Canada Land Inventory (CLI)

The Canada Land Inventory is a comprehensive multi-disciplinary land inventory of rural Canada, covering over 2.5 million square kilometers of land and water. Land capability for agriculture, forestry, wildlife, recreation, wildlife (ungulates and waterfowl) was mapped. Over 1000 mapsheets at the 1:250,000 scale were created during the 1960's, 70s, and early 80's. Although the information is old, and better information is available for some areas as part of more recent soil surveys, the interpretations are still largely valid, and many jurisdictions still use them for land use planning purposes.

There are seven classes used to rate agricultural land capability. Class 1 lands have the highest and Class 7 lands the lowest capability to support agricultural land use activities. Subclasses are used to identify specific limiting factors for each class. For more information on CLI classes, view the overview of classification methodology.

Printed maps

Scans of the printed CLI maps are available here.

Soil Capability Data

Soil capability for agriculture is available as GIS datasets. Download the data from the table below.

Soil Capability for Agriculture
Survey ID Survey Name Data
001m Belleoram Download Data
001n St. John's Download Data
002c Bonavista Download Data
002d Gander Lake Download Data
002f Botwood Download Data
002e Botwood Download Data
011c Canso Download Data
011d Halifax Download Data
011e Truro Download Data
011f Canso Download Data
011g Canso Download Data
011j Sydney Download Data
011k Canso Download Data
011l Prince Edward Island Download Data
011m Prince Edward Island Download Data
011n Iles-de-la-Madeleine Download Data
011o Port-aux-Basques Download Data
011p Burgeo Download Data
012a Red Indian Lake Download Data
012b Stephenville Download Data
012g Sandy Lake Download Data
012h Sandy Lake Download Data
020p Shelburne Download Data
020o Shelburne Download Data
021a Annapolis Download Data
021b Eastport Download Data
021e Sherbrooke Download Data
021g Fredericton Download Data
021h Amherst Download Data
021i Moncton Download Data
021j Woodstock Download Data
021k Quebec Download Data
021l Quebec Download Data
021m Baie-Saint-Paul Download Data
021n Edmunston Download Data
021o Campbellton Download Data
021p Bathurst Download Data
022a Gaspe Download Data
022b Matane Download Data
022c Rimouski Download Data
022d Chicoutimi Download Data
022f Baie-Comeau Download Data
022g Cap-Chat Download Data
022h Port-Meiner Download Data
030l Welland Download Data
030m Toronto Download Data
031b Ogdensburg Download Data
031c Kingston Download Data
031d Lake Simcoe Download Data
031e Huntsville Download Data
031f Pembroke Download Data
031g Ottawa Download Data
031h Montreal Download Data
031i Trois-Rivieres Download Data
031j Mont-Laurier Download Data
031k Deep River Download Data
031l North Bay Download Data
031m Ville-Marie Download Data
031n Grand-Lake-Victoria Download Data
031p La Tuque Download Data
032a Roberval Download Data
032d Noranda-Rouyn Download Data
032h Riviere Mistassini-sud Download Data
040g Windsor Download Data
040i Erie Download Data
040j Windsor Download Data
040o Kitchener Download Data
040p Kitchener Download Data
041a Bruce Download Data
041g Manitoulin Download Data
041h Tobermory Download Data
041i Sudbury Download Data
041j Blind River Download Data
041k Blind River Download Data
041p Gogama Download Data
042a Timmins Download Data
042g Kapuskasing Download Data
042h Cochrane Download Data
051p Thunder Bay Download Data
052a Thunder Bay Download Data
052c Rainy River Download Data
052d Rainy River Download Data
052e Kenora Download Data
052f Dryden Download Data
062h Winnipeg Download Data
062g Brandon Download Data
062f Virden Download Data
062i Selkirk Download Data
062j Neepawa Download Data
062e Weyburn Download Data
062k Riding Mountain Download Data
062l Melville Download Data
062m Yorkton Download Data
062n Duck Mountain Download Data
062o Dauphin Lake Download Data
062p Hecla Download Data
063a Berens River Download Data
063b Waterhen Lake Download Data
063c Swan Lake Download Data
063d Hudson Bay Download Data
063e Pasquia Hills Download Data
063f The Pas Download Data
063g Grand Rapids Download Data
063h Norway House/Cross Lake Download Data
063i Norway House/Cross Lake Download Data
063j Wekusko Lake Download Data
063k Cormorant Lake Download Data
063l Amisk Lake Download Data
072e Foremost Download Data
072f Cypress Download Data
072g Wood Mountain Download Data
072h Willow Bunch Lake Download Data
072i Regina Download Data
072j Swift Current Download Data
072k Prelate Download Data
072l Medicine Hat Download Data
072m Oyen Download Data
072n Kindersley Download Data
072o Rosetown Download Data
072p Wynyard Download Data
073a Melfort Download Data
073b Saskatoon Download Data
073c North Battleford Download Data
073d Wainwright Download Data
073e Vermilion Download Data
073f St. Walburg Download Data
073g Shellbrook Download Data
073h Prince Albert Download Data
073i Wapawekka Download Data
073j Green Lake Download Data
073k Waterhen River Download Data
073l Sand River Download Data
082i Gleichen Download Data
082j Kananaskis Lakes Download Data
082o Calgary Download Data
082p Drumheller Download Data
083a Red Deer Download Data
083b Rocky Mountain House Download Data
083c Brazeau Download Data
083f Edson Download Data
083g Wabamun Lake Download Data
083h Edmonton Download Data
083i Tawatinaw Download Data
083j Whitecourt Download Data
083k Iosegun Lake Download Data
083l Wapiti Download Data
083m Grande Prairie Download Data
083n Winagami Download Data
083o Lesser Slave Lake Download Data
083p Pelican Download Data
084b Peerless Lake Download Data
084c Peace River Download Data
084d Clear Hills Download Data
084e Chinchaga River Download Data
084f Bison Lake Download Data
084j Vermilion Chutes Download Data
084k Mount Watt Download Data
084l Zama Lake Download Data
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Dataset Descriptions

All of the CLI themes can also be viewed or downloaded (in their original structure) at the Geogratis site.

Citation

Canada Land Inventory, National Soil DataBase, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada. 1998.

Copyright

Anyone may use these data free of charge, provided they acknowledge Agriculture and Agri-food Canada's authorship. AAFC retains exclusive rights, title, and ownership of this data. Copying and redistribution of part or all of this dataset is acceptable, provided that the contents of this file are included with the redistribution.

AAFC may be unable to answer queries about these data if they were obtained through a third party.

Limitations

This dataset may contain errors and omissions.

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