Soil survey

Get consolidated soil data mapped on a county basis in a digitally stitched and standardized product.

This soil survey data was mapped by a number of soil surveyors from the 1920s to the 1990s. The product incorporates soil information from a variety of map scales. The project has brought the individual county or regional municipality surveys together to reveal inconsistencies in soil data across county boundaries.

The soil complex database contains other descriptive information including:

  • slope class
  • Canada Land Inventory (CLI) ranking
  • stoniness
  • drainage class
  • texture
Ministry contact: Agriculture, Food and Agribusiness

Additional information

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Geographic coverage
Ontario
Last Validated Date
December 18, 2020
Update frequency
As required

Soil survey

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Date range: January 1, 2003 - November 29, 2019

  • Other
    Access to Soil survey English

    Last Updated: November 29, 2019

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    Accéder à la page Prospection des sols French

    Last Updated: November 29, 2019

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