AndreaBozzo/ceres-open-data-index huggingface dataset:
CMIP5 Multi-model Ensembles of Temperature projections

Multi-model ensembles of mean temperature based on projections from twenty-nine Coupled Model Intercomparison Project Phase 5 (CMIP5) global climate models are available for 1901-2100. Specifically, the 5th, 25th, 50th, 75th and 95th percentiles of the monthly, seasonal and annual ensembles of mean temperature (°C) are available for the historical time period, 1901-2005, and for emission scenarios, RCP2.6, RCP4.5 and RCP8.5, for 2006-2100.   
  
                 Note: Projections among climate models can vary because of differences in their underlying representation of earth system processes. Thus, the use of a multi-model ensemble approach has been demonstrated in recent scientific literature to likely provide better projected climate change information.

Organization: Environment and Climate Change Canada | Environnement et Changement climatique Canada
CMIP5 Multi-Model Ensembles of surface Wind Speed projections

Multi-model ensembles of surface wind speed based on projections from twenty-nine Coupled Model Intercomparison Project Phase 5 (CMIP5) global climate models are available for 1900-2100. Specifically, the 5th, 25th, 50th, 75th and 95th percentiles of the monthly, seasonal and annual ensembles of surface wind speed (m/s) are available for the historical time period, 1900-2005, and for emission scenarios, RCP2.6, RCP4.5 and RCP8.5, for 2006-2100.   
  
                 Note: Projections among climate models can vary because of differences in their underlying representation of earth system processes. Thus, the use of a multi-model ensemble approach has been demonstrated in recent scientific literature to likely provide better-projected climate change information.

Organization: Environment and Climate Change Canada | Environnement et Changement climatique Canada
CMIP5 Multi-Model Ensembles of Snow Depth projections

Multi-model ensembles of snow depth based on projections from twenty-eight Coupled Model Intercomparison Project Phase 5 (CMIP5) global climate models are available for 1900-2100. Specifically, the 5th, 25th, 50th, 75th and 95th percentiles of the monthly, seasonal and annual ensembles of snow depth (m) are available for the historical time period, 1900-2005, and for emission scenarios, RCP2.6, RCP4.5 and RCP8.5, for 2006-2100.  
  
                 Note: Projections among climate models can vary because of differences in their underlying representation of earth system processes. Thus, the use of a multi-model ensemble approach has been demonstrated in recent scientific literature to likely provide better projected climate change information.

Organization: Environment and Climate Change Canada | Environnement et Changement climatique Canada
CMIP5 Multi-model Ensembles of Sea Ice Concentration projections

Multi-model ensembles of sea ice concentration based on projections from twenty-eight Coupled Model Intercomparison Project Phase 5 (CMIP5) global climate models are available for 1900-2100. Specifically, the 5th, 25th, 50th, 75th and 95th percentiles of the monthly, seasonal and annual ensembles of sea ice concentration as represented as the percentage (%) of grid cell area, are available for the historical time period, 1900-2005, and for emission scenarios, RCP2.6, RCP4.5 and RCP8.5, for 2006-2100.  
  
                 Note: Projections among climate models can vary because of differences in their underlying representation of earth system processes. Thus, the use of a multi-model ensemble approach has been demonstrated in recent scientific literature to likely provide better projected climate change information.

Organization: Environment and Climate Change Canada | Environnement et Changement climatique Canada
CMIP5 Multi-model Ensembles of Precipitation projections

Multi-model ensembles of mean precipitation based on projections from twenty-nine Coupled Model Intercomparison Project Phase 5 (CMIP5) global climate models are available for 1901-2100.  Specifically, the 5th, 25th, 50th, 75th and 95th percentiles of the monthly, seasonal and annual ensembles of mean precipitation (mm/day) are available for the historical time period, 1901-2005, and for emission scenarios, RCP2.6, RCP4.5 and RCP8.5, for 2006-2100.   
  
                 Note: Projections among climate models can vary because of differences in their underlying representation of earth system processes. Thus, the use of a multi-model ensemble approach has been demonstrated in recent scientific literature to likely provide better projected climate change information.

Organization: Environment and Climate Change Canada | Environnement et Changement climatique Canada
CMIP5 Multi-model Ensembles of Sea Ice Thickness projections

Multi-model ensembles of sea ice thickness based on projections from twenty-six Coupled Model Intercomparison Project Phase 5 (CMIP5) global climate models are available for 1900-2100. Specifically, the 5th, 25th, 50th, 75th and 95th percentiles of the monthly, seasonal and annual ensembles of sea ice thickness (m) are available for the historical time period, 1900-2005, and for emission scenarios, RCP2.6, RCP4.5 and RCP8.5, for 2006-2100.   
  
                 Note: Projections among climate models can vary because of differences in their underlying representation of earth system processes. Thus, the use of a multi-model ensemble approach has been demonstrated in recent scientific literature to likely provide better projected climate change information.

Organization: Environment and Climate Change Canada | Environnement et Changement climatique Canada
Canadian Gridded Temperature and Precipitation Anomalies (CANGRD)

CANGRD is a set of Canadian gridded annual, seasonal, and monthly temperature and precipitation anomalies, which were interpolated from stations in the Adjusted and Homogenized Canadian Climate Data (AHCCD); it is used to produce the Climate Trends and Variations Bulletin (CTVB).

Organization: Environment and Climate Change Canada | Environnement et Changement climatique Canada
Pelagic Seabird Atlas, West Coast of Canada - Grids Surveyed, 2009

Grids surveyed is a polygon feature class containing the 5’ latitude by 5’ longitude grid cells surveyed for all seasons combined including the grids that were surveyed but where no species were seen. In order to produce maps for a specific season a selection for these grids must be performed.

Organization: Environment and Climate Change Canada | Environnement et Changement climatique Canada
Surface Water Quantity, Oil Sands Region

Water level and discharge data are available from Water Survey of Canada’s Hydrometric Network.  The Water Survey of Canada (WSC) is the national authority responsible for the collection, interpretation and dissemination of standardized water resource data and information in Canada.   In partnership with the provinces, territories and other agencies, WSC operates over 2500 active hydrometric gauges across the country, maintains an archive of historical information for over 7600 stations and provides access to near real-time (water level and stream flow) provisional data at over 1700 locations in Canada.

Organization: Environment and Climate Change Canada | Environnement et Changement climatique Canada
Surface Water Quality, Oil Sands Region

The surface water quality (WQ) program, as part of the Joint Canada/Alberta Implementation Plan, is designed to improve the ability to detect change and predict effects in relation to point and non‐point sources. A mass‐balance approach has been used for assessing the quantity, movement, and cycling of materials in the watershed. Applying this approach required a sampling program which included quantification of the sources, transport, flux, and fate of materials and contaminants. The Surface WQ monitoring sampling includes, in part, collection of;                - event (freshet and rain) based WQ samples in tributaries ranging from daily to bi-weekly,                - WQ samples in the Athabasca River using cross-channel transect methods at specified Phase 1 sites,                 - enhanced (additional parameters) WQ  sampling at M9, M12, and M11A and at 5 new interconnecting channel stations within the Expanded Geographical Area (EGA),                - ground water samples in specific high priority tributaries, and                - auto-monitoring (near real-time) on a subset of parameters at sites in the EGA

Organization: Environment and Climate Change Canada | Environnement et Changement climatique Canada
Amphibian and Wetland Health Contaminants and Toxicology, Oil Sands Region

The health of individual amphibians, amphibian populations, and their wetland habitats are monitored in the oil sands region and at reference locations. Contaminants assessments are done at all sites. Amphibians developing near oil sands activities may be exposed to concentrations of oil sands-related contaminants, through air emissions as well as water contamination. The focus of field investigations is to evaluate the health of wild amphibian populations at varying distances from oil sands operations. Wood frog (Lithobates sylvaticus) populations are being studied in Alberta, Saskatchewan and the Northwest Territories in order to examine the relationship of proximity to oil sands activities and to prevalence of infectious diseases, malformation rates, endocrine and stress responses, genotoxicity, and concentrations of heavy metals, naphthenic acids and polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons.

Organization: Environment and Climate Change Canada | Environnement et Changement climatique Canada
Benthic Invertebrates, Oil Sands Region

Benthic invertebrates monitoring includes both lotic (rivers/streams) and lentic (wetlands) ecosystems. Aquatic biomonitoring provides a direct measure of change in biotic populations and communities in relation to benchmark or reference conditions and can help identify the ecological effects of cumulative stressors. Used together with the water chemical and physical monitoring components, this program uses an integrated approach to assess whether ecological affects are occurring in response to OS developments.                 Sampling can include the collection of invertebrates, algal biomass, water chemistry, and appropriate supporting habitat information and is conducted during periods of high abundance and diversity of macroinvertebrates. Sampling focuses on near-shore gravel and sand habitats on the Athabasca River, erosional habitats on major tributaries and in wadable areas in deltaic wetlands within the Expanded Geographical Area. As of October 2012, over 80 locations have been visited.

Organization: Environment and Climate Change Canada | Environnement et Changement climatique Canada
Sediment, Oil Sands Region

Monitoring activities have collected bulk suspended sediment samples using continuous flow centrifuges and Phillips Tube samplers in the Lower Athabasca River and tributaries respectively. Further, in the absence of pre-development monitoring for this region, high fidelity dated lake sediment cores were used to assess the natural range in contaminant deposition to this region and to obtain a historical perspective of contaminant loadings. All sediments  (suspended river and lake cores) have been analyzed in the laboratory for sediment quality variables as per Appendix B in the Integrated Monitoring Plan (cores were also analyzed for paleo indicators of ecosystem health such as diatoms).  In addition, as the Lower Athabasca river bed sediments are known to shift and migrate downstream, bathymetric maps of the bed-channel morphology over time was also completed. This will allow for estimates of bed sediment transport downstream for the period of survey, and be useful in calibration/validation of sediment and contaminant numerical transport models.

Organization: Environment and Climate Change Canada | Environnement et Changement climatique Canada
Wild Bird Health and Contaminants, Oil Sands Region

Aquatic bird eggs are being collected for contaminants analysis. Egg collections in the Peace-Athabasca Delta area support Parks Canada’s activities at Wood Buffalo National Park and the multi-stakeholder Peace-Athabasca Ecosystem Monitoring Program. This monitoring activity employs repeated censuses of birds and builds on initial egg collections made in 2009 from Egg Island (Lake Athabasca) and Wood Buffalo National Park, with the goal of evaluating contaminant burdens, contaminant sources and changes in sources through time. Egg samples are collected from colonial waterbirds California Gulls (Larus californicus), Herring Gulls (Larus argentatus), Ring-billed Gulls (Larus delawarensis), Caspian Terns (Hydroprogne caspia) and Common Terns (Sterna hirundo) and insectivorous birds Bank Swallows (Riparia riparia), Cliff Swallows (Petrochelidon pyrrhonota) and Tree Swallows (Tachycineta bicolor) to monitor health and contaminant levels of aquatic and terrestrial birds in the oil sands region and in reference areas. The samples collected are analysed for oil sands-related contaminants including polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) and metals such as mercury (Hg) and arsenic (As).

Organization: Environment and Climate Change Canada | Environnement et Changement climatique Canada
Bird Health and Toxicology, Oil Sands Region

Tree swallow (Tachycineta bicolor) nest boxes are installed in oil sands area and in reference locations to monitor contaminant levels and impacts on tree swallow nestlings. The exposure to tree swallow nestlings to air-borne oil sands-related contaminants such as polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) is assessed using passive air samplers. Measures of avian health are examined in relation to location of sampling and contaminants measured.

Organization: Environment and Climate Change Canada | Environnement et Changement climatique Canada
Canadian Breeding Bird Census Plots

The Canadian Breeding Bird Census (BBC) Database contains data for 928 breeding bird plot censuses representing all known censuses of breeding birds carried out in Canada during the period 1929–1993. The 928 records in the database represent 640 unique census plots located in all provinces and territories, except Prince Edward Island. The BBC, which was replaced by the current Breeding Bird Survey, is one of the longest-running surveys of bird populations in North America, and was designed to help determine abundance and distribution patterns of bird species. An important feature of the BBC Database is the habitat data associated with each census plot. The most prevalent vegetation species in different layers (canopy, shrub and ground cover) were recorded to reflect the assumption that birds respond principally to vegetative structure.

Organization: Environment and Climate Change Canada | Environnement et Changement climatique Canada
Fish Health Toxicology Contaminants, Oil Sands Region

The objectives of the fish component of the integrated oil sands monitoring program are to provide the necessary data/information to address key questions related to both environmental health of fish populations and fish health issues that can be used to inform human use and consumption.   
  
  The questions underlying the fish monitoring design are related to the status and health of wild fish populations in the Lower Athabasca River including and in an expanded geographical extent. Data is being collected to provide a baseline against which future changes in fish populations will be evaluated, and compared to data from historical studies to assess change over time to the current state. Data is also being collected in areas of new oil sands development, to develop baseline data for future site-specific comparisons, contribute to an expanded geographic basis of the overall monitoring plan, and contribute to an improved ability to examine cumulative effects.

Organization: Environment and Climate Change Canada | Environnement et Changement climatique Canada
Acid Sensitive Lakes, Oil Sands Region

Acid-Sensitive Lakes  
  
  Nine hundred and thirty-three lakes located in Saskatchewan, Alberta and the Northwest Territories were sampled to establish current acidification status. Of the 933 lakes, 244 (or 26%) are considered acid sensitive, almost always because of naturally low calcium and magnesium (or "base cation") concentrations. The most acid-sensitive lakes (i.e., those with extremely low base cation concentrations) are located on the Canadian Shield in both Alberta and Saskatchewan and east of the oils sands development area.  
  
  Fifty-one of the 244 acid-sensitive lakes were sampled twice annually (spring and fall) to identify chemical changes through trend analyses. Results revealed that 55% of these lakes had concentrations of some metals in excess of Canadian Council of Ministers of the Environment guidelines. Of the 291 samples taken in the 51 lakes, iron concentrations were greater than guidelines in 36% (105 samples), aluminum in 33% (97 samples), lead in 0.3% (1 sample) and copper in 0.3% (1 sample). The metals in these lakes occur naturally and are expected to be found in a wide range of concentrations given the geology and physiography of the Canadian Shield. It remains to establish the relationship between acid sensitivity, geology and high metal concentrations.

Organization: Environment and Climate Change Canada | Environnement et Changement climatique Canada
Canadian Wetlands

The national wetland layer contains wetland data compiled from the best available data from each region, classified by wetland type. Wetlands are mapped as polygons in geographic layers, which are integrated into a master geodatabase at the national scale.Information from each contributing dataset was classified based on the Canadian Wetland Classification System, which contains five main wetland classes (Bog, Fen, Marsh, Swamp, and Shallow Water) that represent the types of wetlands encountered in Canada. An additional category, “partially classified” was used to preserve boundary information for wetlands that could not be classified into the main categories with existing information.

Organization: Environment and Climate Change Canada | Environnement et Changement climatique Canada
Land Use and Development

The Land Use and Development web application provides users with a digital representation of land use in Manitoba municipalities, including property assessment boundaries, designated areas in adopted development plans, and zoning boundaries. It also enables users to perform planning analyses based on these data.  
  
  Key Features: Perform detailed planning analyses The Buffer Property tool finds a property and list all properties that are within a given buffer distance around it. Users can download the list as a csv.  The Planning Analysis widget finds all Development Plan Designation, Zoning Bylaw and Property Assessment features underlying a given point, line or polygon. Users can download the list as a csv. Easily swipe between designated areas and zoning boundaries to reference against each other. Data Utilization Display, search, select, and derive attributes for property parcels, zoning and designations. Map Export Export simple maps of specific areas for further use. Elevation profiles note: Users can generate elevation profiles based on user input using Esri-curated elevation data. Note that the level of detail and accuracy may vary by location.This application is designed to facilitate detailed and efficient land use and development planning.

Organization: Government of Manitoba | Gouvernement du Manitoba
Canadian Gridded Temperature Anomalies

Gridded monthly, seasonal and annual mean temperature anomalies derived from daily minimum, maximum and mean surface air temperatures (degrees Celsius) is available at a 50km resolution across Canada. The Canadian gridded data (CANGRD) are interpolated from homogenized temperature (i.e., AHCCD datasets).  Homogenized temperatures incorporate adjustments to the original station data to account for discontinuities from non-climatic factors, such as instrument changes or station relocation. The anomalies are the difference between the temperature for a given year or season and a baseline value (defined as the average over 1961-1990 as the reference period). The yearly and seasonal temperature anomalies were computed for the years 1948 to 2017. The data will continue to be updated every year.

Organization: Environment and Climate Change Canada | Environnement et Changement climatique Canada
Standing Committee on Public Safety and National Security (SECU) - December 3rd, 2024

Commissioner Mike Duheme's apperance binder for the December 3rd, 2024, Standing Committee on Public Safety and National Security (SECU) regarding the RCMP's Supplementary Estimates "B" for the 2024-2025 fiscal year.


Organization: Royal Canadian Mounted Police | Gendarmerie royale du Canada
Ministerial Briefing Binder: House of Commons Standing Committee on Justice and Human Rights – Supplementary Estimates (B), 2024-25 – December 2, 2024

Ministerial Briefing Binder: House of Commons Standing Committee on Justice and Human Rights – Supplementary Estimates (B), 2024-25 – December 2, 2024

Organization: Department of Justice Canada | Ministère de la Justice Canada
Ministerial appearance at the House Standing Committee on Fisheries and Oceans (FOPO) on Supplementary Estimates B, 2024-25 

Briefing package used for the appearance before the House Standing Committee on Fisheries and Oceans (FOPO) for its study on Supplementary Estimates (B) 2024-25 on December 4, 2024.

Organization: Fisheries and Oceans Canada | Pêches et Océans Canada
Adjusted and Homogenized Canadian Climate Data (AHCCD)

This web site provides adjusted and homogenized climate data for many climatological stations in Canada. These data were created for use in climate research including climate change studies. They incorporate a number of adjustments applied to the original station data to address shifts due to changes in instruments and in observing procedures. Sometimes the observations from several stations were joined to generate a long time series.  
  
  Users are strongly cautioned to determine the data suitability for their application. They should also be aware that ongoing research on adjustment techniques may result in future revisions of the datasets. The datasets are updated annually with the most recent data.  
  
  The adjusted and homogenized data are provided for four climate elements: Surface air temperature, Precipitation, Surface pressure, and Surface wind speed.  
  
  References  
  
  Mekis, É. and L.A. Vincent, 2011: An overview of the second generation adjusted daily precipitation dataset for trend analysis in Canada. Atmosphere-Ocean, 49(2), 163-177.  
  
  Vincent, L. A., M. M. Hartwell, and X. L. Wang, 2020: A third generation of homogenized temperature for trend analysis and monitoring changes in Canada’s climate. Atmosphere-Ocean., 58:3, 173-191, doi:10.1080/07055900.2020.1765728.  
  
  Wan, H., X. L. Wang, V. R. Swail, 2010: Homogenization and trend analysis of Canadian near-surface wind speeds. Journal of Climate, 23, 1209-1225.  
  
  Wan, H., X. L. Wang, V. R. Swail, 2007: A quality assurance system for Canadian hourly pressure data. J. Appl. Meteor. Climatol., 46, 1804-1817.

Organization: Environment and Climate Change Canada | Environnement et Changement climatique Canada
Wild Bird and Hunter-Trapper Harvested Wildlife Toxicology and Contaminants, Oil Sands Region

Waterfowl and mammals harvested and trapped at various locations in the oil sands region and in reference locations are assessed for contaminant burdens and toxicology. Wildlife samples are obtained from local hunters and trappers. Tissue samples are analysed for concentrations of oil sands-related contaminants (heavy metals, polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons, and naphthenic acids). Dead and moribund birds collected from tailing ponds are also evaluated for levels and effects of contaminants.

Organization: Environment and Climate Change Canada | Environnement et Changement climatique Canada