Guides: Maps and Geospatial Data: Canada

DMTI Spatial

DMTI products include detailed geospatial data for all of Canada. Major data sets include: streetfiles, parks, water bodies and rivers, rail infrastructure, business locations, digital elevation models, and postal codes.

Use of these files are restricted to staff, faculty, and students of McGill University. The files may be used for institutional planning, research, and teaching purposes only. The files should be properly cited in any paper, essay, or other publication which uses or analyzes data contained therein.

Data can be requested via the Geospatial Data Request form.

Vegetation

Census of Population - Statistics Canada

Land use

Building footprints across Canada
"This dataset contains 11,842,186 computer generated building footprints in all Canadian provinces and territories." Produced by Statistics Canada with Microsoft.

Indigenous Data

Residential School Locations Dataset
"The Residential School Locations Dataset [IRS_Locations.csv] contains the locations (latitude and longitude) of Residential Schools and student hostels operated by the federal government in Canada. All the residential schools and hostels that are listed in the Indian Residential School Settlement Agreement are included in this dataset, as well as several Industrial schools and residential schools that were not part of the IRRSA. This version of the dataset doesn’t include the five schools under the Newfoundland and Labrador Residential Schools Settlement Agreement."

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