Canadian Geography Links

Websites (updated March 2006)

 

General Information

http://canada.gc.ca/acanada/acPubHome.jsp?lang=eng

Information about Canada – society, land, government, economy – from the Canadian gov’t

http://atlas.gc.ca/site/english/index.html

Natural Resources Canada - maps and facts (environment, people&society,economy,history,climate change,health)

http://www.canadiangeographic.ca/canadaonline/

Canadian Geographic's Canada Online – geology, cartography, wellness, environment, travel, parks, oceans)

 

 

Natural Resources

http://www.nrcan-rncan.gc.ca/inter/subject_e.html

Natural Resources Canada subject guide: climate, energy, forestry, mining etc.

http://www.mnr.gov.on.ca/MNR/sitemap.html

Natural Resources (Ontario) site map – fishing, water, camping

http://www.collectionscanada.ca/05/0514/3_0_exp/05140341_e.html

Indian reserves - maps from 1891
http://www.nwri.ca/nwri-e.html

Water Research Institute  - Environment Canada

 

Travel

http://www.keepexploring.ca/tc_redesign/app/en/ca/home.do

Canada Keep Exploring - from Tourism Canada

http://www.canadiangeographic.ca/travel03/default.asp

Canadian Geographic Travel Resources

http://www.pc.gc.ca/progs/np-pn/index_E.asp

National Parks Canada

 

Organizations and Non-Governmental Agencies

(devoted to the preservation of the earth)
http://www.thegreenpages.ca/portal/ca/

Environews tracker – fishing, forestry, water, urban sprawl, energy conservation etc.
http://www.greenpeace.ca/e/

Greenpeace Canada –fishing, forestry, genetically modified foods etc.

http://www.un.org/events/tenstories/story.asp?storyID=800

Overfishing stories – United Nations