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| Offers an insight to Canada's biodiversity by presenting information on issues such as the loss of species, evolutionary perspectives, general concepts like genetics and habitats, and the effects of forestry, agriculture, urbanisation, fishing, and environmental pollutants. Also publicises related events and provides a catalogued collection of resources. English/French language option given. | |
| Information about oceans and the environment, including conferences, policy and legislation, monitoring and protection, and industry. | ||
| Information about the Canadian forest service and natural resources in Canada. | ||
| Extensive list of earth science departments in US and Canadian universities. | ||
| Covers various topics from agriculture in Canada, including markets, weather, news, animal science, pest control and sustainable agriculture. | ||
| Directory of Canadian environment links with some emphasis on the Atlantic region. Available in English and French. | ||
| Outlines the history of Canada from 1770 to the present day through text and an accompanying series of maps, which depict the development in the Canadian territorial boundaries over the period. | ||
| Resources for keeping track of the Earth's magnetic field throughout Canada. Includes short and long-term magnetic activity forecasts and plots of one-minute variations of the geomagnetic field. An in-depth geomagnetic hazards section discusses effects of magnetic storms on power systems, pipelines, and communication cables. | ||
| Basic reference information about Canada, including details of geography, people, economy, government, communications, transportation, military and transnational issues. Geographical information includes area, population, flag, maps, high and low points, co ordinates, boundary length, border countries, climate, land use and natural resources. | ||
| Series of twenty maps depicting territorial changes in Canada, from the formation of the Canadian Dominion in 1867 up until the last major changes in 1949. Illustrates the evolution of national, provincial, and territorial boundaries, and provides brief descriptions of major developments. | ||
| Details of languages spoken in Canada and a list of related publications. | ||
| Set of small scans of over 150 historical maps which can be ordered by email. | ||
| Supports the research activities of Agriculture and Agri Food Canada by building the National Soil DataBase, which contains soil, landscape, and climatic data for all of Canada, and acting as a source of GIS products and expertise. | ||
| Maps taken from the 4th, 5th, and 6th Editions of Canada's National Atlas, along with documentation on issues such as natural hazards and territorial evolution. Also provides access to the Canadian Communities Atlas Project involving schools across the country, geographical facts about Canada, teaching resources, and an online quiz. English and French language options are provided. | ||
| The overall goal of Arctic Circle is to stimulate a greater interest in the peoples and environment of the Arctic and Subarctic region. This 'electronic circle' has three interrelated themes: natural resources; history and culture; social equity and environmental justice. Includes information on sustainability, economic development, colonisation, ethnographic portraits, self determination, cultural identity, a museum, virtual classroom, maps and a discussion group. | ||
| Division of Environment Canada responsible for the promotion of safe and efficient maritime operations, and the protection of Canada's environment by providing reliable and timely information about ice conditions in Canadian waters. Features current ice charts, bulletins and models, and ice thickness data from 1947 onwards. Also offers definitions of ice terminology, ice codes and symbols, arctic shipping pollution prevention regulations, and a manual of standard procedures for observing and reporting ice conditions. | ||
| Educational resource for students, teachers and the general public in Canada. Enables schools to create an Internet based atlas of their community, highlighting many physical, economic, human, and historical geographic themes. Includes a searchable list of participating schools, and provides information in English and French. | ||
| Searchable Canadian reference resource giving definitions of terms, together with links to suggested reading material which offer further information and put queries into context. Available in English and French. | ||
| A catalogue of all the languages and dialects spoken in Canada, with details of the numbers of speakers of each language. Also some demographic data such as rates of literacy, blindness and deafness. | ||
| Scientific articles on Canadian environmental issues, including toxins, climate change, ozone depletion, acid rain and water pollution. Full text articles in PDF. | ||
| A national topographic mapping agency, responsible for the acquisition, management and dissemination of topographic information for the Canadian landmass. Includes a database of topographic maps, searchable by map number, geographic name or coordinates, and via a clickable map interface. Also includes the full text of the biannual newsletter of the centre. | ||
| Links to information about Canada from Internet resources around the world. Subjects are arranged according to Dewey Decimal Classification, in alphabetical order. | ||
| Provides a selection of information products from the Centre for Topographic Information in Canada. Offers map sheets at the 1:250000 and 1:50000 scales, searchable by latitude and longitude, and browsable via a clickable map. Available in English and French. | ||
| Set of political and relief maps produced by the CIA covering Canada, all the countries in Central and South America and the Caribbean. | ||
| Collection of wildlife and wilderness paintings by Canadian and other international artists, being arranged into a permanent museum showcase. | ||
| Latitude, longitude, date and time of earthquakes in Canada and the United States in recent weeks. | ||
| Collection of satellite images depicting Canadian locations as seen from space. Each entry is accompanied by information about corresponding maps and tutorial sections to aid interpretation of images shown. Areas covered include Yukon, the Northwest Territories, Nunavut, British Columbia, Alberta, Saskatchewan, Manitoba, Ontario, Quebec, New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, Prince Edward Island, and Newfoundland. | ||
| Basic reference information about Canada, such as area, capital, population, population density, geography, language, religion, time zone, history and government, plus business and social information, including details of accommodation, addresses, climate, regions, travel, visas, passports, money, health and public holidays. | ||
| Responsible for the reception, processing, archiving and dissemination of remotely sensed data for Canada. Offers information on CCRS research and development, a catalogue of satellite images, a bibliographic database of CCRS publications since 1971, instructions for ordering data, a remote sensing glossary and tutorials, and details of forthcoming Centre events. | ||
| Canada's premier agency for geoscientific information and research. | ||
| IISD's mission is to promote sustainable development in decision making internationally and within Canada, by contributing new knowledge and concepts, analysing policies, identifying and disseminating information about best practices, demonstrating how to measure progress, and building partnerships to amplify these messages. | ||
| Information about the association, research and publications. | ||
| Database of over 350,000 current, historical, and undersea geographical locations in Canada. Searches can be conducted by entering place names or point coordinates, and information returned includes geographical data, and basic sketch maps displaying locations and features queried. | ||
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