Government and Municipalities of Québec

The Ministry of Education (MEQ) annually calculates two deprivation indices for the 69 school service centers and linguistic school boards: • the Socio-economic Environment Index (IMSE), which consists of the proportion of families with children whose mothers do not have a diploma, certificate or...

Linear location of road works (worksites/obstacles). Description of road works in progress causing traffic obstacles on roads managed by the Ministry of Transport and Sustainable Mobility (MTMD).This 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. Forest infrastructure mapping corresponds to the forest territory from which trees have been subtracted for infrastructure purposes, for example to install energy transmission lines,...

The forest fire map shows forest fires that occurred mainly in the territory of southern Quebec, i.e. the area located south of the territorial limit of attributable forests. This map data makes it possible to improve knowledge about fire regimes and to meet the specific needs of special...

The temporary sample plot is a circular sample unit that covers an area of 400 m2. For each tree, we observe and measure the species, diameter, sunlight, and floor in relation to other trees, as well as the defoliation and the quality of the stems of deciduous trees and certain pines. In...

The temporary sample plot is a circular sample unit that covers an area of 400 m2 (the main unit). For each tree, we observe and measure the species, diameter, and stage in relation to other trees, as well as the defoliation and the quality of the stems of deciduous trees and certain pines. In...

__The link: * Access the data directory is available in the sectionDataset description sheets; Additional information__. The Harvest and other silvicultural interventions mapping is produced as part of the ecoforest inventory of southern Quebec in order to maintain an up-to-date portrait of the...

The layer of ecological planning units (UPE) constitutes the territorial base at the base of the ecoforest inventory process in southern Quebec (IEQM). It was created and then integrated as part of the current inventory (fifth IEQM). It integrates concepts that are both administrative (forest...

The temporary sample plot is a circular sample unit that covers an area of 400 m2. For each tree, we observe and measure the species, diameter, sunlight, and floor in relation to other trees, as well as defoliation and quality for the stems of deciduous trees and certain pines. In addition, the...

The link: Access the data directory is available in the sectionDataset Description Sheets; Additional Information. The mapping of insect epidemics, windfalls (trees knocked down by the wind) and ice is produced as part of the ecoforestry inventory of southern Quebec in order to maintain an...

The link: Access the data directory is available in the sectionDataset Description Sheets; Additional Information. The updated ecoforest map (formerly “with disturbances”) is the result of the interpretation of aerial photographs and control points in the field as part of the ecoforest inventory...

From 1986 to 2000, a major ecological inventory program was carried out in the forests of southern Quebec in order to describe the diversity of forest ecosystems. In total, 28,425 ecological observation points (POE) were established on a territory covering 760,000 km2, located between 45° and 53°...

The temporary sample plot is a circular sample unit that covers an area of 400 m2. For each tree, we observe and measure the species, diameter, sunlight, and floor in relation to other trees, as well as the defoliation and the quality of the stems of deciduous trees and certain pines. In...

The link: Access the data directory is available in the sectionDataset Description Sheets; Additional Information. The Directorate of Forest Inventories (DIF) carries out assessments of tree biomass and their carbon content at the scale of ecoforest stands to deepen knowledge on the contribution...

The link: Access the data directory is available in the sectionDataset Description Sheets; Additional Information. Two products are available to know the gross commercial volume of a tree according to its diameter at chest height (DHP) and its height. Their contents and the way of using them are...

The permanent sample plot is a circular sample unit that covers an area of 400 m2. For each tree, the species, diameter, defoliation of softwoods and the quality of hardwoods are observed and measured. Some of these stems are the subject of further studies in order to know their height and age....

This layer represents all the flora and fauna occurrences (1) in a precarious situation in the [Quebec Natural Heritage Data Center (CDPNQ)] (https://www.quebec.ca/gouvernement/gouvernement-ouvert/transparence-performance/indicateurs-statistiques/donnees-especes-situation-precaire). The purpose...

The theme on physicochemical monitoring of rivers and rivers presents data from all the stations of the water quality monitoring networks in rivers in Quebec and the St. Lawrence River sampled between 2000 and 2020. The purpose of networks for monitoring general water quality is to characterize,...

Note that this version of the Quebec building repository is an improved version that incorporates the data included in the raw building footprints originally released. The original data will remain available at [next link] (https://www.donneesquebec.ca/recherche/dataset/empreintes-de-batiments)...

This theme presents the index of water health along the banks of the St. Lawrence River. It makes it possible to determine if the sites present risks to human health and if they are suitable for swimming. These data are the result of an exploratory monitoring program that aims to raise awareness...