Government of British Columbia

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 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 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,...

This dataset supports the 'Long-term Trends in groundwater levels in B.C.' indicator published by Environmental Reporting BC in 2014. The data include monthly median groundwater level values (in m below ground) for each month of each year for each well used in the analyses. #### Source Data The...

The Resources box to the right includes links to an Interactive Mapping App, an FTP site and a Data Dictionary that together provide access to compiled data from the primary ground-sampling programs managed by the Forest Analysis and Inventory Branch (FAIB). The following is a summary of what’s...

British Columbia Greenhouse Gas Emissions (GHG) are published annually by the Province of British Columbia. CURRENT estimates of GHG emissions since 1990 are available here. These data files are the ARCHIVED estimates of GHG emissions and related information published in previous years. Methods...

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 2022 and quality-assured meteorological hourly readings from 1980 up...

Summaries of emission reports for electricity import operations. Part of the set of data for Industrial Facility Greenhouse Gas Emission Summaries as currently published for 2010, 2011, 2012 and 2013 by the Director under authority of s.29 of the Reporting Regulation (under authority of the...

This data file contains the archived snow pack level manual observations from across British Columbia. Manual snow survey sites are actively surveyed as part of the BC Snow Survey program. Manual snow surveys are conducted up to eight times per year around the beginning of every month from...

British Columbia annual metal shipments and values are presented for years from 1858 to 2019. The table shows annual production shipments and values for copper, gold, silver, molybdenum, lead and zinc. The data are primarily from Natural Resources Canada. This also includes annual placer gold...