Government of British Columbia

Summaries of emissions reports for linear facilities operations (per regulation, is aggregate of individual facilities for oil and gas companies and electricity transmission). Part of the set of data for Industrial Facility Greenhouse Gas Emission Summaries as currently published for 2010, 2011,...

British Columbia annual industrial minerals production and values are presented for key commodities for the years from 1904 to 2019. The table shows industrial minerals annual production and values for asbestos, barite, cement, clay products, gemstones (jade), graphite, gypsum, lime, magnesitic...

A consolidation of British Columbia Community Energy and Emissions Inventory Reports for 2007 and 2010 delivered as a comma separated variable (.csv) file. These reports represent high level estimated community energy consumption and greenhouse gas emissions from on-road transportation,...

This tabular dataset supports the 'Trends in Ecosystem Protection through Establishment of BC Parks and Protected Areas (2012)' indicator published by Environmental Reporting BC. The dataset includes year of establishment and size (hectares) for each currently active BC Park and Protected Area...

This dataset contains the results reported for the Trends in Silviculture indicator published on Environmental Reporting BC. The “Methods” section in the link above provides a summary of: - The source data and methods used to develop these results; and - The R code used to create the indicator...

A historic record of Land Act tenure applications received between April 1, 2000 and March 31, 2009. Applications are for Crown tenures which are a subset of Crown land dispositions issued for specific purposes and periods of time under an agreement between an individual or company and the...

This tabular dataset is the result of an analysis supporting the indicator 'Change in Sea Surface Temperature in BC (1935-2014)' published in Indicators of Climate Change for British Columbia (2015-16 Update) and on Environmental Reporting BC. The analysis used sea surface monitoring data for...

A historic record of Land Act Crown grants issued between April 1, 2000 and March 31, 2009. Crown grants are a subset of Crown land dispositions. A Crown grant is an instrument used to permanently convey Crown land under fee simple title. There are different types of Crown grants including direct...

British Columbia annual construction aggregate production and values are presented for years from 1930 to 2019. The table shows construction aggregate annual production and values for sand and gravel and crushed stone. The data are from British Columbia Ministry of Energy, Mines and Low Carbon...

This tabular dataset is the result of an analysis supporting the indicator 'Long-term Trends in Groundwater Levels in B.C.' published by Environmental Reporting BC in 2019. The analysis used groundwater level monitoring data from the Provincial Groundwater Observation Well Network as well as...

The B.C. copper water quality guideline (WQG) for the protection of aquatic life was updated in 2019 and now uses a biotic ligand model (BLM) to account for site specific toxicity modifying factors such as pH, dissolved organic carbon (DOC) and hardness. The B.C. copper BLM software, available on...

Financial Incentives for Recycling Scrap Tires (FIRST) collection and recycling data (tonnes) from 1991 to 2006. In 2007 Tire Stewardship BC, a not for profit society, launched the new scrap tire recycling program replacing the government-run program that had been in place since 1991. Tire...

Height of Gauge (Stage): The height of the water above a set reference level measured in metres (m). The river stage is related to discharge but not equivalent and more information (i.e. a ratings curve) is required to calculate discharge from river stage. Discharge: The amount of water flowing...

This report present important information related to BC Parks visitor services for the 2007 fiscal year (April 1, to March 31). It contains detailed park attendance and revenue information for day use, camping and boating.

This tabular dataset contains the results reported in the indicators 'Long-term Change in Heat Energy Available for Plant Growth in B.C. (1900-2013)' and 'Long-term Change in Energy Requirements for Heating & Cooling Buildings in B.C. (1900-2013)' published in Indicators of Climate Change in...

This tabular data contains a summary of three air quality bylaws - vehicle idling, open burning, and solid fuel (wood) burning appliances - in place within municipalities and regional districts across British Columbia in 2016. The Population 2015 estimates were sourced from BC Stats in 2016. BC...

This tabular data set contains the result of an analysis supporting the indicator 'Change in Size of Glaciers in B.C. (1985-2005)' published in Indicators of Climate Change in British Columbia (2015-16 Update) and by Environmental Reporting BC. The data set includes estimates of area of ice...

These tabular datasets contain the results reported in a set of climate change indicators published in Indicators of Climate Change in British Columbia (2015-16 Update) and by Environmental Reporting BC. The analyses used climate monitoring data for B.C. available from the BC Provincial Climate...

This tabular dataset is the result of an analysis supporting the indicator 'Change in Snow Depth and Snow Water Content in BC (1950-2014)' published in Indicators of Climate Change for British Columbia (2015-16 Update) and on Environmental Reporting BC. The analysis used snow monitoring data from...

This spreadsheet includes all the approved, interim and working water quality guidelines for B.C. Water quality guidelines are concentrations of substances or physical attributes of water bodies that are predicted to be protective of specific water values including aquatic life, wildlife,...