Environment, Climate & Monitoring
89 curated official resources. Search and filter these in the directory →
Federal
- Canadian Climate Data OnlineDaily, monthly, and hourly historical climate observations from ECCC stations
- Canadian Hydrographic Service — Tides & Water Levels ArchiveHistorical, downloadable observed water-level data from 968 CHS gauges across Canada, plus real-time observations and predictions via the IWLS API, benchmarks, and Great Lakes monthly means since 1918.
- Canadian Ice ServiceSuper niche and very cool ice charts and marine ice information
- CHS — Tides, Currents and Water LevelsCanadian Hydrographic Service predictions, observations and forecasts of tides and water levels for over 700 stations across Canada.
- ClimateData.caDownscaled climate projections, analysis tools, and scenario maps for Canada
- DFO — Fishery NoticesFisheries and Oceans Canada's searchable official record of fishery notices: openings, closures, variation orders, and management notices across all regions (Pacific, Atlantic, Quebec, Arctic), searchable by region, date, and category. Fishers and harvesters check it daily for legally binding opening and closure information.
- DFO — Seafisheries Landings DashboardFilter 1990–2024 commercial seafisheries landings by province, species and year on an interactive dashboard; download volume and value as CSV.
- DFO — Shellfish Harvesting Map (SHELLI)Daily-updated coastwide map of bivalve harvesting openings and contamination closures; check prohibition orders before digging clams, oysters, mussels or scallops.
- DFO — Sustainability Survey for FisheriesBrowse status zones (Healthy, Cautious, Critical, Uncertain) for key Canadian fish stocks by DFO region, with annual summaries and downloadable survey data.
- ECCC — Air Pollutant Emissions Inventory SearchQuery national and provincial air pollutant and black carbon emissions since 1990 by substance, sector and region; download CSV or Excel.
- ECCC — Canadian Environmental Sustainability IndicatorsBrowse CESI air, water, climate, biodiversity and waste indicators with interactive maps and download national and provincial trend tables as CSV.
- ECCC — National Air Pollution Surveillance (NAPS)Query hourly PM2.5, O3, NO2, SO2 and CO from ~280 stations; custom CSV via the query tool plus pre-built annual files in the ECCC catalogue.
- Environment and Climate Change Canada — MSC DatamartRaw feeds of weather, water, climate, and air-quality data for developers and researchers
- Environment Canada — Marine Weather ForecastMarine forecasts for Canadian coastal waters, Great Lakes, and major lakes
- Environment Canada — Naturalized Flow DataCanadian historical and naturalized streamflow records for rivers and basins
- Freshwater ResearchDFO research on freshwater fish, habitat, and aquatic ecosystems
- GeoGratisTopographic, elevation, and imagery datasets from NRCan
- Greenhouse Gas Reporting Program — Facility Data SearchQuery facility-level greenhouse gas emissions by gas, NAICS sector, city or province and download results as CSV; links NPRI records for dual reporters.
- Hinterland Who's WhoSpecies fact sheets, identification guides, and conservation stories for Canadian wildlife
- Impact Assessment Agency — Canadian Impact Assessment RegistryOfficial registry of federally designated projects under the Impact Assessment Act: proposals, assessments in progress, conditions, and decisions, searchable by region, type, and status.
- National Pollutant Release Inventory — Data SearchSearch pollutant releases, disposals and transfers reported by 7,000+ facilities back to 1993 by substance, sector, province or watershed; predefined queries plus CSV bulk downloads.
- Species at Risk Public RegistrySearch Canada's legal list of aquatic and terrestrial species at risk by name, range or taxon; access profiles, recovery strategies, management plans and permits.
- Species at Risk Public RegistrySearch Canada’s official list of species at risk: status documents, recovery strategies, management plans and permits, downloadable per species.
- Weather.gc.caForecasts, alerts, radar, air quality, marine weather, and more
Provincial
- Alberta — DroughtGovernment of Alberta's drought watch and monitoring page: current drought status by basin (Peace, Bow, Oldman, South Saskatchewan and others), drought reports and recovery information.
- Alberta — Water Well Information DatabaseSearch roughly 500,000 Alberta water well drilling reports, chemistry analyses and pump tests by owner name, well ID, legal land location or map selection.
- Alberta Flood Awareness Map (FAMA)Environment & Protected Areas viewer of provincial flood studies: switch between flood hazard, inundation, likelihood and forecast maps, click for flow/depth details, search by address and print summaries.
- Alberta Wildfire StatusLive Alberta wildfire locations, sizes, causes, and fire bans
- Environment & Protected Areas — Air Data WarehouseFilter industrial and airshed ambient stations and download Alberta air-quality extracts (PM2.5, NO2, SO2, O3+) as CSV.
- Environment & Protected Areas — Environmental Records ViewerMap-search and download contaminated-site files, reclamation certificates, waste/industrial/pesticide authorizations and Water Act licences.
- BC Wildfire Service — Active Wildfires MapLive BC wildfire locations, sizes, statuses, and evacuation orders
- British Columbia — Algae WatchBC's public blue-green algae / cyanobacteria bloom advisory program: current beach and lake advisories, how to read the advisory levels before swimming, and how to report a bloom.
- British Columbia — Drought InformationCurrent drought status and level by region across BC, the province's drought monitoring and reporting, water-supply outlooks and water-conservation guidance.
- British Columbia — GWELLS Groundwater Wells and AquifersSearch BC water well records by owner, address, well tag or map, view aquifer details, and pull public well data through a REST API.
- British Columbia — Mineral Titles OnlineMap viewers and search tools for every mineral, placer and coal claim or lease in BC — locate tenures, check holders and status, and view reserve boundaries.
- Environmental Reporting BCMinistry of Environment indicator library across air, climate change, water, land, forests and species: graphs, maps, downloadable datasets and trend reports on groundwater, timber harvest and air quality.
- Ministry of Environment — Air Quality Health Index MapView hourly AQHI, PM2.5, ozone, NO2 and SO2 at BC monitoring stations on an interactive map; click stations for readings. Refreshes every 60 minutes.
- Ministry of Environment — BC Species & Ecosystems ExplorerSearch BC's Conservation Data Centre by name, taxon group, Red/Blue/SARA status, biogeoclimatic unit or drawn/uploaded area to list species and ecosystems at risk.
- Ministry of Water, Land and Resource Stewardship — Water Licence SearchSearch BC surface-water and groundwater licences by client, source, PID, watershed or region; download matching licence data as Excel and retrieve scanned documents.
- Manitoba Environment — Environmental Assessment Public RegistryBrowse Environment Act proposals by status (open for comment, in process, licensed); download licences, summaries and compliance reports as PDF.
- Manitoba Wildfire Service — FireView MapTrack active wildfires on an interactive map and sortable table updated hourly: fire location, size, cause, and status (out of control/being held), plus fire danger and travel restriction links.
- Department of Environment and Local Government — Air Quality Data PortalQuery current and historic air quality readings from all provincial and industry-run monitoring stations; hourly updates, charts, Excel export, 3 years of data.
- Department of Environment and Local Government — Contaminated Sites ViewerMap every open and closed contaminated-site file in NB; search by address, click a site for details. Weekday-updated GeoNB interactive map.
- Ministry of Environment and Climate Change — Environmental Assessment Projects RegisterFilterable register of provincial environmental assessments since March 2000: browse projects by year with proponents, registration dates, status and release decisions.
- MMSB — Green Depot LocatorInteractive Leaflet map plus searchable listing of all ~55 licensed beverage-container recycling depots across NL, with addresses, hours, contacts and paint/electronics acceptance notes.
- Newfoundland and Labrador — Water and Climate MonitoringNL's surface-water and climate monitoring program: real-time streamflow and lake-level gauges, water temperature, and climate station data, with links through to the provincial data portals.
- Newfoundland and Labrador Water Resources PortalThe province's interactive water-resources map service: water bodies and watersheds with gauging stations and current readings, plus mapped flood-prone areas and water-use zones.
- NL Water Resources Management Division PortalReal-time streamflow and water level monitoring, drinking water quality, boil water advisories, floodplain maps, water rights registry and an interactive water resources map.
- GNWT ECC — NWT Air Quality Monitoring NetworkNear real-time readings (PM2.5, ozone, NO2, SO2, CO) from five community stations (Yellowknife, Inuvik, Fort Smith, Fort Simpson, Norman Wells) with archived-data query tools; NAPS network.
- Government of Northwest Territories — Water Management & Monitoring DataECC water data hub: download water quality and water level monitoring data (CSV/Excel) for NWT community and transboundary stations, with links to Mackenzie DataStream and real-time feeds.
- Mackenzie Valley Land and Water Board — Public RegistrySearch Mackenzie Valley land-use permits and water licences; download inspection reports, applications and issuances as PDFs.
- Department of Environment and Climate Change — Water Resources Data PortalInteractive maps and charts of provincial groundwater levels, river flows, lake/river water quality, and weather used to track water conditions over time.
- Nova Scotia — Air Quality Health IndexThe province's own AQHI page from Natural Resources and Renewables: current index readings for Nova Scotia's monitoring stations, plus what each risk level means and what residents, children and seniors should do about it.
- Nova Scotia — Ambient Air Quality DataPortal to Nova Scotia's ambient air monitoring record — station observations for SO2, NOx, PM2.5, O3 and haze, data summaries and access to the underlying monitoring data.
- Nova Scotia Coastal Hazard Map (NSGI)Province of Nova GeoNova viewer for coastal hazard layers including flooding and erosion risk, complementing legacy provincial flood-risk mapping data.
- Wildfire Nova Scotia Viewer (DNRR)Interactive map of current-year wildfires showing location, size and control status, published by Natural Resources and Renewables Forest Protection.
- Nunavut Impact Review Board — Public RegistryBrowse Nunavut impact assessments; download screening decisions, comment submissions and annual reports as PDFs.
- Air Quality Ontario — AQHI and Real-Time Pollutant DataHourly Air Quality Health Index observations and forecasts across ~38 provincial stations, real-time O3, PM2.5, NO2 concentrations, alerts, and historical AQHI data search.
- Ministry of Natural Resources — Hunting Regulations SummaryAnnual hunt-and-trap guide: licences and fees, season dates and rules per game species (moose, deer, bear, turkey), WMU maps and mandatory reporting; full PDF download.
- Ministry of the Environment — Source Protection Information AtlasLook up any address to see wellhead protection areas, intake zones, vulnerable aquifers and water-taking permits on the provincial source-water atlas.
- Ontario — Air Quality Health IndexOntario's provincial AQHI lookup and guidance: how the index works, current AQHI for Ontario communities, and health advice per risk level for children, seniors and people with heart or breathing conditions.
- Ontario — Environmental Registry (ERO)Official public notice and comment registry for Ontario environmentally significant proposals: policies, permits (incl. water takings), and regulations open for comment, with ministry decisions posted.
- Ontario — Forest Fires InformationActive Ontario forest fires, fire bans, and fire-weather conditions
- Ontario — Well Records SearchInteractive map of every reported water well in Ontario from the Water Well Information System — click a well for its record, plus a companion map of active water-taking permits.
- Ontario Provincial Stream Water Quality Monitoring Network (PWQMN)Stream water quality monitoring data across Ontario rivers and streams. Parameters include nutrients (total and dissolved), metals, and chloride. CSV downloads available by year (2023, 2024). Spatial coordinates for all monitoring stations included.
- Department of Land and Environment — PEI Air MonitoringExplore PEI ambient air-quality dashboards (AQHI, CAAQS) and download provincial air-quality reports from the monitoring network.
- Department of Land and Environment — PEI Water RegistrySearch official Water Act dashboards and maps for groundwater levels, stream flow, water-use permits, well records, watershed report cards and water quality.
- PEI Climate Hazard & Risk Information System (CHRIS)Official PEI government/UPEI map portal for coastal erosion, coastal flooding scenarios (2020–2100), inland flooding projections and historical storm events like Fiona and Dorian.
- Forêt ouverteMRNF interactive map of Quebec's forest territory: ecoforestry maps, aerial/satellite imagery, lidar products, wildfire disturbances, protected areas; view, query, download, WMS into GIS.
- MELCCFP — Indice de la qualité de l'air (IQA)Live hourly air quality index for ~60 monitoring stations on an interactive ArcGIS map (PM2.5, ozone, NO2, SO2, CO), plus a Power BI dashboard of good/acceptable/bad statistics since 2015.
- MELCCFP — Répertoire des terrains contaminésSearch Quebec contaminated and rehabilitated sites by region, municipality or contaminant; map them in Repère GTC and export to Excel.
- Québec — Flood Zone Maps (Zones Inondables)Official interactive cartography of flood zones and watercourse mobility zones in force across Quebec, with new-generation maps rolling out from 2026.
- Saskatchewan Air Quality Monitoring NetworkProvince-wide network of continuous ambient air monitoring stations operated by the Ministry of Environment. Interactive map shows station locations across SK; download validated hourly air quality data as CSV. Covers Swift Current, Estevan, Prince Albert, Buffalo Narrows, and other stations with pollutant readings (PM2.5, O3, NO2, SO2, CO).
- Saskatchewan Wildfire StatusSaskatchewan Public Safety Agency wildfire dashboard and active fire map
- Water Security Agency — Drinking Water Quality SearchSearch any Saskatchewan waterworks for lab sample results, inspections and quarterly bacti reports; download historical tests against provincial drinking-water standards.
- Water Security Agency — Stream Flows & Lake LevelsCheck near real-time provisional stream flow and lake levels from hydrometric gauges across 13 watersheds via an interactive web map and per-station hydrographs.
- Government of Yukon — Waterline Public RegistryYukon Water Board's online registry: search water use licences and applications by number, name or community and view licence documents, status and conditions of issuance.
- Yukon — YESAB Online RegistryOfficial public record of all Yukon environmental socio-economic assessments: search 200+ projects by map, read proposals and recommendations, track comment periods and decisions.
Municipal
- Calgary — Air QualityThe city's air quality program: current AQHI and pollutant readings from Calgary's monitoring network, the Air Quality Monitoring Plan, and what to do when air quality is poor.
- Edmonton — Trees MapMap of 260,000+ city-maintained trees with species and location — the open-data inventory behind Edmonton's urban forest program.
- North Bay Drinking Water Quality ReportsAnnual and summary drinking water quality test results for City of North Bay municipal water system — PDF reports by year.
Agency
- Credit Valley ConservationWatershed management and conservation areas in the Credit River watershed
- Grand River Conservation Authority — Watershed NavigatorInteractive watershed navigator with flood risk, conservation areas, and environmental data
- Halton Conservation AuthorityConservation areas, trails, and environmental services in Halton region
- Hamilton Conservation AuthorityConservation areas, trails, and watershed management in Hamilton
- Lake Simcoe Region Conservation AuthorityLake Simcoe watershed health, flood risk maps, and conservation lands
- Niagara Peninsula Conservation AuthorityWatershed management, conservation areas, and flood risk in Niagara
- Conservation Ontario — Find Your Conservation AuthorityFind which conservation authority covers your watershed or municipality in Ontario
- Toronto and Region Conservation Authority — Living RoomRouge National Urban Park, conservation areas, maps, and environmental programs for the Toronto region