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

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.

Over 1000 images with descriptions of landscapes and landforms illustrate the great diversity of Canadian scenery.

Teachers, find a variety of earth sciences resources, including experiments, information on the geology of various communities and a glossary.

Learn about Canada and cartography with these quizzes, lesson plans, printable maps and fact sheets.

Use these lesson plans to talk about population density, land cover, sustainability, Canada's forests, and many other topics, provided by the Atlas of Canada.

Access the database of toponyms, or geographical names, that are used on official, Government of Canada maps.

Continuous observations of data allow the monitoring of changes, which for example can illustrate yearly ground motion at points around globe. Site includes links to Canadian and international data collecting agencies.

Includes maps and data sets on Canadian soil landscapes, crop heat units, plant hardiness zones, soil surveys, agriculture and ecozones.

Responsible for the provision of topographic information about Canada’s landmass, the centre collects maps and aerial photography that details natural and man-made land features.

Information on the environment and its protection, supporting the efforts of those developing and harvesting the natural resources, and helping to ensure the preservation of a native way of life.

Visit GeoBase to access quality Canadian geospatial information at no cost and with unrestricted use.

Access geospatial databases, tools and services on-line, including an extensive collection of maps and images.

Access statistical information on Canadian geography topics. Find statistics on land area and resources, water and weather.

Includes links to dozens of resources including the Canadian Communities Atlas, Maps 101, Remote Sensing Teachers Kits and Ask a Geologist.

Discover how geomatics is being used to help sustainable development in Canada's North. Find links to other Northern-related websites.

Explore the Georgia Basin and learn about the project that provides the geoscientific knowledge necessary for effective decision making on environmental and resource management issues in this area.

Visit Geoscape Calgary to learn about the city's landscape and how geological knowledge contributes to sustainable land-use decisions for Calgary's growing population.

Learn about bedrock, ice age and modern sediments, groundwater and much more at Geoscape Fort Fraser.

Visit Geoscape Montréal to find out how the St. Lawrence River and Mount Royal played key roles in the city's founding and growth

Visit Geoscape Ottawa - Gatineau to learn about an area that has experienced mountain building and erosion, tropical and temperate seas, thick ice sheets and erosion by rivers.

Travel through more than a billion years of the geologic history of Québec, the junction of three major geological provinces.

Explore Geoscape Saskatchewan to learn about the prairies, a mosaic of flat plains, rolling hills, steep-sided valleys, and forested coulees.

Unearth information about the Greater Toronto Area's fascinating geologic past through five themes highlighting significant geoscape features in the region.

Visit Geoscape Vancouver to learn about volcanoes, mountain watersheds, the Fraser River delta, earthquakes and much more.

Visit Geoscape Victoria to find information on the landscape of southern Vancouver Island, the product of a wide variety of natural processes acting over 370 million years.

Tour Geoscape Whitehorse to find information on volcanic eruptions, groundwater, radon gas and much more.

Learn about the program that delivers the geoscience knowledgebase to manage Canada's offshore lands.

Explore Atlas of Canada information and maps to learn about the multitude of very different landscapes found within Canada.

Use this extensive list of lesson plans to bring statistics about Canadian geography into the classroom. For elementary, intermediate and secondary school levels.

Learn about Canadian technology for mapping the seafloor, and find out how it was used in recovery efforts following the crash of Swiss Air flight 111 (text and video).

Facts about the geomatics and geoscience industries (primarily surveying and mapping components) and links to earth sciences sector websites.

Click on an area of this index map of Canada to get a map sheet at the scale 1:1 000 000.