By using aircraft reconnaissance and remote satellite technology, the Canadian Ice Service monitors sea ice conditions in Canadian waters.

You can access the marine forecasts and buoy reports for any region in Canada at this site.

See current weather radar maps for any area of Canada.

Find current hotspots, forecasts of fire danger, fire behaviour and much more in this comprehensive site that covers all of Canada. Updated daily.

Scientists talk about topographic mapping and its importance to Canada’s natural resources sectors.

View maps and locate nautical charts and hydrographic surveys with this site that provides access to marine geospatial data.

Find precipitation, temperature and drought monitoring maps for all of Canada.

The interactive mapping application enables you to quickly explore Canada’s local and regional environmental indicators using multiple accessible map and data formats.

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Use these maps to monitor influenza activity across Canada. Searchable by date and region.

Distributes geospatial data about Canada. The data is available for free.

Visit Geoscape Canada, which visually explains landscapes, earth and water resources and natural hazards of Canadian communities through posters, available both online and in print.

Search a digital image library of Geological Survey of Canada maps containing over 10,000 maps, using either a text based search tool or a web mapping tool.

Get access to Web sites and tools that feature maps dealing with land, soil, water, climate and biodiversity resources in Canada.

Access information on plant hardiness zones through an up-to-date map produced with data on a variety of factors including elevation and the impacts of changing climate.

Access a map that shows the types of soil found across Canada.

Use these interactive, thematic and reference maps to find Canadian statistics and census data according to subject or geographic location. Includes an illustrated glossary.

A dynamic and comprehensive national collection of maps and related geographic information.

In Canada, there are diverse and reliable sources of energy: oil, natural gas, hydroelectricity, coal, nuclear (uranium), solar, wind, tidal and biomass.

Canadian forests play a primary role in the ecology, culture and economy of our country.

Geology includes the study of the earth’s crust, its structure, the chemical composition and the physical properties of its components.

Rocks are composed of minerals. Each of the thousands of minerals found in the earth’s crust contains a specific combination of elements in specific proportions.

According to Statistics Canada, Canada's population in 2011 was estimated to be 33 476 688. This represents a growth of 5.9% since the 2006 estimate of 31 612 897.

Canada's north is a vast area, the three territories alone, Nunavut, Yukon and Northwest Territories, encompass approximately 40% of the total area of Canada.

Overall, Canada may be considered a freshwater-rich country: on an average annual basis, Canadian rivers discharge close to 9% of the world's renewable water supply, while Canada has less than 1% of the world's population.

Discover hydrography, the science and mapping of lakes, rivers, seas and oceans. Learn how nautical charts are developed and how to read all of the water-related information on a completed chart.

Provides the most recent full-day global total ozone map, and other ozone maps.