Water Quality Indicators

The Canadian Environmental Sustainability Indicators (CESI) program provides data and information to track Canada’s performance on key environmental sustainability issues. The water quality indicators data collection contains datasets that track water quality within Canada. This information is provided in a number of formats including: static and interactive maps, charts and graphs, HTML and CSV data tables, and downloadable reports.

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Metadata Record Information

File Identifier
5633403c-bdf5-4c1c-85aa-377ec5bbc457 XML
Date Stamp
2021-12-10T17:17:55
Metadata language

eng; CAN
Character set
UTF8
Hierarchy Level
Series
Author
  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
 

Data identification

Date (Creation)
2015-02-25
Date (Publication)
2015-02-25
Status
On going
Metadata language

eng; CAN
Metadata language

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

Keywords

Theme

  • environmental indicators, water, rivers, water quality, freshwater quality, water pollution, aquatic life, drainage region, monitoring sites, land use, pressures on water quality, water systems, wastewater systems, risk levels, soil quality, agriculture, agri-environmental, nutrients, fertilizers, pesticides, Great Lakes, restoration program, Canada-United States Great Lakes Water Quality Agreement, status, trends, algae, invasive species, water quality objectives, water quality guidelines, wastewater, monitoring stations, St. Lawrence River, Lake Simcoe, recreation, drinking water, Lake Winnipeg, guidelines, drinking water advisories, boil water advisories, E. coli, public health protection

ECCC Information Category EN

  • Water

  • 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)

Government of Canada Core Subject Thesaurus

  • Environmental indicators

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
 
Use Limitation

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

Access Constraints
License
Use Constraints
License
Begin Date
1990-01-01

Extent

N
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Ref. system Reference Systems

Reference system identifier
EPSG / EPSG:4326 /
 

Distribution

Distribution Formats

Distribution format
  • CSV ( unknown )

 
Distributor
  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

environmental indicators, water, rivers, water quality, freshwater quality, water pollution, aquatic life, drainage region, monitoring sites, land use, pressures on water quality, water systems, wastewater systems, risk levels, soil quality, agriculture, agri-environmental, nutrients, fertilizers, pesticides, Great Lakes, restoration program, Canada-United States Great Lakes Water Quality Agreement, status, trends, algae, invasive species, water quality objectives, water quality guidelines, wastewater, monitoring stations, St. Lawrence River, Lake Simcoe, recreation, drinking water, Lake Winnipeg, guidelines, drinking water advisories, boil water advisories, E. coli, public health protection
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
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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