AndreaBozzo/ceres-open-data-index huggingface dataset:
Waterfowl Surveys in Canada

This data collection brings together waterfowl survey data collected in Canada by Environment and Climate Change Canada. All datasets included here have been exported from QWAC-QSC (Quantifying Waterfowl Across Canada database - Base de données sur la Quantification de la Sauvagine au Canada), which serves as an internal centralized and standardized repository for waterfowl survey data. The database harmonizes waterfowl survey datasets collected across CWS (Canadian Wildlife Service) regions within a common schema, enabling data generated through different initiatives and survey designs to be integrated and analyzed at broader spatial and temporal scales. This data collection makes information readily accessible for use in national initiatives, harvest management, environmental and impact assessments, conservation planning, and large-scale analyses such as trend estimation and species distribution modelling.

Complete bilingual QWAC-QSC schema including data dictionary and relational diagram is available in downloadable files.

Note: This is not a comprehensive inventory of all waterfowl survey datasets in Canada. The collection is limited to datasets that have been standardized and incorporated into QWAC-QSC. Additional waterfowl survey datasets, particularly those published prior to the development of QWAC-QSC or not formatted to its schema, are also available through the ECCC Data Catalogue. The collection is also not limited to surveys targeting or recording only waterfowl, but each survey includes protocols to record observations of waterfowl.

Organization: Environment and Climate Change Canada | Environnement et Changement climatique Canada
Eastern Waterfowl Survey (EWS25)

The Canadian Wildlife Service (CWS) Eastern Waterfowl Survey (EWS) uses helicopters to annually survey breeding waterfowl on square plots located either systematically (Ontario and Québec) or semi-randomly (Atlantic region) within the breeding range of the American Black Duck. The initial goal of the EWS was to address objectives specific to the American Black Duck under the Black Duck Joint Venture (BDJV, a component of the North American Waterfowl Management Plan), while also surveying and generating reliable indices for trends of all waterfowl species with similar breeding phenology nesting within the Black Duck’s range in eastern Canada.

Following pilot surveys from 1985-1989, EWS was initiated in 1990. The survey design (plot size, number, and survey frequency) changed multiple times in the early years. From 1990-1992, the survey design included 202 10x10 km (100 km²) plots surveyed annually. From 1993-1994, the number of 100 km² plots in Ontario and Québec were reduced by nearly half based on an optimal allocation technique, leaving 143 plots to be surveyed annually. In 1995, the number of 100 km² plots was further reduced to 92 for an annual survey. Beginning in 1996, the survey design was modified by reducing plot size to 5x5 km (25km²), increasing the plot number to 304, implementing a rotational design whereby all plots were surveyed at least once over a 3-year period and all plots were surveyed twice over a 4-year period, and distributing plots among four strata based on Black Duck population units (64–84 plots/stratum). The locations and number of plots have slightly shifted since 1996, with a total of 332 unique plots having been surveyed at least once since the EWS began. 

This dataset (EWS25) contains all data collected with the current survey design of 25 km² plots, including data from 1990-1995 subsetted to the 25 km² plot extents (with the exception of plots in Ontario which include all observations from the full 100 km² plot extents from 1990-1995). 

Complete bilingual metadata including detailed survey protocols and data dictionaries is available in downloadable files.

Organization: Environment and Climate Change Canada | Environnement et Changement climatique Canada
CNSC Collaborative Roundtable on Regulatory Efficiency - Agenda

Agenda for the April 2, 2026, 2026 Collaborative Roundtables on Regulatory Efficiency. The meeting discussed the CNSC’s approach to regulatory efficiency and the Red Tape Review (RTR), highlighting how recent engagement with industry and Indigenous Nations, along with RTR commitments, is informing efforts to reduce red tape while upholding nuclear safety, transparency, and public trust. 

Organization: Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission | Commission canadienne de sûreté nucléaire
Foreign bank branches

December monthly results for October fiscal year end filers will be published on February 15th and the results for December fiscal year end filers will be published on February 28th. This disclosure is done to align with public disclosure of publicly traded financial institutions.

Effective Q2 2023, Small and Medium-Sized Deposit Taking Institutions (SMSBs) classified as Category III under the 2023 Capital and Liquidity requirements will no longer report a risk-based capital ratio or leverage ratio. Rather, Category III SMSBs will report simplified risk-based capital ratios. These requirements do not apply to Foreign Bank Branches. Please refer to the following OSFI Guidelines for additional information on the reporting requirements for SMSBs:

Small and Medium-Sized Deposit Taking Institutions Capital and Liquidity Requirements Guideline
Capital Adequacy Requirements Guideline
Liquidity Adequacy Requirements Guideline
Industry Totals: Please note that to determine "Total All Banks" data, you must add "Total Domestic", "Total Foreign Bank Subsidiaries" and "Total Foreign Bank Branches".

Industry "Totals" do not include data reported by Banks that are subsidiaries of other Banks, since this data is already accounted for in the consolidated data reported by the parent banks.


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__Scheduled publication dates for all active Monthly returns 2026:__

* January – January 15
* February – February 16
* March – March 16
* April – April 15
* May – May 15
* June – June 15
* July – July 15
* August – August 17
* September – September 15
* October – October 15
* November – November 15
* December – December 15

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* Quarter 1 — Due: May 15 | Publish: May 23
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* Quarter 4 — Due: March 1 | Publish: March 19



Organization: Office of the Superintendent of Financial Institutions Canada | Bureau du surintendant des institutions financières Canada
Regulatory Oversight Report on the Use of Nuclear Substances in Canada

The Regulatory Oversight Report (ROR) on the Use of Nuclear Substances in Canada provides an overview of CNSC’s regulatory oversight of the licensees possessing and using nuclear substances and prescribed equipment in the medical, industrial, academic and research, and commercial sectors. This includes licensees regulated by the Directorate of Nuclear Substance Regulation (DNSR) and waste nuclear substance licensees regulated by the Directorate of Nuclear Cycle and Facilities Regulation (DNCFR). The report includes information about licensees’ performance and provides specific data on compliance activities, enforcement actions, doses to workers and events.  Certain data sets used in the drafting of the ROR are also included.

Organization: Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission | Commission canadienne de sûreté nucléaire
Retail associations

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__Scheduled publication dates for all active Monthly returns 2026:__

* January – January 15
* February – February 16
* March – March 16
* April – April 15
* May – May 15
* June – June 15
* July – July 15
* August – August 17
* September – September 15
* October – October 15
* November – November 15
* December – December 15

__Scheduled publication dates for all active Quarterly returns 2026: __

* Quarter 1 — Due: May 15 | Publish: May 23
* Quarter 2 — Due: Aug 14 | Publish: Aug 22 
* Quarter 3 — Due: Nov 14 | Publish: Nov 22 
* Quarter 4 — Due: March 1 | Publish: March 19




Organization: Office of the Superintendent of Financial Institutions Canada | Bureau du surintendant des institutions financières Canada
Banks

December monthly results for October fiscal year end filers will be published on February 15th and the results for December fiscal year end filers will be published on February 28th. This disclosure is done to align with public disclosure of publicly traded financial institutions.

Effective Q2 2023, Small and Medium-Sized Deposit Taking Institutions (SMSBs) classified as Category III under the 2023 Capital and Liquidity requirements will no longer report a risk-based capital ratio or leverage ratio. Rather, Category III SMSBs will report simplified risk-based capital ratios. These requirements do not apply to Foreign Bank Branches. Please refer to the following OSFI Guidelines for additional information on the reporting requirements for SMSBs:

Small and Medium-Sized Deposit Taking Institutions Capital and Liquidity Requirements Guideline
Capital Adequacy Requirements Guideline
Liquidity Adequacy Requirements Guideline
Industry Totals: Please note that to determine "Total All Banks" data, you must add "Total Domestic", "Total Foreign Bank Subsidiaries" and "Total Foreign Bank Branches".

Industry "Totals" do not include data reported by Banks that are subsidiaries of other Banks, since this data is already accounted for in the consolidated data reported by the parent banks.


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Some of the information on this Web page has been provided by external sources. The Government of Canada is not responsible for the accuracy, reliability or currency of the information supplied by external sources. Users wishing to rely upon this information should consult directly with the source of the information. Content provided by external sources is not subject to official languages, privacy and accessibility requirements.


__Scheduled publication dates for all active Monthly returns 2026:__

* January – January 15
* February – February 16
* March – March 16
* April – April 15
* May – May 15
* June – June 15
* July – July 15
* August – August 17
* September – September 15
* October – October 15
* November – November 15
* December – December 15

__Scheduled publication dates for all active Quarterly returns 2026: __

* Quarter 1 — Due: May 15 | Publish: May 23
* Quarter 2 — Due: Aug 14 | Publish: Aug 22 
* Quarter 3 — Due: Nov 14 | Publish: Nov 22 
* Quarter 4 — Due: March 1 | Publish: March 19


Organization: Office of the Superintendent of Financial Institutions Canada | Bureau du surintendant des institutions financières Canada
Cumulative risk maps for marine habitats of Atlantic Canada

In marine ecosystems, the combination of multiple, co-occurring human activities can degrade habitats, undermining the very ecosystem services on which human societies depend. To examine the combined risk to marine habitats from multiple, overlapping human activities and stressors in Atlantic Canadian waters, a cumulative habitat risk assessment was conducted across four bioregions: (1) Scotian Shelf-Bay of Fundy, (2) Northern Gulf of St. Lawrence (3) Southern Gulf of St. Lawrence and (4) Newfoundland and Labrador. This analysis combined spatial information for 20 different marine habitats and 36 human activities across five different sectors (climate change, land-based, marine, coastal, and commercial fishing) using a spatially explicit, exposure-consequence risk framework. This dataset provides the cumulative habitat risk map for Atlantic Canadian marine waters at a 1 km² resolution, as well as the habitat map used in the risk analysis. This project was funded by Fisheries and Oceans Canada through a Competitive Science Research Fund (CSRF) grant. For further information concerning specifics of the maps and methods, contact the data provider.

References
Arkema, K.K., Verutes, G., Bernhardt, J.R., et al. 2014. Assessing habitat risk from human activities to inform coastal and marine spatial planning: a demonstration in Belize. Environ. Res. Lett. 9(11): 114016.

Cite this data as: Kelly, N.E. and Murray, C. Cumulative risk maps for marine habitats of Atlantic Canada. 
Published: April 2026. Coastal Ecosystems Science Division, Maritimes Region, Fisheries and Oceans Canada, Dartmouth NS.

Organization: Fisheries and Oceans Canada | Pêches et Océans Canada
Bank of Canada, assets and liabilities, Wednesdays

This table contains 29 series, with data starting from 1953 (not all combinations necessarily have data for all years). This table contains data described by the following dimensions (Not all combinations are available): Geography (1 item: Canada), Assets and liabilities (29 items: Total assets; Total, Government of Canada, direct and guaranteed securities; Government of Canada, Treasury Bills; Total, Government of Canada, bonds; ...).

Organization: Statistics Canada | Statistique Canada
Chartered banks, foreign currency assets and liabilities, at month-end, Bank of Canada

This table contains 16 series, with data starting from 1946 (not all combinations necessarily have data for all years). This table contains data described by the following dimensions (Not all combinations are available): Geography (1 items: Canada ...), Foreign currency assets and liabilities (16 items: Foreign currency assets; securities; Foreign currency assets; call loans; Total; foreign currency assets; Foreign currency assets; other loans ...).

Organization: Statistics Canada | Statistique Canada
Manufacturers' sales, inventories, orders and inventory to sales ratios, by industry (dollars unless otherwise noted)

<p>Monthly Canadian manufacturers' sales, new orders, unfilled orders, raw materials, goods or work in process, finished goods, total inventories, inventory to sales ratios and finished goods to sales ratios for durable and non-durable goods by North American Industry Classification System (NAICS), in dollars unless otherwise noted. Unadjusted and seasonally adjusted values available from January 1992 to the current reference month.  </p>

Organization: Statistics Canada | Statistique Canada
Real manufacturing sales, orders, inventory owned and inventory to sales ratio, 2017 dollars, seasonally adjusted

Canadian Sales of goods manufactured (shipments), new orders, unfilled orders, inventories, raw materials, goods or work in process, finished goods, and inventory to sales ratios for durable and non-durable goods by North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) for reference periods January 2002 to the current reference month. Not all combinations are available. Values are in constant dollars.<br>

Organization: Statistics Canada | Statistique Canada
Manufacturing sales, by industry for 15 Selected Census Metropolitan Areas

<p>Monthly Canadian manufacturer's sales for 15 census metropolitan areas (CMA) for durable and non-durable goods by North American Industry Classification System (NAICS). Data in thousands of dollars. Unadjusted and seasonally adjusted data available from January 2013 to the current reference month. Not all combinations are available.<br>
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Organization: Statistics Canada | Statistique Canada
Basket weights of the Consumer Price Index, Canada, provinces, Whitehorse, Yellowknife and Iqaluit

Basket weights of major components, gasoline, and selected special aggregates of the Consumer Price Index (CPI) basket, for Canada, provinces, Whitehorse, Yellowknife and Iqaluit, last 5 years of the CPI basket. Includes price period of the weights as either weights at basket link month prices or weights at basket reference period prices. Weights are shown in percentage terms.

Organization: Statistics Canada | Statistique Canada
High-resolution climate projection data for Marine Protected Areas in the Maritimes

This dataset provides refined monthly climatological projections for six key ocean variables: surface and bottom temperature, surface and bottom salinity, mixed layer depth, and bottom current speed. The projections are provided for six Maritime Marine Protected Areas: the Gully, the Laurentian Channel, St. Anns Bank, Musquash Estuary, Banc-des-Américains, and Basin Head. These projections are based on downscaled outputs from 22 CMIP6 models under four emissions scenarios (SSP1-2.6, SSP2-4.5, SSP3-7.0, and SSP5-8.5) for four 20-year periods spanning 2020 to 2099 (2020–2039, 2040–2059, 2060–2079, and 2080–2099).

For each model and scenario, 20-year climatological means were computed for each future period. These  climatologies were then aggregated to produce ensemble means and ensemble standard deviations for all variables. The released dataset includes only these ensemble summary fields and is provided as gridded data with dimensions longitude × latitude × scenario × time.

Cite this data as: Wang., Z. Data of High-resolution climate projection data for Marine Protected Areas in the Maritimes. Published: May 2026. Ocean Ecosystems Science Division, Maritimes Region, Fisheries and Oceans Canada, Dartmouth NS. https://open.canada.ca/data/en/dataset/fb4b3212-bca3-4192-8401-687faccc534b

Organization: Fisheries and Oceans Canada | Pêches et Océans Canada
Monitoring regional conservation areas using paired environmental DNA and research trawl surveys

DFO has committed to establishing a representative network of Marine Conservation Areas collectively comprising 30% of the EEZ by 2030. The MCT 2.0 program was established in 2021 to help achieve this target and establish long-term monitoring within Canadian conservation areas. Information on the distribution of species within a protected area is essential for the management and monitoring of a site. Decisions made on zoning, risk assessment, activity approvals and management effectiveness all require information on the distribution and status of species. The Scotian Shelf-Bay of Fundy Bioregion spans the domain of the Maritimes Region, and within it there are 8 Marine Refuges (MR), 3 Marine Protected Areas (MPA), and 2 Areas of Interest (AOI). Environmental DNA (eDNA) offers a promising approach for biodiversity monitoring that has been gaining increased attention in the marine realm. Through sampling relatively small volumes of water (~3L), eDNA can capture of millions of fragments of eDNA on specialized filters that can then be sequenced to identify the species composition of an area. eDNA metabarcoding is based on the foundations of DNA barcoding, where species are identified solely by their unique DNA sequences. This method is relatively simple, efficient (with the ability to characterize both fish and invertebrate diversity), and non-invasive, meaning there is no disruption of sensitive benthic habitats or need to dissect tissue samples from captured fish and invertebrates. eDNA has been shown to be comparable to other biodiversity censusing techniques and has the potential to rapidly conduct biodiversity surveys over a relatively large area, such as the Eastern Shore Islands AOI. The DFO Maritimes summer multispecies trawl survey is one of the longest-running data series with applications in fisheries stock assessment, and one of the only sources of data for offshore MPA design and monitoring. In this project we pair eDNA samples collected within current and proposed conservation areas with trawl catch data to create a biodiversity and animal community monitoring time series for these areas. We use eDNA and trawl catch data as complementary tools, where trawl-based catch provides information on fish abundance, size distributions and sex, and eDNA provides information on genetic diversity and can detect cryptic and rare species. 

Cite this data as: Jeffery, N.W. Monitoring regional conservation areas using paired environmental DNA and research trawl surveys. Published: May 2026. Coastal Ecosystems Science Division, Maritimes Region, Fisheries and Oceans Canada, Dartmouth NS.

Organization: Fisheries and Oceans Canada | Pêches et Océans Canada
Lobbying Registrations

A lobbying registration is required when a paid individual communicates with federal public office holders in respect of certain subject matter, either on behalf of their employer or a client. This dataset contains all lobbying registrations filed to the Office of the Registrar of Lobbyists between the dates January 31, 1996 and June 30, 2008 under the Lobbyists Registration Act, and the Office of the Commissioner of Lobbying from July 2, 2008 onward under the Lobbying Act. The dataset provides a primary file as well as secondary files in CSV format allowing for one to many relationships for some data elements collected within a registration. Also available is a data dictionary file which provides definitions for all data elements contained within the dataset. Note that any content entered manually within a registration is in the language of choice of the user.

Organization: Office of the Commissioner of Lobbying of Canada | Commissariat au lobbying du Canada
Monthly Communication Reports

Monthly communication reports disclose prescribed details regarding "oral and arranged" communications between lobbyists and Designated Public Office Holders (DPOH). This dataset contains all monthly communication reports filed with the Office of the Commissioner of Lobbying. These monthly communication reports were disclosed by registrants under the Lobbying Act, which came into force on July 2, 2008. The dataset provides a primary file as well as secondary files in CSV format allowing for one to many relationships for some data elements collected within a monthly communication report. Also available is a data dictionary file which provides a definition for all data elements contained within the dataset. Note that any content entered manually within a monthly communication report is in the language of choice of the user.

Organization: Office of the Commissioner of Lobbying of Canada | Commissariat au lobbying du Canada
Percentage of PSPC-managed office space that is modernized each year to meet the current Government of Canada Workplace Fit-up Standards

This indicator measures the percentage of office space which is being modernized in line with the current fit-up standards. The target of 4% of the inventory being transformed per year is based on the amount of fit-up dollars we are funded for ($) year over year compared to the fit-up rate ($/m2u) to establish how much space should be transformed (fit-up). This amount of space fit-up is then compared to the total inventory to determine the percentage of space transformed.

Organization: Public Services and Procurement Canada | Services publics et Approvisionnement Canada