Canadian GIS & Geomatics

Comprehensive Guide for Finding Manitoba Geographic Data

tmackinnon — Mon, 16 Mar 2026 13:30:44 +0000

Manitoba sits at the heart of Canada, a prairie province bounded by Saskatchewan to the west, Ontario to the east, and Nunavut to the north. It is famous for big skies and bigger waters, and contains more than 100,000 lakes, including Lake Winnipeg, one of the largest inland freshwater bodies. For anyone working with GIS, Manitoba offers a wealth of trustworthy, easy‑to‑use reliable geographic data (you just need to know where to look).The Province’s ecosystem blends a strong open‑data hub with national repositories and a handful of specialized portals. Check out our Comprehensive Guide for Finding Manitoba Geographic Data ...

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GeoIgnite 2026 – Canada’s National Geospatial Leadership Conference

tmackinnon — Tue, 10 Mar 2026 01:42:00 +0000

GeoIgnite 2025, Canada’s premier geospatial leadership conference, is shaping up to be an unmissable event, taking place from May 12-14, 2025, at the Ottawa Conference and Event Centre. This state-of-the-art venue, with its unique architectural design and captivating windowed atrium, will serve as the perfect backdrop for the conference.

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Ontario Open Data, Free GIS and Geospatial Data Sources

tmackinnon — Tue, 10 Feb 2026 22:32:51 +0000

Ontario provides an extensive collection of Ontario Open Data resources that support mapping, spatial analysis, and evidence‑based decision‑making across the province. Here we bring together the most reliable Ontario Free GIS and Geospatial Data Sources, including provincial datasets, municipal open data portals, conservation authority layers, and high‑value resources such as LiDAR, orthophotography, hydrology, and parcel information. Whether you’re a GIS professional, researcher, or student, this page offers a centralized starting point for accessing authoritative, open geospatial data for projects of any scale.

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Ontario Municipal Geospatial Data Portals

tmackinnon — Mon, 09 Feb 2026 19:23:44 +0000

Ontario, being the largest Province in Canada, contains many large municipalities, and most provide enough geospatial data that they often have their own data portals. Therefore this page has been dedicated to the more then 80+ great Ontario Municipal Geospatial Data Portals that provide geospatial data.

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GEO.ca – Canadian Federal Geospatial Portal

tmackinnon — Fri, 06 Feb 2026 12:23:45 +0000

GEO.ca - Canadian Federal Geospatial Portal, is quickly becoming a cornerstone of Canada’s open geospatial ecosystem, offering an accessible entry point to more than 100,000 federal datasets and applications. It stands as a cornerstone of Canada’s geospatial data infrastructure, offering unparalleled access to authoritative, open, and interoperable spatial data. Its advanced search and visualization tools, commitment to open data and accessibility, and collaborative governance model position it as a leader among national geospatial portals. Designed for everyone, from GIS professionals to anyone interested in GIS, cartography, and public policy, GEO.ca provides the data, tools, and community needed to drive innovation, inform decision-making, and foster collaboration across sectors. For anyone working with location‑based information in Canada, GEO.ca is a resource worth exploring.

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Canadian Open Data and Free Geospatial Data

tmackinnon — Wed, 29 Oct 2025 22:41:56 +0000

Over the past few years CanadianGIS.com has been highlighting and promoting various cities and provinces in Canada that have done a great job providing data and applications to the public.

We created this page a few years ago to collaborate links of all the open geospatial data info (sites that offer data downloads at no cost and without restrictions), fee based geospatial data, online web mapping applications and other great sources of geospatial information (including National, Provincial and Regional levels).

This comprehensive list of open geospatial data, fee based geospatial data, web mapping applications and cartographic products is a valuable asset to many people (... we get hundreds of emails and requests regarding "Where can I find data for ...?") so we continue to update it with new information and sources of Canadian data sets.

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Canadian Lidar Data

tmackinnon — Wed, 29 Oct 2025 16:42:13 +0000

Since starting our Open Data Resources page in 2010, we have received thousands of requests from people looking for various geospatial data to use with their geospatial projects. We now have an ongoing list of places where you can find Canadian Lidar Data that is available to use for free.

We hope that as more people start using this data and that the geospatial community will help us add more Canadian LiDAR Data sources to this page ...

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Canadian Geomatics Expo 2025

tmackinnon — Mon, 21 Jul 2025 16:17:50 +0000

Canada is investing heavily in infrastructure, sovereignty, and resilience, and geomatics sits at the center of those priorities. Expo 2025 will bring together practitioners across government, industry, academia, and non-profits to shape how geospatial systems support ports, roads, airstrips, secure networks, and projects in the North.

GoGeomatics Expo 2025 is where Canada’s geomatics community will converge to convert technical innovation into strategic impact. Whether you’re designing digital twins, building resilient infrastructure, or setting geospatial policy, this is the moment to connect, learn, and lead.

Click here to register and to find out more ...

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