Average grid cell density is a polygon feature class containing the average density value for each grid cell per species/groups and season.

Rate of mineralization and vegetation of surfaces in the territory of the agglomeration of Montreal represented by polygons and based on the data [Mineral and vegetable surfaces of 2016] (https://donnees.montreal.ca/dataset/surfaces-minerales-vegetales) from the Geomatics Division of the City of Montreal. The data was calculated at the district level and at the level of the distribution islands of Statistics Canada. The data can also be consulted on the [interactive climate change vulnerability map] (https://experience.arcgis.com/experience/944e0b7104bd491591ccca829da24670/page/Page/).**This third party metadata element was translated using an automated translation tool (Amazon Translate).**

This data set presents the places of interest in the City of Montreal according to the classification carried out as part of the Montreal on Foot (MàP) initiative in 2020. The Montréal à Pied project aims to improve orientation and pedestrian paths throughout Montreal. Although the data concern the territory of the boroughs, places of interest may be located on the territory of linked cities for a better coherence of geographic information.**This third party metadata element was translated using an automated translation tool (Amazon Translate).**

Sidney Island Shorebird Surveys transects area feature.

PURPOSE: As a part of a two-decade series of research, this study aims to provide a comprehensive synthesis of the effects of harvest and environmental change on fisheries in Great Bear Lake. The main objectives are to assess demographic traits and the current status of harvested species, with a focus on evaluating sustainable harvest levels of lake trout, a cold-adapted species with a relatively narrow thermal niche. As part of this research, trends in water quality and primary productivity are monitored to evaluate potential effects of change on fisheries. DESCRIPTION: Great Bear Lake, one of the largest lakes in North America, contains culturally and recreationally important fish species. Great Bear Lake is located in the sub-Arctic and Arctic Circle. As part of a two-decade series of research aimed to provide a comprehensive synthesis of the effects of harvest and environmental change on fisheries in Great Bear Lake, the main objectives of this study are to assess demographic traits and the current status of harvested species, with a focus on evaluating sustainable harvest levels of lake trout, a cold-adapted species with a relatively narrow thermal niche. As part of this research, trends in water quality and primary productivity are monitored to evaluate potential effects of change on fisheries. From 2012 to 2019, surface water temperature data was collected at depths of 0.1 to 1.0 meters using a Hydrolab Series 5 Data Sonde Multiparameter instrument through partnered community-led and community/Fisheries and Oceans Canada/university partners collaborative sampling. The project has strong community involvement, including youth through the Guardian Program, to facilitate capacity building and community leadership in the long-term monitoring of Great Bear Lake fisheries and the aquatic ecosystem. This data is an extension of baseline data sets on water quality on the lake. These data will contribute to a better understanding cumulative impacts of climate change on the functioning of large northern lake ecosystems and provide a benchmark for monitoring further change. This data will be important for developing effective strategies for maintaining community-led aquatic monitoring and managing natural resources, particularly fish, which are expected to be increasingly important to communities with declines in other country foods such as caribou. We acknowledge the data were collected in the Sahtú Settlement Area and are made publicly available with the agreement of the Délı̨nę Renewable Resources Council (Délı̨nę Ɂehdzo Got’ı̨nę (Renewable Resources Council)). Collaborators include: the Community of Délı̨nę partners (data collection), Délı̨nę Renewable Resource Council, University of Manitoba, University of Queens, University of British Columbia, University of Alberta, Environment and Climate Change Canada, and Great Lakes Fisheries Commission, Sahtú Renewable Resource Board. Community of Délı̨nę partners and field workers that participated in data collection include Daniel Baton, Morris Betsidea, Joey Dillion, Jade English, Stanley Ferdanan, Bruce Kenny, Elaine Kenny, Darren Kenny, Greg Kenny, Joseph Kenny, Rocky Kenny, Ted Mackienzo, George Menacho, Bobby Modeste, Gina Nyelle, Brent Taniton, Allison Tatti, Gerald Tutcho, Archie Vital, Barbara Yukon, Caroline Yukon, Chris Yukon, and Cyre Yukon. Funding and logistical support was provided by: Northwest Territories Cumulative Impact Monitoring, Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada, Environment and Climate Change Canada, Sahtú Renewable Resource Board, the Polar Continental Shelf Program, and Fisheries and Oceans Canada.

__The link: *Access the data directory* is available in the section*Dataset Description Sheets; Additional Information*__. **The forest maps in the second inventory** are available at a scale of 1/20,000. They cover almost all of the territory south of the 52nd parallel. Each file covers an area of approximately 250 km2. These digital cards correspond to the black and white paper cards with a dimension of 125 cm X 75 cm that have been scanned. They illustrate forest stands. They were prepared from the photo-interpretation of aerial photos on a scale of 1/15,000. Main components: * outline of forest stands; * sub-groupings of species in all stands; * type of vegetation (forest species, density, height and stage of development, origin); * age class; * disturbances; * nature of the land (peatlands, gravel, etc.); * territorial subdivisions; * hydrography; * transport network and bridges; * topography (level curves); * slope classes; * defoliation class.**This third party metadata element was translated using an automated translation tool (Amazon Translate).**

Layer that includes the known information on the atlantic sturgeon breeding, feeding and concentration areas in the St. Lawrence River and Estuary according to a literature review of documents produced between 1993 and 2003. Additional Information Atlantic sturgeon's breeding, feeding and concentration areas were produced according to a literature review of the following documents: Communication personnelle par Hatin. D. 2003. Gagnon, M., Y. Ménard et J.-F. La Rue. 1993. Caractérisation et évaluation des habitats du poisson dans la zone de transition saline du Saint-Laurent. Rapp. tech. can. sci. halieut. aquat. 1920: viii + 104 p. Hatin. D., F. Caron et R. Fortin. 1999. Rapport d'opération : Déplacement et caractérisation du stock reproducteur d'esturgeon noir (Acipenser oxyrinchus) dans l'estuaire du fleuve Saint-Laurent. Faune et Parcs Québec, Direction de la faune et des habitats. 91 p. Hatin, D. et F. Caron. 2002. Déplacement et caractéristiques des esturgeons noirs (Acipencer oxyrinchus) adultes dans l'estuaire du fleuve Saint-Laurent en 1998 et 1999. Société de la Faune et des Parcs du Québec, Direction de la recherche sur la faune. 151 p. Naturam Environnement. 1995. Les possibilités de fraie de l'esturgeon noir dans l'estuaire de la rivière Manicouagan. Rapport présenté au Comité ZIP et à la Corporation d'amélioration et de protection de l'environnement (CAPE). Dossier 95-869. 75 p. Therrien, J. 1998. Rapport sur la situation de l'esturgeon noir (Acipenser oxyrinchus) au Québec. Ministère de l'Environnement et de la Faune, Direction de la faune et des habitats, Service de la faune aquatique. 45 p. Société de la Faune et des Parcs du Québec. 2000. Atlas des habitats critiques connus ou d'intérêt particulier pour les poissons du fleuve Saint-Laurent entre le port de Montréal et l'Île aux Coudres. Direction du développement de la faune. Trencia, G. Communication personnelle.

This layer details Important Areas (IAs) relevant to coral, sponge, and reef-building species in the West Coast Vancouver Island (WCVI) ecoregion. This data was mapped to inform the selection of marine Ecologically and Biologically Significant Areas (EBSA). Experts have indicated that these areas are relevant based upon their high ranking in one or more of three criteria (Uniqueness, Aggregation, and Fitness Consequences). Canada’s Oceans Act provides the legislative framework for an integrated ecosystem approach to management in Canadian oceans, particularly in areas considered ecologically or biologically significant. DFO has developed general guidance for the identification of ecologically or biologically significant areas. The criteria for defining such areas include uniqueness, aggregation, fitness consequences, resilience, and naturalness. This science advisory process identifies proposed EBSAs in Canadian Pacific marine waters, specifically in the Strait of Georgia (SOG), along the west coast of Vancouver Island (WCVI, southern shelf ecoregion), and in the Pacific North Coast Integrated Management Area (PNCIMA, northern shelf ecoregion). Initial assessment of IA's in PNCIMA was carried out in September 2004 to March 2005 with spatial data collection coordinated by Cathryn Clarke. Subsequent efforts in WCVI and SOG were conducted in 2009, and may have used different scientific advisors, temporal extents, data, and assessment methods. WCVI and SOG IA assessment in some cases revisits data collected for PNCIMA, but should be treated as a separate effort. Though data collection is considered complete, the emergence of significant new data may merit revisiting of IA's on a case by case basis. Other datasets in this series detail IAs for birds, cetaceans, fish, geographic features, invertebrates, and other vertebrates. This package also includes project documentation and tech reports relevant to the IA process and its role within the selection of EBSAs.

The National Ecological Framework for Canada's "Permafrost by Ecozone” dataset contains tables that provide permafrost information within the ecozone framework polygon. It provides permafrost codes and their English and French language descriptions as well as information about the percentage of the polygon that the component occupies. Permafrost is defined as a state of the ground, whether soil or rock, that remains at or below a temperature of 0° C for long periods (NRC, Permafrost Subcommittee, 1988). The minimum period is from one winter, through the following summer, and into the next winter; however, most permafrost has existed for much longer. This formal definition considers only the temperature of the ground, and thus permafrost is a strictly thermal phenomenon, and not a material. At temperatures below 0° C , almost all of the soil moisture occurs in the form of ground ice. Ground ice usually exists at temperature close to its melting point and so is liable to melt if the ground warms. The extent and nature of permafrost, including estimated ice content and typical ground ice forms are derived from the map "Canada - Permafrost" (Natural Resources Canada, 1995).

The National Ecological Framework for Canada's "Surface Form by Ecozone" dataset contains tables that provide surface form information for components within the ecozone framework polygon. It provides surface form codes and their English and French-language descriptions as well as information about the percentage of the polygon that the component occupies. Surface form descriptions describe assemblages of slopes or recurring patterns of forms that occur at the earth's surface. When applied to consolidated materials (material that has been transformed to hard rock), it refers to the form produced after modification by geological processes. The mineral soil surface forms are: dissected; hummocky (irregular); inclined; level, rolling; ridged; steep; terraced; undulating. The wetland surface forms are: bog; fen; marsh; swamp.