Business Improvement polygons are a graphical representation of the BIA boundaries as defined in the Business Improvement Areas Act with an associated BIA name attribute.

Protected Natural Areas are sanctuaries that allow nature to exist with minimal human interference. They host a diversity of wildlife and plants across a range of forests, lakes, rivers, streams and wetlands. For more information, please refer to the Protected Natural Areas website.

This dataset consists of the provincial submerged land management areas. It was generated from data provided by the University of New Brunswick (under contract to Service New Brunswick).

This data represents the Ministry of Natural Resources (MNR) administrative boundaries from 1997-2022. Ministry of Natural Resources (MNR) administrative areas divide Ontario into smaller organizational units. These units were used to manage ministry programs and resources at a district and regional level. Regional and district boundaries were originally created based on: * metes and bounds * topographic features * geographic townships boundaries * territorial district boundaries We made changes to district boundaries over time. We are no longer updating this data. It is best suited for historical research and analysis. __MNR regions__ MNR regions were created to help manage ministry programs and resources at a regional level. Regions consist of several districts. __MNR districts__ MNR regions were divided into smaller organizational units called districts. __MNR areas__ MNR districts were further divided into areas.

Defines areas protected from harvesting activities by Order-in-Council as per part 13 of the Forest Act.