Government of Ontario

This dataset contains Municipal post-election data, including (but not limited to): number of voters, voter turnout (%), alternative voting methods and other municipal election statistics.

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...

Safety Performance Functions allow the Ministry of Transportation to analyze different elements of the Ontario highway network. They can be used in applications such as screening for underperforming areas, and evaluating the social and financial benefits of different highway improvements.

Recipients of a community fund that issues grants to organizations working to protect and restore the Great Lakes. Organizations could receive a grant up to $25,000 for projects. The fund is open to: * not-for-profit organizations * First Nations communities and organizations * Metis communities...

This dataset provides a summary of information reported by landfills regarding their landfill gas collection (LFG), methane destruction and/or use, and associated emission reductions as required by Section 11 of O.Reg. 347 under the Environmental Protection Act. Data includes: * Year *...

The age groups available in the dataset are: 15+, 15-24, 20-34, 25+, 25-34, 25-54, 25-64 and 55+. The education levels include: 0-8 yrs., some high school, high school graduate, some post-secondary, post-secondary certificate diploma (trade certificate or diploma, community college/CEGEP,...

This dataset contains information on benthic invertebrate community structure of samples collected from nearshore index monitoring stations within a Great Lake basin each year. The composition of benthic invertebrates (such as insects, worms, mussels, snails and crayfish) found in a sample is...

The age groups available in the data set are: 15-17, 15-19, 20-24, 15-24, 15-29, 15-44, 18-24, 18-44, 19-22, 25-29, 30-34, 25-34 and all individual ages between 15 and 44.

The Ministry of the Environment, Conservation and Parks started a project to determine the potential levels and occurrence of neonicotinoid insecticides in Ontario source waters and treated drinking waters, in support of Ontario's Pollinator Health Action Plan. Samples were collected from four...

The Ministry of the Environment, Conservation and Parks started a project to characterize the number of species of bumble bees and the relative abundances of these species in southwestern Ontario in support of the Pollinator Health Action Plan. Bumble bees were collected from 46 locations to...

This dataset provides water quality analyses of lake surface samples and river samples collected throughout the ice-free season (May/June to October) from 2016 to 2019 from the Lake St. Clair nearshore, with a focus on the Thames River discharge area. Data includes nutrients and related...

The age groups available in the data set are:  15+, 15-64, 15-19, 20-24, 25-44, 45-54, 55-64 and 65+. Occupations include major occupational groups including one and two-digit National Occupational Classification codes.

We've made tables that include the 21 drinking water quality threat activities, set out in O. Reg. 287/07, which may pose a risk to a municipal drinking water supply. The tables also provide all the circumstances associated with each threat. The tables separate drinking water quality threats into...

Get data on pests and pathogens measured in honey bee apiaries in Ontario. The Ontario government conducted a multi-year monitoring project from 2015 to 2019 to create an inventory of honey bee pests and pathogens found in Ontario apiaries. The prevalence and load (levels or intensity) of...

Ministry of the Environment, Conservation and Parks allowed temporary system-specific regulatory relief to address challenges posed by the pandemic such as operational flexibility to accommodate social and physical distancing or adjust processes to help protect staff. Relief was only granted when...

Data contains toxics planner's license number, expiration date, name, contact information and location. Proposed Changes to the Toxic Reduction Program We are proposing changes to the Toxics Reduction Program to remove unnecessary duplication with the federal Chemicals Management Plan program and...

The age groups available in the data set are: 15+,15-24,25-54,25+,25-64,25-34,55+ and 55-64. The duration of unemployment includes: 1-4 weeks, 5-13 weeks, 14-25 weeks, 26 weeks, 27 weeks+, 27-51 weeks, 52 weeks, 53 weeks+, duration unknown and average weeks unemployed. The immigration statuses...

Ontario has a comprehensive set of measures and regulations to help ensure the safety of drinking water. The following dataset contains information about the drinking water systems, laboratories and facilities the Ministry of the Environment, Conservation and Parks is responsible for monitoring...

Data on fish contaminants is collected across Ontario. Contaminants are chemicals that could be harmful to environment and human health. Toxic contaminants can enter in waterbodies in different ways and can accumulate in fish. Contaminants include: * mercury * polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) *...