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Invasive exotic aquatic fauna in Quebec

## #Description

This database contains the coordinates of observations of fish and invertebrates, which are exotic and invasive, known by the Ministry of the Environment, the Fight against Climate Change, Wildlife and Parks (MELCCFP) in Quebec as of April 2026.

An aquatic invasive species is a plant, animal, or microorganism (virus, bacteria, or fungus) that is introduced outside of its natural range, colonizes new sites or regions at a rapid rate, and can form dominant populations. Its establishment or spread can pose a threat to the environment, economy, or society.

## #Les observations come from a variety of sources such as:

* scientific sampling carried out by the MELCCFP and by other governmental or non-profit organizations;
* mentions of citizens who contacted MELCCFP customer service directly or using tools such as Sentinelle and iNaturalist;
* accidental catches by commercial fishermen who are members of the Saint Lawrence Network for the Early Detection of Exotic Aquatic Invasive Species.

For more information on the control of aquatic invasive species, introduction factors, or prevention methods, consult the following web page: [Management of exotic invasive animal species] (https://www.quebec.ca/agriculture-environnement-et-ressources-naturelles/faune/gestion-faune-habitats-fauniques/gestion-especes-exotiques-envahissantes-animales).

To help you identify the various species of freshwater fish in Quebec (native and invasive), use the iPêche mobile application (available [here] (https://www.quebec.ca/tourisme-et-loisirs/activites-sportives-et-de-plein-air/peche-sportive/identifier-poisson-ipeche)), which is free and developed by the Government of Quebec. This application allows voluntary reporting of catches for wildlife research purposes.

## #Mises on guard

* __Please consult the PDF document for the list of acronyms and references used in the “Invasive exotic aquatic fauna in Quebec” database . __
* Data is not exhaustive. Thus, the absence of information in a given territory does not mean that there are no invasive aquatic fauna.
* The observations transmitted by means of photographs are validated by experts, but have not all been subject to field validation by the MELCCFP.
* The observations may have been changed since they were integrated into the database (e.g. control action).

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Organization: Government and Municipalities of Québec | Gouvernement et municipalités du Québec
Floristic habitats

A floristic habitat is a protected area that contains at least one floristic species designated as threatened or vulnerable and that is identified in section 7 of the Regulation Respecting Threatened or Vulnerable Floristic Species and Their Habitats.

To date, 58 floristic habitats have been created. They are mainly located on land under the domain of the State and a few are on private land. As stated in section 17 of the Act Respecting Threatened or Vulnerable Species, any activities likely to modify the biophysical characteristics specific to these habitats are prohibited.

Following the 13 September 2013 update of the Register of Protected Areas, plant habitats encumbered in whole or in part by mineral, gas or oil rights were removed from the Register in order to comply with the International Union for the Conservation of Nature (IUCN) criteria for protected areas. As a result, only 29 floristic habitats remain on the Register and can be consulted in the protected areas layer. To visualize all floristic habitats, including the 29 habitats that are not included in the Register of Protected Areas, you must consult the Floristic Habitats layer.
 
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Organization: Government and Municipalities of Québec | Gouvernement et municipalités du Québec
Ecological observation point

From 1986 to 2000, a major ecological inventory program was carried out in the forests of southern Quebec in order to describe the diversity of forest ecosystems. In total, **28,425 ecological observation points (POE) ** were established on a territory covering 760,000 km2, located between 45° and 53° N latitude and 57° and 80° W longitude. The POE is a circular sampling unit that covers an area of 400 m². It collects data on the characteristics of forest stand (composition, structure), soil (texture, deposit, drainage), and topography, as well as location information. The coverage of each plant species in the plot is estimated visually. A detailed description of a soil profile is available in approximately 35% of POEs. 

The ecological classification elements of POEs (groups of indicator species, forest types, potential vegetation, ecological types, etc.) are determined using computerized identification keys using data on vegetation and the physical environment. The criteria used for this ecological classification are those presented in the guides for the recognition of ecological types. **The levels of the ecological classification system of the territory are also determined for each POE. ** 
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Organization: Government and Municipalities of Québec | Gouvernement et municipalités du Québec
GéoMont - Orthophotographs 2023 - Montérégie Region

* These mosaics are the result of an assembly of orthophotographs produced in spring 2023. 
* Each image has been positioned geographically taking into account the effect of the relief. 
* These mosaics are the result of regional partnerships. 
* They are free to download, as they were acquired under an open data license (Creative Commons 4.0). 
* The territory covers all municipalities and MRCs in the administrative region of Montérégie, excluding the Montreal Metropolitan Community (CMM) with the exception of the MRCs of Vaudreuil-Soulanges, Beauharnois-Salaberry, and Rouville whose territory is included in the coverage.
* Format: GeoTIFF associated with a 5 km x 5 km tile cut. 
* The spatial resolution is 20 cm. 
* The image type is natural color.**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
Temporary sample plot from the second inventory

__The link: *Access the data directory* is available in the section*Dataset Description Sheets; Additional Information*__.


The temporary sample plot is a circular sample unit that covers an area of 400 m2 (the main unit). For each tree, we observe and measure the species, diameter, and stage in relation to other trees, as well as the defoliation and the quality of the stems of deciduous trees and certain pines. In addition, the age and height of three trees are determined. Finally, a survey of the station is carried out. Plot data also includes information about the location of the plots and the sampling plan. 
These data are acquired as part of the **second forest inventory in southern Québec.** They were used in particular to produce forest compilation results used to feed the calculation of forest opportunities in public forests in Quebec. 

The establishment of these plots took place between 1980 and 1993. 

This database covers almost all of the territory south of the 52nd parallel of Quebec's public and private forest. 
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Organization: Government and Municipalities of Québec | Gouvernement et municipalités du Québec
Traffic flow

Linear network representing the estimated traffic flows for roads and highways managed by the Ministry of Transport and Sustainable Mobility (MTMD). These flows are obtained using a statistical estimation method applied to data from more than 4,500 collection sites spread over the main roads of Quebec. 

It includes DJMA (annual average daily flow), DJME (summer average daily flow), DJME (summer average daily flow (June, July, August, September) and DJMH (average daily winter flow (December, January, February, March) as well as other traffic data. It is important to note that these values are calculated for total traffic directions.

Interactive map: 
Some files are accessible by querying an à la carte traffic section with a click (the file links are displayed in the descriptive table that is displayed upon click):
• Historical aggregate data (PDF)
• Annual reports for permanent sites (PDF and Excel)
• Hourly data (hourly average per weekday per month) (Excel)

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Organization: Government and Municipalities of Québec | Gouvernement et municipalités du Québec
Sewer manholes

This set of punctual data shows the manholes located on the Island of Montreal. These manholes are compartments through which sewers can be accessed in order to clean, inspect and maintain them. The manholes are placed at regular intervals on the right-hand section of the main pipe. In straight sections, the maximum distance between two manholes is 120 meters. The manholes are generally placed at the beginning of a network, i.e. at the head of the furthest section and at the points where the pipe changes direction, altitude, slope and/or diameter. The information associated with the geographic data corresponds to the type and material of the manhole, date of installation, status, owner and jurisdiction.

__CAUTION__: This data is published annually, so it does not include updates made during the year. For this reason, they should under no circumstances be used for engineering purposes without validation by the City.
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Organization: Government and Municipalities of Québec | Gouvernement et municipalités du Québec
TOPEX

TOPEX (acronym which means “topographical exposure”) is an index of topographic exposure. It reflects the influence of local topography on the degree of exposure to wind and on its behavior (Ruel et al. 2002). 

TOPEX data are presented in the form of a matrix file (raster) whose spatial resolution is 50 m with a projection in Nad 1983 Quebec Lambert. 

This raster covers the entire territory of Quebec located approximately south of 52°40' and west of 61°10' and extends beyond the borders of Quebec by 75 to 125 m (in order to have values on the entire Quebec territory covered).

TOPEX values were calculated using the Digital Terrain Model (DTM) from the NASA Shuttle Radar Topography Mission (SRTM). This MNT is provided in a WGS 84 projection (EPSG: 4326) with a resolution of one arcsecond (+/- 30 m). A mosaic of the SRTM tiles was created to then project the MNT into Lambert and resample it at 50 m.

TOPEX can be used as an input in a windfall vulnerability assessment system. However, it should be borne in mind that this index does not take into account the wind channeling effect that may occur in certain places and that can influence windfall. In addition, other factors must be taken into consideration in order to carry out a complete analysis of the risk of windfall. 

RUEL, J.-C., S. J. MITCHELL and M. DORNIER, 2002. A GIS based approach to map wind exposure for windthrow hazard rating. Northern Journal of Applied Forestry, 19 (4): 183-187.
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Organization: Government and Municipalities of Québec | Gouvernement et municipalités du Québec
Forest certification

[forest certification] (https://mffp.gouv.qc.ca/les-forets/amenagement-durable-forets/certification-forestiere/) is a voluntary process by which an accredited and independent registration body recognizes that forest management practices meet pre-established standards for sustainable forest management.

Compliance with the requirements of a certification system is assessed by an external auditor. Two forest certification systems are currently used by the forest industry in Quebec: the [Sustainable Forestry Initiative (SFI)] (https://forests.org/fr/) and the [Forest Stewardship Council (FSC)] (https://ca.fsc.org/ca-fr). A management certificate is granted to a forest area and its scope may extend to one or more management units. Forest certification monitoring is limited to public forests managed under the Quebec forest regime.
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Organization: Government and Municipalities of Québec | Gouvernement et municipalités du Québec
Indicators of road network pavement conditions

The City of Montreal is responsible for the development, maintenance and management of the road network located on its territory. Knowledge of pavement conditions is an important part of the process of managing and determining needs. To obtain this information relating to the condition of the roads, auscultation campaigns using multifunction vehicles equipped with various technologies are carried out from time to time. 

In recent years, the following campaigns to examine the local street network and the City's administrative arterial network (RAAV) have been carried out:

- 2024 - Arterial network (RAAV);
- 2022 - Local network;
- 2020 - Arterial Network (RAAV);
- 2018 - Arterial network (RAAV);
- 2015 - Complete road network (local and RAAV);
- 2010 - Complete road network (local and RAAV).
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Organization: Government and Municipalities of Québec | Gouvernement et municipalités du Québec
Consented Rights Territories (TDC)

Territories in the domain of the State over which granted rights include wood volume assignments defined by the Ministry of Natural Resources and Forests (MRNF).
There are different types of rights granted depending on the purpose (s) of use (s): 

-Guarantees of supply (GA), wood harvesting permits for the purpose of supplying a wood processing plant (PRAU), biomass PRAU (PRBIO) and delegation agreements (EDs) on the local forest (FP) or on residual forest territories allow forest management activities according to the various legal documents issued by the MRNF.

-Education and Research Forests (FER) allow forest management activities for teaching and research purposes according to the contract issued by the MRNF.

-The Duchesnay Forest Station (STF) allows forest management activities for teaching, research and tourism purposes according to the contract issued by the MRNF.

-Territorial management agreements (CGT) on residual forest territories allow forest management activities and land management in accordance with the agreement issued by the MRNF.

-Category 1 (TC1) lands are subject to property rights under conditions dedicated to Indigenous nations under the James Bay and Northern Quebec Agreement and provide a framework for forest management activities. __Important:__ The MRNF does not issue any forest rights on these lands but the volume associated with the forest possibility of these lands is recorded in the SYMPA system.

These territorial data come from the MRNF STF system, which is __the official source__ of this geographic information, except for residual forest territories with management agreements (CGT) as well as category 1 land (TC1). Active __granted rights__ are established according to the MRNF SYMPA system. 

It is possible to identify the various beneficiaries __of active rights only__, i.e. from the STF_beneficiaries table. This table is fed by the SYMPA system, which establishes forest rights and the volumes allocated to them. Correspondence between a territory under granted law and the beneficiaries is possible by relating the table and the data set by the territory number (NO_TERRI).
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Organization: Government and Municipalities of Québec | Gouvernement et municipalités du Québec
Geographic and administrative database

The Geographic and Administrative Database is available at scales of 1/1,000,000 (BDGA1M) and 1/5,000,000 (BDGA5M). It provides a geographic and administrative base on a small scale for the whole of Quebec. The data is the result of an automatic generalization of the vectors of a database on a scale of 1/250,000, and from a geometric and thematic purification.

Data from territories outside Quebec must be used and considered with some reservations, taking into account the date they were updated and the classifications used. Administrative boundaries also come from the generalization of data at a scale of 1/250,000 on major hydrographic axes.

This database brings together:

* Major hydrographic groups;
* Transport and hydroelectric infrastructures;
* The main agglomerations and centers of occupation;
* The limits of major administrative divisions.

For more information on the various data layers, consult the physical data structure documents (scales of [1/1,000,000] (https://diffusion.mern.gouv.qc.ca/diffusion/RGQ/Documentation/BDGA_1M/Structure_physique_BDGA1M.pdf) or [1/5,000,000] (https://diffusion.mern.gouv.qc.ca/diffusion/RGQ/Documentation/BDGA_5M/Structure_physique_BDGA5M.pdf)).**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
Area potentially exposed to landslides (ZPEGT) - Stress map

This map locates the parts of the territory where the standards relating to landslides, prescribed by the Government of Quebec, must apply.
Landslide stress areas include, in addition to the embankment, protective bands at its top and base, where various interventions must be regulated.
These areas are intended to be integrated into the MRC land use and development plan for land use planning and land use control, in accordance with the requirements of the Land Use Planning Act (A-19.1, art.5).**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 the current and future distribution of the West Nile virus in Quebec in the context of climate change

The West Nile virus (WNV) activity zone corresponds to the territory where WNV cases have been documented by human, animal, and entomological (mosquito) surveillance. This zone indicates where there is a higher probability of the virus being present in Quebec based on historical data. All surveillance data was aggregated to form the WNV's area of activity over the study period, by merging the 2 km resolution buffer zones and the municipalities of each mosquito case or batch. Outside of this area, the presence of WNV remains possible, but the virus has not been detected by surveillance. This can be explained, among other things, by the movements of infected birds and mosquitoes over varying distances.

The climatic zone favorable to the transmission of WNV by Culex pipiens (one of the main vectors of the virus) highlights the territory where the estimated seasonal average temperature could be conducive to the transmission of WNV in Quebec. This zone is defined by a seasonal average temperature (calculated from April to September) greater than or equal to 14°C. The indicator was calculated for historical records 1989-2018 (current distribution) and for the horizons of 2030, 2050 and 2080 according to the greenhouse gas emissions scenarios SSP2-4.5 and SSP3-7.0 (future distribution). Seasonal mean temperatures were calculated during the WNV's active period (i.e. April to September) by adding up the daily maximum and minimum temperatures and then dividing them by two. These temperatures were generated with a resolution of 10 km x 10 km covering the whole of Quebec for time horizons and greenhouse gas emission scenarios. The final value for seasonal mean temperatures used is the 50th percentile.

For more information on the area of activity of the WNV or the climatic zones favorable to the transmission of WNV by Culex pipiens, you can consult the [Mapping of the current and future distribution of the West Nile virus in Quebec in the context of climate change] (https://www.inspq.qc.ca/publications/3693)
 OR the INSPQ website [Current and future distribution maps of zoonoses in Quebec] (https://www.inspq.qc.ca/zoonoses/cartes).**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
Coyotes reports

This data set contains the sightings of coyotes documented by the City of Montreal since 2017. Most of this information comes from citizen observations that were reported to the City of Montreal. They are collected as part of the implementation of 
City of Montreal's coyote management plan, unveiled in 2018. Its objective is to promote coexistence with coyotes living in urban areas by focusing on public education, methods of modifying the behavior of coyotes and on targeted interventions aimed at aggressive animals to ensure the safety of the Montreal population.**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
CPTAQ decisions

The decisions come from applications for authorization submitted under the Act Respecting the Protection of Land and Agricultural Activities (LPTAA L.R.Q., c. P-41.1) relating to:

- the inclusion or exclusion of lots in the agricultural zone;

- the establishment or expansion of uses other than agricultural uses;
- the subdivision or alienation of lots or parts of lots;
- the exploitation of protected agricultural resources (maple cutting, removal of arable soil) and other resources (water extraction, quarry, gravel pit, sand pit and mine).
o Applications for authorization under the Act Respecting the Acquisition of Agricultural Lands by Non-Residents
(LATANR, L.R.Q., C.a-4.1) are also included in the decisions.
o Some decisions made by the Commission were contested before the Tribunal.
administrative department of Quebec, territory and environment section. The decisions of the Administrative Tribunal of
Quebec can be appealed before the courts.

· Source of decisions
o The reference documents that served as the basis for the digitization of decisions are: the basis for
topographic data of Quebec (BDTQ) at a scale of 1:20,000, the cadastral compilation at the scale
1:20,000, the Quebec Cadastre, orthophotos and various plans.

· Warnings and limitations
o The digital mapping of decisions resulting from applications for authorization constitutes a
working document and not an exhaustive map. In fact, some may be absent or
are represented as points due to the lack of information or location maps.
o With the progress of cadastral renovation, more and more territories in agricultural areas are
dependent on the new cadastre. The renovated cadastre has the advantage of being more precise and better
structured as the cadastral compilation. On the other hand, you should know that several decisions have been
rendered and mapped on the cadastral compilation. Therefore, in order to limit the risks
If there is a misinterpretation, refer to the text of the decision as well as to the attached plan the case
necessary to validate the positioning if necessary.**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