Canadian Protected and Conserved Areas Database (CPCAD)

The Canadian Protected and Conserved Areas Database (CPCAD) is the authoritative source of data on protected and conserved areas in Canada. The database consists of the most up-to-date spatial and attribute data on marine and terrestrial protected areas in all governance categories recognized by the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN), as well as other effective area-based conservation measures (OECMs, or conserved areas) across the country. Indigenous Protected and Conserved Areas (IPCAs) are also included if they are recognized as protected or conserved areas. CPCAD adheres to national reporting standards and is available to the public.

The CPCAD is compiled and managed by Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC), in collaboration with federal, provincial, territorial, and other reporting authorities that provide the data. The database contains combined data from all these Canadian reporting authorities, who have determined that their areas meet the Canadian criteria as protected or conserved areas. 

The CPCAD is used by a wide range of organizations, including governments, environmental non-governmental organizations (ENGOs), academia, land managers, industry, and the general public. CPCAD supports many uses including Canada’s national reporting on protected areas, Canada’s international reporting on protected areas as a result of Canada’s commitments under the United Nations Convention on Biological Diversity, and Canada’s protected areas program by providing baseline information.

More detailed information on CPCAD is available by downloading the User Manual.

The data is current as of the date of the most recent revision.

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Date ( RI_366 )
2018-12-31
Date ( RI_367 )
2022-12-31
Date ( RI_368 )
2023-12-31
RI_414
  Government of Canada; Environment and Climate Change Canada; Canadian Wildlife Service - ( )
351 St. Joseph Blvd., 14th Floor , Gatineau , Quebec , K1A 0H3 , Canada
http://ec.gc.ca
Status
onGoing; enContinue RI_596
RI_414
  Government of Canada - ( )
Maintenance and update frequency
annually; annuel RI_539
Keywords ( RI_525 )
  • Canada
Keywords ( RI_528 )
  • Canadian Protected and Conserved Areas Database (CPCAD)
  • Protected and Conserved Areas
  • Other Effective Area-Based Conservation Measures (OECM)
  • Canadian Environmental Sustainability Indicators (CESI)
ECCC Information Category EN ECCC Information Category FR ( RI_528 )
  • Nature and Biodiversity
Government of Canada Core Subject Thesaurus Thésaurus des sujets de base du gouvernement du Canada ( RI_528 )
  • Environmental protection
  • Environment
  • Conservation areas
  • Marine conservation areas
  • Boundaries
Business Functions Fonctions de l'entreprise ( RI_528 )
  • Protect Species Well-Being
  • Protect and Restore Species
Geography Portée Géographique ( Place )
  • National (CA)
external.theme.EC_Branch local.theme.external.theme.EC_Branch ( RI_528 )
  • Canadian Wildlife Service
external.theme.EC_Directorate local.theme.external.theme.EC_Directorate ( RI_528 )
  • Wildlife Assessment and Information
  • Protected Areas
external.theme.EC_Program_PAA local.theme.external.theme.EC_Program_PAA ( RI_528 )
  • 1.1.4. Habitat Conservation Partnerships
external.theme.GC_Security_Level local.theme.external.theme.GC_Security_Level ( RI_528 )
  • Unclassified
Use limitation
Open Government Licence - Canada (http://open.canada.ca/en/open-government-licence-canada)
Access constraints
license; licence RI_606
Use constraints
license; licence RI_606
Spatial representation type
vector; vecteur RI_635
Metadata language
eng; CAN , fra; CAN
Character set
utf8; utf8 RI_458
Topic category
  • Environment
  • Boundaries
Begin date
1867-07-01T12:00:00
End date
2023-12-31T12:00:00
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Reference system identifier
http://www.epsg-registry.org / EPSG:3978 / 7.11.2
Distribution format
  • ZIP ( 1 )

Distributor

RI_412
  Government of Canada; Environment and Climate Change Canada; Canadian Wildlife Service - (Public inquiries)
351 St. Joseph Blvd., 14th Floor , Gatineau , Quebec , K1A 0H3 , Canada
http://ec.gc.ca
Fees
None
OnLine resource
Protected and conserved area ( ESRI REST: Map Service )

Web Service;ESRI REST;eng

OnLine resource
Protected and conserved area ( ESRI REST: Map Service )

Web Service;ESRI REST;fra

OnLine resource
Protected and conserved area ( HTTPS )

Web Service;WMS;eng

OnLine resource
Protected and conserved area ( HTTPS )

Web Service;WMS;fra

OnLine resource
Protected and conserved area database ( HTTPS )

Dataset;FGDB/GDB;eng,fra

OnLine resource
Protected and conserved area user manual ( HTTPS )

Supporting Document;PDF;eng,fra

OnLine resource
Protected and conserved area data dictionary ( HTTPS )

Supporting Document;XLSX;eng,fra

OnLine resource
Protected and conserved area statistics ( HTTPS )

Supporting Document;PDF;eng,fra

File identifier
6c343726-1e92-451a-876a-76e17d398a1c XML
Metadata language
eng; CAN
Character set
utf8; utf8 RI_458
Hierarchy level
series; série RI_623
Date stamp
2024-03-18T13:26:04
Metadata standard name
North American Profile of ISO 19115:2003 - Geographic information - Metadata
Metadata standard version
Enviroment Canada - Version 1
RI_414
  Government of Canada; Environment and Climate Change Canada; Canadian Wildlife Service - ( CWS-WAID-MAID-DMO )
351 St. Joseph Blvd., 14th Floor , Gatineau , Quebec , K1A 0H3 , Canada
http://ec.gc.ca
 
 

Overviews

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