Government and Municipalities of Québec

Updated on May 17, 2022, the CRHQ is a cartographic tool that brings together ecological information and knowledge on aquatic ecosystems in Quebec to support decision-making. It provides a hierarchical framework for mapping and characterizing aquatic ecosystems based on the processes that govern...

Information on the stations of the Quebec hydrometric networkThis third party metadata element was translated using an automated translation tool (Amazon Translate).

The link: Access the data directory is available in the sectionDataset Description Sheets; Additional Information. The ecoforest maps in the third inventory cover almost all of the territory south of the 52nd parallel. Each file covers an area of approximately 250 km2. These digital maps...

Data on the depth of freezing and thawing in road pavements managed by the Ministry of Transport and Sustainable Mobility (MTMD). Since the 2008-2009 winter period, these data have been calculated using temperature measurements recorded by weather stations located on the Quebec road network. In...

On July 6, 2013, a train of 72 cars carrying 100 tons of crude oil each exploded in Lac-Mégantic. Images from the Pléiades and KompSat 3A satellites were acquired in order to follow the field work during the recovery phase. These optical images at 50 cm of resolution were acquired for the...

The classified network (Highway, National, Regional, Collector, Collector, Local 1-2-3, Local 1-2-3, Access to resources and isolated locations) whose management is the responsibility of the Ministry of Transport and Sustainable Mobility (MTMD). Some roads are under federal management or under...

Data on recreational areas in Quebec are compiled from official technical plans and descriptions, and entered on topographic maps at a scale of 1/100,000. Data is generally updated once a year. Main components: * Community Wildlife Areas (CFAs); * Special Agreements with Aboriginal People; *...

The Ministry of Culture and Communications makes available some of its data on heritage buildings cited by municipalities and indigenous communities (formerly the historical monuments cited). These elements of real estate heritage are part of the heritage protected under the Cultural Heritage Act...

Note that topographic maps at a scale of 1/20,000 are no longer updated. For the latest update date, see the [metadata] (ftp://transfert.mern.gouv.qc.ca/public/diffusion/RGQ/Documentation/BDTQ/Metadonnees_Topo-20K.xls). The reference cartographic data is now constituted according to a continuous...

The deprivation index was designed in the late 1990s in order to measure the deprivation of Quebecers on a small geographic scale. It is used for the purposes of researching and monitoring trends on social inequalities in health, developing policies and programs, allocating resources, and...

#Description of the distribution areas of local populations of woodland caribou, forest ecotype, in Quebec The data represent the ranges of the 13 local populations and two areas of knowledge acquisition of woodland caribou, a forest ecotype in Quebec (hereinafter forest caribou). The file...

Provincial layer representing the administrative subdivision of Quebec territory for the purposes of government forest management. Quebec has 33 management units comprising public territories, including planning units and private territories. Each management unit ensures the application of the...

List and geolocation of establishments of the Conservatory of Music and Dramatic Art of Quebec.This third party metadata element was translated using an automated translation tool (Amazon Translate).

This data layer comes from information recorded to the Operations Directorate of the Ministry of Public Security (MSP) during winter heat or spring flooding. The compilation was carried out using digital documents, papers, event reports or situation reports. The database also contains field...

High-resolution relief data produced from LiDAR surveys and limited to crop plots are particularly useful in the agricultural sector since they make it possible to model surface drainage in order to identify drainage problems or the risks of soil erosion. Agronomic interpretation will take...

During flooding episodes, areas may be flooded even though the cartography established does not indicate that they are located in flood zones. This situation can occur when the water levels reached exceed those represented on the map or when floods affect areas that have not yet been studied....

Road segments from the Adresses Québec geobase including trucking attributes. Transit roads “Legend: Transit (permit)”: Roads that are authorized to access by any heavy vehicle. These roads have minimal restrictions on the movement of heavy vehicles. The minimum level of restriction for drivers...

Produced as part of the St. Lawrence Action Plan, the Atlas of Territories of Interest for Conservation in the St. Lawrence Lowlands shows the sites where conservation needs are the most pressing. The conservation targets selected (coarse filter) are forest environments, wetlands, open...

Specific location of airports, heliports, hydroaerodromes and aerodromes in Quebec; geometry, toponymy, code, etc.This third party metadata element was translated using an automated translation tool (Amazon Translate).

These projects aimed to draw up a realistic and concrete portrait of groundwater resources in municipal territories in southern Quebec in order to protect them and ensure their sustainability. For more information, consult the groundwater knowledge projects page on the website of the Ministry of...