Risk to soil and water quality from agriculture – Agri-environmental performance indices for soil and water quality in Canada

The Canadian Environmental Sustainability Indicators (CESI) program provides data and information to track Canada's performance on key environmental sustainability issues. The Risk to soil and water quality from agriculture indicator is comprised of Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada's Soil and Water Quality Agri-Environmental Performance Indices which aggregate multiple indicators related to soil and water quality. They are derived from models and formulae that integrate data for soil, climate and landscape with data about crops, land use and land management. Calculated for agricultural land in Canada, the indicators use a five-class rating system, which ranges from very low to very high risk. A performance index is calculated for each reporting year, based on a weighted share of land in each indicator class. Multi-indicator aggregations result in unit-less agri-environmental performance indices ranging from undesirable performance (index value 0–20) to desired performance (index values of 81 or greater). Information is provided to Canadians in a number of formats including: static and interactive maps, charts and graphs, HTML and CSV data tables and downloadable reports. See the supplementary documentation for data sources and details on how those data were collected and how the indicator was calculated.

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eng; CAN
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  Government of Canada; Environment and Climate Change Canada - Environment and Climate Change Canada ( Public inquiries centre )
Fontaine Building 12th floor, 200 Sacré-Coeur Blvd , Gatineau , Quebec , K1A 0H3 , Canada
1-800-668-6767
http://ec.gc.ca
 

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Date (Publication)
2016-08-31
Date (Creation)
2011-07-01
Status
On going
Metadata language

eng; CAN
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UTF8
Topic category
  • Environment
  • Society
Maintenance and Update Frequency
As needed
Spatial representation type
Text, table
Custodian
  Government of Canada; Environment and Climate Change Canada - Nathalie Trudeau ( Director, Information and Indicators Division )
Canada

Keywords

Theme

  • Observation/Measurement

  • environmental indicators, water, water quality, pressures, soil quality, agriculture, agri-environmental, Agri-Environmental Performance Index, farming, cropland, livestock, chemicals, nutients, fertilizers, pesticides, herbicides, agricultural production

ECCC Information Category EN

  • Water

  • Water - Quality

Government of Canada Core Subject Thesaurus

  • Environmental indicators

  • Soil quality

  • Water quality

Business Functions

  • Assess Toxicity, Manage and Monitor for Environmental Presence of Hazardous Substances and Waste

  • Monitor / Assess Substance and Waste Levels in Air, Water, Soil, Biota

Geography

  • National (CA)

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  • Strategic Policy Branch

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  • Sustainability Directorate

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  • 1.3.1. Sustainability Reporting and Indicators

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  • Unclassified
 
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Open Government Licence - Canada ( http://open.canada.ca/en/open-government-licence-canada )

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Begin Date
1981-01-01
End Date
2011-12-31

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  Government of Canada; Environment and Climate Change Canada - Environment and Climate Change Canada ( Public inquiries centre )
Fontaine Building 12th floor, 200 Sacré-Coeur Blvd , Gatineau , Quebec , K1A 0H3 , Canada
1-800-668-6767
http://ec.gc.ca
 
 

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Keywords

Observation/Measurement environmental indicators, water, water quality, pressures, soil quality, agriculture, agri-environmental, Agri-Environmental Performance Index, farming, cropland, livestock, chemicals, nutients, fertilizers, pesticides, herbicides, agricultural production
Business Functions
Assess Toxicity, Manage and Monitor for Environmental Presence of Hazardous Substances and Waste Monitor / Assess Substance and Waste Levels in Air, Water, Soil, Biota
ECCC Information Category EN
Water Water - Quality
Government of Canada Core Subject Thesaurus
Environmental indicators Soil quality Water quality
external.theme.EC_Branch
Strategic Policy Branch
external.theme.EC_Directorate
Sustainability Directorate
external.theme.EC_Program_PAA
1.3.1. Sustainability Reporting and Indicators
external.theme.GC_Security_Level
Unclassified

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