Important Notices
Copyright/Permission to Reproduce
Materials on this Web site were produced and/or compiled by Environment Canada under the auspices of Sustaining the Environment and Resources for Canadians for the purpose of providing Canadians with direct access to information about the programs and services offered by the Government of Canada.
The material on this site is covered by the provisions of the Copyright Act , by Canadian laws, policies, regulations and by international agreements. While some material has been obtained from other sources, copyright in the compilation found on the RésEau portal vests in Canada .
© Her Majesty the Queen in right of Canada , as represented by the Minister of the Environment, 2006.
Non-commercial Reproduction
Information on this site has been posted with the intent that it be readily available for personal and public non-commercial use. With the exception of identified third party materials whose reproduction may require the permission of another rights holder, as described below, the information on the RésEau portal may be reproduced, in part or in whole and by any means, for the sole purpose of its utilisation by the user, without charge or further permission from Environment Canada We ask only that:
- Users exercise due diligence in ensuring the accuracy of the materials reproduced and their appropriateness for the user's purposes;
- the RésEau portal and Environment Canada be identified as the source; and,
- The reproduction is not represented as an official version of the materials reproduced, nor as having been made, in affiliation with or with the endorsement of Environment Canada.
Commercial Reproduction
Reproduction of materials on this site, in whole or in part, for the purposes of commercial redistribution is prohibited except with written permission from the Government of Canada's copyright administrator, Public Works and Government Services Canada ('PWGSC'). To obtain permission to reproduce materials on this site for commercial purposes please contact PWGSC.
Public Works and Government Services Canada Publishing and Depository Services 350 Albert Street , 4 th Floor Ottawa , Ontario Canada K1A 0S5 Or at
copyright.droitdauteur@pwgsc.gc.ca Or visit PWGSC's 'Applying for Copyright Clearance on Government of Canada Works' page.
Third-party Materials
Some of the materials and graphical elements found on the RésEau portal are subject to copyrights held by other organizations, and as such are not covered by the copyright permissions set out above.. In such cases, some restrictions may apply to the reproduction of these materials or graphical elements and it may be necessary to seek permission from the rights holder prior to reproducing the material or graphical element in question. Where Environment Canada is aware that a third party asserts its title in copyright in any material or graphical element, this fact is clearly identified when the material or graphical element in question appears on the RésEau portal.
To obtain information concerning copyright ownership and restrictions on reproduction on this site, please contact:
Access to Information and Privacy Coordinator
Heritage Place
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Ottawa , Ontario
Canada
K1A 0S5 or
Copyright.Droitsdauteur@pwgsc.gc.ca
Inclusion of third party information, products or tools on the RésEau portal does not imply advertisement or endorsement by Environment Canada.
Privacy Notices
The Government of Canada and Environment Canada are committed to providing visitors with Web sites that respect their privacy. This page summarizes the privacy policy and practices on the RésEau portal.
The RésEau portal and Environment Canada do not automatically gather any specific personal information from you, such as your name, phone number or e-mail address. We would only obtain this type of information if you supply it by sending us an e-mail or by registering in a secure portion of the portal.
All personal information created, held or collected by this department is protected under the federal Privacy Act . This means that at any point of collection you will be asked for consent to collect your information or advised of the authority for such collection. You will be informed of the purpose for which it is being collected and how to exercise your right of access to that information.
Environment Canada employs on the RésEau portal software programs to monitor network traffic to identify unauthorized attempts to upload or change information, or otherwise cause damage. This software receives and records the Internet Protocol (IP) address of the computer that has contacted our Web site, the date and time of the visit and the pages visited. We make no attempt to link these addresses with the identity of individuals visiting our site unless an attempt to damage the site has been detected.
Environment Canada does not normally use "cookies" to track how our visitors use the RésEau portal or to determine sites previously visited. If cookies are in use and you have your cookies notification option activated on your browser the system will notify you before any cookies are used so that you may refuse them. (A "cookie" is a file that may be placed on your hard drive without your knowledge by a Web site to allow it to monitor your use of the site.)
Visitor information is not disclosed to anyone except Government of Canada personnel who need the information to carry out responsibilities of their job. Any further disclosure of the personal information you give us will be in accordance with the federal Privacy Act.
In order to effectively operate the RésEau portal, Environment Canada occasionally uses service providers external to the Department. Such service providers are bound by a contract with Environment Canada to treat any personal information they receive in a manner consistent with the provisions of the Privacy Act .
Questions or comments regarding this policy, or the administration of the Privacy Act in the Government of Canada may be directed to the Office of the Privacy Commissioner by telephone at 1-800-267-0441 or via e-mail to info@privcom.gc.ca .
External Hyperlinks
The RésEau portal contains links to third party sites. Environment Canada provides these links only as a service and convenience to visitors to the RésEau portal. Environment Canada takes no responsibility for the content at third party sites and a link to them in no way implies an endorsement or recommendation of the products, services or information found there. A third party site may have a privacy policy different from that of Environment Canada and may provide less security than the RésEau portal. Environment Canada disclaims all liability with regard to your access to linked web sites. When you link to sites external to the RésEau portal, housed on Environment Canada's server, you do so at your own risk.
Environment Canada makes every effort to ensure that the links appearing on the RésEau portal to third party web sites lead to content that is accessible and available in both official languages. However, that is not always feasible or possible .
Requests for providing links to third party sites should be directed to:
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Official Languages
Environment Canada respects the Official Languages Act and relevant Treasury Board policies. And is committed to ensuring all information on the RésEau portal is available in both French and English. However, users should be aware that some information from external sources is available only in the language in which it was provided.
Disclaimer
The material on the RésEau portal includes Government of Canada information and applications (provided by Environment Canada and other federal departments) of a technical nature, such as geographical information, formulae, reference values, statistical data, forecasts and the like, which information is made available to the public on a free-of-charge basis. While Environment Canada and the federal departments providing material to the RésEau portal employ reasonable efforts, whenever feasible, to ensure the currency, accuracy and precision of the information they provide, some of this material has limitations due to their technical nature. Furthermore, the material or any data derived using same is subject to interpretation. Users are responsible for verifying that the material is appropriate for the use or application for which they wish to employ it. Environment Canada and, more generally, the Government of Canada make no representation or warranty of any kind, either express or implied, as to the content of the RésEau portal nor as to its fitness for any particular use, and Environment Canada and, more generally, the Government of Canada do not assume nor accept any liability arising from any use of the information and applications contained or provided on or through the RésEau portal.
Environment Canada and, more generally, the Government of Canada do not assume nor accept any liability arising from any use of third party sourced content.
