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Ecological land classification

The Ministry of Natural Resources defines ecological units on the basis of bedrock, climate (temperature, precipitation), physiography(soils, slope, aspect) and corresponding vegetation. This enhances their compatibility with national and continental classification systems. The ELC of Ontario is used for descriptive, planning, and resource management purposes. The upper levels in its hierarchy may be relevant for provincial and municipal land-use planning initiatives. The lower (finer-scale) levels of the hierarchy are most useful for detailed resource management prescriptions and other local and site planning applications. This packaged dataset is classified into 3 hierarchical categories: * Ecozone: used for national and coarse-scale provincial reporting such as analyses of climate, demographics and watersheds * Ecoregion: used for determining the significance or status of wetland classes and certain other natural heritage features (e.g., old growth forest), setting targets for Wilderness Class Provincial parks, State of the Forest reporting and studying natural disturbance regimes * Ecodistrict used for assessing biodiversity levels, defining seed zones, mapping ecosystem types and setting targets for the identification of natural heritage systems [Introduction to ecological land classification](https://www.ontario.ca/page/introduction- ecological-land-classification-systems) *[ELC]: Ecological land classification

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Date ( RI_367 )
2020-01-11
Date ( RI_366 )
2020-01-11
RI_414
  Government of Ontario; Government of Ontario; Natural Resources and Forestry - ( )
Status
onGoing; enContinue RI_596
Maintenance and update frequency
asNeeded; auBesoin RI_540
Keywords ( RI_528 )
  • Economy and Business
  • Environment and Natural Resources
  • Environment and energy
Government of Canada Core Subject Thesaurus Thésaurus des sujets de base du gouvernement du Canada ( RI_528 )
  • Government information
Use limitation
Open Government Licence – Ontario (https://www.ontario.ca/page/open-government-licence-ontario)
Access constraints
license; licence RI_606
Use constraints
license; licence RI_606
Spatial representation type
grid; grille RI_636
Metadata language
eng; CAN
Metadata language
fra; CAN
Topic category
  • Economy
Begin date
0001-01-01
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RI_414
  Government of Ontario; Government of Ontario; Natural Resources and Forestry - ( )
OnLine resource
Access to Ecological land classification ( HTTPS )

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OnLine resource
Metadata Record ( HTTPS )

Dataset;HTML;eng

OnLine resource
Original metadata (https://data.ontario.ca) ( HTTPS )

Dataset;HTML;eng

OnLine resource
Original metadata (https://data.ontario.ca/fr) ( HTTPS )

Dataset;HTML;fra

OnLine resource
Ecological land classification (extracted from geohub) ( HTTPS )

Dataset;ZIP;eng

File identifier
be314202-a293-4180-b1e0-c0d2d43e7e16 XML
Metadata language
eng; CAN
Character set
utf8; utf8 RI_458
Hierarchy level
dataset; jeuDonnées RI_622
Date stamp
2025-06-24
Metadata standard name
North American Profile of ISO 19115:2003 - Geographic information - Metadata
Metadata standard version
HNAP ISO:19115 - 2003
RI_414
  Government of Ontario; Government of Ontario; Natural Resources and Forestry - ( )
 
 

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