Great Lakes Water Quality Monitoring and Aquatic Ecosystem Health Data

Water quality and ecosystem health data collected using a risk-based monitoring approach to support the Great Lakes Water Quality Agreement are included in this dataset. By conducting regular, systematic measurements of the physical, chemical and biological conditions of the Great Lakes Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC) is able to: measure the natural changes and conditions of water quality; determine changes over time, at various locations, of water contaminants and/or threats; support development of science-based guidelines for water, fish, and sediment; identify emerging issues and threats; track the results of remedial measures and regulatory decisions; report and assess science results through performance indicators and in an Open Science environment to support an ecosystem approach to environmental and resource management in the Great Lakes. Data are collected by Environment and Climate Change Canada to meet federal commitments related to the Great Lakes as transboundary waters crossing, inter- provincial and international borders under the authorities of the Department of the Environment Act, the Canada Water Act, the Canadian Environmental Protection Act, 1999 and the Boundary Waters Treaty including the commitments under the Canada-United States Great Lakes Water Quality Agreement.

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Metadata Record Information

File Identifier
19892e17-346d-465b-a561-697de6fbc92a XML
Date Stamp
2024-03-25T18:33:38
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)
2012-05-18
Date (Publication)
2015-09-08
Status
Under development
Metadata language

eng; CAN
Character set
UTF8
Topic category
  • Inland waters
  • Environment
Maintenance and Update Frequency
As needed
Spatial representation type
Text, table
Point of contact
  Government of Canada; Environment and Climate Change Canada - Manager
Canada
905-336-4646

Keywords

Theme

  • Great Lakes

  • Water quality

  • Environment

  • Trends

  • Status

  • Monitoring

  • Surveillance

  • Nutrients

  • Metals

  • Ecosystem

  • Transboundary

  • Toxics

  • Major ions

  • Water

  • Pesticides

  • Chemicals Management Plan

  • Lake Ontario

  • Lake Erie

  • Lake Huron

  • Lake Superior

  • Ontario

ECCC Information Category EN

  • 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

Government of Canada Core Subject Thesaurus

  • Water quality

Geography

  • Water - Drainage regions - Great Lakes

external.theme.EC_Branch

  • Science and Technology Branch

external.theme.EC_Directorate

  • Water Science and Technology

external.theme.EC_Program_PAA

  • 3.1.1. Substances Management

  • 1.3.4. Great Lakes

  • 1.2.1. Water Quality and Aquatic Ecosystems Health

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
2015-09-08

Extent

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Ref. system Reference Systems

Reference system identifier
EPSG / EPSG:4326 /
 

Distribution

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

Chemicals Management Plan Ecosystem Environment Great Lakes Lake Erie Lake Huron Lake Ontario Lake Superior Major ions Metals Monitoring Nutrients Ontario Pesticides Status Surveillance Toxics Transboundary Trends 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
ECCC Information Category EN
Water - Quality
Government of Canada Core Subject Thesaurus
Water quality
external.theme.EC_Branch
Science and Technology Branch
external.theme.EC_Directorate
Water Science and Technology
external.theme.EC_Program_PAA
1.2.1. Water Quality and Aquatic Ecosystems Health 1.3.4. Great Lakes 3.1.1. Substances Management
external.theme.GC_Security_Level
Unclassified

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