AndreaBozzo/ceres-open-data-index huggingface dataset:
NETCARE 2015 POLAR6 aircraft campaign

This campaign took place in April 2015, with a focus on the characterization of ice clouds and pollutant levels, including black carbon, across the Arctic.  The campaign was again a collaboration between NETCARE scientists and The Alfred Wegener Institute (AWI).   Along with the POLAR 6, the POLAR 5 made the trans-Arctic passage with an intent to characterize sea ice levels.  The campaign started in Longyearben, Spitzbergen and was to have continued in Station Nord, Greenland, but bad weather at the start required researchers to skip science activities in Station Nord and to carry on to Alert and Eureka, Nunavut and then to Inuvik, NWT.

               The instrumentation was similar to what was deployed in the summer of 2014, but with specific changes to better characterize the optical properties of the particles and the character of the ice clouds.   Close to 10 science flights were performed, with some measurements also performed on the ferry flights between stations. 

               Institutions Involved:

               ● Environment and Climate Change Canada
               ● University of Toronto
               ● University of British Columbia
               ● University of Calgary
               ● Alfred Wegener Institute
               ● University of Mainz
               ● Max Planck Institute
               ● University of Quebec at Montreal

               Data sets:

               ● Atmospheric gas phase species
               ● Atmospheric aerosol particle size and number density
               ● Atmospheric aerosol particle composition
               ● Numbers of ice cloud forming particles
               ● Aircraft data and meteorology

Organization: Environment and Climate Change Canada | Environnement et Changement climatique Canada
NETCARE 2016 Amundsen ship-based campaign

NETCARE scientists were on board the Canadian research icebreaker CCGS Amundsen studying atmospheric and oceanic composition throughout the Canadian Arctic in 2016. NETCARE scientists were aboard the ship from 14 July - 25 August, sailing from Iqaluit to Kugluktuk with a personnel change on 27 July at Qikiqtarjuaq.

               Institutions Involved
               ● University of Toronto
               ● University of British Columbia
               ● University of Calgary
               ● Environment and Climate Change Canada
               ● Dalhousie University

               Data sets
               ● Atmospheric gas phase species
               ● Atmospheric aerosol particle size and number density
               ● Atmospheric aerosol particle composition
               ● Atmospheric aerosol chemistry
               ● Number of ice cloud forming particles
               ● Ship’s location information

Organization: Environment and Climate Change Canada | Environnement et Changement climatique Canada
NETCARE 2014-2015 Alert snow study

From September 2014 to June 2015 NETCARE scientists conducted an intensive snow sampling campaign at Alert, Nunavut, Canada. Fresh snow samples were collected every few days and analyzed for black carbon, major ions, metals, elemental carbon, and organic carbon.     

               Site Information:  
               Alert, Nunavut  (82.49 N, 62.36 W,  201m a.m.s.l.).  Snow samples were collected from two Teflon-surfaced snow tables located 1 m above ground level and in an open-air, minimal traffic site, about 6 km SSW of the Alert base camp.

               Institutions Involved:
               ● Environment and Climate Change Canada
               ● University of Toronto
               ● Desert Research Institute

               Study Reference:
               Macdonald, K. M., Sharma, S., Toom, D., Chivulescu, A., Hanna, S., Bertram, A., Platt, A., Elsasser, M., Huang, L., Chellman, N., McConnell, J. R., Bozem, H., Kunkel, D., Lei, Y. D., Evans, G. J., and Abbatt, J. P. D.: Observations of Atmospheric Chemical Deposition to High Arctic Snow, Atmos. Chem. Phys. Discuss., doi:10.5194/acp-2016-944, in review, 2016.

               Data sets:
               ● Refractory Black Carbon Concentration and Flux
               ● Major Ions Concentration and Flux
               ● Metals Concentration and Flux
               ● Elemental and Organic Carbon Concentration and Flux

Organization: Environment and Climate Change Canada | Environnement et Changement climatique Canada
NETCARE 2014 Amundsen ship-based campaign

Ten NETCARE scientists were on board the Canadian Coast Guard Ship Amundsen, a research icebreaker, studying atmospheric and oceanic composition throughout the central Arctic in 2014.  The cruise departed from Quebec City on July 8, entered Lancaster Sound on July 17, underwent a partial exchange of scientists at Resolute Bay, Nunavut on July 24, and then headed west through the Northwest Passage.  All NETCARE scientists left the ship on August 14 in Kugluktuk, Northwest Territories.  

               The research goal was to assess the impact of the ocean in promoting the formation of atmospheric aerosols. In particular, as sea ice retreats in years to come, it is important to understand the role that oceans play in affecting Arctic climate.  Measurements of biogeochemical parameters in the ocean were made in order to explore the production of molecules that are released from the ocean to the atmosphere.  On the atmospheric side, measurements of the concentrations of these gases and their oxidation products were made, and studies of the nature of the ambient atmospheric aerosol particles, including their size, concentration, composition and cloud nucleating abilities were undertaken.

               Institutions Involved
               ● University of Toronto
               ● University of British Columbia
               ● University of Calgary
               ● Environment and Climate Change Canada
               ● Laval University
               ● University of Quebec at Rimouski
               ● Fisheries and Oceans Canada

               Data sets
               ● Atmospheric gas phase species
               ● Atmospheric aerosol particle size and number density
               ● Atmospheric aerosol particle composition
               ● Numbers of liquid water cloud forming particles
               ● Numbers of ice cloud forming particles
               ● Soluble gases and ions in particulate matter
               ● Ions in rain and fog
               ● Ship’s location information

Organization: Environment and Climate Change Canada | Environnement et Changement climatique Canada
NETCARE 2016 Alert campaign

In 2016 NETCARE scientists conducted two measurement campaigns at the Dr. Neil Trivett Global Atmosphere Watch Observatory (the “Alert Observatory”) on the northeastern tip of Ellesmere Island in the Canadian Arctic (latitude: 82.5163, longitude: -62.3085).  

               The first campaign happened in March and was focused on ice nucleating particles and aerosol particle composition.  Further measurements were made in the summer (June- Sept) on aerosol particle size and number density, gas phase species, aerosol optical properties, aerosol particle composition, and soluble gases and ions in particulate matter.

               Institutions Involved
               ● University of Toronto
               ● University of British Columbia
               ● Environment and Climate Change Canada

               Data sets
               ● Atmospheric gas phase species
               ● Atmospheric aerosol particle size and number density
               ● Atmospheric aerosol particle composition
               ● Atmospheric aerosol particle optical properties
               ● Number of ice cloud forming particles
               ● Soluble gases and ions in particulate matter

Organization: Environment and Climate Change Canada | Environnement et Changement climatique Canada
NETCARE 2014 POLAR6 aircraft campaign

A large-scale aircraft campaign (on the German POLAR6 aircraft) took place in July 2014, based out of Resolute Bay, Nunavut, aimed to assess the different roles that oceanic input and long range transport from lower latitudes play in driving Arctic atmospheric composition. For five days in late July, the aircraft also sampled emissions from the Amundsen icebreaker, as a case study of how ship emissions may lead to effects on the Arctic atmosphere, including clouds. With large scale commercial shipping likely to occur in the Arctic with sea ice retreat, a firm understanding of the processes governing the impacts of ship emissions is needed. 

               This campaign was a collaboration of NETCARE university scientists with Environment Canada, the Alfred Wegener Institute (AWI), Max Planck Institute at Mainz and the University of Mainz, which will all have instrumentation on the plane. LATMOS (France) provided forecasting support. The POLAR6 is a DC-3 (built in 1942 for wartime service) operated by AWI that has been entirely re-built and outfitted for polar studies Typical flight profiles during the four-week-long, 90-flight-hour NETCARE campaign included altitude profiles to 20,000 feet to assess vertical structure of the atmosphere and long range transport, spatial studies over ice and open water to assess biological sources of particles, and plume emission studies of the Amundsen icebreaker in Lancaster Sound. 

               The campaign started with equipment integration in June 2014 and a test flight at Muskoka airport on June 27, with the first planned Arctic flight on July 3 from Resolute Bay, Nunavut.  Flights finished on July 23, before flying back to Muskoka for de-integration of the equipment.


               Institutions Involved:
               ● Environment and Climate Change Canada
               ● University of Toronto
               ● University of British Columbia
               ● University of Calgary
               ● Alfred Wegener Institute
               ● University of Mainz
               ● Max Planck Institute
               ● LATMOS


               Data sets:
               ● Atmospheric gas phase species
               ● Atmospheric aerosol particle size and number density
               ● Atmospheric aerosol particle composition
               ● Numbers of liquid water cloud forming particles
               ● Aircraft data and meteorology

Organization: Environment and Climate Change Canada | Environnement et Changement climatique Canada
Charter Statement - Bill C-46: An Act to amend the Federal-Provincial Fiscal Arrangements Act and the Income Tax Act

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

Organization: Department of Justice Canada | Ministère de la Justice Canada
House of Commons Standing Committee on Science and Research, Minister of Innovation, Science and Industry appearance, supported by the SSHRC President

This is the package of briefing materials prepared for the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC) president's appearance in support of the Minister of Innovation, Science and Industry appearance at the House of Commons Standing Committee on Science and Research on February 2, 2023.

Organization: Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada | Conseil de recherches en sciences humaines du Canada
Proposed Special Review Decision PSRD2020-04, Special Reviews of Pymetrozine and Its Associated End-use Products

Before making a special review decision on pymetrozine, Health Canada will consider all comments received from the public in response to PSRD2020-04. A science-based approach will be applied in making a final decision on pymetrozine. Health Canada will then publish a special review decision document, which will include the decision, the reasons for it, a summary of the comments received on the proposed decision, and Health Canada’s response to these comments.

Organization: Health Canada | Santé Canada
Special Review Decision SRD2021-05, Special Review Decision: Pymetrozine

Based on the assessment of the aspects of concern under subsection 17(1) and subsection 17(2) of the Pest Control Products Act, Health Canada’s Pest Management Regulatory Agency, under the authority of the Pest Control Products Act, is confirming the current registration of pymetrozine products for sale and use in Canada with risk mitigation measures (Appendix III). All pest control products containing pymetrozine that are registered in Canada are subject to the special review decision.

Organization: Health Canada | Santé Canada
Proposed Registration Decision PRD2022-14, Florylpicoxamid, GF-3840 Fungicide and GF-4017 Fungicide

This Summary describes the key points of the evaluation, while the Science evaluation of Proposed Registration Decision PRD2022-14, Florylpicoxamid, GF-3840 Fungicide and GF-4017 Fungicide provides detailed technical information on the human health, environmental and value assessments of florylpicoxamid, GF-3840 Fungicide and GF-4017 Fungicide.

Organization: Health Canada | Santé Canada
Proposed Special Review Decision PSRD2021-02, Special Reviews: Potential environmental risk related to squash bee (Peponapis pruinosa) exposure to Clothianidin, Thiamethoxam and Imidacloprid used on cucurbits

Before making a final decision on the special reviews of clothianidin, thiamethoxam and imidacloprid used on cucurbits and their potential risk to squash bees, Health Canada will consider all comments received from the public in response to this consultation document. A science-based approach will be applied in making a final decision on these special reviews. Health Canada will then publish a special review decision document, which will include the decision, the reasons for it, a summary of the comments received on the proposed decision, and Health Canada’s response to these comments.

Organization: Health Canada | Santé Canada
Fire-related deaths and persons injured, by cause of death or injury and reason for non-evacuation

Incident-based fire statistics, by type of casualty, age group of casualty, status of casualty, cause of death or injury and reason for non-evacuation, Canada, Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, Ontario, Manitoba, Saskatchewan, Alberta, British Columbia, Yukon, Canadian Armed Forces, 2005 to 2021.  <br>

Organization: Statistics Canada | Statistique Canada
Special Review Decision SRD2022-02, Special Reviews: Potential environmental risk related to squash bee exposure to Clothianidin, Thiamethoxam and Imidacloprid used on cucurbits

Evaluation of available scientific information related to the aspect of concern indicated that the potential environmental risks to Eucera pruinosa (squash bee) through exposure to clothianidin, thiamethoxam and imidacloprid used on cucurbits are considered acceptable when used according to the current conditions of use.

Organization: Health Canada | Santé Canada
Proposed Special Review Decision PSRD2021-01, Special review for Iprodione and its associated end-use products

Before making a final decision on the special review of iprodione, Health Canada will consider all comments received from the public in response to this consultation document. Health Canada will then publish a special review decision document, which will include the decision, the reasons for it, a summary of the comments received on the proposed decision, and Health Canada's response to these comments.

Organization: Health Canada | Santé Canada
Special Review Decision SRD2021-07, Special Review Decision: Iprodione and Its Associated End-use Products

Iprodione is a contact fungicide registered for commercial uses in Canada. Re-evaluation of iprodione was completed in 2018 (Re-evaluation Decision RVD2018-16, Iprodione and Its Associated End-use Products), and continued registration is granted with additional risk mitigation measures. Currently registered products containing iprodione are listed in Appendix I.

Organization: Health Canada | Santé Canada
Proposed Special Review Decision PSRD2022-01 Special review of chlorothalonil and its associated end-use products

With respect to human health, dietary risks (food alone and food plus water) were not shown to be acceptable for food uses when chlorothalonil is used according to current conditions of registration. Based on this, all food uses of chlorothalonil are proposed for cancellation and all maximum residue limits (MRLs) are proposed for revocation.
Environmental risks to aquatic organisms were not shown to be acceptable for all outdoor uses when chlorothalonil is used according to current conditions of registration.

Organization: Health Canada | Santé Canada
Re-evaluation Decision RVD2022-17, Chlorothalonil and Its Associated End-use Products, Used as a Preservative in Paints

Health Canada has determined that continued registration of products containing chlorothalonil is acceptable with mitigation measures. An evaluation of available scientific information found that the material preservative uses of chlorothalonil meet current standards for protection of human health and have acceptable value when used according to revised conditions of registration, which includes new mitigation measures. Environmental exposure from the material preservative uses of chlorothalonil is expected to be minimal.

Organization: Health Canada | Santé Canada
Special Review Decision SRD2021-02, Special Review Decision: Linuron and Its Associated End-use Products

This document presents the final regulatory decision for the special review of linuron. A reference list of information used as the basis for the proposed special review decision is included in PSRD2020-05. Therefore, the complete reference list of all information used in this final special review decision includes the information set out in PSRD2020-05.

Organization: Health Canada | Santé Canada
Special Review Decision SRD2021-04, Special Review Decision: Thiamethoxam Risk to Aquatic Invertebrates

An evaluation of available scientific information found that some uses of thiamethoxam products meet current standards for protection of aquatic invertebrate communities when used according to the revised conditions of registration, which include required amendments to label directions. Label amendments, as summarized below and listed in Appendix VIII of SRD2021-04, are required for all end-use products. Certain uses of thiamethoxam are cancelled as risks to aquatic invertebrates were not shown to be acceptable.

Organization: Health Canada | Santé Canada
Special Review Decision SRD2022-03, Special Review Decision: Diodofon and Its Associated End-use Products

This document (Special Review Decision SRD2022-03, Special Review Decision: Diodofon and Its Associated End-use Products) presents the final regulatory decision for the special review of diodofon. All pest control products containing diodofon that are registered in Canada are subject to this special review decision.

Organization: Health Canada | Santé Canada
Special Review Decision SRD2022-01, Special Review Decisions: Naled

As noted in PSRD2019-02, Health Canada will be initiating a cumulative risk assessment for the organophosphate class of chemicals upon completion of the re-evaluation of the individual chemicals in this group. These decisions in the current document for the naled special reviews represent the last of the re-evaluations/special reviews of the organophosphates in this re-evaluation cycle, and as such the organophosphate cumulative risk assessment will be initiated shortly, with a formal announcement to follow.

Organization: Health Canada | Santé Canada
Briefing Material - Appearance before the House of Commons Standing Committee on Procedure and House Affairs (November 1, 2022)

Briefing material to the attention of the Commissioner of Canada Elections for an appearance before the House of Commons Standing Committee on Procedure and House Affairs, which took place on November 1, 2022, in the context of the committee's study into foreign interference in federal elections. 

Organization: Commissioner of Canada Elections  | Commissaire aux élections fédérales
Proposed Special Review Decision PSRD2020-01, Special Review of Diodofon and Its Associated End-use Products

Diodofon is an antimicrobial active ingredient used as a material preservative in a variety of aqueous based products and building materials, wallboard joint compound, mastics, and latex exterior and interior paints to provide protection against bacterial and fungal degradation of the finalized products. It is also used in leather tanning to protect tanned leather from mould and mildew. All currently registered pest control products containing diodofon (Appendix I of PSRD2020-01) are considered in this special review.

Organization: Health Canada | Santé Canada
Proposed Special Review Decision PSRD2020-02, Special Review for Metaldehyde and Its Associated End-use Products

Metaldehyde is a molluscicide used to control snails and slugs in a wide variety of use areas, including agricultural crops and home gardens, such as fruit and vegetable crops, and greenhouse and outdoor ornamentals. All currently registered products containing metaldehyde (Appendix I of PSRD2020-02) are considered in this special review.

Organization: Health Canada | Santé Canada
Proposed Re-evaluation Decision PRVD2022-11, Putrescent Whole Egg Solids and its Associated End-use Products

Putrescent whole egg solids is an outdoor animal repellent and feeding deterrent to protect a variety of non-edible plants, trees, and shrubs. This document (PRVD2022-11, Putrescent Whole Egg Solids and its Associated End-use Products) presents the proposed regulatory decision for the re-evaluation of putrescent whole egg solids.

Organization: Health Canada | Santé Canada
Proposed Re-evaluation Decision PRVD2022-21, Sodium Hypochlorite, Calcium Hypochlorite and Their Associated End-use Products

This document (Proposed Re-evaluation Decision PRVD2022-21, Sodium Hypochlorite, Calcium Hypochlorite and Their Associated End-use Products) presents the proposed regulatory decision for the re-evaluation of hypochlorite cluster (that is, available chlorine, present as calcium hypochlorite; available chlorine, present as sodium hypochlorite; and sodium hypochlorite).

Organization: Health Canada | Santé Canada