Energy and economy 

Critical Minerals

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This interactive map shows Canada’s advanced critical mineral projects, active mines, and processing facilities. Use the map to find critical mineral sites and to consult the list of the commodities they process, produce or consider producing. The mining projects presented in this map are those with mineral reserves or resources (measured or indicated), and their potential viability supported by a preliminary economic assessment or by a prefeasibility or feasibility study.

Minerals and Mining

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This interactive map shows Canada's principal producing mines for the given reference year. It includes locations for significant metallic, non-metallic and industrial mineral mines, coal mines, oil sands mines, oil and gas fields, and significant metallurgical facilities across Canada. This map also includes the top 100 exploration and deposit appraisal projects for the given reference year. The data in this map are based on Natural Resources Canada's annual:

• Map 900A – Principal Mineral Areas, Producing Mines, and Oil and Gas Fields in Canada
• Map of Top 100 Exploration and Deposit Appraisal Projects

Active Metal Mines, 2004

Date of publication: 2010, 6^th edition

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This map shows the 66 metal mines that operated for any period during 2004. There were no active metal mines in the Yukon Territory, Alberta, Prince Edward Island or Nova Scotia that year.

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• Canada, Energy and Minerals. 5^th edition, 1985 (PDF, 2.56 MB)

Indigenous Mining Agreements

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This interactive map shows Indigenous Mining Agreements across the country and specific information on exploration projects and mines, Indigenous communities, and the types of agreements signed between communities and mining companies. These agreements improve the partnerships related to exploration and mine development and have also been successful in securing benefits for many Indigenous communities.

Clean Energy Resources and Projects (CERP) in Canada

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This interactive map shows Canada’s extensive clean-energy resources and projects. Clean energy includes renewable energy, electric vehicles, nuclear energy, biofuels, and carbon capture and storage (CCS). CCS is considered clean energy because it can significantly reduce global CO₂ emissions resulting from fossil fuel–based power generation and from emission-intensive industrial processes like oil refining and the production of iron and steel, cement, and chemicals.

Hydropower Resources

Date of publication: 2010, 6^th edition

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This map shows Canada’s hydropower resources, including 632 large dams and 6 major dams. Major dams are defined as being greater than 150 metres in height, and large dams as being between 10 to 15 metres and 150 metres. Also mapped are 479 hydroelectric generating stations.

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• Hydro and Fuel Electric Power, Eastern Canada. 3^rd edition, 1958 (PDF, 1.27 MB)
• Hydro and Fuel Electric Power, Western Canada. 3^rd edition, 1958 (PDF, 1.42 MB)

Pipeline Infrastructure (2006)

Date of publication: 2010, 6^th edition

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This map shows Canada’s pipeline infrastructure in 2006. There are approximately 100 000 kilometres of transmission pipelines in Canada. This map shows three types of pipelines: transmission trunk lines, gathering system field lines and distribution lines. Transmission lines deliver product to small-diameter distribution pipelines, industrial users, local distributors, refineries, or connection pipelines to the United States. Gathering pipelines move crude oil and natural gas from wells to processing facilities. After processing, feeder lines carry the hydrocarbons to the major, long distance transmission lines.

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• Canada, Natural Gas Pipelines. 5^th edition, 1984 (PDF, 3.05 MB)
• Canada, Oil Pipelines. 5^th edition, 1984 (PDF, 3.02 MB)
• Fossil Fuels and Pipelines, Eastern Canada. 4^th edition, 1973 (PDF, 1.14 MB)
• Fossil Fuels and Pipelines, Western Canada. 4^th edition, 1973 (PDF, 2.72 MB)
• Minerals Fuels, Pipelines and Refineries. 3^rd edition, 1958 (PDF, 0.78 MB)

Crude Oil and Natural Gas Resources

Date of publication: 2010, 6^th edition

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This map shows the major petroleum-producing fields (or pools) of natural gas, crude oil and oil sands, and the pipeline network of Canada. These resources are found in the country's seven major sedimentary basins. The primary petroleum-producing sedimentary basin is the Western Canada Sedimentary Basin (WCSB), which extends from the Canadian Shield to the Rocky Mountains through Manitoba, Saskatchewan, Alberta and northeastern British Columbia. There are also producing basins in southern Ontario, offshore Newfoundland, and the Scotian Shelf. There are potential reserves in Northern Canada, where an estimated 30 per cent of Canada’s conventional oil resources are located.

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• Canada, Natural Gas Pipelines. 5^th edition, 1984 (PDF, 3.05 MB)
• Canada, Oil Pipelines. 5^th edition, 1984 (PDF, 3.02 MB)
• Fossil Fuels and Pipelines, Eastern Canada. 4^th edition, 1973 (PDF, 1.14 MB)
• Fossil Fuels and Pipelines, Western Canada. 4^th edition, 1973 (PDF, 2.72 MB)
• Minerals Fuels, Pipelines and Refineries. 3^rd edition, 1958 (PDF, 0.78)

Remote Communities Energy Database

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This interactive map gives information about the generation and use of electricity and other energy sources for all remote communities in Canada. Communities are identified as being remote if they are not currently connected to the North American electrical grid nor to the piped natural gas network; and are a permanent or long-term (5 years or more) settlement with at least 10 dwellings.

Download previous editions:

• Canada, Natural Gas Pipelines. 5^th edition, 1984 (PDF, 3.05 MB)
• Canada, Oil Pipelines. 5^th edition, 1984 (PDF, 3.02 MB)
• Fossil Fuels and Pipelines, Eastern Canada. 4^th edition, 1973 (PDF, 1.14 MB)
• Fossil Fuels and Pipelines, Western Canada. 4^th edition, 1973 (PDF, 2.72 MB)
• Minerals Fuels, Pipelines and Refineries. 3^rd edition, 1958 (PDF, 0.78)

Housing Ownership, 2006 – Percentage of Owner-Occupied Dwelling by Census Division

Date of publication: 2010, 6^th edition

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This map shows the percentage of households in each census division where inhabitants owned their dwelling in 2006. According to the 2006 Census, 68% of households owned their home, which was an increase from 66% in 2001. Households in the Atlantic provinces continued to have the highest homeownership rates in the country, with Newfoundland and Labrador ranking first, at 78.7%. Households in Quebec had the lowest ownership rates, at 60.1%.

Housing Ownership, 2006 – Percentage of Renter-Occupied Dwelling by Census Division

Date of publication: 2010, 6^th edition

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The map shows the percentage of households in each census division that rented their dwelling in 2006. According to the 2006 Census, 68.4% of households owned their home in 2006, up from 65.8% in 2001. The increase in condominium owners between 2001 and 2006 accounted for more than one-quarter of the increase in the number of Canadian households that own their dwelling. At the same time, the proportion of Canadian households that rented their home declined, from 33.8% in 2001 to 31.2% in 2006.