Canadian Wetlands

The national wetland layer contains wetland data compiled from the best available data from each region, classified by wetland type. Wetlands are mapped as polygons in geographic layers, which are integrated into a master geodatabase at the national scale.Information from each contributing dataset was classified based on the Canadian Wetland Classification System, which contains five main wetland classes (Bog, Fen, Marsh, Swamp, and Shallow Water) that represent the types of wetlands encountered in Canada. An additional category, “partially classified” was used to preserve boundary information for wetlands that could not be classified into the main categories with existing information.

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Date ( RI_366 )
2013-12-02
Date ( RI_367 )
2013-12-06
Edition date
2013-12-02
RI_414
  Government of Canada; Environment and Climate Change Canada - Souleymane Toure ( Manager )
351 St. Joseph Blvd., 15th Floor , Gatineau , Quebec , K1A 0H3 , Canada
819-938-4044
819-953-7177
Presentation form
mapDigital;carteNumérique RI_391
Status
onGoing; enContinue RI_596
RI_414
  Canadian Wildlife Service, Environment Canada / Service canadien de la faune, Environnement Canada - Tidiane Ouattara ( Manager / Gestionnaire )
351 St. Joseph Blvd., 15th Floor / 351, boul. St-Joseph, 15ème étage , Gatineau , Quebec , K1A 0H3 ,
819-938-4044
819-953-7177
Maintenance and update frequency
annually; annuel RI_539
Keywords ( RI_525 )
  • Canada
Keywords ( RI_528 )
  • wetlands, bog, fen, marsh, swamp, shallow water
  • Geographic Feature
ECCC Information Category EN ECCC Information Category FR ( RI_528 )
  • Other
Government of Canada Core Subject Thesaurus Thésaurus des sujets de base du gouvernement du Canada ( RI_528 )
  • Wetlands
Business Functions Fonctions de l'entreprise ( RI_528 )
  • Protect Species Well-Being
  • Information Systems for Species
Geography Portée Géographique ( Place )
  • National (CA)
external.theme.EC_Branch local.theme.external.theme.EC_Branch ( RI_528 )
  • Environmental Stewardship Branch
  • Environmental Stewardship Branch
  • Environmental Stewardship Branch
external.theme.EC_Directorate local.theme.external.theme.EC_Directorate ( RI_528 )
  • Canadian Wildlife Service
  • Canadian Wildlife Service
  • Canadian Wildlife Service
external.theme.GC_Security_Level local.theme.external.theme.GC_Security_Level ( RI_528 )
  • Unclassified
  • Unclassified
  • Unclassified
Access constraints
copyright; droitAuteur RI_602
Use constraints
copyright; droitAuteur RI_602
Classification
unclassified; nonClassifié RI_484
Use limitation
Open Government Licence - Canada (http://open.canada.ca/en/open-government-licence-canada)
Access constraints
license; licence RI_606
Use constraints
copyright; droitAuteur RI_602
Spatial representation type
vector; vecteur RI_635
Metadata language
eng; CAN
Character set
utf8; utf8 RI_458
Topic category
  • Biota
Environment description
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Begin date
2011-04-01
End date
2013-03-29
Supplemental Information
The Extent of Canada’s Wetlands indicator is part of the Canadian Environmental Sustainability Indicators (CESI) program, which provides data and information to track Canada’s performance on key environmental sustainability issues.
Reference system identifier
EPSG / EPSG:4617 / 7.11.2
Topology level
geometryOnly; géométrieUniquement RI_662
Geometric object type
composite; composé RI_506
Geometric object count
11504772
Distribution format
  • FGDB/GDB ( unknown )

  • ESRI REST ( unknown )

  • WMS ( unknown )

RI_412
  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
Transfer size
16.89
File identifier
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Metadata language
eng; CAN
Character set
utf8; utf8 RI_458
Hierarchy level
series; série RI_623
Date stamp
2025-04-01T20:22:28.835Z
Metadata standard name
North American Profile of ISO 19115:2003 - Geographic information - Metadata
Metadata standard version
1.2
RI_409
  Government of Canada; Environment and Climate Change Canada - Souleymane Toure ( Coordinator Officer )
351 St. Joseph Blvd., 15th Floor / 351, boul. St-Joseph, 15ième étage , Gatineau , Quebec , K1A 0H3 ,
819-938-4047
819-953-7177
 
 

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