AndreaBozzo/ceres-open-data-index huggingface dataset:
Jackfish Bay Area of Concern in Recovery – Water and Sediment Chemistry

In 2017, the Ministry of Environment, Conservation, and Parks collected water and sediment from the Jackfish Bay ‘Area of Concern in Recovery’ study area, which included Moberley Bay, Tunnel Bay, and far-field sites in Jackfish Bay. This ‘Area of Concern in Recovery’ has been designated under Annex 5 (Areas of Concern) of the Canada-Ontario Agreement for Great Lakes Water Quality and Ecosystem Health. 

Information provided in the dataset includes:  sample collection, location and field observations; laboratory sample information and results for both water and sediment chemistry.

Tags: Environment and Natural Resources, Environnement et richesses naturelles, Grands Lacs, Jackfish Bay, Lake Superior, Terrace Bay, area of concern, baie Jackfish, baie Terrace, bpc, dioxin, dioxine, eau, great lakes, lac Supérieur, metals, monitoring, métaux, nutrients, nutriments, pcb, pulp, pâte, qualité de l’eau, recovery, rétablissement, secteur préoccupant, sediment, surveillance, surveillance de l’eau, sédiment, water, water monitoring, water quality
Organization: Environment, Conservation and Parks
Benthic Invertebrate Neonicotinoid Monitoring Study

The Ministry of the Environment, Conservation and Parks started the Multi-Media Monitoring Study in 2015, in support of Ontario's Pollinator Health Action
Plan, to measure changes in neonicotinoid insecticide concentrations in the
environment following restrictions on the use of neonicotinoid-treated corn
and soybean seeds.

This data includes:

  * locations of 22 sampled stream locations
  * environmental attributes of the catchments draining to these locations
  * a table of counts of collected aquatic invertebrates

The other components of the Multi-Media Monitoring Study (stream water and
soil neonicotinoid concentrations) are available separately.

[View this data on an interactive
map](https://portal.geomatics.gov.on.ca/agol/AccessibleViewer/index.html?appid=9b244316fabd463ca652b67614effecc)

This dataset is related to the following:

  1. [Stream Neonicotinoid Monitoring Study](/dataset/stream-neonicotinoid-monitoring-study)
  2. [Soil Neonicotinoid Monitoring Study](/dataset/soil-neonicotinoid-monitoring-study)
  3. [Pollen Monitoring Network Study](/dataset/pollen-monitoring-network-study)
  4. [Bumble Bee Diversity and Abundance Survey](/dataset/bumble-bee-diversity-and-abundance-survey)
  5. [Drinking Water Neonicotinoid Monitoring Study](/dataset/drinking-water-neonicotinoid-monitoring-study)



Tags: Environment and Natural Resources, Environment and energy, Environnement et richesses naturelles, Environnement et énergie, Neonicotinoid Study, environment and natural resources
Organization: Environment, Conservation and Parks
Stream Neonicotinoid Monitoring Study

The Ministry of the Environment, Conservation and Parks started the Multi-Media Monitoring Study in 2015, in support of Ontario's Pollinator Health Action
Plan, to measure changes in neonicotinoid insecticide concentrations in the
environment following restrictions on the use of neonicotinoid-treated corn
and soybean seeds.

This data characterizes neonicotinoid concentrations in streams in five
southern Ontario watersheds.

The other components of the Multi-Media Monitoring Study (soil neonicotinoid
concentrations and benthic invertebrate data) are available separately.

[View this data on an interactive
map](https://portal.geomatics.gov.on.ca/agol/AccessibleViewer/index.html?appid=5ff7859c903e4ee29adf343c2772b123)

This dataset is related to the following:

  1. [Benthic Invertebrate Neonicotinoid Monitoring Study](/dataset/benthic-invertebrate-neonicotinoid-monitoring-study)
  2. [Soil Neonicotinoid Monitoring Study](/dataset/soil-neonicotinoid-monitoring-study)
  3. [Pollen Monitoring Network Study](/dataset/pollen-monitoring-network-study)
  4. [Bumble Bee Diversity and Abundance Survey](/dataset/bumble-bee-diversity-and-abundance-survey)
  5. [Drinking Water Neonicotinoid Monitoring Study](/dataset/drinking-water-neonicotinoid-monitoring-study)



Tags: Environment and Natural Resources, Environment and energy, Environnement et richesses naturelles, Environnement et énergie, Neonicotinoid Study
Organization: Environment, Conservation and Parks
Spring phosphorous program

Dataset provides summary of sampling information collected over time from
lakes in Timmins District as part of the spring phosphorous program
information is used to provide idea of lake status (e.g. can be an indicator
of development pressure).

  *[e.g.]: for example



Tags: environment and energy, environment and natural resources, environnement et richesses naturelles, environnement et énergie
Organization: Environment, Conservation and Parks
Ministry land use plan areas

Land Use Planning Areas are defined to help protect cultural value, maintain
biological diversity, ecological processes and ecological functions while
managing our natural resources. The Land Use Planning Areas data class
provides the spatial extents of approved or established significant geographic
areas throughout Ontario. Examples include the Far North Plan Area, Ontario's
Living Legacy (OLL) Land Use Strategy, Temagami Land Use Plan Area, Madawaska
Highlands Area.



Tags: Economy and Business, Environment and Natural Resources, Environnement et richesses naturelles, Gouvernement, Government, Économie et affaires
Seniors Community Grants

The Seniors Community Grants (SCG) List of Approved Projects contains a provincewide list of all current SCG recipients. 

Every year, the Ontario government provides hundreds of Seniors Community Grants ranging from $1,000 to $25,000.

This program supports local, not-for-profit community groups and organizations to deliver programs and learning opportunities for Ontarians age 55+.

This allows community groups across the province to offer a wide variety of activities to promote engagement, reduce isolation and promote healthy living


Tags: Paiements de transfert, Reducing isolation and increasing engagement, Réduire l’isolement et accroître la mobilisation, Seniors Community Grants, Subventions aux projets communautaires pour l’inclusion des aîné, Transfer Payments
Organization: Seniors and Accessibility
Landfill Gas Collection, Use and Destruction

This dataset provides a summary of information reported by landfills regarding their landfill gas collection (LFG), methane destruction and/or use, and associated emission reductions as required by Section 11 of [O.Reg. 347](https://www.ontario.ca/laws/regulation/900347) under the _Environmental Protection Act._

Data includes:

* Year
* Environmental Compliance Approval Number (ECA) 
* Landfill Site Name 
* Site Address
* Approved Site Volume (m3)
* Is landfill gas collected at this landfill site? (yes/no)
* % of LFG volume collected that is vented *
* % of LFG volume collected that is flared
* Flare destruction efficiency % 
* Is LFG utilized on-site or off-site? *
* % of LFG volume collected used to generate electricity and/or heat 
* Electricity and/or heat destruction efficiency % 
* Electricity Generated (MWh) *
* Electrical Capacity (MW) *
* Heat Generated (MWh) *
* Thermal Capacity (MW) *
* % of LFG volume processed for natural gas or other fuel *
* % LFG loss from processing *
* LFG Processed into (Renewable) Natural Gas (m3) *
* LFG Other % **
* LFG Other % - Description **
* Destruction Efficiency (%) – Other 
* Annual LFG Collected (m3)
* Methane (%)
* Emission Reductions - GWP 21 (tCO2e)
* Emission Reductions - GWP 25 (tCO2e)
* CO2 generated from Methane Destruction (tCO2)
  
\*  new data field collected beginning in 2020  
\*\* field not longer collected after 2019


Tags: Environment and Natural Resources, Environnement et richesses naturelles, Greenhouse gas emissions, climate change, gaz d’enfouissement, gaz à effet de serre, landfill gas, methane, méthane
Organization: Environment, Conservation and Parks
Broadscale Monitoring Program Lake Water Chemistry

In 2005, the Province of Ontario implemented its Ecological Framework for Recreational Fisheries Management, a component of which was the establishment of standardized, long-term monitoring of the province’s fisheries resource, referred to as Broadscale Monitoring.

The Broadscale Monitoring program was initiated in 2008, with the aim of collecting detailed fisheries and water quality information on a five-year cycle from hundreds of lakes across the province. 

The water chemistry data are available for download here. 
From 2008 to 2019, spring water chemistry samples were obtained from hundreds of lakes in Ontario, ranging from 5 to 250,000 hectares in size using a standard sampling protocol. 

Water samples were collected by the Ministry of Northern Development, Mines, Natural Resources and Forestry. Water chemistry analyses were performed by the Ministry of Environment, Conservation and Parks




Tags: DSE, EMRB, eau, environment and natural resources, government, lac, lake, propriétés chimiques de l’eau, qualité d’eau, water, water chemistry, water quality
Organization: Environment, Conservation and Parks
Precipitation data

This data contains information on active precipitation gauges in Ontario. 

These precipitation gauges:

* measure how much rainfall/precipitation falls on the ground (mm)
* are peripherals to hydrometric monitoring stations within the Ontario Hydrometric Network

Rainfall and snowmelt are primary causes of flooding in Ontario. The lack of precipitation often causes low water and drought conditions. 

Data from the gauges is collected and maintained by the Surface Water Monitoring Centre (SWMC).

The data supports SWMC and partner organization such as conservation authorities, on the local and provincial scale, with:

* flood forecasting and warning
* drought monitoring

The SWMC transfers precipitation data to Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC). This happens through an automated process integrated into the SWMC corporate water and climate database.

ECCC publishes and maintains a variety of datasets on their Meteorological Services of Canada Datamart, a publicly accessible source for meteorological and hydrological data. This data source has 24/7 operational service and provides support on a best effort basis during normal business hours. 

There are 30 days worth of precipitation data available on the MSC (Meteorological Services of Canada) Datamart. To access the data, input a date in the link. The links contained in the files will only work if you input a date within the past 30 days. The instructions below are for how to set up the link to access the data. 

__Setup the Link__

1. Paste the link from either the Climate Stations or https://dd.weather.gc.ca/YYYYMMDD/WXO-DD/observations/swob-ml/partners/on_water. 

2. Input the date to get the data. A section in the link is to identify the date in the format of “YYYYMMDD” (Y = year, M = month, D = day). The date must be within the past 30 days.

3. Download either the precipitation data (XML format) or stations (CSV format).

Tags: Centre de contrôle des eaux de surface, Division des opérations régionales, Environment and Climate Change Canada, Environment and Natural Resources, Environnement et Changement climatique Canada, Environnement et richesses naturelles, Regional Operations Division, Surface Water Monitoring Centre, climat, climate, conservation authority, drought, flood, flood forecasting, hydrometric, hydrométrique, inondations, météo, neige, pluie, precipitation, précipitations, prévision des inondations, rain, relevé de neige, weather
Inland Lakes and Streams – Physical Conditions

Data on physical conditions in Ontario’s lakes and streams:

* For lakes this includes measurements such as temperature, dissolved oxygen levels and water transparency, ice dates, as well as sampling location details. 
* For streams this includes measurements such as stream flow discharge from monitoring stations in south-central Ontario.

Meteorological conditions for climate stations close to monitored lakes in south-central Ontario, includes measurements such as air temperature, humidity, precipitation and wind speed. 

This data set includes information on sampling locations and physical conditions in lakes and streams across Ontario, as well as meteorological and lake ice-cover conditions from monitoring stations in south-central Ontario. Data were collected since 1976, as part of routine monitoring of water quality of inland waters and for scientific and research purposes. 

Keywords: water quality, meteorology, hydrology, wind, dissolved oxygen, environmental monitoring


Tags: changement climatigue, climate change, eau, water
Organization: Environment, Conservation and Parks
Climate data – High Resolution Projections

The zip file contains high-resolution projections of the annual averaged temperature and
precipitation over 50 regions and 150 municipalities in the Province of Ontario from year 1981 to
2099, under the representative concentration pathways (RCPs) 2.6, 4.5, 6.0 and 8.5 (emission
scenarios defined by the Inter-governmental Panel for Climate Change (IPCC)’s 5th assessment
report (AR5). This data is provided in partnership with York University. More data and
visualizations are available at the user-friendly [Ontario Climate Data Portal (OCDP) developed
and maintained by York University](https://yorku.ca/ocdp).

Tags: changement climatigue, climate change, climate data, climate de l'ontario, climate modelling, climatologie régionale, données a haute résolution, données climatiques, environment and natural resources, environnement et richesses naturelles, high resolution data, modélisation climatigue, ontario climate, precipitation, projections, précipitation, regional climate science, temperature, température
Organization: Environment, Conservation and Parks
Gasoline tax rates

**Gasoline tax rates** were last changed on July 1, 2022. The current rates
are:

  * unleaded gasoline - 9¢ per litre
  * leaded gasoline - 17.7¢ per litre

The **Aviation fuel tax rate** was last changed on April 1, 2017. The current rate is 6.7¢ per litre.

Effective January 1, 2020, a new rate was established for Northern Ontario. The rate for Northern Ontario is 2.7¢ per litre.

The Gasoline Tax Act has been amended to eliminate the taxation of propane under the Act, beginning July 1, 2025.

* However, interjurisdictional carriers who acquires propane anywhere will pay a tax at the rate of 0 cents per litre on all propane used by the interjurisdictional carrier in Ontario to generate power in a qualified motor vehicle.

You can download the dataset to view the historical price points for these
taxes.


Tags: Economy and Business, Environment and Natural Resources, Environnement et richesses naturelles, Gouvernement et finances, Government and Finance, Impôts et avantages fiscaux, Taxes and benefits, Économie et affaires
Organization: Finance
Data tables for Cost-Effective Energy Pathways Study final report

This dataset contains the data tables for the final report of the Cost-Effective Energy Pathways Study for Ontario ("Study"). 

This report is available in English and posted at: 
 [Cost Effective Energy Pathways Study for Ontario](https://www.ontario.ca/files/2025-06/mem-cost-effective-energy-pathways-study-for-ontario-en-2025-06-10.pdf)


The Ministry of Energy and Mines commissioned ESMIA Consultants, working with Dunsky Energy + Climate Advisors, to conduct an independent whole-economy energy modelling study, using an open competitive procurement. 

The goal of the Study was to analyze how Ontario’s energy sector could be impacted by electrification and changing consumer energy demand. Work on the Study occurred from December 2022 to September 2024.

The Study takes a holistic view of Ontario’s economy to assess cost-effective scenarios to meet energy needs across all sectors up to 2050.

The Study represents independent advice for the government’s consideration. It may not reflect government perspectives or directions on Ontario's energy transition. 

The Study does not provide policy advice, reflect regional differences, or fully capture the energy system's technical, behavioural, or market complexities. See the final report for details on the modelling approach and some of the associated key considerations and caveats.


Tags: Energy, Greenhouse gas emissions, electrification, modelling, modélisation, Énergie, électrification, émissions de gaz à effet de serre
Organization: Energy, Northern Development and Mines
Ontario gross domestic product, sales and employment in agri-food

Get a summary of Ontario’s gross domestic product (GDP), Sales and employment in selected Agri-food Industries, including:

* primary agriculture (producers)
* food and beverage processing (processors)
* food services
* food, beverage wholesaling
* food and beverage stores (retail food)
* agri-food trade

Tags: Agriculture and Food, Agriculture et alimentation, Economy and Business, GDP, PIB, Rural and north, Régions rurales et du Nord, Économie et affaires
Organization: Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs
Key statistical indicators for farm, rural, food processing, and fiber in Ontario

Get a summary of Ontario’s farm sector sales and net cash income, gross domestic product (GDP), and agri-food trade and employment. The data includes:

* farm cash receipts
* net cash income
* realized net income
* value of inventory change
* net farm income
* GDP for Ontario
* agri-food exports and imports
* consumer price index (CPI) for food
* agri-food employment 

Organization: Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs
Current Authorized Requesters

The Ministry of Transportation collects personal driver and vehicle information under the authority of section 205 of the Highway Traffic Act. This information is used to administer the Ontario’s driver, vehicle and carrier programs.

The Authorized Requester Program was created in 1994 in partnership with the Office of the Information and Privacy Commissioner of Ontario.

The program allows eligible organizations to apply to become authorized requesters who can purchase driver and vehicle information such as names, driver’s licence numbers and addresses for specific purposes such as law enforcement investigations or fraud prevention.

There are about 3,000 authorized requesters, including auto insurance providers, municipal and private parking providers, road tolling organizations, and others.

Organization: Transportation
Guide to Eating Ontario Fish: Advisory Database

Fish consumption advisories for Ontario's lakes and rivers are available in the Guide to Eating Ontario Fish. The zip file below includes a GIS shapefile of all lake/river locations and a text file of all consumption advisory data
from the current edition of the Guide.

[Fish consumption advice map](https://ontario.ca/environment-and-energy/eating-ontario-fish)

  *[GIS]: geographic information systems

Keywords: Sport Fish Guide, mercury, PCB, dioxin, furan, metals, PFAS, contaminants



Tags: Fish Guide, Guide du Poisson, conseils de consommation, consumption advice, contaminants de poissons, eau, fish, fish contaminants, mercure, mercury, poisson, water
Organization: Environment, Conservation and Parks
Lake Ontario Prey Fish Trawl Data

This dataset contains Lake Ontario prey fish abundance and distribution statistics, collected every year during spring and fall bottom trawl surveys. 

The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation and the U.S. Geological Survey have conducted annual, spring and fall bottom trawl surveys in U.S. waters of Lake Ontario since 1978. In 2015, the Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry started contributing to this program to include survey coverage in Ontario waters. 

The ministry also intermittently conducts mid-water trawling during the summer months on a limited geographic area largely confined to the Eastern Basin.

The survey has varied sample distribution across lake depths and jurisdictions. The south shore of Lake Ontario has well-distributed coverage of depths between 8 and 200 metres. Coverage along the north shore is less uniform due to a lack of suitable trawl sites at shallower depths. 

Tags: Environment and Natural Resources, Environnement et richesses naturelles, Lac Ontario, Lake Ontario
Kenaf seed germination data

Get data on labour productivity for food and beverage sector in Ontario.

Labour productivity is a ratio between real value added and hours worked.  This dataset is adapted from Statistics Canada, and OMAFA calculations.  It includes labour productivity for the primary agriculture and food and beverage manufacturing and subsectors.

Tags: Agriculture and Food, Agriculture et alimentation, Economy and Business, Environment and energy, Environnement et énergie, Labour productivity, Productivité au travail, Économie et affaires
Organization: Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs
Evaluation and results from Specified Risk Material (SRM) audits in licensed abattoirs that slaughter cattle

This dataset includes data regional veterinarians collect as part of compliance audits conducted in licensed meat plants that slaughter bovine (cattle) to verify the control of high-risk inedible materials, namely specified risk material (SRM).

SRM is considered high-risk inedible material and the completion of audits and checklists helps ensure that SRM materials are properly identified for control, removal and proper disposal.

Every fiscal year, 25% of provincially licensed meat plants slaughtering cattle are selected by the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) for an OMAFA-CFIA Joint SRM Audit.  During this audit, the plant is evaluated jointly by a CFIA Regional Veterinary Officer (RVO) and by an OMAFA Regional Veterinarian (RV).

Tags: Agriculture and Food, Agriculture et alimentation, Economy and Business, Gouvernement, Government, Économie et affaires
Organization: Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs
Ontario pedon data compilation

This dataset contains agricultural and forested soil profile data collected through field activities of the Ontario soil survey. It includes the following information collected during soil survey and mapping activities:

* site information:
	* site identifier
	* land use
	* latitude
	* longitude 
* morphological horizon information:
	* soil horizon names
	* depths
	* structure
	* colour 
* chemical and physical data from laboratory analyses:
	* soil carbon
	* pH
	* salinity
	* texture 

The Ontario soil survey is responsible for maintenance and updates of soil maps in Ontario, including interpretive ratings such as the Canada Land Inventory Agricultural Capability rating for soils in Ontario. [Learn more about Ontario’s soil data](http://www.omafra.gov.on.ca/english/landuse/gis/soils_ont.htm). 

Tags: Agriculture and Food, Agriculture et alimentation, Environment and Natural Resources, Environnement et richesses naturelles, agriculture, soil, sol
Organization: Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs
Ontario Lake Partner

Get data about the water quality for Ontario's inland lakes. The data is collected through volunteer monitoring efforts – citizen science.

The [Lake Partner environment map](https://www.ontario.ca/page/map-lake-partner)

The Lake Partner Program (LPP) measures water quality in inland lakes across Ontario. This dataset provides water quality and water clarity data, as well as data on the concentrations of: 

* total phosphorus
* calcium
* chloride
* sulphate

Spatial information for lake monitoring locations across Ontario are also available.  

Keywords: Lake, Water, Citizen Science, Community Science, Volunteer, Phosphorus, Calcium, Chloride, Water Clarity

Tags: DSE, EMRB, Environment and Natural Resources, Environnement et richesses naturelles, citizen science, community science, eau, equity, inland lakes, lacs, lacs intérieurs, lakes, qualité d'eau, science citoyenne, science communautaire, water, water quality, équité
Organization: Environment, Conservation and Parks