[ARCHIVED] Amendments to the Mortgage Act came into effect Nov 1, 2021 which created new mortgage license types and a new public register of licensed mortgage brokerages, mortgage lenders and mortgage administrators. Please refer to the new public register for current data: https://beta.novascotia.ca/licensed-mortgage-brokers-and-associate-mortgage-brokers. A mortgage broker is person who functions for a fee as an intermediary between a borrower and lender in securing a mortgage from a lender

A trapline area is a polygon feature that identifies a ministry-regulated boundary used to administer traplines and fur management programs.

## Get data on boundaries of local climatic areas used for forest fire weather forecasting. This dataset shows the boundaries of administrative areas used for forest fire weather forecasting. North of the French River, boundaries correspond closely with Environment Canada’s areas for public weather forecasting. South of the French River, 25 Environment Canada areas are combined into six larger areas for provincial forecasting.

The goal of this carbon cycle study is to: * better understand wetland carbon uptake and losses to the atmosphere across watersheds * evaluate wetland carbon’s usefulness as a natural climate solution __Study sites__ Study sites for this project are: * Big Creek Watershed in Southern Ontario * White River in the experimental forest area in Northern Ontario We chose these sites to represent relatively data-scarce regions of Ontario, and locations that represent: * recently restored wetland * an undisturbed wetland These locations can show how wetlands can act as natural climate solutions. __Wetlands and climate change__ Wetlands absorb and release atmospheric carbon as plants grow and decompose. If wetlands absorb more carbon than they release, they can act as natural climate solutions. Wetland restoration and wetland preservation: * promotes carbon uptake by wetlands in Ontario * slows future climate warming Wetland carbon exchange with the atmosphere varies immensely across space and time. These continuous measurements are used to: * calculate the amount of carbon moving between the air, plants and soils of wetlands * improve numerical models that will help us predict how wetland carbon exchanges might respond to climate warming at these locations and other locations __Download the study data__ We submit this data to Ameriflux, which is a network of sites measuring ecosystem CO2, water and energy fluxes in North, Central and South America. You can download the data from [Ameriflux](https://ameriflux.lbl.gov/).

This dataset was created to establish a permanent boundary. Lands within this boundary are subject to the principles contained in the Oak Ridges Moraine Legislation. Boundary is complete as of October, 2001.

The Niagara Escarpment Special Policy Area is comprised of the North Aldershot Policy Area and the Waterdown Policy Area. [More information](http://www.escarpment.org)

This polygon data set contains the geographic boundaries of where meat inspection occurs across Southern Ontario.

This spatial data identifies breeding zones used by forest managers and forest genetic associations to manage provincial forest genetic assets. The data: * shows the boundaries of breeding zones * identifies the primary or target species within each zone Species are associated with certain breeding programs, seed orchards and progeny (descendant) testing installations.

The fish activity area data represents the consolidation of two fish data classes collected by the Ministry of Natural Resources. The data estimates locations used by fish for activities such as spawning and nursing young. Locations are represented as polygons. They may be related to a specific species or described more generally. There are additional sensitive features related to provincially tracked species and species at risk that are not available as part of the open data package. Sensitive features are subject to licensing and approvals and may be requested by contacting geospatial@ontario.ca.

In 2013, the Ontario Ministry of the Environment, Conservation and Parks initiated an integrated baseline environmental data collection program in the Ring of Fire region located in Ontario’s Far North. The program was designed to establish baseline or reference environmental conditions for this region of Ontario. The program was comprised of four main integrated components: - surface water (lakes and streams) monitoring (2013-2018) - peat pore water (groundwater) monitoring (2013-2018) - terrestrial (vegetation and soil) monitoring (2013-2018) - air monitoring (2015-2018) Data collection activities were generally located within 60 km of the Noront Resources/Cliffs Natural Resources mining exploration camp established near Koper Lake and within the Attawapiskat, Ekwan, and Winisk River watersheds. The baseline monitoring activities were integrated or co-located where possible to provide more comprehensive datasets on the dominant ecosystems for this part of Ontario.