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229 datasets found

Access level: Open (229) and Ministries: Natural Resources and Forestry (229)

  • Ontario Hydro Network - Watercourse

    Ministry: Natural Resources and Forestry

    Watercourses are line features - natural or manmade - that represent the location of flowing surface water. This product requires the use of GIS software. *[GIS]: geographic...

    Resource formats:

    • WEB
    • PDF
    • DOCX

  • Ministry of Natural Resources area, district and region administrative boundaries (1997-2022)

    Ministry: Natural Resources and Forestry

    This data represents the Ministry of Natural Resources (MNR) administrative boundaries from 1997-2022. Ministry of Natural Resources (MNR) administrative areas divide Ontario...

    Resource formats:

    • SHP

  • Trapper harvests

    Ministry: Natural Resources and Forestry

    This data breaks down provincially-licensed trapper harvest numbers by: species or species group licence year Harvest numbers represent furbearers taken under the authority of...

    Resource formats:

    • XLSX

  • Ontario Road Network (ORN) Composite

    Ministry: Natural Resources and Forestry

    The Ontario Road Network (ORN) Composite product is a segmented derivative of the ORN Road Net Element (ORNELEM) data class. You can use it for mapping and general spatial...

    Resource formats:

    • WEB

  • Crown land use policy atlas

    Ministry: Natural Resources and Forestry

    Get data on land use area policies and boundaries in central and northern Ontario The Crown land use policy atlas (CLUPA) is an online mapping tool that includes area-specific...

    Resource formats:

    • WEB

  • Recreational fishing regulations data

    Ministry: Natural Resources and Forestry

    This spatial dataset contains a summary of fishing regulations and fish sanctuary descriptions. The data includes information on: species catch and possession limits size...

    Resource formats:

    • XLSX
    • DOCX

  • Analysis of Regional Wood Supply

    Ministry: Natural Resources and Forestry

    The Analysis of Regional Wood Supply (ARWoodS) data is updated annually to incorporate changes to wood supply, projected wood supply use, and planned and actual harvest levels....

    Resource formats:

    • DOCX
    • ZIP

  • Annual forest fire reporting data

    Ministry: Natural Resources and Forestry

    Get data on forest fires, compiled annually for the National Forestry Database The National Forestry Database includes national forest data and forest management statistics to...

    Resource formats:

    • WEB

  • Niagara Escarpment Commission expenses

    Ministry: Natural Resources and Forestry

    Get data on travel expenses for Niagara Escarpment Commissioners and the Commission Chair This dataset shows detailed quarterly travel expenses for 17 Niagara Escarpment...

    Resource formats:

    • WEB

  • Forest Resources Inventory leaf-on LiDAR

    Ministry: Natural Resources and Forestry

    Single photon lidar light detection and ranging (SPL LiDAR) is an active remote sensing technology for: mapping vegetation aspects including cover, density and height...

    Resource formats:

    • WEB

  • Natural heritage system areas (NHSAREA)

    Ministry: Natural Resources and Forestry

    This dataset shows the boundaries of systems of natural heritage features and areas, lands and waters that support connectivity and have significant ecological value. It...

    Resource formats:

    • WEB
    • PDF
    • DOCX

  • Sustainable Forest Licences

    Ministry: Natural Resources and Forestry

    A list of the current Sustainable Forest Licences (SFLs) granted by the Minister of Natural Resources and Forestry. SFLs are long-term licences granted for up to 20 years. They...

    Resource formats:

    • CSV

  • Crown Game Preserves

    Ministry: Natural Resources and Forestry

    Crown Game Preserves were established to prohibit or regulate the hunting and trapping of wildlife in specific areas to restore local populations.

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  • Lake Trout Lakes in Ontario

    Ministry: Natural Resources and Forestry

    A comprehensive list of inland Ontario lakes (exclusive of the Great Lakes) that are currently designated for Lake Trout management. The list classifies the lakes as to whether...

    Resource formats:

    • WEB
    • CSV

  • Wildlife habitat matrices and habitat descriptions for rare vascular plants

    Ministry: Natural Resources and Forestry

    Please note that the information contained within this appendix is considered to be a snapshot in time when the Significant Wildlife Habitat Technical Guide was developed. We...

    Resource formats:

    • CSV

  • Lake Ontario Prey Fish Trawl Data

    Ministry: Natural Resources and Forestry

    This dataset contains Lake Ontario prey fish abundance and distribution statistics, collected every year during spring and fall bottom trawl surveys. The New York State...

    Resource formats:

    • WEB

  • Aquatic ecosystem classification for Ontario (AEC)

    Ministry: Natural Resources and Forestry

    ​The aquatic ecosystem classification (AEC) is a science-based tool that groups and classifies Ontario’s rivers and streams based on their: physical attributes, such as water...

    Resource formats:

    • WEB

  • Historic bathymetry maps

    Ministry: Natural Resources and Forestry

    Bathymetry is the measurement of water depth in lakes. From the 1940s to the 1990s, the Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry produced bathymetry maps for over 11,000 lakes...

    Resource formats:

    • WEB

  • Ontario Integrated Hydrology (OIH) data

    Ministry: Natural Resources and Forestry

    Ontario Integrated Hydrology (OIH) data is used to generate watersheds and support provincial-scale hydrology applications including: watershed generation hydrologic modelling...

    Resource formats:

    • PDF

  • Aquatic ecosystems in the Great Lakes Basin

    Ministry: Natural Resources and Forestry

    The dataset has been used for the Great Lakes Conservation Blueprint Project for Aquatic Biodiversity. It can be used for: research and aquatic species inventories...

    Resource formats:

    • SHP