Data access
Full access to our resources is available to current students, faculty, and staff of the University of Waterloo. To request access, please complete the Ask-Us form indicating the specific layers (shapefiles) you require. Upon completion of the data release agreement form, the dataset will be provided to you via OneDrive.
In-person consultations may also be requested through the Ask-Us form.
Description
This product from DMTI Spatial provides a detailed road and highway network for all of Canada. This data is current as of October 2025. This resource features over 1.4 million kilometres of street networks. A file name index (PDF) and data dictionary (PDF) have been prepared to aid users in navigating through DMTI folders and products. Please see the DMTI Spatial web resource for more information on these datasets.
A sample list of available coverages can be found in the list below:
- Expressway casements
- Primary highway casements
- Major roads and highways
- Secondary highways casements
- Highways
- Canada/ U.S.A. road linkages
- Local road casements
- Major roads casements
- Municipality boundaries
- Roads
- Elevation nodes
- Ferry route
- Trails casement
- Highway exits
Spatial reference and data type
This data set is available in geographic (lat/long) co-ordinates; horizontal datum is North American Datum (NAD) 83. These data are stored as Esri shapefiles. Other data formats can be accommodated, as the Geospatial Centre has access to a number of conversion utilities.
Use restrictions/licensing/copyright
These data are provided for personal use for academic, research, and/or teaching purposes. A data release agreement must be agreed to before these licensed data can be released. DMTI Spatial should be acknowledged on any derivative product, whether printed or electronic, including for example, a printed map, a raster or vector graphic, a web-based application, etc. Patrons are advised to fully respect the provisions of Canada's Copyright Act as well as terms and conditions imposed by the data provider.
Citation
DMTI CanMap Streetfiles [computer file]. Markham, Ontario: DMTI Spatial Inc., [2020].