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1. Water yield: Geospatial files
Geographic files and documentation: 16-510-X2024001
Description: This product contains gridded datasets of annual and 30-year average estimates of water yield. Tracking water yield—an estimate of renewable water supply derived from National Water Data Archive (HYDAT) streamflow data—provides information to help understand water resources available for human use and ecosystem needs. Annual datasets are available for the years 1971 to 2021 and cover southern Canada. Thirty-year averages are available for 1971-2000, 1981-2010, and 1991-2020. They cover the terrestrial and freshwater extent of Canada, except for the Arctic Archipelago.
Release date: 2024-09-19
2. Water yield: Data product specifications
Geographic files and documentation: 16-510-X2024002
Description: This product contains specifications intended for users of the water yield geospatial files. This document provides important technical information for users and links to methodology.
Release date: 2024-09-19
3. Census of Environment: Spatial information products
Geographic files and documentation: 16-510-X
Description: Spatial information products provide users with data for visualization, reference, mapping and spatial analysis using geographical information systems (GIS). Available files include spatial environmental data as well as documentation and metadata. This information is released as part of a suite of products associated with the Census of Environment (CoE). The CoE organizes data about Canada’s natural environment using the System of Environmental-Economic Accounting – Ecosystem Accounting international statistical standard, which takes a spatial approach to accounting for Canada’s ecosystems and natural capital.
Release date: 2024-09-19
4. Contiguously Settled Areas: Boundaries and User Documentation
Geographic files and documentation: 16-510-X2023001
Description: This product contains contiguously settled area (CSA) boundaries for a subset of Canadian population centres for 2010 and 2020 with user documentation. The CSA boundaries are derived from land cover data and represent the geographic extent of settled areas based on their physical footprint on the landscape. The boundaries can be used for reference, mapping and spatial analysis of settled areas and urban ecosystems. The CSA boundaries are created and maintained under the umbrella of the Census of Environment, and will support Statistics Canada's ecosystem accounting efforts.
Release date: 2023-10-27
5. Clean technologies and the Survey of Environmental Goods and Services: A technical reference guide
Surveys and statistical programs – Documentation: 16-511-X
Description: This reference guide is intended for users of the Survey of Environmental Goods and Services (SEGS). The tables indicate which technologies and services were included in SEGS.
Release date: 2022-03-23
6. Ecological Land Classification
Classification: 12-607-X
Description:
The Ecological Land Classification (ELC) is Statistics Canada's official classification for ecological areas in Canada.
The ELC was developed to enable the production of integrated statistics for ecological areas. It is a hierarchical framework that classifies ecological areas or ecosystems and that incorporates all major components of ecosystems: air, water land and biota. All boundaries in the ecological framework are matched to soil landscape polygons from the Soil Landscapes of Canada (SLC).
There are 15 ecozones at the top of the ecological land classification hierarchy. They cover the entire terrestrial extent of Canada.
These ecozones are subdivided into 53 ecoprovinces that contain 194 ecoregions, which can be further subdivided into 1,027 separate ecological units called ecodistricts.
Release date: 2018-01-23
7. Methodological Guide: Canadian System of Environmental-Economic Accounting
Surveys and statistical programs – Documentation: 16-509-X
Description:
The Methodological Guide: Canadian System of Environmental-Economic Accounting provides readers with information on environmental-economic accounts at Statistics Canada. It provides links to produced data and publications and describes the concepts, sources, and methods used to compile them. Topics include ecosystem accounting, asset accounts (natural resources in physical and monetary terms), physical flow accounts (energy and water use, and waste and greenhouse gas emissions), environmental activity statistics (expenditures on environmental protection), and the applications and extensions of those accounts (attribution of physical flows to final demand and intensity measures).
This user's guide has been developed by the Environmental Statistics Program to facilitate access to environmental-economic accounting information throughout Statistics Canada and to explain its linkage with international standards, the United Nations System of Environmental-Economic Accounting. This guide is continually being updated to maintain its relevance.
Release date: 2016-04-22
8. Environmental Statistics: Teacher’s Kits and Educational Resources
Surveys and statistical programs – Documentation: 16-507-X
Description:
These educational resources provide instructors with innovative materials, lesson plans and case study assignments based on environmental statistics produced by Statistics Canada. Resources have been developed for educators at the elementary, high school and post-secondary levels.

Curriculum links include grades 1 to 12 geography, social studies, biology, mathematics, science and economics, as well as introductory post-secondary geography and environmental science.

Release date: 2015-09-17
9. Environment Accounts and Statistics Product Catalogue
Surveys and statistical programs – Documentation: 16-257-X
Description:
Environment Accounts and Statistics Division is Statistics Canada's focal point for the collection, analysis and dissemination of environmental information. This reference guide briefly describes the division's programs, as well as all publications and electronic products offered on a quarterly, annual, biennial and occasional basis.
Release date: 2014-04-17
10. Survey of Environmental Goods and Services
Surveys and statistical programs – Documentation: 1209
Description: The purpose of the survey is to produce estimates of the production of environmental goods and services by industry. This survey collects data on sales of environmental and clean technology goods and services.

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1. Ecological Land Classification
Classification: 12-607-X
Description:
The Ecological Land Classification (ELC) is Statistics Canada's official classification for ecological areas in Canada.
The ELC was developed to enable the production of integrated statistics for ecological areas. It is a hierarchical framework that classifies ecological areas or ecosystems and that incorporates all major components of ecosystems: air, water land and biota. All boundaries in the ecological framework are matched to soil landscape polygons from the Soil Landscapes of Canada (SLC).
There are 15 ecozones at the top of the ecological land classification hierarchy. They cover the entire terrestrial extent of Canada.
These ecozones are subdivided into 53 ecoprovinces that contain 194 ecoregions, which can be further subdivided into 1,027 separate ecological units called ecodistricts.
Release date: 2018-01-23

Surveys and statistical programs – Documentation (24)

Surveys and statistical programs – Documentation (24) (0 to 10 of 24 results)

1. Clean technologies and the Survey of Environmental Goods and Services: A technical reference guide
Surveys and statistical programs – Documentation: 16-511-X
Description: This reference guide is intended for users of the Survey of Environmental Goods and Services (SEGS). The tables indicate which technologies and services were included in SEGS.
Release date: 2022-03-23
2. Methodological Guide: Canadian System of Environmental-Economic Accounting
Surveys and statistical programs – Documentation: 16-509-X
Description:
The Methodological Guide: Canadian System of Environmental-Economic Accounting provides readers with information on environmental-economic accounts at Statistics Canada. It provides links to produced data and publications and describes the concepts, sources, and methods used to compile them. Topics include ecosystem accounting, asset accounts (natural resources in physical and monetary terms), physical flow accounts (energy and water use, and waste and greenhouse gas emissions), environmental activity statistics (expenditures on environmental protection), and the applications and extensions of those accounts (attribution of physical flows to final demand and intensity measures).
This user's guide has been developed by the Environmental Statistics Program to facilitate access to environmental-economic accounting information throughout Statistics Canada and to explain its linkage with international standards, the United Nations System of Environmental-Economic Accounting. This guide is continually being updated to maintain its relevance.
Release date: 2016-04-22
3. Environmental Statistics: Teacher’s Kits and Educational Resources
Surveys and statistical programs – Documentation: 16-507-X
Description:
These educational resources provide instructors with innovative materials, lesson plans and case study assignments based on environmental statistics produced by Statistics Canada. Resources have been developed for educators at the elementary, high school and post-secondary levels.

Curriculum links include grades 1 to 12 geography, social studies, biology, mathematics, science and economics, as well as introductory post-secondary geography and environmental science.

Release date: 2015-09-17
4. Environment Accounts and Statistics Product Catalogue
Surveys and statistical programs – Documentation: 16-257-X
Description:
Environment Accounts and Statistics Division is Statistics Canada's focal point for the collection, analysis and dissemination of environmental information. This reference guide briefly describes the division's programs, as well as all publications and electronic products offered on a quarterly, annual, biennial and occasional basis.
Release date: 2014-04-17
5. Survey of Environmental Goods and Services
Surveys and statistical programs – Documentation: 1209
Description: The purpose of the survey is to produce estimates of the production of environmental goods and services by industry. This survey collects data on sales of environmental and clean technology goods and services.
6. Waste Management Industry Survey: Government Sector
Surveys and statistical programs – Documentation: 1736
Description: The survey provides information on waste management financial and employment characteristics. It also collects information on collection, disposal and recycling quantities reported by municipalities and other public bodies that provide waste management services.
7. Annual Environmental Protection Expenditures Survey
Surveys and statistical programs – Documentation: 1903
Description: The Environmental Protection Expenditures Survey provides a measure of the costs incurred by Canadian industries to protect the environment, whether or not they are in response to current or anticipated Canadian or international environmental regulations, conventions or voluntary agreements. The survey also collects information on the goods, technologies and services purchased by industries as well as the processes and practices adopted by them to protect the environment. Data from the survey are used predominantly by policy analysts and by both industry and academic researchers. Data may be used to monitor expenditure trends within industry groups or provinces for the purpose of developing business or research and development strategies, as well as to evaluate the effectiveness of policy.
8. Biennial Waste Management Survey
Surveys and statistical programs – Documentation: 2009
Description: This survey collects information that will help Canadians understand the contributions made by waste management industry to Canada's economy and environment.
9. Fuel Consumption Survey
Surveys and statistical programs – Documentation: 2749
Description: The purpose of this survey is to measure road use by light motor vehicles, their fuel consumption and their impact on the environment.
10. Survey on the Importance of Nature to Canadians
Surveys and statistical programs – Documentation: 3808
Description: The major objective of this survey was to collect information on nature-related activities, and what these activities contributed to the Canadian economy.

Geographic files and documentation (4)

Geographic files and documentation (4) ((4 results))

1. Water yield: Geospatial files
Geographic files and documentation: 16-510-X2024001
Description: This product contains gridded datasets of annual and 30-year average estimates of water yield. Tracking water yield—an estimate of renewable water supply derived from National Water Data Archive (HYDAT) streamflow data—provides information to help understand water resources available for human use and ecosystem needs. Annual datasets are available for the years 1971 to 2021 and cover southern Canada. Thirty-year averages are available for 1971-2000, 1981-2010, and 1991-2020. They cover the terrestrial and freshwater extent of Canada, except for the Arctic Archipelago.
Release date: 2024-09-19
2. Water yield: Data product specifications
Geographic files and documentation: 16-510-X2024002
Description: This product contains specifications intended for users of the water yield geospatial files. This document provides important technical information for users and links to methodology.
Release date: 2024-09-19
3. Census of Environment: Spatial information products
Geographic files and documentation: 16-510-X
Description: Spatial information products provide users with data for visualization, reference, mapping and spatial analysis using geographical information systems (GIS). Available files include spatial environmental data as well as documentation and metadata. This information is released as part of a suite of products associated with the Census of Environment (CoE). The CoE organizes data about Canada’s natural environment using the System of Environmental-Economic Accounting – Ecosystem Accounting international statistical standard, which takes a spatial approach to accounting for Canada’s ecosystems and natural capital.
Release date: 2024-09-19
4. Contiguously Settled Areas: Boundaries and User Documentation
Geographic files and documentation: 16-510-X2023001
Description: This product contains contiguously settled area (CSA) boundaries for a subset of Canadian population centres for 2010 and 2020 with user documentation. The CSA boundaries are derived from land cover data and represent the geographic extent of settled areas based on their physical footprint on the landscape. The boundaries can be used for reference, mapping and spatial analysis of settled areas and urban ecosystems. The CSA boundaries are created and maintained under the umbrella of the Census of Environment, and will support Statistics Canada's ecosystem accounting efforts.
Release date: 2023-10-27

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