Natural Resources Canada

The 1.1 million kilometres of roads shown on the map form a national road network that connects people and goods from one community to another in Canada and to the rest of the continent. On the map, roads are classified based on the population of the communities the roads connect; combined, the...

Transportation activities have a great impact on the environment because they fracture natural habitats and create pollution. Roads intrude into natural habitats, separating ecosystems and permanently altering the landscape. Road building has undesirable effects on species that require large...

In Nunavut, aircrafts are the ideal form of transportation for people because of the enormous distances between communities and vast areas of permafrost. Air transportation has developed rapidly, and now all communities are served on a daily basis. This contributes to Nunavut’s economy because it...

Shipping remains the most important mode of transportation for goods even though navigation is possible only four months of the year during the ice-free period. The re-supply of oil and other basic products from the south is done mostly by sea. The mining and fishing industries also use shipping.

Contained within the 4th Edition (1974) of the Atlas of Canada is a map that shows the locations of railways and canals as of 1971. The railway names and operators are shown and whether or not the railway is operated as a common carrier or a private carrier is denoted. Canals of the St. Lawrence...

Contained within the 4th Edition (1974) of the Atlas of Canada is a map that shows the locations of railways and canals as of 1971. The railway names and operators are shown and whether or not the railway is operated as a common carrier or a private carrier. Canals and locks are shown on the map.

Contained within the 4th Edition (1974) of the Atlas of Canada is a set of two maps accompanied by graphics. The first map shows the extension of the railway network. Gradual extensions are denoted for the following periods: 1836 to 1852, 1853 to 1880, 1881 to 1905, 1906 to 1918, 1919 to 1935,...

Contained within the 4th Edition (1974) of the Atlas of Canada is a set of four maps showing the location of ports and harbours in 1968 for Ontario, Quebec and the Maritimes; Newfoundland; Northern Canada (at 1:25 000 000 scale); and British Columbia. The greatest depth at a wharf at low water...

Contained within the 4th Edition (1974) of the Atlas of Canada is a graph and two maps. The graph shows commodity exports by mode of transportation for 1966. Totals for Canada, the Atlantic provinces, Quebec, Ontario, the Prairie provinces as well as combined totals for British Columbia, the...

Contained within the 4th Edition (1974) of the Atlas of Canada is a map that shows the density of roads in Western Canada. Density is indicated by a colour code showing areas where roads are less than 1 mile apart, 1 to 2 miles apart and 2 to 4 miles apart. Isolated roads and ferries are also shown.

Contained within the 4th Edition (1974) of the Atlas of Canada is a plate that has three maps. The first map that shows the density of roads in Eastern Canada. Density is indicated by a colour code showing areas where roads are less than 1 mile apart, 1 to 2 miles apart and 2 to 4 miles apart....

Contained within the 4th Edition (1974) of the Atlas of Canada is a map showing selected air services as of December 1967. Air services are denoted as Canadian or foreign scheduled services and Canadian or foreign regular specific point services. A small supplementary map image shows places...

Contained within the 4th Edition (1974) of the Atlas of Canada is a plate map that shows 2 maps. The first map shows the locations of airports and aerodromes as of 1967, and also time zone boundaries. Airports and aerodromes are denoted as being an international airport, a Department of National...

Contained within the 1st Edition (1906) of the Atlas of Canada is a plate that shows five maps illustrating international and interprovincial boundary claims. Two show the Quebec - New Brunswick - Maine area, and another displays the Canada - Labrador boundary. There are two small maps showing...

Contained within the 1st Edition (1906) of the Atlas of Canada is a plate that show five maps displaying the cities of Vancouver, Ottawa, Hamilton, London, and Halifax. At this time these cities had a population over 25,000. The map indicates the location of city wards, electric railways, and...

Contained within the 1st Edition (1906) of the Atlas of Canada is a plate that consists of 2 maps illustrating international and interprovincial boundary historical claims up to 1906. One map shows Ontario, Manitoba and adjacent parts of the US. The other map shows the Alaska boundary dispute....

Contained within the Atlas of Canada's Reference Map Series, 1961 to 2010, is a map of British Columbia. The map shows federal, provincial and territorial boundaries, boundaries of land districts, and boundaries for places of more than 50 000 inhabitants. The transportation content consists of...

Contained within the Atlas of Canada's Reference Map Series, 1961 to 2010, is a general reference map of Canada is a photo-reduction of another map produced in 1970, which was at a scale of 1:8 870 400 or 140 miles to the inch. The map use colour in each province and territory, There is a dense...

Contained within the Atlas of Canada's Reference Map Series, 1961 to 2010, is a small scale map of Canada was produced in 1973 and shows Canada's provinces and territories in different colours. The map is at a scale of 1:15 840 000 or 250 miles to the inch and uses the Lambert Conformal Conic...

Contained within the Atlas of Canada's Reference Map Series, 1961 to 2010, is a small black-and-white map at 250 miles to the inch (or 1: 15 840 000). It is undated, but was produced after 1966 as its publishing agency was the Department of Energy, Mines and Resources (which was so-named as of...