Government of Ontario

The Toxics Reduction Act requires the ministry to consult with experts and the public at least once every five years about possible changes to the lists of substances that are prescribed as toxic substances. The Living List Framework describes the Ministry of the Environment and Climate Change's...

Directory of Licensed Well Contractors This directory lists all well contractors licensed in Ontario. Listings in the directory should not be taken as advice or a recommendation of any individual contractor. The directory is updated periodically. We strongly recommend that you ask well...

This dataset contains status updates and projected timelines for the preparation of recovery strategies for 37 species required under the Endangered Species Act, 2007. Full context for these data are available from: "How species at risk are protected" Keywords: species at risk, Endangered Species...

This dataset provides annual visitation for all operating provincial parks, including day visitation, camper nights and camping occupancy for July and August. This information is released to inform the public and provide baseline information needed by academics, the tourism sector and others to...

135 locations from Killarney to Honey Harbour were surveyed between 2003 and 2005 (3 times a year representing spring, summer and fall conditions) across a spectrum of environments along the eastern coast of Georgian Bay. The purposes include to: * identify the range of natural variability in...

This dataset provides a summary of annual air pollution statistics from 1995 to the current available year for six air pollutants: * Carbon Monoxide * Oxides of Nitrogen (NO, NO2, NOx) * Ozone * Fine Particulate Matter (PM2.5) * Sulphur Dioxide * Total Reduced Sulphur The annual statistics...

In 2005, the Province of Ontario implemented its Ecological Framework for Recreational Fisheries Management, a component of which was the establishment of standardized, long-term monitoring of the province’s fisheries resource, referred to as Broadscale Monitoring. The Broadscale Monitoring...

The Ministry of the Environment, Conservation and Parks collects greenhouse gas emissions data from regulated facilities under Ontario Regulation 390/18: Greenhouse Gas Emissions: Quantification, Reporting and Verification using the quantification methods in the incorporated Guideline for...

Get data describing benthic-invertebrate (bottom dwelling aquatic invertebrates) community structure and habitat conditions in various waterbodies. This dataset includes: * counts of different kinds of benthic invertebrates * water chemistry * information about collected samples (geographic...

Water chemistry data with geographic coordinates from lakes primarily in the Sudbury area of Ontario since 1981. Several lakes spread throughout the Sudbury acid rain damage zone had a natural buffering capacity protecting them from experiencing a severe drop in lake pH. Twenty-two of these lakes...

Fish consumption advisories for Ontario's lakes and rivers are available in the Guide to Eating Ontario Fish. The zip file below includes a GIS shapefile of all lake/river locations and a text file of all consumption advisory data from the current edition of the Guide. Fish consumption advice map...

The Drinking Water Surveillance Program (DWSP) monitors water quality at selected municipal drinking water systems for scientific and research purposes. DWSP is a voluntary partnership that compliments the regulatory monitoring that must be done by the drinking water systems. DWSP monitors for...

This is a listing of approved landfills in Ontario. Here you will find basic information on Ontario’s landfills including: * Environmental Compliance Approval (ECA) number * Ministry of the Environment, Conservation (MECP) region * MECP district * client name * site name * site address * site...

This dataset contains measurements of pesticide concentrations in stream water samples collected at selected streams in Ontario. The Ministry of the Environment, Conservation and Parks (MECP) and Ontario Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs (OMAFRA) jointly collaborate to monitor...

This dataset contains a yearly comparison summary of MECP's average for meeting the standards. The CSS categories are: * telephone * in-person * e-mail/online * mail/fax * social media [MECP]: Ministry of the Environment, Conservation and Parks [CSS]: Common Service Standards

In 2017, the Ministry of Environment, Conservation, and Parks collected water and sediment from the Jackfish Bay ‘Area of Concern in Recovery’ study area, which included Moberley Bay, Tunnel Bay, and far-field sites in Jackfish Bay. This ‘Area of Concern in Recovery’ has been designated under...

The Ministry of the Environment, Conservation and Parks started the Multi-Media Monitoring Study in 2015, in support of Ontario's Pollinator Health Action Plan, to measure changes in neonicotinoid insecticide concentrations in the environment following restrictions on the use of...

Toxics Reduction dataset provides the complete public data contained in annual reports, toxic substance reduction plan summaries, exit records and exemption records submitted by facilities reporting under the Toxics Reduction Program. Toxics reduction interactive map

Data contains project type, project information, project status and project county, district or region.

Provides stream water quality monitoring data for a number of parameters, including total and dissolved nutrients, metals, and chloride. The Provincial (Stream) Water Quality Monitoring Network (PWQMN) measures water quality in rivers and streams across Ontario. This dataset provides stream water...