Canada’s physical environment: its land, water, air, and ecosystems.
The Land
Where People Live
Population density by province and city, and Canada’s place in the world.
Ecozones & Land Cover
Canada’s 15 terrestrial ecozones and how land cover varies across them.
Elevation
A relief web-map of the landscape, with named mountains.
Water
The 40 largest lakes and rivers.
Agriculture
Agricultural land across the country.
Protected Areas
Protected and conserved lands and waters.
Climate & Atmosphere
Today’s Climate
Climate normals across the country.
Climate Change
National, regional, and city warming, by season.
Wildfire
Area burned since 1959 and wildfire locations.
Ice
Permafrost zones and Arctic sea-ice extent.
Air Quality
Emissions and concentrations over time, against peers, including wildfire smoke.
Air Quality by City
A monitoring dashboard for major cities, back to 1974.