AndreaBozzo/ceres-open-data-index huggingface dataset:
Ultrashort Chain Perfluoroalkyl Substances in Canadian Municipal Wastewater Treatment Systems

This data set contains concentrations of ultrashort chain perfluoroalkyl substances in wastewater Influent (INF), Effluent (EFF), Landfill Leachate (LCH), Biosolids (BIOS) and Sludge (SLG) sampled from various Wastewater Treatment Plants (WWTPs) and Landfills across Canada.

Organization: Environment and Climate Change Canada | Environnement et Changement climatique Canada
Legal Aid in Canada 2023-24

This year’s report includes data from the 2023-24 fiscal year, as well as trend data from the past five years.

Between 2021 and 2023, the Government of Canada provided additional funding resources for criminal and immigration and refugee legal aid services, as part of a broader effort to promote equity and fairness within the justice system, and to address the overrepresentation of Indigenous peoples, Black and other racialized groups in the criminal justice system. In addition, Justice Canada introduced a new initiative in 2021-22, Impact of Race and Culture Assessments (IRCAs). IRCAs help sentencing judges understand how experiences such as poverty, marginalization, racism, and social exclusion of Black and racialized offenders impact an offenders’ interaction with the justice system. This year’s annual report includes data showing the use of IRCAs over the first three years of funding.

In 2023-24 the justice system continued to experience the pressures of sustained backlogs and longer case processing times in the courts, which were exacerbated by the COVID 19 pandemic. In the legal aid context, data from 2023-24 show that the legal aid system has returned to or surpassed pre-pandemic revenues, expenditures, and case volumes.

In addition, there were significant increases in expenditures and case volumes in immigration and refugee legal aid services in 2023-24. Unprecedented numbers of asylum claimants, coupled with a large backlog of cases, created extensive pressures on legal aid service providers. To ensure that services were not suspended in jurisdictions facing extraordinary pressures, additional funding was required so that services remained available throughout the fiscal year.

The data collection for Legal Aid in Canada is done at a national level; however, some legal aid plans may be unable to report all or some data elements in certain years. Due to these limitations, Canada-level totals may not include all provinces and territories; this is noted where applicable.

Organization: Department of Justice Canada | Ministère de la Justice Canada
Cumulative Number of Canada Education Savings Grant (CESG) Beneficiaries by Age Group

A beneficiary is a child between the age of 0 and 17 who receives the grant from the Government of Canada based on the amount saved in his or her RESP account by a parent, grandparent or other individuals (subscribers of RESPs).

**Please note that the Open Government Portal provides data that add to those already available in the Canada Education Savings Program Annual Statistical Review. The most recent version of the report, which includes data up to 2024, was published on August 5, 2025 and can be found here:** https://www.canada.ca/en/employment-social-development/services/student-financial-aid/education-savings/reports/statistical-review.html


Organization: Employment and Social Development Canada | Emploi et Développement social Canada
Percent of Normal Soil Moisture

Percent of normal soil moisture is the modelled amount of plant available water (mm) in the root zone of the soil, divided by the average amount that has historically been available on that day. This value is intended to provide users with a representation of conditions above or below normal as a percentage.  
  
  Values are computed using the Versatile Soil Moisture Budget (VSMB)

Organization: Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada | Agriculture et Agroalimentaire Canada
Prairie Agricultural Landscapes

The “Prairie Agricultural Landscapes (PAL)” datasets identify areas of the agricultural portions of the Canadian Prairies with similar land and water resources, land use and farming practices. They are represented by vector polygons.  
  
  Based on selected attributes from the Soil Landscapes of Canada (SLC) and the 1996 Census of Agriculture, the Prairies were classified into 13 (thirteen) classes of Land Practices Group and five (5) Major Land Practices Groups.  
  
  Typical attributes used to define the Land Practice Groups include: land in pasture, land in summerfallow, crop mixture, farm size and the level of chemical and fertilizer inputs.  
  
  The five (5) Major Groups were devised to help better understand the relationships between the groups.

Organization: Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada | Agriculture et Agroalimentaire Canada
Summary of the Meeting of the Minister’s Advisory Council on Impact Assessment – October 2024

The Minister’s Advisory Council on impact assessment provides the Minister of Environment and Climate Change with non-partisan advice and recommendations on issues related to the implementation of the impact assessment, regional and strategic assessment regimes set out under the Impact Assessment Act (IAA).

The mandate of the Council is to provide advice to the Minister on the implementation of the impact assessment regime in relation to the purposes set out for it in the IAA.

The Council will focus its advice to the Minister on the governance of the regime, the effectiveness and efficiency of the processes established under the IAA and implemented by the Impact Assessment Agency of Canada, and will provide advice with respect to regional and strategic assessments.

Organization: Impact Assessment Agency of Canada | Agence d'évaluation d'impact du Canada
Nova Scotia Topographic DataBase - Roads, Trails and Rails (Line Layer)

Part of the Nova Scotia Topographic Database (NSTDB), the roads and railroads theme layer is updated and maintained from aerial photography and collected in the field with mobile GPS, Field inspections verify road way types such as surface and number of lanes. Road feature codes and their descriptions are provided with the download in a NSTDB feature code table. Data download also available via GeoNova: https://nsgi.novascotia.ca/WSF_DDS/DDS.svc/DownloadFile?tkey=fhrTtdnDvfytwLz6&id=15 Map service view also available via GeoNova: https://nsgiwa.novascotia.ca/arcgis/rest/services/BASE/BASE_NSTDB_10k_Roads_UT83/MapServer?f=jsapi

Organization: Government of Nova Scotia | Gouvernment de la Nouvelle-Écosse
Big Brothers Big Sisters

Big Brothers Big Sisters provides children and youth with high quality, professionally supported volunteer mentoring programs. This includes the pairing of children and youth to adult role models who serve as a mentor and a friend to talk to and share the experiences of growing up with. Big Brothers Big Sisters also provides children and youth with opportunities to participate in group programs, both in school and outside of school.

Organization: Government of Nova Scotia | Gouvernment de la Nouvelle-Écosse
Satisfaction with local environment, by gender and other selected sociodemographic characteristics

Percentage of persons aged 15 years and over by level of satisfaction with their local environment, by gender and other selected sociodemographic characteristics: age group; immigrant status; visible minority group; Indigenous identity; persons with a disability, difficulty or long-term condition; LGBTQ2+ people; highest certificate, diploma or degree; main activity; and urban and rural areas.
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Organization: Statistics Canada | Statistique Canada
Canadian students, tuition and additional compulsory fees, by level of study

<p>Weighted average tuition and additional compulsory fees for full-time Canadian undergraduate and graduate students. Additional compulsory fees apply to all Canadian students, regardless of the field of study. Typically, they include fees for athletics, student health services and student associations. Data are collected from all publicly funded Canadian degree-granting institutions.<br></p>

Organization: Statistics Canada | Statistique Canada
Future outlook by gender and other selected sociodemographic characteristics

Percentage of persons aged 15 years and over by frequency with which they have a hopeful outlook, by gender and other selected sociodemographic characteristics: age group; immigrant status; visible minority group; Indigenous identity; persons with a disability, difficulty or long-term condition; LGBTQ2+ people; highest certificate, diploma or degree; main activity; and urban and rural areas.<br>

Organization: Statistics Canada | Statistique Canada
Sense of meaning and purpose by gender and other selected sociodemographic characteristics

Percentage of persons aged 15 years and over by level of sense of meaning and purpose, by gender and other selected sociodemographic characteristics: age group; immigrant status; visible minority group; Indigenous identity; persons with a disability, difficulty or long-term condition; LGBTQ2+ people; highest certificate, diploma or degree; main activity; and urban and rural areas.<br>

Organization: Statistics Canada | Statistique Canada
Life satisfaction by gender and other selected sociodemographic characteristics

Percentage of persons aged 15 years and over by level of life satisfaction, by gender and other selected sociodemographic characteristics: age group; immigrant status; visible minority group; Indigenous identity; persons with a disability, difficulty or long-term condition; LGBTQ2+ people; highest certificate, diploma or degree; main activity; and urban and rural areas.<br>

Organization: Statistics Canada | Statistique Canada
Canada Education Savings Grant (CESG) Payments by Province/Territory (in millions)

The Canada Education Savings Grant (CESG) is money offered by the Government of Canada to help families start saving early for their children’s education after high school. The CESG is calculated based on contributions made to a Registered Education Savings Plan (RESP) for an eligible beneficiary and consists of two components: Basic CESG and Additional CESG.
The Basic CESG is a payment of 20% on the first $2,500 of contributions saved into an RESP made on behalf of an eligible beneficiary, until the end of the calendar year in which the beneficiary turns 17. 
The Additional CESG is a top up to the Basic CESG that the Government of Canada offers to encourage lower income families save for their children’s education. This grant is an additional payment of 10% or 20% that is applied to the first $500 saved on behalf of an eligible beneficiary, until the end of the calendar year in which the beneficiary turns 17.


**Please note that the Open Government Portal provides data that add to those already available in the Canada Education Savings Program Annual Statistical Review. The most recent version of the report, which includes data up to 2024, was published on August 5, 2025 and can be found here:** https://www.canada.ca/en/employment-social-development/services/student-financial-aid/education-savings/reports/statistical-review.html


Organization: Employment and Social Development Canada | Emploi et Développement social Canada
Yearly Registered Education Savings Plan (RESP) Contributions by Forward Sortation Area 

Contributions refer to the amount of savings deposited into a Registered Education Savings Plan (RESP) on behalf of a child. Earnings on RESP savings can grow tax-free until the money is withdrawn to finance the child’s post-secondary education. 

  

This dataset presents the number of beneficiaries receiving contributions and the amount contributed to their RESPs in 2021, 2022, 2023 and 2024 by Forward Sortation Area (FSA), which were obtained from the Canada Education Savings Program (CESP) administrative data. 

  

Population counts of 30 or below (and their corresponding dollar values) are suppressed due to privacy issues and are replaced by an asterisk in the dataset. 


**Please note that the Open Government Portal provides data that add to those already available in the Canada Education Savings Program Annual Statistical Review. The most recent version of the report, which includes data up to 2024, was published on August 5, 2025 and can be found here:** https://www.canada.ca/en/employment-social-development/services/student-financial-aid/education-savings/reports/statistical-review.html

Organization: Employment and Social Development Canada | Emploi et Développement social Canada
Broadcasting Current Trends – Canadian Agency Advertising Gross Spending

The data on gross agency advertising spending across Canada is aggregated by Guideline powered by Standard Media Index in conjunction with agency partners. This data allows for a real-world view into agency advertising spend by product category, ad revenue to media publishers and digital platforms. The data available accounts for over 94% of national agency spend within the media ecosystem. Contained within this dataset is the gross agency advertising spending by media type and market. This represents only a portion of the total advertising market within Canada.

Organization: Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission | Conseil de la radiodiffusion et des télécommunications canadiennes
Yearly Canada Education Savings Grant (CESG) Beneficiaries and Payments by Forward Sortation Area 

The Canada Education Savings Grant (CESG) is money offered by the Government of Canada to help families start saving early for their children’s post-secondary education. The CESG is calculated based on contributions made to a Registered Education Savings Plan (RESP) for an eligible beneficiary and consists of two components: the Basic and Additional CESG. 



The Basic CESG is a 20% payment on the first $2,500 of contributions made into an RESP each year. Beneficiaries are eligible to receive the Basic CESG up to the end of the calendar year in which they turn 17. The Basic CESG is available to all eligible beneficiaries, regardless of income.  



Beneficiaries from low- or middle-income families may also qualify for the Additional CESG, a payment of 10% or 20% on the first $500 of contributions made each year, up to the end of the calendar year in which the beneficiary turns 17. 



The Government of Canada pays a maximum lifetime amount of $7,200 in the Basic and Additional CESG to each beneficiary. 



This dataset presents the number of CESG beneficiaries and payments by Forward Sortation Area (FSA) for 2021, 2022, 2023 and 2024 which were obtained from the Canada Education Savings Program (CESP) administrative data. 



Population counts of 30 or below (and their corresponding dollar values) are suppressed due to privacy issues and are replaced by an asterisk in the dataset. 


**Please note that the Open Government Portal provides data that add to those already available in the Canada Education Savings Program Annual Statistical Review. The most recent version of the report, which includes data up to 2024, was published on August 5, 2025 and can be found here:** https://www.canada.ca/en/employment-social-development/services/student-financial-aid/education-savings/reports/statistical-review.html

Organization: Employment and Social Development Canada | Emploi et Développement social Canada
RDPS Forecasted Accumulated Precipitation - 84 hrs

This polygon layer reflects short-range (up to 84 hours) accumulated precipitation forecasts from the Regional Deterministic Prediction System (RDPS), a high-resolution (~10 km) weather model developed by Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC). It supports flood forecasting, hydrological modeling, and operational planning by providing refined, near-real-time precipitation guidance for Canada and surrounding areas.

Short-Range Forecasts: RDPS runs multiple times per day, offering precipitation outlooks for days 0–3.5 with updates every six hours. High Resolution: At ~10 km, RDPS captures critical mesoscale phenomena like localized downpours, lake-effect snow, and terrain-driven precipitation. Hydrological Utility: Especially valuable for sub-basin-level flood risk assessment and water resource management in near-term scenarios. Technical Basis: The RDPS is a limited-area configuration of the GEM model, using initial/boundary conditions from ECCC’s Global Deterministic Prediction System (GDPS).

Organization: Government of Manitoba | Gouvernement du Manitoba
Bulk density (g/cm3) - Soil Landscape Grids of Canada, 100m

Predicted bulk density (g/cm3) at defined depth ranges (0–5 cm, 5–15 cm, 15–30 cm, 30–60 cm, 60–100 cm). The mass of dry soil per unit bulk volume.

Organization: Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada | Agriculture et Agroalimentaire Canada
Technical Advisory Committee on Science and Knowledge Minutes (2021)

The Technical Advisory Committee on Science and Knowledge provides the Impact Assessment Agency of Canada (the Agency) with expert advice on topics related to impact assessments, as well as regional and strategic assessments. These topics include scientific, environmental, health, social and economic issues.

The new impact assessment system will benefit from this expert advice, helping to ensure the delivery of high-quality assessments.

Organization: Impact Assessment Agency of Canada | Agence d'évaluation d'impact du Canada
Technical Advisory Committee on Science & Knowledge Minutes (2021)

The Technical Advisory Committee on Science and Knowledge provides the Impact Assessment Agency of Canada (the Agency) with expert advice on topics related to impact assessments, as well as regional and strategic assessments. These topics include scientific, environmental, health, social and economic issues.

The new impact assessment system will benefit from this expert advice, helping to ensure the delivery of high-quality assessments.

Organization: Impact Assessment Agency of Canada | Agence d'évaluation d'impact du Canada
Technical Advisory Committee on Science & Knowledge Minutes (2023)

The Technical Advisory Committee on Science and Knowledge provides the Impact Assessment Agency of Canada (the Agency) with expert advice on topics related to impact assessments, as well as regional and strategic assessments. These topics include scientific, environmental, health, social and economic issues. The new impact assessment system will benefit from this expert advice, helping to ensure the delivery of high-quality assessments.

Organization: Impact Assessment Agency of Canada | Agence d'évaluation d'impact du Canada
Advice to the Agency from TAC 2022-23

The Technical Advisory Committee on Science and Knowledge provides the Impact Assessment Agency of Canada (the Agency) with expert advice on topics related to impact assessments, as well as regional and strategic assessments. These topics include scientific, environmental, health, social and economic issues. The new impact assessment system will benefit from this expert advice, helping to ensure the delivery of high-quality assessments.

Organization: Impact Assessment Agency of Canada | Agence d'évaluation d'impact du Canada
Advice to the Agency from TAC 2021-2022

The Technical Advisory Committee on Science and Knowledge provides the Impact Assessment Agency of Canada (the Agency) with expert advice on topics related to impact assessments, as well as regional and strategic assessments. These topics include scientific, environmental, health, social and economic issues. The new impact assessment system will benefit from this expert advice, helping to ensure the delivery of high-quality assessments. 

Organization: Impact Assessment Agency of Canada | Agence d'évaluation d'impact du Canada
Big Valley Torquay Structure

These structure, isopach and zero edge files are part of a series of stratigraphic framework maps for the Saskatchewan Phanerozoic Fluids and Petroleum Systems (SPFPS) project.

The series of stratigraphic framework maps for the Saskatchewan Phanerozoic Fluids and Petroleum Systems (SPFPS) project have been produced using 2 km equi-spaced modified grids generated from Golden Software’s Surfer 9 kriging algorithm. The dataset used to produce each of the maps in this series was created using data from several projects completed by the Ministry (Christopher, 2003; Saskatchewan Industry and Resources et al., 2004; Kreis et al., 2004; Marsh and Heinemann, 2006; Saskatchewan Ministry of Energy and Resources et al., 2007; Heinemann and Marsh, 2009); these data were validated and edited as required to facilitate correlations between the various regional projects. In addition, to minimize edge effects during contouring, the senior author also generated stratigraphic data from wells in adjacent jurisdictions.

Organization: Government of Saskatchewan | Gouvernement de la Saskatchewan
GDPS Forecasted Accumulated Precipitation - 168 & 240 hrs

This polygon layer provides medium-range (up to 10 days) accumulated precipitation forecasts from the Global Deterministic Prediction System (GDPS), a worldwide numerical weather model run by Environment and Climate Change Canada. It addresses broad-scale weather systems and supplies boundary conditions for nested regional models.

Global Scope: The GDPS covers the entire planet at ~15 km resolution, projecting large-scale atmospheric developments over a 240-hour window. Coupled Model: Integrates atmospheric and oceanic interactions, improving forecast accuracy for cyclones, frontal systems, and long-traveling storm patterns. Operational Backbone: Frequently used as a reference for regional or local models (e.g., RDPS) and for medium-range planning in water resource management or agriculture. Forecast Frequency: Runs twice daily, producing deterministic outputs that guide meteorologists, hydrologists, and emergency preparedness teams.

Organization: Government of Manitoba | Gouvernement du Manitoba
Mississippian Zero Edge

These structure, isopach and zero edge files are part of a series of stratigraphic framework maps for the Saskatchewan Phanerozoic Fluids and Petroleum Systems (SPFPS) project.

The series of stratigraphic framework maps for the Saskatchewan Phanerozoic Fluids and Petroleum Systems (SPFPS) project have been produced using 2 km equi-spaced modified grids generated from Golden Software’s Surfer 9 kriging algorithm. The dataset used to produce each of the maps in this series was created using data from several projects completed by the Ministry (Christopher, 2003; Saskatchewan Industry and Resources et al., 2004; Kreis et al., 2004; Marsh and Heinemann, 2006; Saskatchewan Ministry of Energy and Resources et al., 2007; Heinemann and Marsh, 2009); these data were validated and edited as required to facilitate correlations between the various regional projects. In addition, to minimize edge effects during contouring, the senior author also generated stratigraphic data from wells in adjacent jurisdictions.

Organization: Government of Saskatchewan | Gouvernement de la Saskatchewan
Souris River Isopach

These structure, isopach and zero edge files are part of a series of stratigraphic framework maps for the Saskatchewan Phanerozoic Fluids and Petroleum Systems (SPFPS) project.

The series of stratigraphic framework maps for the Saskatchewan Phanerozoic Fluids and Petroleum Systems (SPFPS) project have been produced using 2 km equi-spaced modified grids generated from Golden Software’s Surfer 9 kriging algorithm. The dataset used to produce each of the maps in this series was created using data from several projects completed by the Ministry (Christopher, 2003; Saskatchewan Industry and Resources et al., 2004; Kreis et al., 2004; Marsh and Heinemann, 2006; Saskatchewan Ministry of Energy and Resources et al., 2007; Heinemann and Marsh, 2009); these data were validated and edited as required to facilitate correlations between the various regional projects. In addition, to minimize edge effects during contouring, the senior author also generated stratigraphic data from wells in adjacent jurisdictions.

Organization: Government of Saskatchewan | Gouvernement de la Saskatchewan