring Centre (SWMC)

Snow course data is collected by:

* conservation authorities
* Ontario Power Generation
* Ministry of Natural Resources (MNR) districts

Data is collected twice a month from November 15 until May 15. 

The Surface Water Monitoring Centre uses this data to assess:

* current snow cover
* frozen ground conditions
* snowpack
* potential snowmelt
* contributions to streamflow

The snow data is located in a corporate water and climate database. This data helps MNR and conservation authorities assess the potential for flood at the local and provincial scale.


Tags: Centre de contrôle des eaux de surface, Environment and Natural Resources, Environnement et richesses naturelles, Surface Water Monitoring Centre, climat, climate, conservation authority, flood, flood forecasting, hydrometric, hydrométrique, inondations, météo, neige, office de protection de la nature, prévision des inondations, relevé de neige, snow, snow survey, weather
Ontario water and weather monitoring stations

Point locations of water and weather monitoring stations used by the [Surface Water Monitoring Centre](http://www.ontario.ca/page/surface-water-monitoring-centre) to assess flood and drought conditions across Ontario.

Monitoring station types include:

* streamflow gauge stations
* Environment and Climate Change Canada climate stations
* Ministry of Transportation road weather stations
* Ministry of Natural Resources (MNR) fire weather stations
* MNR snow network stations (wildlife)
* MNR snow survey stations (weather)
* Ontario Power Generation snow survey stations (weather)

Tags: Economy and Business, Emplacements des stations de surveillance, Environment and Natural Resources, Environnement et richesses naturelles, Gouvernement, Government, Monitoring station locations, averse, canal, chute de neige, climat, climate, conditions météorologiques, cours d’eau, discharge, drought, débit, eau, flood, gauge, hydrometric, hydrométrie, inondation, lac, lake, meteorological, monitoring, météorologique, neige, pluie, precipitation, précipitations, rain, rainfall, river, rivière, snow, snowfall, station, stream, streamflow, surveillance, sécheresse, water, weather, Économie et affaires, écoulement
Lake Trout Lakes in Ontario

A comprehensive list of inland Ontario lakes (exclusive of the Great Lakes) that are currently designated for Lake Trout management.

The list classifies the lakes as to whether they are to be managed for naturally reproducing populations (‘Natural’ lakes) or as put-grow-take (‘P-G-T’) lakes. ‘Natural’ lakes include those lakes that may have lost populations but have been identified for rehabilitation. ‘P-G-T’ lakes are managed to provide recreational fishing opportunities and/or to direct angling effort away from more sensitive ‘Natural’ lakes.

Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources policies or guidelines may be applied differently to designated Lake Trout lakes depending on the lake classification.

For more information, see: [Inland lakes designated for lake trout management](https://www.ontario.ca/page/inland-lakes-designated-lake-trout-management)

Tags: Economy and Business, Environment and Natural Resources, Environnement et richesses naturelles, Économie et affaires
Farmers’ Markets

This dataset displays the name, website and locations of Ontario Farmers Markets, as derived from the Farmers Markets of Ontario Website.

The 2 datasets available below are zipped files containing:

* .kmz files for use with Google Earth or similar Keyhole Markup Language (KML) compatible software
* shapefiles for use with GIS software

For instructions on how to use Google Earth, read the [Google Earth tutorial](http://www.google.com/earth/index.html).

Tags: Agriculture and Food, Agriculture et alimentation, Economy and Business, Health and wellness, Santé et bien-être, Économie et affaires
Organization: Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs
Forest resource mills

This dataset provides a listing and relevant details for forest resource
processing facilities (mills) that are licensed and operating or require a
licence to operate in Ontario.

Contents include:

  * Facility Code
  * Name
  * Facility Type
  * MNRF Region
  * Address
  * City
  * Province
  * Postal Code
  * Latitudinal and Longitudinal Coordinates

All facilities that use 1,000 cubic metres or more of forest resources in one
year require a facility licence.



Tags: Economy and Business, Environment and Natural Resources, Environment and energy, Environnement et richesses naturelles, Environnement et énergie, Économie et affaires
Outdoors Card purchasers locations

Generalized postal code data of Outdoor Cards purchasers, including non-
residents of the province.

Outdoor Cards are required to hunt and fish within the Province of Ontario.

[Learn more about Outdoors Cards](https://www.ontario.ca/page/get-outdoors-card)



Tags: Culture and Recreation, Culture et loisirs, Economy and Business, Environment and Natural Resources, Environnement et richesses naturelles, Gouvernement, Government, Économie et affaires
Building Code Commission members travel expenses

Information on the travel, meal and accommodation expenses incurred and claimed by [Building Code Commission (BCC)](https://www.ontario.ca/page/building-code-commission) appointees on a quarterly basis.

Tags: Building Code, Building Code Commission, Code du bâtiment, Commission du code du bâtiment, Frais de déplacement, Réclamations liées aux déplacements, travel claims, travel expenses
Organization: Municipal Affairs and Housing
Building Materials Evaluation Commission members travel expenses

Information on the travel, meal and accommodation expenses incurred and claimed by [Building Materials Evaluation Commission (BMEC)](https://www.ontario.ca/page/building-materials-evaluation-commission) appointees on a quarterly basis.

Tags: Building Code, Building Materials Evaluation Commission, Code du bâtiment, Commission d’évaluation des matériaux, Frais de déplacement, Réclamations liées aux déplacements, travel claims, travel expenses
Organization: Municipal Affairs and Housing
Ontario consumer price index

The Consumer Price Index measures changes in the cost of selected food items over time like:

* food purchased from stores
* fresh or frozen beef
* fresh or frozen pork
* fresh or frozen chicken
* dairy products and eggs
* bakery products
* fresh fruit
* fresh vegetables
* food purchased from restaurants

Tags: Agriculture and Food, Agriculture et alimentation, Economy and Business, Gouvernement et finances, Government and Finance, Rural and north, Régions rurales et du Nord, Économie et affaires
Organization: Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs