Ministry: Natural Resources and Forestry
290 datasets
Protecting Ontario’s biodiversity while promoting economic opportunities in the resource sector and supporting outdoor recreation opportunities.
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Areas of High Quality Natural Cover in the Lake Simcoe Watershed
Ministry: Natural Resources and Forestry
Natural cover includes areas that have been mapped as woodlands (including plantations and hedgerows), wetlands and other rare vegetative cover communities. Data here represent...Resource formats:
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Forest resource processing facilities
Ministry: Natural Resources and Forestry
This data is used for referencing spatial and tabular Forest Resource Processing Facility information. Each facility has one or more processing sites, each dedicated to...Resource formats:
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In-filled Climate Data
Ministry: Natural Resources and Forestry
The Ontario in-filled climate data collection includes information from 339 monitoring stations maintained by the Meteorological Service of Canada. Historical climate data...Resource formats:
- MDB
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Standardized Precipitation Index
Ministry: Natural Resources and Forestry
The Standardized Precipitation Index (SPI) was generated for certain Environment Canada long-term climate stations in Ontario. The SPI quantifies the precipitation deficit and...Resource formats:
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Minor urban centres in the Niagara Escarpment Plan
Ministry: Natural Resources and Forestry
Minor urban center is one of the 7 Niagara Escarpment Plan land use designations. This designation includes rural settlements, villages and hamlets. The boundaries of minor...Resource formats:
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Forest Disease Damage Event
Ministry: Natural Resources and Forestry
Data show where pathogens - fungal, bacillial or viral - have caused damage by reducing growth rates, tree vigor or have killed trees. Examples of forest diseases include White...Resource formats:
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Waterpower generation stations (WPGENSTN)
Ministry: Natural Resources and Forestry
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Wildlife values site
Ministry: Natural Resources and Forestry
The wildlife values area and site datasets represent the consolidation of 13 wildlife data classes collected by the Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry. The data...Resource formats:
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Non-government agency Nature Reserve
Ministry: Natural Resources and Forestry
NGO Nature Reserves are polygon features describing lands held by nature trusts and other non-government agencies for the purpose of nature conservation. We are no longer...Resource formats:
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Tank
Ministry: Natural Resources and Forestry
A tank is an above ground container that holds either petroleum or water. This data is no longer being updated. It is best suited for historical research and analysis.Resource formats:
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Niagara Escarpment brow
Ministry: Natural Resources and Forestry
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Tower
Ministry: Natural Resources and Forestry
Towers -- structures or buildings that are typically higher than their diameter and high relative to their surroundings -- are shown in this data set. They include:...Resource formats:
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Ecoregions
Ministry: Natural Resources and Forestry
This dataset is used is used to determine the significance or status of wetland classes and certain other natural heritage features. It is also used to set targets for...Resource formats:
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Provincially tracked species (1km grid)
Ministry: Natural Resources and Forestry
Get data on provincially tracked species locations generalized to a 1km by 1km grid. This spatial dataset contains generalized location data for: species of conservation...Resource formats:
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Designated Gas Storage Area
Ministry: Natural Resources and Forestry
Designated gas storage areas are land areas designated by the Ontario Energy Board that contain geological formations used for subsurface storage of natural gas. Instructions...Resource formats:
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Fire Disturbance Area
Ministry: Natural Resources and Forestry
A Fire Disturbance Area represents the mapped exterior perimeter of a forest fire. Mapping is derived from a variety of sources, such as GPS points and digitized paper maps....Resource formats:
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Aquatic Resource Area Survey Point
Ministry: Natural Resources and Forestry
This spatial dataset represents the locations of aquatic resource area (ARA) survey points. ARA survey points may represent a portion of a water body or an entire water body...Resource formats:
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Oak Ridges Moraine: planning area
Ministry: Natural Resources and Forestry
This dataset was created to establish a permanent boundary. Lands within this boundary are subject to the principles contained in the Oak Ridges Moraine Legislation. Boundary is...Resource formats:
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Ontario Hydro Network - Shoreline
Ministry: Natural Resources and Forestry
The OHN is a provincial medium scale originating from data with regional scales of 1: 10,000 in Southern Ontario, 1: 20,000 in Northern Ontario and 1: 50,000 in the Far North....Resource formats:
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Aggregate Designated Area
Ministry: Natural Resources and Forestry
This spatial dataset represents the boundaries of areas designated under the Aggregate Resources Act, R.S.O 1990 where a licence or permit is required for aggregate extraction....Resource formats: