Reporting facilities – pollutant release and transfer data

The National Pollutant Release Inventory (NPRI) is Canada's public inventory of pollutant releases (to air, water and land), disposals and transfers for recycling.


Data from the NPRI are available in a number of format, including datasets and mapping products: https://www.canada.ca/en/environment-climate-change/services/national-pollutant-release-inventory/tools-resources-data/exploredata.html


Please consult the following resources to enhance your analysis:

- Guide on using and Interpreting NPRI Data: https://www.canada.ca/en/environment-climate-change/services/national-pollutant-release-inventory/using-interpreting-data.html

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Metadata Record Information

File Identifier
b475a7d8-7a7c-4a55-913d-61f5dd3db1f2 XML
Date Stamp
2021-05-31T16:33:28
Metadata language

eng; CAN
Character set
UTF8
Hierarchy Level
Dataset
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 (Publication)
2021-03-12
Date (Creation)
2021-02-24
Status
Completed
Metadata language

eng; CAN
Character set
UTF8
Topic category
  • Environment
Maintenance and Update Frequency
Annually
Spatial representation type
Text, table
Point of contact
  Government of Canada; Environment and Climate Change Canada - Paulo Costa ( Manager )
351 St-Joseph Boulevard , Gatineau , Quebec , K1A 0H3 , Canada
819-938-5232
https://www.canada.ca/en/services/environment/pollution-waste-management/national-pollutant-release-inventory.html
Hours of Service

8:00 - 17:00 EST
Point of contact
  Government of Canada; Environment and Climate Change Canada - NPRI HelpDesk ( NPRI HelpDesk )
351 St-Joseph Boulevard , Gatineau , Quebec , K1A 0H3 , Canada
1-877-877-8375
819-953-0461
https://www.canada.ca/en/services/environment/pollution-waste-management/national-pollutant-release-inventory.html
Hours of Service

8:00 - 17:00

Keywords

Theme

  • npri

  • Facility

  • Substance

  • Location

  • inventory

  • pollutant

  • emissions

  • chemical

  • Inventory, Reporting, Pollutant, Pollution, Release, Emission, Transfer, Disposal, Recycling, Air, Land, Water, Facility,Location, Map, Database, NAICS code, Industry type, Chemical substance, Stack, Criteria air contaminant, CAC, Polycyclic aromatichydrocarbon, PAH, Dioxin, Furan, Hexachlorobenzene, HCB, Carbon monoxide, CO, Nitrogen oxide, NOx, Sulphur dioxide, SO2, Particulatematter, Volatile organic compound, VOC, Isomer

ECCC Information Category EN

  • Air

  • Water

  • Pollution and Waste

  • Air - Quality

  • Water - Quantity

Business Functions

  • Plans and Reports for Hazardous Substances

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

Government of Canada Core Subject Thesaurus

  • Environmental programs

  • Pollution

  • Pollution prevention

Geography

  • National (CA)

external.theme.EC_Branch

  • Science and Technology Branch

external.theme.EC_Directorate

  • Science and Risk Assessment

external.theme.EC_Program_PAA

  • 3.2. Climate Change and Clean Air

  • 3.1. Substances and Waste Management

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
1993-01-01
End Date
2019-12-31

Extent

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Ref. system Reference Systems

Reference system identifier
EPSG / 4326 /
 

Distribution

Distribution Formats

Distribution format
  • CSV ( CSV )

  • XLS ( MS Excel )

 
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

Facility Inventory, Reporting, Pollutant, Pollution, Release, Emission, Transfer, Disposal, Recycling, Air, Land, Water, Facility,Location, Map, Database, NAICS code, Industry type, Chemical substance, Stack, Criteria air contaminant, CAC, Polycyclic aromatichydrocarbon, PAH, Dioxin, Furan, Hexachlorobenzene, HCB, Carbon monoxide, CO, Nitrogen oxide, NOx, Sulphur dioxide, SO2, Particulatematter, Volatile organic compound, VOC, Isomer Location Substance chemical emissions inventory npri pollutant
Business Functions
Assess Toxicity, Manage and Monitor for Environmental Presence of Hazardous Substances and Waste Plans and Reports for Hazardous Substances
ECCC Information Category EN
Air Air - Quality Pollution and Waste Water Water - Quantity
Government of Canada Core Subject Thesaurus
Environmental programs Pollution Pollution prevention
external.theme.EC_Branch
Science and Technology Branch
external.theme.EC_Directorate
Science and Risk Assessment
external.theme.EC_Program_PAA
3.1. Substances and Waste Management 3.2. Climate Change and Clean Air
external.theme.GC_Security_Level
Unclassified

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