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.
Survey ID | Survey Name | Data |
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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 |
092C | - | Download Data |
092F | - | Download Data |
092G | - | Download Data |
092H | - | Download Data |
092k | - | Download Data |
092L | - | Download Data |
092O | - | Download Data |
092P | - | Download Data |
093A | - | Download Data |
093B | - | Download Data |
093E | - | Download Data |
093F | - | Download Data |
093G | - | Download Data |
093J | - | Download Data |
093K | - | Download Data |
093L | - | Download Data |
093M | - | Download Data |
093O | - | Download Data |
093P | - | Download Data |
094A | - | Download Data |
094B | - | Download Data |
094H | - | Download Data |
094J | - | Download Data |
103I | - | Download Data |
103P | - | Download Data |
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.