Printed Maps

Over the years, CanSIS and its partners have printed thousands of maps about Canadian soils, landscapes, and climate. Many of these maps have now been scanned and are available here.

Terrestrial Ecological Framework for Canada

• Ecozones
• EcoZones and Ecoregions
• Ecozones, Ecoregions, and Ecodistricts

Canada Land Inventory (CLI) 1:1,000,000

CLI maps published by Canada's Agricultural Rehabilitation and Development Act (ARDA) programme between 1961 and 1978 at a scale of 1:1,000,000.

• Soil Capability for Agriculture
• Critical Capability Areas
• Land Capability for Forestry
• Land Capability for Wildlife - Ungulates
• Land Capability for Wildlife - Waterfowl
• Land Capability for Recreation
• Watershed Capability for Sport Fish

Canada Land Inventory (CLI) 1:250,000

CLI maps published by Canada's ARDA programme between 1961 and 1978 at a scale of 1:250,000.

• Soil Capability for Agriculture
• Land Capability for Forestry
• Land Capability for Recreation
• Land Capability for Wildlife - Ungulates
• Land Capability for Wildlife - Waterfowl
• Land Capability Analysis
• Generalized Land Use

Alberta Land Inventory 1:250,000

• Watershed Capability for Sport Fish
• Land Capability for Wildlife - Ungulates
• Land Capability for Wildlife - Waterfowl

Northern Land Use Information Series (NLUIS)

Maps published by Agriculture Canada, Environment Canada, and Indian and Northern Affairs Canada between 1978 and 1986 at a scale of 1:250,000.

• Northern Land Use

Areas Vulnerable to Ground Water Contamination

Maps published by Agriculture Canada between 1978 and 1986 at a scale of 1:2,000,000.

• Areas Vulnerable to Ground Water Contamination