Government of Alberta

Cyanobacteria (also referred to as blue-green algae) are common photosynthetic bacteria that live in surface waters. Under favorable conditions, such as warm water and high nutrient content, these bacteria can form nuisance “blooms”. The presence of blooms in recreational water causes unpleasant...

This dataset contains Local Geographic Areas Boundaries and associated aggregations. This dataset was developed to help create maps using health data. The boundaries correspond to data summaries available in Applied Research and Evaluation Services. Local Geographic Areas Boundaries and...

This dashboard provides interactive access to the data and information provided in the 5th edition of Alberta Health's primary health care community profiles for 132 local geography areas (LGAs) across Alberta. The dashboard has three major parts, highlighting zone-level indicators, LGA-level...

In rural Alberta, 90 per cent of people use private well water supplies for domestic use (e.g., drinking, cooking, bathing). Domestic well water systems are not regulated by the provincial or federal governments. The Government of Alberta along with Alberta Health Services (AHS) provides water...

This collection of datasets provided by Seniors, Community and Social Services (SCSS) in both Excel and .csv format, contain aggregated data from 2013-2024, on the number of individuals accessing Adult Emergency Shelters funded by SCSS. Information contained in the data set includes: Date,...

Stormwater ponds are artificial structures that are critical components of stormwater management systems in many Canadian cities. They serve to prevent flooding of urban areas during excess rainfall. Stormwater ponds also contribute to environmental health by allowing the settlement of dirt and...

Biomonitoring provides a measure of internal doses of environmental chemicals or agents and allows for a more accurate measure of human health risk from these exposures. In these Alberta Biomonitoring Program datasets, information was collected as part of 3 province-wide studies investigating the...

This dataset provides information on historical disaster events in Alberta and their associated cost summaries. The figures show what the province has paid to date under the Disaster Recovery Program for each of the events specified. The Disaster Recovery program provides financial assistance to...

This Seniors, Community and Social Services (SCSS) dataset describes the monthly Income Support caseload in Alberta, including two client groups: those Expected to Work (ETW) and those who have Barriers to Full Employment (BFE). Income Support provides financial benefits to individuals and...

This Seniors, Community and Social Services (SCSS) dataset describes the monthly Assured Income for the Severely Handicapped (AISH) caseload in Alberta. The AISH program provides financial and health benefits to eligible adult Albertans with a permanent medical condition that prevents them from...

This dataset presents information on age-standardized potential years of life lost (PYLL), that is the number of years of life "lost" when a person dies "prematurely" from any cause before age 75.

The Alberta Survey program is a telephone conducted survey of Albertans, to collect data on specific determinants of health to support the creation of material and social deprivation indices, and assess their effects on health. A dataset containing individual level survey response details is...

This dataset presents information on age-standardized potential years of life lost (PYLL) rates for Alberta, Alberta Health Services (AHS) continuum zones, and former health regions, by cause of death, per 100,000 population (for cause of death derived from ICD-10 codes).

This dataset presents information on age-standardized mortality rates for Alberta, Alberta Health Services (AHS) continuum zones, and its former health regions, by cause of death, per 100,000 population (for cause of death derived from ICD9 codes).

This dataset presents information on potential years of life lost (PYLL) age-standardized rates by First Nations status, expressed as per 100,000 population.

This dataset presents information on high birth weight percentage, that is the percentage of live births in a given year that are 4,000 grams or more at birth.

Health adjusted life expectancy (HALE) is interpreted as the number of years of life remaining at age x, that a person would expect be in a full state of functional health, assuming the current mortality conditions and functional health prevalence remain in place throughout the remaining years of...

This dataset presents information on population estimates as of mid-year by various levels of geography including Alberta Health Services (AHS) zones, peer groups, subzones, health status areas, aggregate areas, local areas, provincial electoral districts, and Alberta; by age: single year of age,...

This dataset presents information on age-standardized potential years of life lost (PYLL) rates for Alberta, Alberta Health Services (AHS) continuum zones, and former health regions, by cause of death, per 100,000 population (for cause of death derived from ICD-9 codes).

This dataset presents information on age-sex specific mortality rates for Alberta, by cause of death, per 100,000 population (for cause of death derived from ICD10 codes).