Government of Ontario

The Anti-Racism Act, 2017 and its associated regulation and guidance require the Ministry of the Solicitor General to collect and analyze race-based data in police use of force. These datasets include information extracted from provincially mandated police Use of Force Reports for incidents that...

Data includes management and unclassified skills levels.

The age groups available in the data set are:  15+, 15-64, 15-19, 20-24, 25-44, 45-54, 55-64 and 65+.

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...

The age groups available in the dataset are: 15+, 25+, 25-34, 25-54 and 25-64. Type of work includes full-time and part-time. The educational levels include: 0-8 yrs., some high school, high school graduate, some post-secondary, post-secondary certificate diploma and university degree. Wages...

Occupations are classified using the three digit National Occupational Classification (NOC) codes. Wages include: average hourly wage rate, average weekly wage rate, median hourly wage rate and median weekly wage rate.

The data set contains registered vehicle population count by various criteria such as vehicle class, vehicle status, vechicle make, vehicle model, vehicle year, plate class, plate declaration, county, weight related class and other vehicle decriptors.

Standards, guidelines and screening levels for assessing point of impingement concentrations of air contaminants Get information on the ministry’s standards, guideline values and screening levels that are used to assess point of impingement concentrations of contaminants released into the air....

This hazardous waste dataset contains spatial information about generators, carriers and receivers of hazardous and liquid industrial waste. Also contains the volumes and characterizations of waste generated and transported as defined by the General Waste Management Regulation 347. The data is...

This dataset includes information on biological communities in lakes and streams across Ontario since 1976. Biological communities sampled include: * crayfish Data were collected as part of routine monitoring of water quality of inland waters and for scientific and research purposes.

Every year, the Ministry of the Environment Conservation and Parks publicly releases the Environmental Compliance Report on the Ontario Data Catalogue. In Ontario, all facilities with regulated wastewater discharges or air emissions under the Ontario Water Resources Act and the Environmental...

As of January 12, 2024, data from the date of January 1, 2024 onwards reflect updated population estimates. This update specifically impacts data for the 'not fully vaccinated' category. On November 30, 2023 the count of COVID-19 deaths was updated to include missing historical deaths from...

Dataset includes 8 water quality surveys conducted between May and September 2021 at 4 stations in Hamilton Harbour by the Ontario Ministry of the Environment, Conservation and Parks (MECP) staff. The 4 stations surveyed by MECP are Environment and Climate Change Canada’s 4 long-term monitoring...

Class of worker includes employees (public sector employees and private sector employees) and self-employed, including: self-employed incorporated with paid help; self-employed incorporated with no paid help; self-employed unincorporated with paid help; self-employed unincorporated with  no paid...

The cosmetic use of pesticides is considered a non-essential use. Ontario bans the cosmetic use of pesticides to protect Ontarians from unnecessary risk by only allowing certain, low-risk pesticides for controlling weeds and pests on lawns and gardens. Pesticides can only be used for cosmetic...

The Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs has created business, agri-food, and farm data profiles for: * each region in the province (Central, Eastern, Western, Southern, and Northern Ontario) * each county within regions * each township within counties * specific geographies in Ontario...

The Toxics Reduction Act aims to protect the health of people and the environment by reducing the use and emission of the toxic substances prescribed in this list. The Toxics Reduction Act requires the Ministry of the Environment, Conservation and Parks to consult with experts and the public at...

The Ministry of the Environment, Conservation and Parks, with assistance from the Ontario Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs, started the Pollen Monitoring Network in 2015, in support of Ontario's Pollinator Health Action Plan. This was to measure changes in pesticide (neonicotinoid...

The Ministry of the Environment, Conservation and Parks (MECP) publishes an annual report on environmental penalties issued in the previous calendar year. Environmental penalties apply to plants in 9 industrial sectors and specific open and closed landfilling sites. The 9 industrial sectors are...

A field visit occurs when a ministry inspector visits a workplace to assess compliance with the Occupational Health and Safety Act (OHSA) and regulations. A workplace is considered any land, premises, physical location or thing at, upon, in or near which a worker work.  An inspector may visit the...