AndreaBozzo/ceres-open-data-index huggingface dataset:
GST/HST Credit statistics by Federal Electoral District – 2019-2020 benefit year, including one-time GST/HST Credit payment

The Goods and Services Tax/Harmonized Sales Tax (GST/HST) credit statistics are based on information that the Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) collected and processed for all individual recipients for the 2019–2020 benefit year which covers the period from July 2019 to June 2020. This table presents GST/HST credit data broken down by Federal Electoral District for each province or territory, as well as for all Canada. 

Organization: Canada Revenue Agency | Agence du revenu du Canada
Weather Elements on Grid based on the Global Deterministic Prediction System [experimental]

For nearly three decades, the SCRIBE system has been used to assist meteorologists in preparing weather reports. The philosophy behind SCRIBE is that a set of weather element matrices are generated for selected stations or sample points and then transmitted to regional weather centers. The matrices are then decoded by SCRIBE and can be modified via the graphical interface by the users. The resulting data is then provided to a text generator, which produces bilingual public forecasts in plain language.  
  
  The various rules related to the Scribe matrices hinder scientific innovation, do not exploit the richness of the Numerical Weather Prediction (NWP), reduce the understanding of weather forecasts, and and may require frequent interventions from forecasters.  
  
  As part of a larger modernization plan for the Meteorological Service of Canada (MSC), in which the role of the forecaster is evolving, the goal is to replace the Scribe matrices, available on the MSC Datamart, and their limited number of points across Canada with Weather Elements on the Grid ("WEonG").  
  
  Weather Elements on Grid (WEonG) based on the Global Deterministic Prediction System (GDPS) is a post-processing system designed to compute the weather elements required by different forecast programs (public, marine, aviation, air quality, etc.). This system amalgamates numerical and post-processed data using various diagnostic approaches. Hourly concepts are produced from different algorithms using outputs from the Global Deterministic Prediction System (GDPS).

Organization: Environment and Climate Change Canada | Environnement et Changement climatique Canada
Living Labs Initiative Ontario freshwater fish environmental monitoring 2022

This study, in support of the Living Labs Initiative in Ontario (LLON), collected freshwater fish biomonitoring data using electrofishing and environmental DNA (eDNA) metabarcoding. Collections occurred three times in 2022 (June, August, October) at four experimental sites in the Lake Erie Basin (Upper Medway, East Medway, Big Creek, and Wigle Creek).


The eDNA metabarcoding data is hosted online in the Sequence Read Archive at the National Center for Biotechnology Information (NCBI) and is currently publicly available under Project Accession Number PRJNA1164776.


All data are a part subject of a publication containing method details, full QA/QC, interpretation and conclusions. Citation: Bonk, E., Hanner, R., Bartlett, A. and Tetreault, G. (2024), Environmental DNA Metabarcoding Detects Predators at Higher Rates Than Electrofishing. Environmental DNA, 6: e70019. https://doi.org/10.1002/edn3.70019

Organization: Environment and Climate Change Canada | Environnement et Changement climatique Canada
Acute toxicity of three alkylbenzene sulfonates to the freshwater mussel (Lampsilis fasciola) glochidia

The toxicity of three alkylbenzene sulfonate (ABS) surfactants were assessed in acute toxicity tests using glochidia of the freshwater mussel, Lampsilis fasciola. Viability of the glochidia were evaluated at 24 hours and 48 hours.


All data are subject of a publication containing method details, full QA/QC, interpretations and conclusions. Citation: Hanana, H., Gilroy, È. A. M., Bartlett, A. J., Bennett, C. J., Brinovcar, C. J., Brown, L., Clarence, S., De Silva, A. O., Gillis, P. L., Hedges, A., Khan, H., Lavalle, C., Parrott, J. L., Pham-Ho, V., Salerno, J., Shires, K., & Houde, M. (2025). Acute toxicity of three alkylbenzene sulfonates in six freshwater aquatic species. Ecotoxicology and environmental safety, 295, 118127. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ecoenv.2025.118127


Supplemental Information


The Chemicals Management Plan (CMP) is a Government of Canada initiative aimed at reducing the risks posed by chemicals to Canadians and their environment. A key element of the Chemicals Management Plan is the monitoring and surveillance of levels of harmful chemicals in Canadians and their environment. Monitoring and surveillance are essential to identify and track exposure to hazards in the environment and associated health implications. Monitoring and surveillance programs provide the basis for making sound and effective public health and environmental health policies and interventions, as well as measuring the efficacy of control measures. 


In support of the Chemicals Management Plan, monitoring and surveillance initiatives were established to support Health Canada and Environment and Climate Change Canada scientists, in collaboration with external partners and researchers, to advance our knowledge. This initiative has allowed the Government of Canada to increase its commitment to a number of existing monitoring initiatives, as well as to support new efforts. 


For more information on the Chemicals Management Plan, please visit https://www.canada.ca/en/health-canada/services/chemical-substances/chemicals-management-plan.html

Organization: Environment and Climate Change Canada | Environnement et Changement climatique Canada
Peace River water levels during the 2018 spring breakup of the ice cover near the Peace-Athabasca Delta (PAD)

Portable pressure loggers can provide temporal variations of river water levels under difficult ice conditions that often prevail during the spring breakup of the ice cover. Such information is used by scientists to study dynamic ice-related processes, including breakup initiation, ice jamming, flooding, and propagation of waves created by ice-jam releases. Portable loggers can also provide redundancy in case permanent hydrometric gauges are rendered temporarily inoperative by moving ice. This dataset comprises late April/early May 2018 water levels near the Water Survey of Canada permanent gauge at Peace Point, which monitors flows that enter the PAD reach of Peace River some 60 km downstream.

Organization: Environment and Climate Change Canada | Environnement et Changement climatique Canada
Groundwater chemistry data from domestic wells, riverbank groundwater seeps, and monitoring wells in the Nottawasaga River Watershed, 2010-2013

The southern Nottawasaga River Watershed is an area of intensive agriculture where the unconfined surficial groundwater aquifer is known to be impacted by agricultural practices, including high fertilizer application rates. As part of several water quality studies conducted in the Nottawasaga River Watershed in southern Ontario, groundwater samples were collected from private domestic wells, multi-level monitoring wells, and riverbank seeps (i.e., groundwater springs), at various times between 2010 and 2013. Water quality analysis of the samples included parameters measured during sampling (pH, temperature, specific conductivity, dissolved oxygen), general chemistry parameters (e.g., major anions and cations, nutrients) as well as some specialized parameters (water, nitrate, and sulfate isotope ratios, four artificial sweeteners, select herbicides). Information on the analytical methods used and interpretation of the dataset can be found in the following publications:

-	Pest Management Science 72: 1862-1872. (2016) https://doi.org/10.1002/ps.4218

-	Journal of Environmental Quality 46: 1434-1443. (2017) https://doi.org/10.2134/jeq2017.06.0233

-	Groundwater 59(5): 658-670. (2021) https://doi.org/10.1111/gwat.13093

-	University of Waterloo M.Sc. thesis. https://uwspace.uwaterloo.ca/items/0a992b84-416a-445a-882d-1b8aa3405fda

Organization: Environment and Climate Change Canada | Environnement et Changement climatique Canada
Concentrations of two artificial sweeteners, acesulfame and sucralose, in groundwater along a section of beach at Grand Bend, Ontario

In an effort to assess potential nutrient loading to Lake Huron from groundwater impacted by septic systems, multi-level monitoring wells were installed along a 1.7 km section of the beach at Grand Bend, Ontario, and sampled in June 2014 for various water quality parameters. The groundwater sampled from these wells approximates the chemistry of the groundwater discharging to Lake Huron at this location. The artificial sweeteners, acesulfame and sucralose, were used as wastewater indicators to confirm the presence or absence of a septic influence for each sample collected. Acesulfame and sucralose are not broken down in the body, or completely removed during wastewater treatment, and therefore end up in wastewater effluent, whether the effluent is from municipal wastewater treatment plants or from private septic systems. All 78 beach groundwater samples analyzed had acesulfame concentrations greater than the method detection limit (mdl) of 2 ng/L, indicating a contribution of water derived from septic effluent. 83% of the samples had sucralose concentrations greater than the mdl of 20 ng/L. Information on the analytical methods used and interpretation of the dataset can be found in Journal of Great Lakes Research 45 (2019) 642-650. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jglr.2019.03.003

Organization: Environment and Climate Change Canada | Environnement et Changement climatique Canada
Evaluating effects of high latitude environmental change on oviparous wildlife: Relationships between temperature, contaminants, and incubation patterns

Many migratory bird species, particularly those that nest in the Arctic, are experiencing population declines possibly linked to ongoing environmental change in this region. Understanding linkages between climate change, contaminant exposure, and reproductive parameters is thus important to conservation and management of these species. However, the potentially important effects of changes in ambient temperature and contaminant exposure on incubation patterns and offspring characteristics have received little attention in Arctic wildlife. To evaluate the extent to which temperature and contaminant exposure might affect incubation conditions and offspring characteristics in arctic-breeding bird species, we used a shorebird (semipalmated sandpiper; Calidris pusilla) model. We measured ambient temperature, nest temperatures, and POPs levels in eggs and assessed their effects on length of incubation and chick mass at hatch. Our specific questions are (1) to what extent do fluctuating spring ambient temperatures and differences in timing of nesting affect temperatures experienced in the nest; and (2) what are the relative influences of temperature and contaminant levels on incubation duration and mass of chicks at hatch?

Organization: Environment and Climate Change Canada | Environnement et Changement climatique Canada
Saskatchewan Woodland Caribou Ranges and Administrative Units

Saskatchewan's woodland caribou range is divided into two conservation units, based on the ecozone boundaries of the boreal shield (SK1) and the boreal plain (SK2). The SK2 Caribou Conservation Unit is further divided into three administrative units: SK2 East, SK2 Central and SK2 West.  
  
  The SK1 (Boreal Shield) Caribou Conservation Unit encompasses the rocky shield, sandy plains and many lakes of northern Saskatchewan. The SK2 (Boreal Plain) Caribou Conservation Unit encompasses the more productive mixed-wood forests and lakes of central Saskatchewan, including large areas of low-lying peatlands. While these two units represent important differences in ecological conditions (e.g., habitat types, fire regimes, landforms, etc.) and human land use and management (e.g., overall levels and types of land use, fire management, etc.), the boundary between SK1 and SK2 does not represent a population boundary, as caribou move freely between the two areas. The large size of the SK2 Caribou Conservation Unit (i.e., 109,717 km2) is not well suited for range assessment and range planning activities, given the large variation in ecological conditions, habitat types, land use, and natural disturbance regimes across the Boreal Plain of Saskatchewan. As a result, three smaller caribou administrative units within SK2 were developed: SK2 East, SK2 Central and SK2 West. SK2 West is further subdivided into two smaller management subunits. At present, the SK1 area has not been sub-divided into administrative units. Find out more about woodland caribou and what the province is doing to manage their habitat and protect their populations: https://www.saskatchewan.ca/business/environmental-protection-and-sustainability/wildlife-and-conservation/wildlife-species-at-risk/woodland-caribou-program

Organization: Government of Saskatchewan | Gouvernement de la Saskatchewan
Wildlife Management Zones

The Wildlife Management Zone polygons are a representation of the zones as described in legislation. They are used for the management of wildlife in Saskatchewan.  
  
  Wildlife Management Zones (WMZ) are used for the management of wildlife, mainly game species, in the Province of Saskatchewan. Hunting activities are governed and wildlife populations (inventories) are monitored using these zones. These assigned zone boundaries help address the wildlife management issues of the day and are subject to change as wildlife populations and management practices evolve. The last revision to the WMZ boundaries was March 27, 2014. This revision moves some boundaries to readily identifiable landmarks such as numbered highways, municipal roads or water bodies for ease of public use. Descriptions are written in a manner that better allows boundaries to follow highway or provincial forest boundary updates without ammending the regulation. These boundaries are described legally in the Wildlife Management Zones and Special Areas Boundaries Regulations, 1990 (shortened to WMZSABR for dataset naming). These regulations are in force under The Wildlife Act, 1998. Copies of these documents can be found at www.qp.gov.sk.ca. This spatial feature class is the polygon representation of the zones as described in the regulation. Although these digitized boundaries are intended to be as accurate as possible, the regulations supersede this data should discrepancies occur. The polygons you see here are constructed from the lines contained in the WMZ framework feature class, which is a clause by clause representation of the legal regulation. Regulation changes to the zones, when they occur, should be digitized in the framework first, and then constructed into polygons for this feature class. This maintains consistency, accuracy and serves as a quality control process for these legally designated areas.

Organization: Government of Saskatchewan | Gouvernement de la Saskatchewan
Sense of belonging to the local community, town, province and Canada and trust in people, by groups designated as visible minorities and selected sociodemographic characteristics, 2020

Percentage of persons who described a strong sense of belonging to their local community, their town, their province and Canada and percentage of persons who reported that most people can be trusted in general, by groups designated as visible minorities and selected sociodemographic characteristics (age group, gender, immigrant status, generation status, first official language spoken and highest certificate, diploma or degree).<br>

Organization: Statistics Canada | Statistique Canada
Manitoba Contaminated Sites Map

Map showing the locations of sites included in the Contaminated Sites Registry  
  
  This map shows the locations of sites included in the Contaminated Sites Registry. There are three types of sites in the registry: Designated Contaminated, Designated Impacted, and Not Designated.  The data for this map are provided via a web csv file that is maintained by Environment, Climate and Parks staff. For more information visit Environment, Climate and Parks website.

Organization: Government of Manitoba | Gouvernement du Manitoba
Percentage of Canadian Armed Forces members who are satisfied with the overall support their family receives from the Canadian Armed Forces

The Departmental Results Framework (DRF) is the strategic view of Defence’s mandate, displaying its Core Responsibilities and key performance information. It represents the corporate framework used to demonstrate plans, achievements, expenditures and performance results. This helps Canadians and parliamentarians understand what we do, what we seek to achieve, and how we will determine if we have achieved it. 

This dataset presents DRF 3.4 entitled “Military families are supported and resilient” and its indicator 3.4.2 entitled “% of Canadian Armed Forces members who are satisfied with the overall support their family receives from the Canadian Armed Forces”. This indicator assesses the percentage of Canadian Armed Forces (CAF) members who are satisfied with the support provided to their families from their Military Family Resource Centre(s), and other military families during relocations, deployments, and employment.

Organization: National Defence | Défense nationale
We asked, Your Voice, Our Actions - Transparency Policy

The Open Government Office conducted an online, three-week consultation from November 5th to November 22nd, 2024, to gather feedback on a draft RCMP Transparency Policy. This document outlines the methodology used, the overarching themes from the elicited feedback, and plans for integrating the input into the final policy. Additionally, this report explores potential future alignment opportunities within the RCMP. 

Organization: Royal Canadian Mounted Police | Gendarmerie royale du Canada
Milk River 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
Milk River 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
CSC Research Progress Overview: 2023 to 2024

In its 2023-2024 Annual Report, the Office of the Correctional Investigator (OCI) recommended that CSC ensure effective communication of progress and updates on research and development activities pertaining to assessment and classification as well as research informing decision-making related to federally-incarcerated Indigenous peoples. To this end, key initiatives for the 2023-2024 fiscal year are summarized below.


Organization: Correctional Service of Canada | Service correctionnel du Canada
Shellfish Water Classification Program – Marine Water Quality Data in Newfoundland and Labrador

This dataset provides marine bacteriological water quality data for bivalve shellfish harvest areas in Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. Shellfish harvest area water temperature and salinity data are also provided as adjuncts to the interpretation of fecal coliform density data. The latter is the indicator of fecal matter contamination monitored annually by Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC) within the framework of the Canadian Shellfish Sanitation Program (CSSP). The geospatial positions of the sampling sites are also provided.   
  
  These data are collected by ECCC for the purpose of making recommendations on the classification of shellfish harvest area waters. ECCC recommendations are reviewed and adopted by Regional Interdepartmental Shellfish Committees prior to regulatory implementation by Fisheries and Oceans Canada (DFO).  
  
  This dataset is 'Deprecated'. Please use updated source here.  
  
  https://open.canada.ca/data/en/dataset/6417332a-7f37-49bd-8be9-ce0402deed2a

Organization: Environment and Climate Change Canada | Environnement et Changement climatique Canada
Shellfish Water Classification Program – Marine Water Quality Data in Quebec

This dataset provides marine bacteriological water quality data for bivalve shellfish harvest areas in Quebec, Canada. Shellfish harvest area water temperature and salinity data are also provided as adjuncts to the interpretation of fecal coliform density data. The latter is the indicator of fecal matter contamination monitored annually by Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC) within the framework of the Canadian Shellfish Sanitation Program (CSSP). The geospatial positions of the sampling sites are also provided.  
  
  These data are collected by ECCC for the purpose of making recommendations on the classification of shellfish harvest area waters. ECCC recommendations are reviewed and adopted by Regional Interdepartmental Shellfish Committees prior to regulatory implementation by Fisheries and Oceans Canada (DFO).  
  
  This dataset is 'Deprecated'. Please use updated source here.  
  
  https://open.canada.ca/data/en/dataset/6417332a-7f37-49bd-8be9-ce0402deed2a

Organization: Environment and Climate Change Canada | Environnement et Changement climatique Canada
Federal government COVID-19 support measures in the System of Macroeconomic Accounts, quarterly

<p>In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, the federal government of Canada implemented various support and recovery measures to support the Canadian economy. This table presents the major programs (e.g. Canada Emergency Wage Subsidy, Canada Emergency Response Benefit, etc.) within the System of Macroeconomic Accounts. The data are at quarterly rates and are not seasonally adjusted.<br>
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Organization: Statistics Canada | Statistique Canada
Detailed information on cases of COVID-19, 2020-2024: 5-Dimensions (Aggregated data), Public Health Agency of Canada

In collaboration with the Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC), this table provides Canadians and researchers with data to monitor only the confirmed cases of coronavirus (COVID-19) in Canada. This table will provide an aggregate summary of the data available in the publication 13-26-0003.<br>

Organization: Statistics Canada | Statistique Canada