AndreaBozzo/ceres-open-data-index huggingface dataset:
National Ecological Framework for Canada

The National Ecological Framework for Canada provides a consistent, national spatial framework that allows various ecosystems to be described, monitored and reported on. It provides standard ecological units that allow different jurisdictions and disciplines to use common communication and reporting, and a common ground to report on the state of the environment and the sustainability of ecosystems in Canada.
The framework was developed between 1991 and 1999 by the Ecosystems Science Directorate, Environment Canada and the Center for Land and Biological Resources Research, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada. Over 100 federal and provincial agencies, non-governmental organizations and private sector companies contributed to its development.

Organization: Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada | Agriculture et Agroalimentaire Canada
Agri-Environmental Indicator – Wildlife Habitat Capacity

Wildlife habitat capacity is the extent and quality of habitat that can support a diversity of species. When we convert wilderness to agricultural land we lose a great deal of wildlife habitat capacity. However, we can manage agricultural land to regain some of this capacity. Agricultural land includes not only fields for food production but also other types of land cover. Wooded areas, wetlands, shoreline areas and natural pastures on agricultural land are important habitats for wildlife. The indicator shows how well wildlife habitat is maintained for feeding and reproduction while producing the food we need.

Products in this data series present results for predefined areas as defined by the Soil Landscapes of Canada (SLC v.3.2) data series, uniquely identified by SOIL_LANDSCAPE_ID values.

Data is provided for the following years: 2000, 2005, 2010, 2015 and 2020. The annual results respect provincial boundaries which can be of use when analyzing results per province.

Organization: Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada | Agriculture et Agroalimentaire Canada
Canada—U.S. Border Summit, Detroit, September 9, 2002: background information

Archived and Outdated Information: This publication is out of date and should be referenced for research or recordkeeping purposes only. It is not subject to the Government of Canada Web Standards and has not been altered or updated since it was archived. You can request an alternate version of our publications by email at Accessibilite-accessibility@international.gc.ca or telephone at 1-800-267-8376.

This publication examines the Canada–U.S. Border Summit held in Detroit on September 9, 2002, and provides background information on Canada–U.S. border cooperation. It outlines key issues related to border security, trade, and cross‑border movement in the context of the summit.

Organization: Global Affairs Canada | Affaires mondiales Canada
Food Microbiology - Targeted Surveys - Final Report - Parasites in Fresh Whole Mushrooms - April 1, 2016 to March 31, 2017 

​A targeted survey analysed 483 samples of fresh mushrooms for the presence of DNA from the following enteric parasites of concern: Cyclospora, Cryptosporidium, Toxoplasma, and Giardia. All 483 samples were found to be free of parasite DNA.


Organization: Canadian Food Inspection Agency | Agence canadienne d'inspection des aliments
Ochratoxin A in Wheat Products, Oat Products, Rice Products and Other Grain Products - April 1, 2018 to March 31, 2019

​A targeted survey analyzed 495 samples of wheat products, oat products, rice products, and other grains (e.g. barley, quinoa) for ochratoxin A (naturally occurring toxin released by molds. This mold occurs when grains are improperly stored.   OTA was found in 45% of samples tested.  Levels in these samples did not pose a health risk to Canadian consumers and there were no product recalls resulting from this survey. Overall, our survey results suggest that grains are safe for consumption. 

Organization: Canadian Food Inspection Agency | Agence canadienne d'inspection des aliments
CFIA Undeclared Milk, Gluten, and Soy in Juices - 2014-2015

The main objective of this survey was to obtain baseline information regarding the presence and levels of undeclared milk, gluten, and soy in juices. 300 samples were tested in this survey, and none of them were found to contain undeclared milk, gluten or soy.


Organization: Canadian Food Inspection Agency | Agence canadienne d'inspection des aliments
CFIA Undeclared Gluten in Candy - 2014-2015

The main objective of this survey was to obtain baseline information regarding the presence and levels of undeclared gluten in candies. 586 samples were tested in this survey, and 4 of the samples were found to contain undeclared gluten. 2 positive results were found in hard candy products while the other 2 were found in soft candy products. 3 of these 4 samples were forwarded to the CFIA's Office of Food Safety and Recall (OFSR) to determine if the levels found would pose a health risk to allergic individuals. The extent of the follow-up actions taken by agency is based on the seriousness of the contamination and the health concern as determined by a health risk assessment. 1 soft candy containing undeclared gluten was deemed to represent a health risk and was recalled.


Organization: Canadian Food Inspection Agency | Agence canadienne d'inspection des aliments
CFIA-Undeclared Allergens and Gluten in Halloween themed Candies and Chocolates - 2018-2019 

​The main objective of this survey was to obtain baseline information regarding the presence and levels of undeclared allergens and gluten in Halloween-themed candies and chocolate products.  Of the 356 samples tested, 10 were found to contain undeclared allergens, specifically beta-lactoglobulin (BLG) and casein. All positive results obtained during the course of these surveys were forwarded to the CFIA's Office of Food Safety and Recall (OFSR) to determine if the levels found would pose a health concern to allergic individuals. The extent of the follow-up actions taken by the Agency is based on the level of the contamination and the resulting health concern as determined by a health risk assessment. 4 Halloween-themed candies containing both BLG and casein were deemed to represent a health risk and were recalled.


Organization: Canadian Food Inspection Agency | Agence canadienne d'inspection des aliments
Children's Food Project - 2018 Data

The main objectives of the 2018 CFP were to:
•Collect data and assess the compliance of infant foods to Canadian standards for residues of veterinary drugs, pesticides and metals
•Collect baseline data on the levels of aflatoxin M1 in infant foods and formula containing milk

In the 2018 CFP, a total of 143 samples of infant and toddler foods were purchased in the Ottawa, Ontario and Gatineau, Quebec areas. These samples included dairy and soy infant formula, pasta, baby/toddler meals containing meat, baby/toddler meals containing dairy and pureed infant food containing meat. Samples were analyzed for pesticide residues, veterinary drug residues, metals and aflatoxin M1 (in dairy-based samples). 

Organization: Canadian Food Inspection Agency | Agence canadienne d'inspection des aliments
Federally Reportable Diseases for Terrestrial Animals in Canada (2010-2021)

To protect human and animal health, the CFIA conducts inspections and has monitoring and testing programs in place to prevent and control the spread of diseases to the livestock and poultry sectors. The CFIA carries out programs related to animal health and production to guard against the entry of foreign animal diseases and to prevent the spread of certain domestic animal diseases.

Animal owners, veterinarians and laboratories are required to immediately report the presence of an animal that is contaminated or suspected of being contaminated with one of these diseases to a CFIA district veterinarian. The CFIA will continue to immediately announce any detection of reportable diseases which pose significant health or economic risks.

This report lists the number of confirmed farmed herds or flocks affected by federally reportable diseases in Canada. The numbers are running totals, up until and including the last day of the year.

Data on rabies is compiled separately.

As of March 2020, information on the number and location of Equine Infectious Anemia (EIA) affected premises and equines will be shared on the Canadian Animal Health Surveillance System (CAHSS) equine diseases dashboard. 


Organization: Canadian Food Inspection Agency | Agence canadienne d'inspection des aliments
CFIA-Undeclared Allergens and Gluten in Frozen Desserts - 2015-2016

The main objective of this survey was to obtain baseline information regarding the presence and levels of undeclared allergens and gluten in frozen desserts. 598 samples were tested in this survey, and 10 of the samples were found to contain undeclared allergens including the milk protein beta-lactoglobulin (BLG) and casein, as well as gluten, soy and almond. Most positive results indicated the presence of milk allergens in non-dairy frozen desserts. 1 non-dairy frozen dessert containing undeclared milk and 1 dairy frozen dessert containing undeclared almond were deemed to represent a health risk and were recalled.

Organization: Canadian Food Inspection Agency | Agence canadienne d'inspection des aliments
CFIA-Undeclared Milk in Milk Alternative Products - 2018-2019

​The main objective of this survey was to obtain additional information regarding the presence and levels of undeclared milk in milk alternative products. Of the 252 samples tested, 6 were found to contain undeclared beta-lactoglobulin (BLG) and/or casein. A single sample of dairy-free chocolate and 2 dairy-free ice cream samples containing both BLG and casein were deemed to represent a health risk and were recalled.



Organization: Canadian Food Inspection Agency | Agence canadienne d'inspection des aliments
Canadian Agricultural Crop Water Balance (CACWB) – Watershed Aggregates

The “Canadian Agricultural Crop Water Balance – Watershed Aggregates” provides watershed-scale summaries of agricultural crop water balance variables for Canada derived from DNDC crop simulations linked to Soil Landscapes of Canada (SLC) polygons. The monthly outputs have been aggregated and released as annual and growing season summaries to support national water accounting and watershed-scale analysis.

Crop water variables, originally expressed as depth (millimetres), are converted to volumes using simulated crop area and spatially aggregated to drainage regions through polygon–watershed intersection and area apportionment. Aggregated volumes are then converted back to area-weighted depths to ensure water quantities are preserved during spatial aggregation.

Released datasets include annual and growing season estimates of evapotranspiration, precipitation, irrigation application, leaching, and irrigated-field runoff associated with agricultural crop production. Supporting tables provide total and irrigated crop area contributing to each watershed estimate. Spatial processing is performed using the Statistics Canada Albers Equal Area projection (EPSG:3347), with raster products aligned to the Statistical Ecosystem Register 250m grid.

Organization: Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada | Agriculture et Agroalimentaire Canada
Charter Statement - Bill S-15: An Act to amend the Criminal Code and the Wild Animal and Plant Protection and Regulation of International and Interprovincial Trade Act

Section 4.2 of the Department of Justice Act requires the Minister of Justice to prepare a Charter Statement for every government bill to help inform public and Parliamentary debate on government bills. One of the Minister of Justice’s most important responsibilities is to examine legislation for inconsistency with the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms [“the Charter”]. By tabling a Charter Statement, the Minister is sharing some of the key considerations that informed the review of a bill for inconsistency with the Charter. A Statement identifies Charter rights and freedoms that may potentially be engaged by a bill and provides a brief explanation of the nature of any engagement, in light of the measures being proposed.

A Charter Statement also identifies potential justifications for any limits a bill may impose on Charter rights and freedoms. Section 1 of the Charter provides that rights and freedoms may be subject to reasonable limits if those limits are prescribed by law and demonstrably justified in a free and democratic society. This means that Parliament may enact laws that limit Charter rights and freedoms. The Charter will be violated only where a limit is not demonstrably justifiable in a free and democratic society.

A Charter Statement is intended to provide legal information to the public and Parliament on a bill’s potential effects on rights and freedoms that are neither trivial nor too speculative. It is not intended to be a comprehensive overview of all conceivable Charter considerations. Additional considerations relevant to the constitutionality of a bill may also arise in the course of Parliamentary study and amendment of a bill. A Statement is not a legal opinion on the constitutionality of a bill.

Organization: Department of Justice Canada | Ministère de la Justice Canada
CFIA Undeclared Hazelnut and Almond in Milk Alternative Products - 2016-2017

​The main objective of this survey was to obtain baseline information regarding the presence and levels of undeclared hazelnut and almond in milk alternative products. 400 samples were tested and none of the samples was found to contain undeclared hazelnut and almond.

Organization: Canadian Food Inspection Agency | Agence canadienne d'inspection des aliments
Charter Statement - Bill C-49: An Act to amend the Canada-Newfoundland and Labrador Atlantic Accord Implementation Act and the Canada-Nova Scotia Offshore Petroleum Resources Accord Implementation Act

Section 4.2 of the Department of Justice Act requires the Minister of Justice to prepare a Charter Statement for every government bill to help inform public and Parliamentary debate on government bills. One of the Minister of Justice’s most important responsibilities is to examine legislation for inconsistency with the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms [“the Charter”]. By tabling a Charter Statement, the Minister is sharing some of the key considerations that informed the review of a bill for inconsistency with the Charter. A Statement identifies Charter rights and freedoms that may potentially be engaged by a bill and provides a brief explanation of the nature of any engagement, in light of the measures being proposed.

A Charter Statement also identifies potential justifications for any limits a bill may impose on Charter rights and freedoms. Section 1 of the Charter provides that rights and freedoms may be subject to reasonable limits if those limits are prescribed by law and demonstrably justified in a free and democratic society. This means that Parliament may enact laws that limit Charter rights and freedoms. The Charter will be violated only where a limit is not demonstrably justifiable in a free and democratic society.

A Charter Statement is intended to provide legal information to the public and Parliament on a bill’s potential effects on rights and freedoms that are neither trivial nor too speculative. It is not intended to be a comprehensive overview of all conceivable Charter considerations. Additional considerations relevant to the constitutionality of a bill may also arise in the course of Parliamentary study and amendment of a bill. A Statement is not a legal opinion on the constitutionality of a bill.

Organization: Department of Justice Canada | Ministère de la Justice Canada
Charter Statement - Bill C-55: An Act for granting to His Majesty certain sums of money for the federal public administration for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2024

Section 4.2 of the Department of Justice Act requires the Minister of Justice to prepare a Charter Statement for every government bill to help inform public and Parliamentary debate on government bills. One of the Minister of Justice’s most important responsibilities is to examine legislation for inconsistency with the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms [“the Charter”]. By tabling a Charter Statement, the Minister is sharing some of the key considerations that informed the review of a bill for inconsistency with the Charter. A Statement identifies Charter rights and freedoms that may potentially be engaged by a bill and provides a brief explanation of the nature of any engagement, in light of the measures being proposed.

A Charter Statement also identifies potential justifications for any limits a bill may impose on Charter rights and freedoms. Section 1 of the Charter provides that rights and freedoms may be subject to reasonable limits if those limits are prescribed by law and demonstrably justified in a free and democratic society. This means that Parliament may enact laws that limit Charter rights and freedoms. The Charter will be violated only where a limit is not demonstrably justifiable in a free and democratic society.

A Charter Statement is intended to provide legal information to the public and Parliament on a bill’s potential effects on rights and freedoms that are neither trivial nor too speculative. It is not intended to be a comprehensive overview of all conceivable Charter considerations. Additional considerations relevant to the constitutionality of a bill may also arise in the course of Parliamentary study and amendment of a bill. A Statement is not a legal opinion on the constitutionality of a bill.

Organization: Department of Justice Canada | Ministère de la Justice Canada
Charter Statement - Bill C-62: An Act to amend An Act to amend the Criminal Code (medical assistance in dying), No. 2

Section 4.2 of the Department of Justice Act requires the Minister of Justice to prepare a Charter Statement for every government bill to help inform public and Parliamentary debate on government bills. One of the Minister of Justice’s most important responsibilities is to examine legislation for inconsistency with the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms [“the Charter”]. By tabling a Charter Statement, the Minister is sharing some of the key considerations that informed the review of a bill for inconsistency with the Charter. A Statement identifies Charter rights and freedoms that may potentially be engaged by a bill and provides a brief explanation of the nature of any engagement, in light of the measures being proposed.

A Charter Statement also identifies potential justifications for any limits a bill may impose on Charter rights and freedoms. Section 1 of the Charter provides that rights and freedoms may be subject to reasonable limits if those limits are prescribed by law and demonstrably justified in a free and democratic society. This means that Parliament may enact laws that limit Charter rights and freedoms. The Charter will be violated only where a limit is not demonstrably justifiable in a free and democratic society.

A Charter Statement is intended to provide legal information to the public and Parliament on a bill’s potential effects on rights and freedoms that are neither trivial nor too speculative. It is not intended to be a comprehensive overview of all conceivable Charter considerations. Additional considerations relevant to the constitutionality of a bill may also arise in the course of Parliamentary study and amendment of a bill. A Statement is not a legal opinion on the constitutionality of a bill.

Organization: Department of Justice Canada | Ministère de la Justice Canada
Charter Statement -Bill C-45: An Act to amend the First Nations Fiscal Management Act, to make consequential amendments to other Acts, and to make a clarification relating to another Act

Section 4.2 of the Department of Justice Act requires the Minister of Justice to prepare a Charter Statement for every government bill to help inform public and Parliamentary debate on government bills. One of the Minister of Justice’s most important responsibilities is to examine legislation for inconsistency with the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms [“the Charter”]. By tabling a Charter Statement, the Minister is sharing some of the key considerations that informed the review of a bill for inconsistency with the Charter. A Statement identifies Charter rights and freedoms that may potentially be engaged by a bill and provides a brief explanation of the nature of any engagement, in light of the measures being proposed.

A Charter Statement also identifies potential justifications for any limits a bill may impose on Charter rights and freedoms. Section 1 of the Charter provides that rights and freedoms may be subject to reasonable limits if those limits are prescribed by law and demonstrably justified in a free and democratic society. This means that Parliament may enact laws that limit Charter rights and freedoms. The Charter will be violated only where a limit is not demonstrably justifiable in a free and democratic society.

A Charter Statement is intended to provide legal information to the public and Parliament on a bill’s potential effects on rights and freedoms that are neither trivial nor too speculative. It is not intended to be a comprehensive overview of all conceivable Charter considerations. Additional considerations relevant to the constitutionality of a bill may also arise in the course of Parliamentary study and amendment of a bill. A Statement is not a legal opinion on the constitutionality of a bill.

Organization: Department of Justice Canada | Ministère de la Justice Canada
Charter Statement - Bill C-54: An Act for granting to His Majesty certain sums of money for the federal public administration for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2024

Section 4.2 of the Department of Justice Act requires the Minister of Justice to prepare a Charter Statement for every government bill to help inform public and Parliamentary debate on government bills. One of the Minister of Justice’s most important responsibilities is to examine legislation for inconsistency with the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms [“the Charter”]. By tabling a Charter Statement, the Minister is sharing some of the key considerations that informed the review of a bill for inconsistency with the Charter. A Statement identifies Charter rights and freedoms that may potentially be engaged by a bill and provides a brief explanation of the nature of any engagement, in light of the measures being proposed.

A Charter Statement also identifies potential justifications for any limits a bill may impose on Charter rights and freedoms. Section 1 of the Charter provides that rights and freedoms may be subject to reasonable limits if those limits are prescribed by law and demonstrably justified in a free and democratic society. This means that Parliament may enact laws that limit Charter rights and freedoms. The Charter will be violated only where a limit is not demonstrably justifiable in a free and democratic society.

A Charter Statement is intended to provide legal information to the public and Parliament on a bill’s potential effects on rights and freedoms that are neither trivial nor too speculative. It is not intended to be a comprehensive overview of all conceivable Charter considerations. Additional considerations relevant to the constitutionality of a bill may also arise in the course of Parliamentary study and amendment of a bill. A Statement is not a legal opinion on the constitutionality of a bill.

Organization: Department of Justice Canada | Ministère de la Justice Canada