Government of British Columbia

Verified hourly air pollutant monitoring data and meteorological data prepared and published annually by the Ministry of Environment. These data sets contain quality-assured air quality hourly readings from 1980 up to the end of 2023 and quality-assured meteorological hourly readings from 1980 up...

This tabular dataset is the result of an analysis supporting the 'Status of Ground-Level Ozone in B.C.' indicator produced by Environmental Reporting BC. The results contain the Canadian Ambient Air Quality Standards (CAAQS) metrics for ozone for air quality monitoring stations and air zones in...

This tabular dataset is the result of an analysis supporting the 'Status of Fine Particulate Matter in B.C.' indicator produced by Environmental Reporting BC. The results contain the Canadian Ambient Air Quality Standards (CAAQS) metrics for fine particulate matter (PM2.5) for air quality...

The Province of British Columbia prepares the British Columbia Greenhouse Gas Emission Inventory. British Columbia Greenhouse Gas (GHG) emissions are attributed to five defined sectors following the International Panel on Climate Change (IPCC). In addition, emissions are categorized by Canadian...

Environmental monitoring stations (EMS) points coverage for the Province by MONITORING LOCATION GROUPS.

Environmental test results, including physical, chemical and biological analyses of samples taken from water, air, solid waste discharges and ambient monitoring sites throughout the province. Samples are collected by either ministry staff or permittees under the Environmental Management Act and...

The Central Group Caribou Partnership Agreement Zones are the spatial data associated with the Intergovernmental Partnership Agreement for the Conservation of the Central Group of the Southern Mountain Caribou (February 21, 2020). This most current version of the data was produced in July 2024.

A multi-file snapshot of provincial Crown petroleum and natural gas tenure in British Columbia. The data is provided in a format intended for use by data vendors and others interested in viewing the data in a relational database. Please refer to the included data dictionary for a complete listing...

Boundaries identifying similar behavioural ecotypes and sub-populations of Grizzly bears. This dataset contains versions from multiple years. From 2018 on, NatureServe conservation concern ranking categories (e.g., Very Low, Low, Moderate, High, Extreme Concern) supersede the pre-2018 population...

Amalgamations of Wildlife Management Units which share similar ecological characteristics and hunter harvest patterns, and thus provide a suitable geographical framework for implementing population management strategies

The Big Game Harvest Statistics annual dataset provides a summary of hunting activity for big game species in British Columbia. The data is presented at the wildlife management unit (WMU), region and province levels, and is compiled from the following data sources: - Compulsory Inspection...

The Hunting Sales Statistics annual dataset provides the number of hunting licences sold in British Columbia each licence year. The data is currently collected through the BC Hunting Online licencing system and includes sales of hunting licences (basic, species and special area) and Limited Entry...

This record contains Grizzly Bear population estimates for British Columbia for multiple years: 2012, 2015 and 2018. The 2012 Grizzly Bear population estimate report for British Columbia report is available here:...

The dataset contains approved legal boundaries for ungulate winter range and specified areas for ungulate species.

An Ungulate Winter Range (UWR) is defined as an area that contains habitat that is necessary to meet the winter habitat requirements of an ungulate species. UWRs are based on current understanding of ungulate habitat requirements in winter, as interpreted by FLNR regional staff from current...

The Province is divided into nine administrative regions, having a total of 225 wildlife management units (WMU) for the purpose of efficient game management.

Conservation Lands spatial and attribute data. This includes related information on various types/classes of land secured for fish, wildlife and habitat conservation purposes. It includes Wildlife Management Areas (WMA) designated by Order in Council (OIC). Source data are from Tantalis as well...

This data set, from the Ministry of Forests, Lands, Natural Resource Operations and Rural Development Compulsory Inspection Database, is a summary of known human-caused grizzly bear mortalities by management unit and grizzly bear population unit in British Columbia from 1976 to 2017.

In order to comply with the Wildlife Act, hunters must have certain game species inspected by a provincial inspector. The compulsory inspection (CI) database contains information that is collected during these inspections. The CI data is presented at the Wildlife Management Unit (WMU) level and...

Unverified raw hourly air pollutant monitoring and meteorological data collected by the Ministry of Environment and Climate Change Strategy. These data sets contain air quality data from 2024 to the most recent hourly readings and meteorological data from 2021 to the most recent hourly readings...