AndreaBozzo/ceres-open-data-index huggingface dataset:
Raptor - Wildlife Key Area - 250k

Wildlife Key Areas (WKA) are locations used by wildlife for critical, seasonal life functions. WKAs are identified by interpreting observed locations of wildlife at key times of year, not through intensive habitat assessment. Polygons derived from interviews with locals and from GIS interpretation of wildlife/habitat surveys. GIS interpretation follows criteria specific for taxon and/or populations of taxon. Key Areas are based on observed locations of wildlife at key times of year, not on habitat assessment. With new information, boundaries and designations of Key Areas can change and additional Key Areas can be identified. Furthermore, Key Areas are not the only sites important for wildlife. Other information sources can identify other sites important for wildlife for reasons outside the scope of the WKA Inventory Program. Updates to Key Areas occur only periodically. For the most current information, please consult with the Regional Biologist for your area of interest. If you have questions or would like to contribute to the WKA database, please contact the WKA Inventory Program ( [wka@yukon.ca](mailto:wka@yukon.ca) ).

Distributed from [GeoYukon](https://mapservices.gov.yk.ca/GeoYukon/) by the [Government of Yukon](https://yukon.ca/) . Discover more digital map data and interactive maps from Yukon's digital map data collection.

For more information: [geomatics.help@yukon.ca](mailto:geomatics.help@yukon.ca)

Organization: Government of Yukon | Gouvernement du Yukon
Oil and Gas Grid Units

This is the Grid Unit portion of the Oil and Gas Land Division System. This is a grid system consisting of three sections, Area, Section and Unit used to describe Yukon Oil and Gas Dispositions, Leases and Licences. Every Grid Section shall be divided into Units.

Distributed from [GeoYukon](https://yukon.ca/geoyukon) by the [Government of Yukon](https://yukon.ca/maps) . Discover more digital map data and interactive maps from Yukon's digital map data collection.

For more information: [geomatics.help@yukon.ca](mailto:geomatics.help@yukon.ca)

Organization: Government of Yukon | Gouvernement du Yukon
NG911 Railroads - Whitehorse

The Railroads layer delineates the estimated centreline of the rail lines within the City of Whitehorse.

Data was modeled using the NENA NG9-1-1 GIS Data Template (NENA-REF-006. 2 -202 2 ).

Distributed from [GeoYukon](https://yukon.ca/geoyukon) by the [Government of Yukon](https://yukon.ca/maps) . Discover more digital map data and interactive maps from Yukon's digital map data collection.

For more information: [geomatics.help@yukon.ca](mailto:geomatics.help@yukon.ca)

Organization: Government of Yukon | Gouvernement du Yukon
Planning and development plan - Transport

This data set brings together a series of data focused on the topic of transport. These data are found in various sections of the Land Use and Development Plan. The description of each of these games contains the card number to which it refers.

This urban planning and development plan for the agglomeration of Montreal outlines the main parameters that will guide the Montreal agglomeration council in decisions relating to land use planning in the coming years. From a perspective of sustainable development, this document guides decisions that shape the territory in order to promote compact and greener neighborhoods, increase public and active transportation, support the economic dynamism of the agglomeration and highlight areas of interest.

Consult the [interactive map] (https://smvt.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=d152aaa85b6f4e9086cecdf10c7456db) of the Land Use and Development Plan to visualize some of these thematic data.**This third party metadata element was translated using an automated translation tool (Amazon Translate).**

Organization: Government and Municipalities of Québec | Gouvernement et municipalités du Québec
Air Contaminant Emissions Registry

Under the Regulation Respecting the Mandatory Reporting of Certain Contaminant Emissions into the Atmosphere (RDOECA), the Ministère de l'Environnement et de la Lutte contre les Changements Climates de la Faune et des Parcs collects data on air contaminants emitted by Quebec businesses in particular. Thus, any person or municipality operating an establishment that emits air contaminants above thresholds into the atmosphere is required to report its emissions no later than June 1 of each year. 

This dataset includes emissions of air contaminants reported under RDOECA or voluntarily expressed in metric tons, with the exception of dioxin and furan emissions, which are expressed in metric tons of toxic equivalents.**This third party metadata element was translated using an automated translation tool (Amazon Translate).**

Organization: Government and Municipalities of Québec | Gouvernement et municipalités du Québec
Bacteriological and physicochemical quality of streams and inland water bodies (RUISSO) of the aquatic environment monitoring network (RSMA)

Data from the RUISSO program, bacteriological and physicochemical quality of streams and inland water bodies in the Montreal agglomeration, from the Aquatic Environment Monitoring Network.

An [interactive map] (https://experience.arcgis.com/experience/38d7c7bb43da4e2082aa836689d0d318/) is also available.**This third party metadata element was translated using an automated translation tool (Amazon Translate).**

Organization: Government and Municipalities of Québec | Gouvernement et municipalités du Québec
Supply Guarantee Region (RGA)

A territorial unit applicable on the forest territory of the State that can include one to several management units (UA), only RGA 05 and 14 include an AU. In an RGA, the Ministry of Natural Resources and Forests (MRNF) allocates “Supply Guarantee” (GA) wood volumes to beneficiaries.

The Sustainable Forest Development Act (LADTF) provides that the supply guarantee (GA) gives its beneficiary the right to annually buy a volume of wood from public forest territories of one or more RGAs, in order to supply the wood processing plant for which this guarantee is granted. The guarantee indicates the annual volumes of wood, by species or group of species, that can be purchased annually by the beneficiary, from each of the regions covered by the guarantee.

This data comes from the MRNF STF system, which is the __official source__ of this geographic information.

For more information on the list of beneficiaries with their volume assignments by RGA, please consult the [tables by region.] (https://diffusion.mern.gouv.qc.ca/public/DGAB/Registre_public/02_Repertoire_beneficiaires/)**This third party metadata element was translated using an automated translation tool (Amazon Translate).**

Organization: Government and Municipalities of Québec | Gouvernement et municipalités du Québec
FRR - Losses and gains in forest areas in Montérégie - GéoMont 2023

This project was carried out thanks to the financial support of component 2.2 of the MAMAH Regions and Rurality Fund (FRR).

The updates were made using orthophotos from spring 2020. The project covers the territory of the MRCs of Haut-Saint-Laurent, Haute-Yamaska, Haute-Yamaska, Roussillon, Rouville, Vaudreuil-Soulanges as well as the agglomeration of Longueuil.**This third party metadata element was translated using an automated translation tool (Amazon Translate).**

Organization: Government and Municipalities of Québec | Gouvernement et municipalités du Québec
Heritage sites classified by the Minister of Culture and Communications

The government, through its Minister of Culture and Communications, can classify a heritage asset, that is to say a building, a site, a document, an object or a heritage complex. 

The classification makes it possible to recognize the heritage value of the property, to ensure its protection, and to promote its knowledge and its transmission to future generations.¹

The Ministry of Culture and Communications makes available some of its data on heritage sites classified by the Minister (formerly historic sites and archaeological sites classified or recognized). These elements of real estate heritage are part of the heritage protected under the Cultural Heritage Act (L.R.Q., c. 21) and are registered in the Quebec Cultural Heritage Register.

These elements and all related information can be found in the Répertoire du Patrimoine Culturel du Québec. www.patrimoine-cultur.gouv.qc.ca

Note that each of the classified heritage sites is represented by a polygon delimiting its perimeter. A version represented in the form of points locating the site on the territory is also available.

These locations are provided for information purposes only and, therefore, have no legal effect. Refer to the Cultural Heritage Register, maintained at the Ministry by the Registrar of Cultural Heritage, for legal information.

1: https://www.quebec.ca/culture/patrimoine-archeologie/proteger/statuts/types-statuts/classement**This third party metadata element was translated using an automated translation tool (Amazon Translate).**

Organization: Government and Municipalities of Québec | Gouvernement et municipalités du Québec
Planning and development plan - Heritage and landscape

The land use and development plan puts forward a frame of reference aimed at better knowing, protecting and promoting heritage. The data available in this set mainly comes from the mapping in section 2.3 of the Land Use and Development Plan of the Agglomération de Montréal, i.e. the __built or archaeological heritage__, the __emblematic and identity landscapes__, as well as the __views of interest__.

This urban planning and development plan for the agglomeration of Montreal outlines the main parameters that will guide the Montreal agglomeration council in decisions relating to land use planning in the coming years. From a perspective of sustainable development, this document guides decisions that shape the territory in order to promote compact and greener neighborhoods, increase public and active transportation, support the economic dynamism of the agglomeration and highlight areas of interest.

Consult the [interactive map] (https://montreal.ca/services/cartes-interactives-amenagement-du-territoire) of the Planning and Development Plan to visualize the thematic data.**This third party metadata element was translated using an automated translation tool (Amazon Translate).**

Organization: Government and Municipalities of Québec | Gouvernement et municipalités du Québec
Maps for the application of the Regulation for a mixed metropolis

Under the By-law for a mixed metropolis, anyone who carries out a residential project of more than 18,000 m² must enter into an agreement with the City in order to contribute to the offer of social, affordable or family housing.

For more information on the by-law, please refer to [the Ville de Montréal website] (https://montreal.ca/articles/metropole-mixte-les-grandes-lignes-du-reglement-7816).**This third party metadata element was translated using an automated translation tool (Amazon Translate).**

Organization: Government and Municipalities of Québec | Gouvernement et municipalités du Québec
Road collisions

List of collisions that have occurred in Montreal since 2012.

This set shows collisions involving at least one motor vehicle traveling on the network and which were the subject of a police report. It includes the descriptive, contextual, and location of events, including the severity expressed in deaths, serious injuries, minor injuries, and property damage only.

### IMPORTANT:

This set is a subset of the one that was put online by the Société de l'assurance automobile du Québec (SAAQ) on [Data Quebec] (https://www.donneesquebec.ca/recherche/fr/dataset/rapports-d-accident) before December 2023. It contains all the collisions identified on the territory of Montreal, including those with property damage only (DMS) of less than $2,000 recorded by the Service de Police de la Ville de Montréal (SPVM), with a geolocation compiled by the City for analysis purposes. The data recorded for the whole city only shows collisions that occurred on the road network under the trust of the agglomeration of Montreal. Collisions that occurred on the highway network are excluded from this dataset.

Since the revision of the data by the SAAQ in December 2023, the contents of the 2 platforms differ for the period 2012-2021. 

For all collisions subsequent to 2021, it is possible to consult the data put online by the Société de l'assurance automobile du Québec (SAAQ) on [Data Quebec] (https://www.donneesquebec.ca/recherche/fr/dataset/rapports-d-accident).**This third party metadata element was translated using an automated translation tool (Amazon Translate).**

Organization: Government and Municipalities of Québec | Gouvernement et municipalités du Québec
Places of interest

This data set presents the places of interest in the City of Montreal according to the classification carried out as part of the Montreal on Foot (MàP) initiative in 2020. The Montréal à Pied project aims to improve orientation and pedestrian paths throughout Montreal.

Although the data concern the territory of the boroughs, places of interest may be located on the territory of linked cities for a better coherence of geographic information.**This third party metadata element was translated using an automated translation tool (Amazon Translate).**

Organization: Government and Municipalities of Québec | Gouvernement et municipalités du Québec
Mapping major floods April-May 2017

Following the spring floods at the end of April 2017 on Lake of Two Mountains, Lake Saint-Pierre and the Rivières des Prairies and Mille-Îles that affected the regions of Montérégie, Laurentides, Mauricie, Montréal and Laval, geomatic data (e.g. satellite images) were captured to document these floods, which exceeded the recurrence of 100 years. At the peak of the flood, on May 8, Lac des Deux Montagnes reached a level of 24.78m at station 043108 of the Ministry of Sustainable Development, Environment and the Fight against Climate Change (MDDELCC), the Rivière des Prairies reached a flow of 3400 m3/s at station 0433/s at station 043301 of the MDDELCC and the Rivière des Mille-Îles reached 1081 m3/s at station 02OA0S 13 from Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC). on the Ottawa River, the flow at Carillon reached a peak of 8900 m3/s**This third party metadata element was translated using an automated translation tool (Amazon Translate).**

Organization: Government and Municipalities of Québec | Gouvernement et municipalités du Québec
Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation, housing starts, under construction and completions in all centres of 50,000 and over for Canada and provinces

<p>This table contains data described by the following dimensions (Not all combinations are available): Geography (11 items: Nova Scotia; Prince Edward Island; Newfoundland and Labrador; Canada ...), Housing estimates (3 items: Housing starts; Housing under construction; Housing completions ...), Type of unit (5 items: Total units; Single-detached units; Row units; Semi-detached units ...).  </p>

Organization: Statistics Canada | Statistique Canada
CFIA National Microbiological Monitoring Program Data - 2024/2025

The National Microbiological Monitoring Program (NMMP) is a food surveillance program managed by the CFIA to support CFIA verification of industry compliance with food safety standards, provide information on the effectiveness of food safety control measures and interventions, facilitate access of Canadian food products to international markets, and maintain consumer confidence in the safety of the food supply. Under the NMMP, a broad range of imported and domestic food products are sampled by CFIA inspectors. These food products are frequently sampled at Safe Food for Canadians (SFC) licence holding establishments (i.e. those that produce food products that are exported or traded inter-provincially or those that import food products), which are inspected by CFIA inspectors, but samples may also be collected at other establishment types, such as warehouses, distribution centres, and wholesalers. All product and environmental samples collected under the NMMP are tested at CFIA laboratories.

Organization: Canadian Food Inspection Agency | Agence canadienne d'inspection des aliments
Defining Distinct Nearshore Marine Biotopes Coastwide in British Columbia Canada

To ensure informed decision-making, management, and conservation of marine ecosystems along the British Columbia (BC) coastline, a comprehensive understanding of marine communities and habitats is necessary. Marine planning initiatives, including environmental incident response planning and the development of a marine protected area network, have long been challenged by significant gaps in our knowledge of the distribution of many nearshore marine species. This lack of critical information can impede our ability to effectively manage and protect vulnerable species and ecosystems.   

We developed a set of species distribution models (single-SDMs) using data collected from the benthic habitat mapping survey. These models correlate species occurrence data with environmental variables. We used these models to make predictions of the probability of occurrence of each species across the entire BC coast. A cluster analysis of the single-SDM predictions was then used to determine biotopes, which are distinct combinations of physical and chemical water properties and associated biological communities.   

We defined and mapped the spatial distribution and probability of nine nearshore macrofauna epibenthic biotopes along with three physiotopes based on environmental conditions. The definition of the biotopes includes correlated species, the type of substrate, and range of environmental conditions (slope, depth, current, temperature, salinity, and tidal current) occurring within each biotope. The biotopes defined here are a first, but important, step in quantitative bioregionalization for the Pacific region as the resolution of nearshore marine community information has been lacking in BC and has hindered marine spatial initiatives.  

This dataset contains 71 of the 72 single-SDMs (which excludes Northern abalone, an endangered species), the spatial distribution of 9 biotopes and 3 physiotopes, and the species richness calculated as the sum of occurrence probabilities across all 72 species.

Organization: Fisheries and Oceans Canada | Pêches et Océans Canada
Federal Whales Initiative – Freshwater, sediment and biota data (Quebec Region)

The federal Whales Protection Initiative began in 2018. The first phase of this five‑year initiative focused primarily on the Southern Resident Killer Whale (Orcinus orca). The second phase of the initiative, which took place from April 2023 to March 2026, made it possible to allocate additional resources to support efforts targeting the St. Lawrence Estuary Beluga (Delphinapterus leucas).

The threats identified in the Recovery Program for the St. Lawrence Estuary Beluga population under the Species at Risk Act (SARA) include, among others, habitat loss and disturbance, reduced prey abundance, quality, and availability, human‑induced disturbance, and the presence of contaminants.
(https://www.canada.ca/fr/environnement-changement-climatique/services/registre-public-especes-peril/programmes-retablissement/beluga-population-estuaire-saint-laurent/chapitre-2.html#s1_5)

As part of Initiative 2.0, the team responsible for monitoring and water quality surveillance at Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC) conducted sampling of freshwater, sediments, and biota at the mouths of major freshwater tributaries flowing into the beluga’s critical habitat. This sampling program aimed to document the concentrations and detection frequency of contaminants considered to be of concern. The team also sought to test a multi‑matrix approach by collecting water, sediment, and biota samples at the same locations and at the same time.

The sampling sites are located around Québec City (St. Lawrence River, Boyer River, Saint‑Charles River, Sainte‑Anne‑de‑Beaupré River, Aulneuse River, Etchemin River), within the critical habitat area (Tadoussac, Moulin‑à‑Baude River, Sainte‑Marguerite River, Mars River, Essipit), as well as within the area proposed for critical habitat expansion (Rivière‑du‑Loup, Isle‑Verte River, Cacouna, Trois‑Pistoles River, Bic Park). The lists of sampling sites and targeted contaminants were adjusted as the program evolved. Sampling frequency was established based on the matrices.

Organization: Environment and Climate Change Canada | Environnement et Changement climatique Canada
Canadian Substance Use Survey (CSUS): Public Use Microdata File

The Canadian Substance Use Survey (CSUS) is a comprehensive survey offering vital insights into Canadians’ use of alcohol, psychoactive pharmaceuticals, and  drugs. It measures prevalence, high risk consumption patterns and related harms, from people aged 15 and older. 

Data are collected every other year, and are used to support evidence-based policy and health interventions aimed at reducing substance-related harms and improving public well‑being in Canada.

Summary results from each cycle are available here: https://www.canada.ca/en/health-canada/services/canadian-alcohol-drugs-survey.html

The Office of Drug Research and Surveillance releases this Public Use Microdata File (PUMF) to allow researchers, provincial governments, and others to conduct independent analyses of these data.

Organization: Health Canada | Santé Canada
Atlas of Canada - Base Maps Scale 1:2,000,000 - Saskatchewan [ARCHIVED]

The Atlas of Canada Base Maps provide coverage of the entire Canadian landmass. Data elements are feature coded and structurally clean. Base map components are available in five scales and a number of data exchange formats. The 1:2 million and 1:7.5 million scales are the primary bases for all Atlas products. The 1:30 million scale data have been generalized from the two larger scales. The data set covers: drainage (coastlines, rivers, lakes), boundaries (federal, provincial, district, dividing lines), transportation (primary and secondary highways, selected ferry routes, rail networks), populated places, national parks. Atlas information is two-dimensional layered vector data.

Organization: Natural Resources Canada | Ressources naturelles Canada
Atlas of Canada - Base Maps Scale 1:2,000,000 - Ontario [ARCHIVED]

The Atlas of Canada Base Maps provide coverage of the entire Canadian landmass. Data elements are feature coded and structurally clean. Base map components are available in five scales and a number of data exchange formats. The 1:2 million and 1:7.5 million scales are the primary bases for all Atlas products. The 1:30 million scale data have been generalized from the two larger scales. The data set covers: drainage (coastlines, rivers, lakes), boundaries (federal, provincial, district, dividing lines), transportation (primary and secondary highways, selected ferry routes, rail networks), populated places, national parks. Atlas information is two-dimensional layered vector data.

Organization: Natural Resources Canada | Ressources naturelles Canada
Atlas of Canada - Base Maps Scale 1:2,000,000 - Yukon Territory [ARCHIVED]

The Atlas of Canada Base Maps provide coverage of the entire Canadian landmass. Data elements are feature coded and structurally clean. Base map components are available in five scales and a number of data exchange formats. The 1:2 million and 1:7.5 million scales are the primary bases for all Atlas products. The 1:30 million scale data have been generalized from the two larger scales. The data set covers: drainage (coastlines, rivers, lakes), boundaries (federal, provincial, district, dividing lines), transportation (primary and secondary highways, selected ferry routes, rail networks), populated places, national parks. Atlas information is two-dimensional layered vector data.

Organization: Natural Resources Canada | Ressources naturelles Canada