Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry

Description

Received in 2024 from the Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry, these data layers include the following provincial coverage:

  • Canadian Heritage River System

  • FRI Wetland
  • Habitat Planning Range
  • Land Use PLan Area, MNR
  • Natural Heritage Values Area
  • Petroleum Pool
  • Water Supply
  • Trail Segment
  • Wilderness Area
  • Wild Rice Stand
  • Wind Power Allocation Block
  • Waterpower Generation Station

Spatial reference and data type

These data are available in geographic co-ordinates; horizontal datum is North American Datum (NAD) 83, UTM zone 17N. These rasters are stored as 1km square tiles. Other data formats can be accommodated as the Geospatial Centre has access to a number of conversion utilities.

Data access

To request this data, please fill out the Ask-Us form and include which layers (shapefiles) you are interested in obtaining. The dataset will be shared with you via OneDrive upon completion of the data release agreement form. You may also make an in-person appointment using the same form.

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. The Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources must 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.