AndreaBozzo/ceres-open-data-index huggingface dataset:
Special Management Areas

Special Management Areas are part of a network of protected lands in Saskatchewan. The following dataset accurately defines SMA land areas in Saskatchewan that have various levels of developmental restrictions.  
  
  The Minister of Environment wishes to identify “Special Management Areas” to be managed for the following purposes:a) the protection, enhancement or restoration of natural ecosystems, wildlife habitat or habitat of rare, threatened or endangered plant or animal species;b) the retention of significant botanical, zoological, morphological, historical archaeological features respecting the land;c) the conservation of soil, air and water quality; and the opportunity for scientific research and study related to the ecological health of the area.

Organization: Government of Saskatchewan | Gouvernement de la Saskatchewan
Shellfish Water Classification Program – Marine Water Quality Data in British Columbia

This dataset provides marine bacteriological water quality data for bivalve shellfish harvest areas in British Columbia, Canada. Shellfish harvest area water temperature and salinity data are also provided as adjuncts to the interpretation of fecal coliform density data. The latter is the indicator of fecal matter contamination monitored annually by Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC) within the framework of the Canadian Shellfish Sanitation Program (CSSP). The geospatial positions of the sampling sites are also provided.   
  
  These data are collected by ECCC for the purpose of making recommendations on the classification of shellfish harvest area waters. ECCC recommendations are reviewed and adopted by Regional Interdepartmental Shellfish Committees prior to regulatory implementation by Fisheries and Oceans Canada (DFO).  
  
  This dataset is 'Deprecated'. Please use updated source here.  
  
  https://open.canada.ca/data/en/dataset/6417332a-7f37-49bd-8be9-ce0402deed2a

Organization: Environment and Climate Change Canada | Environnement et Changement climatique Canada
GEPS Forecasted Accumulated Precipitation - 384 hrs

This polygon layer displays ensemble-based, medium-range precipitation forecasts from the Global Ensemble Prediction System (GEPS), offering a probabilistic view of future rainfall or snowfall over a 16‑day horizon. It aids in uncertainty analysis, risk assessment, and strategic resource planning.  
  
  Ensemble Approach: GEPS runs multiple perturbed members of ECCC’s GEM model, capturing a range of atmospheric evolutions and yielding probability distributions for precipitation. Global Domain: Similar coverage to the GDPS but focuses on ensemble mean, spreads, and probabilities rather than a single deterministic outcome. Longer-Range Outlook: Extends up to 16 days, supporting risk-based planning for potential floods, extended rainfall events, or dryness. Data Utility: Allows decision-makers to weigh confidence levels in precipitation scenarios, vital for water management, agriculture, and emergency contingency strategies.

Organization: Government of Manitoba | Gouvernement du Manitoba
Surface Material by Ecoprovince

The National Ecological Framework for Canada's "Surface Material by Ecoprovince” dataset provides surface material information within the ecoprovince framework polygon. It provides surface material codes and their English and French language descriptions as well as information about the percentage of the polygon that the component occupies.    
  
  Surface material includes the abiotic material at the earth's surface. The materials can be:  ICE and SNOW - Glacial ice and permanent snow ORGANIC SOIL - Contains more than 30% organic matter as measured by weight ROCK - Rock undifferentiated MINERAL SOIL - Predominantly mineral particles: contains less than 30% organic matter as measured by weight URBAN - Urban areas. Note that only a few major urban area polygons are included on SLC source maps, therefore, do not use for tabulating total urban coverage

Organization: Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada | Agriculture et Agroalimentaire Canada
HRDPA Observed Accumulated Precipitation - Past 1day, 3 days & 7 days

This polygon layer visualizes actual observed precipitation polygons (classed by amounts) from the HRDPA product, offering a clear map-based depiction of recent rainfall or snowfall distribution. Observation periods depicted are past 1 day, past 3 days and past 7 days.  
  
  This polygon layer is generated by taking HRDPA’s gridded precipitation data (6h, 24h, or multi-day accumulations) and grouping them into precipitation ranges, then polygonizing. Each feature shows how much precipitation truly fell in that zone. This is essential for event verification against forecasts, analyzing localized extremes, and updating water resource or flood models with real observed input.

Organization: Government of Manitoba | Gouvernement du Manitoba
Permafrost by Ecoprovince

The National Ecological Framework for Canada's "Permafrost by Ecoprovince” dataset contains tables that provide permafrost information within the ecoprovince framework polygon. It provides permafrost codes and their English and French language descriptions as well as information about the percentage of the polygon that the component occupies.    
  
  Permafrost is defined as a state of the ground, whether soil or rock, that remains at or below a temperature of 0° C for long periods (NRC, Permafrost Subcommittee, 1988). The minimum period is from one winter, through the following summer, and into the next winter; however, most permafrost has existed for much longer. This formal definition considers only the temperature of the ground, and thus permafrost is a strictly thermal phenomenon, and not a material. At temperatures below 0° C , almost all of the soil moisture occurs in the form of ground ice. Ground ice usually exists at temperature close to its melting point and so is liable to melt if the ground warms.  The extent and nature of permafrost, including estimated ice content and typical ground ice forms are derived from the map "Canada - Permafrost" (Natural Resources Canada, 1995).

Organization: Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada | Agriculture et Agroalimentaire Canada
HIGHWAY OFFICIAL

HIGHWAY_OFFICIAL provides the LRS based geospatial information of Provincial and National Highways System in Saskatchewan. It is one of the base layer used to create "Roadseg" layer for Saskatchewan Upgraded Road Network (SURN) and National Road Network (NRN). This data layer has been created for mainly MHI data users, that require relatively up-to-date and accurate description of all Highways in the Province of Saskatchewan.  
  
  HIGHWAY_OFFICIAL consists of provincial and national highways system in Saskatchewan maintained by the Saskatchewan Ministry of Highways and Infrastructure (MHI). This data layer is based on the Linear Reference System (LRS) concepts. KM_FROM and KM_TO fields store the start point and the end point at Kilometer information of the line segment. Unique Identifiers (RoadName & NID) are associated with each line segment. The "RoadName" field carry the unique highway name for each line segment in a control section. "NID" National Identifier is used to manage the updates between data producer and data users. HIGHWAY_OFFICIAL data layer serves as a foundation for SURN, NRN, SASK911, CAR, SGI-iHaul and other applications.

Organization: Government of Saskatchewan | Gouvernement de la Saskatchewan
Manitoba Cottage Lots

Web app showing locations of Crown Land cottage lots available for sale in Manitoba  
  
  This web application shows the locations of Crown Land cottage lots available for sale. Manitoba provides an opportunity to purchase a cottage lot located on Crown Land. When new cottage lots become available to the public, these lots are offered through the Cottage Lot Draw process.In the event that new cottage lots are not selected through the draw process, the remaining lots become part of the First-Come, First-Served Cottage Lot Inventory.This app features the dataset Manitoba Cottage Lots Inventory and the Manitoba Cottage Lots Map

Organization: Government of Manitoba | Gouvernement du Manitoba
Canada Basemap – Transportation (CBMT) – Vector Tile EPSG: 3978 (NAD83 Canada Atlas Lambert)

The Canada Basemap – Transportation (CBMT) is a vector tile service that provides spatial reference context with an emphasis on transportation networks across Canada. It is designed especially for use as a background layer in a web mapping application or geographic information system (GIS).  
  
  Access: Access is free of charge under the terms of the Open Government Licence - Canada.  
  
  Data Sources: Data for the CBMT is sourced from multiple datasets.  
  
  - Topographic data of Canada - CanVec Series  
  
  - “Automatically Extracted Buildings” GeoBase (a raw digital product in vector format automatically extracted from airborne Lidar data, high-resolution optical imagery or other sources.)  
  
  - Open Street Map (OSM) data available under the Open Database License (https://www.openstreetmap.org/copyright).  
  
  - Official names from the Canadian Geographical Names Database (CGNDB).  
  
  Geographic Coverage: CBMT covers the entire geographic area of Canada and some major transportation routes and cities in the northern States of the USA.  
  
  Data Update Frequency: Updates are applied monthly to reflect the latest updates in the source datasets.  
  
  Projection: Data is provided in the EPSG:3978 (NAD83 Canada Atlas Lambert) projected coordinate system.  
  
  Layer Access:   
  
  - CBMT is accessible via the ArcGIS Online item link with the applied style or it can also be accessed directly with the default style using the following Vector Tile Server:   
  
  https://tiles.arcgis.com/tiles/HsjBaDykC1mjhXz9/arcgis/rest/services/CBMT_CBCT_3978_V_OSM/VectorTileServer  
  
  - In QGIS or other applications that require the style JSON, the following link can be used:  
  
  https://arcgis.com/sharing/rest/content/items/708e92c1f00941e3af3dd3c092ae4a0a/resources/styles/root.json  
  
  Use Cases: This layer is suitable for use in any map as a basemap layer and can be modified to meet the needs of the project by editing the JSON style in the Vector Tile Style editor.  
  
  Additional Versions:   
  
  - A geometry-only version (CBMT3978GEOM) and a text-only version (CBMT3978TXT) are available.  
  
  - French versions of the basemap are accessible via the Carte de base du Canada - Transport 3978 V (CBCT3978).

Organization: Natural Resources Canada | Ressources naturelles Canada
Canada Basemap – Grids (Lat/Long, NTS and UTM)

Grid of latitude and longitude lines across Canada – This service is the grid of longitude and latitude lines across Canada that relates points on a map to their true locations on the earth.  
  
  NTS - This service is based on the National Topographic System (NTS). For more details visit http://www.nrcan.gc.ca/earth-sciences/geography/topographic-information/maps/9767  
  
  UTM - This web service is the civilian UTM grid reference used across Canada

Organization: Natural Resources Canada | Ressources naturelles Canada
HRDPS Forecasted Accumulated Precipitation 24 hrs view

This polygon layer showcases ultra-fine (2.5 km) short-range precipitation forecasts from the High Resolution Deterministic Prediction System (HRDPS), a convection-permitting model by Environment and Climate Change Canada. It identifies local-scale rainfall or snowfall patterns up to 48 hours, supporting urban flood forecasting, severe weather response, and detailed water resource planning.  
  
  Convection-Permitting: The HRDPS can explicitly resolve thunderstorms and other small-scale weather events by running at ~2.5 km. Short-Range Focus: Typically provides forecasts out to 36–48 hours, updated several times daily. Local Impact: Valuable for pinpointing high-impact precipitation in complex terrain or urban environments, aiding emergency managers and hydrologists in short-lead-time decisions. Nested Model: Receives lateral boundary conditions from RDPS, maintaining consistency with regional forecasts while refining detail in local domains.

Organization: Government of Manitoba | Gouvernement du Manitoba
Canada Basemap – Transportation (CBMT) - Vector Tile (EPSG: 3857 WGS84 Pseudo-Mercator)

The Canada Basemap – Transportation (CBMT) is a vector tile service that provides spatial reference context with an emphasis on transportation networks across Canada. It is designed especially for use as a background layer in a web mapping application or geographic information system (GIS).  
  
  Access: Access is free of charge under the terms of the Open Government Licence - Canada.  
  
  Data Sources: Data for the CBMT is sourced from multiple datasets.  
  
  - Topographic data of Canada - CanVec Series.  
  
  - “Automatically Extracted Buildings” GeoBase (a raw digital product in vector format automatically extracted from airborne Lidar data, high-resolution optical imagery or other sources).  
  
  - Open Street Map (OSM) data available under the Open Database License (https://www.openstreetmap.org/copyright).  
  
  - Official names from the Canadian Geographical Names Database (CGNDB).  
  
  Geographic Coverage: CBMT has complete coverage of the world, with full datasets in Canada and only partial data in other parts of the world including boundaries, Country Names, and major cities.  
  
  Data Update Frequency: Updates are applied monthly to reflect the latest updates in the source datasets.  
  
  Projection: Data is provided in the EPSG:3857 (WGS84 Pseudo-Mercator) projected coordinate system.  
  
  Layer Access:   
  
  - CBMT is accessible via the ArcGIS Online item link with the applied style or it can also be accessed directly with the default style using the following Vector Tile Server:   
  
  https://tiles.arcgis.com/tiles/HsjBaDykC1mjhXz9/arcgis/rest/services/CBMT_CBCT_3857_V_OSM/VectorTileServer  
  
  - In QGIS or other applications that require the style JSON, the following link can be used:  
  
  https://arcgis.com/sharing/rest/content/items/800d755712e8415aab301b9d55bc2800/resources/styles/root.json  
  
  Use Cases: This layer is suitable for use in any map as a basemap layer and can be modified to meet the needs of the project by editing the JSON style in the Vector Tile Style editor.  
  
  Additional Versions:   
  
  - A geometry-only version (CBMT3857GEOM) and a text-only version (CBMT3857TXT) are available.  
  
  - French versions of the basemap are accessible via the Carte de base du Canada - Transport 3857 V (CBCT3857).

Organization: Natural Resources Canada | Ressources naturelles Canada
Canada Basemap Series

Canada Center for Mapping and Earth Observation (CCMEO)'s basemap is essential in supporting the Government of Canada’s priorities in areas such as open government, climate change mitigation, Indigenous reconciliation, emergency management, disaster preparedness and response, sustainable natural resource management, infrastructure planning, economy/labour and more. It reinforces CCMEO’s commitment to improving the accessibility, interoperability and integration of geospatial data across Canada.   
  
  CCMEO currently offers multiple basemap types which include the following found in this series:  
  
  - Transportation basemap (CBMT) in raster tile format  
  
  - Transportation basemap (CBMT) in vector tile format EPSG: 3857 (WGS84 Pseudo-Mercator)  
  
  - Transportation basemap (CBMT) in vector tile format EPSG: 3978 (NAD83 Canada Atlas Lambert)  
  
  - Digital Elevation Model (DEM) - hillshade basemap (CBME)  
  
  - Simple grey basemap  
  
  - Provinces/Territories basemap  
  
  - Grids (Lat/Long, NTS and UTM) basemap

Organization: Natural Resources Canada | Ressources naturelles Canada
Shellfish Water Classification Program – Shellfish Harvest Area Classification in Newfoundland and Labrador

This dataset provides geospatial polygon boundaries for marine bivalve shellfish harvest area classification in Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. These data represent the five classification categories of marine bivalve shellfish harvest areas (Approved; Conditionally Approved; Restricted; Conditionally Restricted; and Prohibited) under the Canadian Shellfish Sanitation Program (CSSP). Data are collected by Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC) for the purpose of making applicable classification recommendations on the basis of sanitary and water quality survey results. ECCC recommendations are reviewed and adopted by Regional Interdepartmental Shellfish Committees prior to regulatory implementation by Fisheries and Oceans Canada (DFO).   
  
  These geographic data are for illustrative purposes only; they show shellfish harvest area classifications when in Open Status. The classification may be superseded at any time by regulatory orders issued by DFO, which place areas in Closed Status, due to conditions such as sewage overflows or elevated biotoxin levels. For further information about the current status and boundary coordinates for areas under Prohibition Order, please contact your local DFO office.  
  
  This dataset is 'Deprecated'. Please use updated source here.  
  
  https://open.canada.ca/data/en/dataset/7aef69b5-3aaf-4d50-bb86-083031e6dc47

Organization: Environment and Climate Change Canada | Environnement et Changement climatique Canada
Surplus Crown Property Recycle

This category encompasses items of surplus that have been removed from various pieces of furniture and equipment destined for landfills throughout the Province. These pieces are then sent to, or picked up by, various organizations committed to the Province’s continuing program on the diversion of solid waste from Provincial or Municipal landfills. There are other pieces of surplus equipment, such as IT assets, that may be broken, causing removal of sensitive information to be impossible in the traditional manner. In such cases, these items are securely disposed of by the Province’s contracted metal recycler. Other surplus or obsolete electronic items are recycled through the Atlantic Canada’s Electronic Stewardship (ACES) in accordance with the Electronic Product Stewardship Regulations.

Organization: Government of Nova Scotia | Gouvernment de la Nouvelle-Écosse
Shellfish Water Classification Program – Shellfish Harvest Area Classification in Prince Edward Island

This dataset provides geospatial polygon boundaries for marine bivalve shellfish harvest area classification in Prince Edward Island, Canada. These data represent the five classification categories of marine bivalve shellfish harvest areas (Approved; Conditionally Approved; Restricted; Conditionally Restricted; and Prohibited) under the Canadian Shellfish Sanitation Program (CSSP). Data are collected by Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC) for the purpose of making applicable classification recommendations on the basis of sanitary and water quality survey results. ECCC recommendations are reviewed and adopted by Regional Interdepartmental Shellfish Committees prior to regulatory implementation by Fisheries and Oceans Canada (DFO).   
  
  These geographic data are for illustrative purposes only; they show shellfish harvest area classifications when in Open Status. The classification may be superseded at any time by regulatory orders issued by DFO, which place areas in Closed Status, due to conditions such as sewage overflows or elevated biotoxin levels. For further information about the current status and boundary coordinates for areas under Prohibition Order, please contact your local DFO office.  
  
  This dataset is 'Deprecated'. Please use updated source here.  
  
  https://open.canada.ca/data/en/dataset/7aef69b5-3aaf-4d50-bb86-083031e6dc47

Organization: Environment and Climate Change Canada | Environnement et Changement climatique Canada
Statistically downscaled multi-model ensembles of precipitation

Statistically downscaled multi-model ensembles of total precipitation are available at a 10km spatial resolution for 1951-2100. Statistically downscaled ensembles are based on output from twenty-four Coupled Model Intercomparison Project Phase 5 (CMIP5) global climate models (GCM). Daily precipitation (mm/day) from GCM outputs were downscaled using the Bias Correction/Constructed Analogues with Quantile mapping version 2 (BCCAQv2). A historical gridded precipitation dataset of Canada (ANUSPLIN) was used as the downscaling target.  
  
                 The 5th, 25th, 50th, 75th and 95th percentiles of the monthly, seasonal and annual ensembles of downscaled total precipitation (mm/day) are available for the historical time period, 1951-2005, 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
Trend of Mean Temperature for 1948-2016 based on Canadian gridded data

Seasonal and annual trends of mean surface air temperature change (degrees Celsius) for 1948-2016 based on Canadian gridded data (CANGRD) are available at a 50km resolution across Canada. Temperature trends represent the departure from a mean reference period (1961-1990). CANGRD data are interpolated from adjusted and homogenized climate station data (i.e., AHCCD datasets).  Homogenized climate data incorporate adjustments to the original station data to account for discontinuities from non-climatic factors, such as instrument changes or station relocation.

Organization: Environment and Climate Change Canada | Environnement et Changement climatique Canada
Map of the nesting zones in Canada

Canadian nesting zones are broad, general areas, corresponding roughly to Bird Conservation Regions (version 2014. updates have been made in 2022)  
  
  https://www.canada.ca/en/environment-climate-change/services/avoiding-harm-migratory-birds/general-nesting-periods/nesting-periods.html  
  
  The limits of nesting zones reflect:  
  
  - variations in species diversity  
  
  - variations in mean annual temperature  
  
  - similarities in the nesting periods within and between zones  
  
  Changes in the nesting period between adjacent nesting zones occur as a gradient.  
  
  When working near the boundary of a zone, you should also consider the nesting period of the adjacent zone..  
  
  More detail technical information are available here: https://publications.gc.ca/site/eng/9.843362/publication.html  
  
  Warning: This technical information on timing of nesting migratory birds are published by EC to support the planning of activities in order to reduce the risk of detrimental effects to migratory birds, their nests and eggs. This technical information constitutes advice only. This information does not provide an authorization for harming or killing migratory birds or for the disturbance, destruction or taking of nests or eggs as prohibited under the MBR. This information does not provide a guarantee that the activities will avoid contravening the MBR or other laws and regulations. This is general information not intended to be relied on as official advice concerning the legal consequences of any specific activity. It is not a substitute for the MBCA, the MBR, or any other legislation. It is the responsibility of individuals and companies to assess their risk with regards to migratory birds and design relevant avoidance and mitigation measures.

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