Provincial Government Source Databases:
AAGRAbandoned Aggregate Inventory
Up to Sep 2002
The MAAP Program maintains a database of all abandoned pits and quarries.
Please note that the database is only referenced by lot and concession and
city/town location. The database provides information regarding the location,
type, size, land use, status and general comments.
AGRAggregate Inventory Up
to Jun 2010
The Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources maintains a database of all
active pits and quarries. Please note that the database is only referenced
by lot\concession and city/town location. The database provides information
regarding the registered owner/operator, location, status, licence type,
and maximum tonnage.
AMISAbandoned Mines Information System
1800-2005
The Abandoned Mines Information System contains data on known abandoned
and inactive mines located on both Crown and privately held lands. The information
was provided by the Ministry of Northern Development and Mines (MNDM), with
the following disclaimer: "the database provided has been compiled from
various sources, and the Ministry of Northern Development and Mines makes
no representation and takes no responsibility that such information is accurate,
current or complete". Reported information includes official mine name,
status, background information, mine start/end date, primary commodity,
mine features, hazards and remediation.
BOREBorehole 1875-Aug 2011
A borehole is the generalized term for any narrow shaft drilled in the
ground, either vertically or horizontally. The information here includes
geotechnical investigations or environmental site assessments, mineral exploration,
or as a pilot hole for installing piers or underground utilities. Information
is from many sources such as the Ministry of Transportation (MTO) boreholes
from engineering reports and projects from the 1950 to 1990's in Southern
Ontario. Boreholes from the Ontario Geological Survey (OGS) including The
Urban Geology Analysis Information System (UGAIS) and the York Peel Durham
Toronto (YPDT) database of the Conservation Authority Moraine Coalition.
This database will include fields such as location, stratigraphy, depth,
elevation, year drilled, etc. For all water well data or oil and gas well
data for Ontario please refer to WWIS and OOGW.
CACertificates of Approval
1985-2011
This database contains the following types of approvals: Certificates
of Approval (Air) issued under Section 9 of the Ontario EPA; Certificates
of Approval (Industrial Wastewater) issued under Section 53 of the Ontario
Water Resources Act ("OWRA"); and Certificates of Approval (Municipal/Provincial
Sewage and Waterworks) issued under Sections 52 and 53 of the OWRA. For
more current Certificate of Approval information please see the EBR database,
which will include information such as 'Approval for discharge into the
natural environment other than water (i.e. Air) (EPA s.9)', and Approval
for sewage works (OWRA s.53(1)).
CFOTTSSA Commercial Fuel Oil Tanks
1948-Aug 2011
Since May 2002, Ontario developed a new act where it became mandatory
for fuel oil tanks to be registered with Technical Standards & Safety Authority
(TSSA). This data would include all commercial underground fuel oil tanks
in Ontario with fields such as location, registration number, tank material,
age of tank and tank size.
COALCoal Gasification Plants
April 1987 and November 1988*
This inventory includes both the “Inventory of Coal Gasification Plant Waste Sites in Ontario-April 1987”
and the “Inventory of Industrial Sites Producing or Using Coal Tar and Related Tars in Ontario-November 1988) collected
by the MOE. It identifies industrial sites that produced and continue to produce or use coal tar and other related tars.
Detailed information is available and includes: facility type, size, landuse, information on adjoining properties, soil
condition, site operators/occupants, site description, potential environmental impacts and historic maps available.
This is a one-time inventory.*
CONVCompliance and Convictions
1989-2011
This database summarizes the fines and convictions handed down by the
Ontario courts beginning in 1989. Companies and individuals named here have
been found guilty of environmental offenses in Ontario courts of law.
DRLDrill Holes 1886-2005
The Ontario Drill Hole Database contains information on more than 113,000
percussion, overburden, sonic and diamond drill holes from assessment files
on record with the department of Mines and Minerals. Please note that limited
data is available for southern Ontario, as it was the last area to be completed.
The database was created when surveys submitted to the Ministry were converted
in the Assessment File Research Image Database (AFRI) project. However,
the degree of accuracy (coordinates) as to the exact location of drill holes
is dependent upon the source document submitted to the MNDM. Levels of accuracy
used to locate holes are: centering on the mining claim; a sketch of the
mining claim; a 1:50,000 map; a detailed company map; or from submitted
a "Report of Work".
EBREnvironmental Registry
1994-2011
The Environmental Registry lists proposals, decisions and exceptions
regarding policies, Acts, instruments, or regulations that could significantly
affect the environment. Through the Registry, thirteen provincial ministries
notify the public of upcoming proposals and invite their comments. For example,
if a local business is requesting a permit, licence, or certificate of approval
to release substances into the air or water; these are notified on the registry.
Data includes things like; Approval for discharge into the natural environment
other than water (i.e. Air), Permit to Take Water (PTTW), Certificate of
Property Use (CPU), Approval for a waste disposal site, Order for preventative
measures.(EPA s. 18), Order for conformity with Act for waste disposal sites.(EPA
s. 44), Order for remedial work.(EPA s. 17) and many more.
FSTTSSA Fuel Storage Tanks
Current to Jun 2011
The Technical Standards & Safety Authority (TSSA), under the Technical
Standards & Safety Act of 2000 maintains a database of registered private
and retail fuel storage tanks in Ontario with fields such as location, tank
status, license date, tank type, tank capacity, fuel type, installation
year and facility type.
GENOntario Regulation 347 Waste Generators
Summary 1986-Oct 2010
Regulation 347 of the Ontario EPA defines a waste generation site as
any site, equipment and/or operation involved in the production, collection,
handling and/or storage of regulated wastes. A generator of regulated waste
is required to register the waste generation site and each waste produced,
collected, handled, or stored at the site. This database contains the registration
number, company name and address of registered generators including the
types of hazardous wastes generated. It includes data on waste generating
facilities such as: drycleaners, waste treatment and disposal facilities,
machine shops, electric power distribution etc. This information is a summary
of all years from 1986 including the most currently available data. Some
records may contain, within the company name, the phrase "See & Use…" followed
by a series of letters and numbers. This occurs when one company is amalgamated
with or taken over by another registered company. The number listed as "See
& Use", refers to the new ownership and the other identification number
refers to the original ownership. This phrase serves as a link between the
2 companies until operations have been fully transferred.
MNRMineral Occurrences 1846-Nov 2010
In the early 70's, the Ministry of Northern Development and Mines created
an inventory of approximately 19,000 mineral occurrences in Ontario, in
regard to metallic and industrial minerals, as well as some information
on building stones and aggregate deposits. Please note that the "Horizontal
Positional Accuracy" is approximately +/- 200 m. Many reference elements
for each record were derived from field sketches using pace or chain/tape
measurements against claim posts or topographic features in the area. The
primary limiting factor for the level of positional accuracy is the scale
of the source material. The testing of horizontal accuracy of the source
materials was accomplished by comparing the planimetric (X and Y) coordinates
of that point with the coordinates of the same point as defined from a source
of higher accuracy.
NCPLNon-Compliance Reports
1992(water only), 1994-2009
The Ministry of the Environment provides information about non-compliant
discharges of contaminants to air and water that exceed legal allowable
limits, from regulated industrial and municipal facilities. A reported non-compliance
failure may be in regard to a Control Order, Certificate of Approval, Sectoral
Regulation or specific regulation/act.
OOGWOntario Oil and Gas Wells
1800-Jun 2011
In 1998, the MNR handed over to the Ontario Oil, Gas and Salt Resources
Corporation, the responsibility of maintaining a database of oil and gas
wells drilled in Ontario. The OGSR Library has over 20,000+ wells in their
database. Information available for all wells in the ERIS database include
well owner/operator, location, permit issue date, well cap date, licence
no., status, depth and the primary target (rock unit) of the well being
drilled. All geology/stratigraphy table information, plus all water table
information is also provide for each well record.
OPCBOntario Inventory of PCB Storage
Sites 1987-Oct 2004
The Ontario Ministry of Environment, Waste Management Branch, maintains
an inventory of PCB storage sites within the province. Ontario Regulation
11/82 (Waste Management - PCB) and Regulation 347 (Generator Waste Management)
under the Ontario EPA requires the registration of inactive PCB storage
equipment and/or disposal sites of PCB waste with the Ontario Ministry of
Environment. This database contains information on: 1) waste quantities;
2) major and minor sites storing liquid or solid waste; and 3) a waste storage
inventory.
PESPesticide Register 1988-Mar
2011
The Ontario Ministry of Environment maintains a database of all manufacturers
and vendors of registered pesticides.
PRTPrivate and Retail Fuel Storage
Tanks 1989-1996*
The Fuels Safety Branch of the Ontario Ministry of Consumer and Commercial
Relations maintained a database of all registered private fuel storage tanks
and licensed retail fuel outlets. This database includes an inventory of
locations that have gasoline, oil, waste oil, natural gas and/or propane
storage tanks on their property. The MCCR no longer collects this information.
This information is now collected by the Technical Standards and Safety
Authority (TSSA).
RECOntario Regulation 347 Waste Receivers
Summary 1986-2008
Part V of the Ontario Environmental Protection Act ("EPA") regulates
the disposal of regulated waste through an operating waste management system
or a waste disposal site operated or used pursuant to the terms and conditions
of a Certificate of Approval or a Provisional Certificate of Approval. Regulation
347 of the Ontario EPA defines a waste receiving site as any site or facility
to which waste is transferred by a waste carrier. A receiver of regulated
waste is required to register the waste receiving facility. This database
represents registered receivers of regulated wastes, identified by registration
number, company name and address, and includes receivers of waste such as:
landfills, incinerators, transfer stations, PCB storage sites, sludge farms
and water pollution control plants. This information is a summary of all
years from 1986 including the most currently available data.
RSCRecord of Site Condition
1997-Sep 2001, Oct 2004-2011
The Record of Site Condition (RSC) is part of the Ministry of the Environment's
Brownfields Environmental Site Registry. Protection from environmental cleanup
orders for property owners is contingent upon documentation known as a record
of site condition (RSC) being filed in the Environmental Site Registry.
In order to file an RSC, the property must have been properly assessed and
shown to meet the soil, sediment and groundwater standards appropriate for
the use, such as residential, proposed to take place on the property. The
Record of Site Condition Regulation (O. Reg. 153/04) details requirements
related to site assessment and clean up. Information available includes
Registration Number, Filing Owner, Property Address, Filing Date and Municipality.
SPLOntario Spills 1988-Nov
2010
This database identifies information such as location (approximate),
type and quantity of contaminant, date of spill, environmental impact, cause,
nature of impact, etc. Information from 1988-2002 was part of the ORIS (Occurrence
Reporting Information System). The SAC (Spills Action Centre) handles all
spills reported in Ontario. Regulations for spills in Ontario are part of
the MOE's Environmental Protection Act, Part X.
SRDSWastewater Discharger Registration
Database 1990-2009
Information under this heading is combination of the following 2 programs.
The Municipal/Industrial Strategy for Abatement (MISA) division of the Ontario
Ministry of Environment maintained a database of all direct dischargers
of toxic pollutants within nine sectors including: Electric Power Generation;
Mining; Petroleum Refining; Organic Chemicals; Inorganic Chemicals; Pulp
& Paper; Metal Casting; Iron & Steel; and Quarries. All sampling information
is now collected and stored within the Sample Result Data Store (SRDS).
VAR***NEW*** TSSA Variances for Abandonment of
Underground Storage Tanks Current to Oct 2011
The TSSA, Under the Liquid Fuels Handling Code and the Fuel Oil Code, all underground storage tanks
must be removed within two years of disuse. If removal of a tank is not feasible, you may apply to seek a variance
from this code requirement. This is a list of all variances granted for abandoned tanks.
WDSWaste Disposal Sites - MOE CA Inventory
1970-2011
The Ontario Ministry of Environment, Waste Management Branch, maintains
an inventory of known open (active or inactive) and closed disposal sites
in the Province of Ontario. Active sites maintain a Certificate of Approval,
are approved to receive and are receiving waste. Inactive sites maintain
Certificate(s) of Approval but are not receiving waste. Closed sites are
not receiving waste. The data contained within this database was compiled
from the MOE's Certificate of Approval database. Locations of these sites
may be cross-referenced to the Anderson database described under ERIS's
Private Source Database section, by the CA number. For more current information
for Waste Disposal Sites please see the EBR database, which will include
information such as 'Approval for a waste disposal site (EPA s.27)' and
'Approval for use of a former waste disposal site (EPA s.46)'.
WDSHWaste Disposal Sites - MOE 1991
Historical Approval Inventory Up to Oct 1990*
In June 1991, the Ontario Ministry of Environment, Waste Management Branch,
published the "June 1991 Waste Disposal Site Inventory", of all known active
and closed waste disposal sites as of October 30st, 1990. For each "active"
site as of October 31st 1990, information is provided on site location,
site/CA number, waste type, site status and site classification. For each
"closed" site as of October 31st 1990, information is provided on site location,
site/CA number, closure date and site classification. Locations of these
sites may be cross-referenced to the Anderson database described under ERIS's
Private Source Database section, by the CA number.
WWISWater Well Information System
1955-Mar 2011
This database describes locations and characteristics of water wells
found within Ontario in accordance with Regulation 903. It includes such
information as coordinates, construction date, well depth, primary and secondary
use, pump rate, static water level, well status, etc. Also included are
detailed stratigraphy information, approximate depth to bedrock and the
approximate depth to the water table.
Federal Government Source Databases:
EEMEnvironmental Effects Monitoring
1992-2007*
The Environmental Effects Monitoring program assesses the effects of
effluent from industrial or other sources on fish, fish habitat and human
usage of fisheries resources. Since 1992, pulp and paper mills have been
required to conduct EEM studies under the Pulp and Paper Effluent Regulations.
This database provides information on the mill name, geographical location
and sub-lethal toxicity data.
EIISEnvironmental Issues Inventory
System 1992-2001*
The Environmental Issues Inventory System was developed through the implementation
of the Environmental Issues and Remediation Plan. This plan was established
to determine the location and severity of contaminated sites on inhabited
First Nation reserves, and where necessary, to remediate those that posed
a risk to health and safety; and to prevent future environmental problems.
The EIIS provides information on the reserve under investigation, inventory
number, name of site, environmental issue, site action (Remediation, Site
Assessment), and date investigation completed.
FCONFederal Convictions 1988-Jun
2007
Environment Canada maintains a database referred to as the "Environmental
Registry" that details prosecutions under the Canadian Environmental Protection
Act (CEPA) and the Fisheries Act (FA). Information is provided on the company
name, location, charge date, offence and penalty.
FCSContaminated Sites on Federal Land
Jun 2000-Sep 2011
The Treasury Board of Canada Secretariat maintains an inventory of all
known contaminated sites held by various Federal departments and agencies.
This inventory does not include properties owned by Crown corporations,
but does contain nonfederal sites for which the Government of Canada has
accepted some or all financial responsibility. All sites have been classified
through a system developed by the Canadian Council of Ministers of the Environment.
The database provides information on company name, location, site ID #,
property use, classification, current status, contaminant type and plan
of action for site remediation.
FOFTFisheries & Oceans Fuel Tanks
1964-Sep 2003
Fisheries & Oceans Canada maintains an inventory of all aboveground &
underground fuel storage tanks located on Fisheries & Oceans property or
controlled by DFO. Our inventory provides information on the site name,
location, tank owner, tank operator, facility type, storage tank location,
tank contents & capacity, and date of tank installation.
IAFTIndian & Northern Affairs Fuel
Tanks 1950-Aug 2003
The Department of Indian & Northern Affairs Canada (INAC) maintains an
inventory of all aboveground & underground fuel storage tanks located on
both federal and crown land. Our inventory provides information on the reserve
name, location, facility type, site/facility name, tank type, material &
ID number, tank contents & capacity, and date of tank installation.
NATENational Analysis of Trends in
Emergencies System (NATES) 1974-1994*
In 1974 Environment Canada established the National Analysis of Trends
in Emergencies System (NATES) database, for the voluntary reporting of significant
spill incidents. The data was to be used to assist in directing the work
of the emergencies program. NATES ran from 1974 to 1994. Extensive information
is available within this database including company names, place where the
spill occurred, date of spill, cause, reason and source of spill, damage
incurred, and amount, concentration, and volume of materials released.
NDFTNational Defence & Canadian Forces
Fuel Tanks Up to May 2001*
The Department of National Defence and the Canadian Forces maintains
an inventory of all aboveground & underground fuel storage tanks located
on DND lands. Our inventory provides information on the base name, location,
tank type & capacity, tank contents, tank class, date of tank installation,
date tank last used, and status of tank as of May 2001. This database will
no longer be updated due to the new National Security protocols which have
prohibited any release of this database.
NDSPNational Defence & Canadian Forces
Spills Mar 1999-Aug 2010
The Department of National Defence and the Canadian Forces maintains
an inventory of spills to land and water. All spill sites have been classified
under the "Transportation of Dangerous Goods Act - 1992". Our inventory
provides information on the facility name, location, spill ID #, spill date,
type of spill, as well as the quantity of substance spilled & recovered.
NDWDNational Defence & Canadian Forces
Waste Disposal Sites 2001-Apr 2007
The Department of National Defence and the Canadian Forces maintains
an inventory of waste disposal sites located on DND lands. Where available,
our inventory provides information on the base name, location, type of waste
received, area of site, depth of site, year site opened/closed and status.
NEESNational Environmental Emergencies
System (NEES) 1974-2003
In 2000, the Emergencies program implemented NEES, a reporting system
for spills of hazardous substances. For the most part, this system only
captured data from the Atlantic Provinces, some from Quebec and Ontario
and a portion from British Columbia. Data for Alberta, Saskatchewan, Manitoba
and the Territories was not captured. However, NEES is also a repository
for all previous Environment Canada spill datasets. NEES is composed of
the historic datasets – or Trends – which dates from approximately 1974
to present. NEES Trends is a compilation of historic databases, which were
merged and includes data from NATES (National Analysis of Trends in Emergencies
System), ARTS (Atlantic Regional Trends System), and NEES. In 2001, the
Emergencies Program determined that variations in reporting regimes and
requirements between federal and provincial agencies made national spill
reporting and trend analysis difficult to achieve. As a consequence, the
department has focused efforts on capturing data on spills of substances
which fall under its legislative authority only (CEPA and FA). As such,
the NEES database will be decommissioned in December 2004.
NPCBNational PCB Inventory
1988-2008
Environment Canada's National PCB inventory includes information on in-use
PCB containing equipment in Canada including federal, provincial and private
facilities. All federal out-of-service PCB containing equipment and all
PCB waste owned by the federal government or by federally regulated industries
such as airlines, railway companies, broadcasting companies, telephone and
telecommunications companies, pipeline companies, etc. are also listed.
Although it is not Environment Canada's mandate to collect data on non-federal
PCB waste, the National PCB inventory includes some information on provincial
and private PCB waste and storage sites.
NPRINational Pollutant Release Inventory
1993-2009
Environment Canada has defined the National Pollutant Release Inventory
("NPRI") as a federal government initiative designed to collect comprehensive
national data regarding releases to air, water, or land, and waste transfers
of 178 specified substances.
PCFTParks Canada Fuel Storage Tanks
1920-Jan 2005
Canadian Heritage maintains an inventory of all known fuel storage tanks
operated by Parks Canada, in both National Parks and at National Historic
Sites. The database details information on site name, location, tank install/removal
date, capacity, fuel type, facility type, tank design and owner/operator.
TCFTTransport Canada Fuel Storage
Tanks 1970-Mar 2007
With the provinces of BC, MB, NB, NF, ON, PE, and QC; Transport Canada
currently owns and operates 90 fuel storage tanks. This inventory will also
include The Pickering Lands, which refers to the 7,530 hectares (18,600
acres) of land in Pickering, Markham and Uxbridge - owned by the Government
of Canada since 1972. Properties on this land has been leased by the government
since 1975, falls under the Site Management Policy of Transport Canada,
but administered by Public Works and Government Services Canada. Our inventory
provides information on the site name, location, tank age, capacity and
fuel type.
Private Source Databases:
ANDRAnderson's Waste Disposal Sites
1860s-Present
The information provided in this database was collected by examining
various historical documents which aimed to characterize the likely position
of former waste disposal sites from 1860 to present. The research initiative
behind the creation of this database was to identify those sites that are
missing from the Ontario MOE Waste Disposal Site Inventory, as well as to
provide revisions and corrections to the positions and descriptions of sites
currently listed in the MOE inventory. In addition to historic waste disposal
facilities, the database also identifies certain auto wreckers and scrap
yards that have been extrapolated from documentary sources. Please note
that the data is not warranted to be complete, exhaustive or authoritive.
The information was collected for research purposes only.
AUWRAutomobile Wrecking & Supplies
2001-Jun 2010
This database provides an inventory of all known locations that are involved
in the scrap metal, automobile wrecking/recycling, and automobile parts
& supplies industry. Information is provided on the company name, location
and business type.
CHEMChemical Register 1992,
1999-Jun 2010
This database includes information from both a one time study conducted
in 1992 and private source and is a listing of facilities that manufacture
or distribute chemicals. The production of these chemical substances may
involve one or more chemical reactions and/or chemical separation processes
(i.e. fractionation, solvent extraction, crystallization, etc.).
EHSERIS Historical Searches
1999-Sep 2011
EcoLog ERIS has compiled a database of all environmental risk reports
completed since March 1999. Available fields for this database include:
site location, date of report, type of report, and search radius. As per
all other databases, the ERIS database can be referenced on both the map
and "Statistical Profile" page.
MINECanadian Mine Locations
1998-2009
This information is collected from the Canadian & American Mines Handbook.
The Mines database is a national database that provides over 290 listings
on mines (listed as public companies) dealing primarily with precious metals
and hard rocks. Listed are mines that are currently in operation, closed,
suspended, or are still being developed (advanced projects). Their locations
are provided as geographic coordinates (x, y and/or longitude, latitude).
As of 2002, data pertaining to Canadian smelters and refineries has been
appended to this database.
OGWOil and Gas Wells Oct
2001-Dec 2011
The Nickle's Energy Group (publisher of the Daily Oil Bulletin) collects
information on drilling activity including operator and well statistics.
The well information database includes name, location, class, status and
depth. The main Nickles' database is updated on a daily basis, however,
this database is updated on a monthly basis. More information is available
at www.nickles.com.
PAPCanadian Pulp and Paper
1999, 2002, 2004, 2005, 2009
This information is part of the Pulp and Paper Canada Directory. The
Directory provides a comprehensive listing of the locations of pulp and
paper mills and the products that they produce.
RSTRetail Fuel Storage Tanks
2000-Jun 2010
This database includes an inventory of retail fuel outlet locations (including
marinas) that have on their property gasoline, oil, waste oil, natural gas
and / or propane storage tanks. Information is provided on company name,
location and type of business.
SCTScott's Manufacturing Directory
1992-Mar 2011
Scott's Directories is a data bank containing information on over 70,000
manufacturers in Ontario. Even though Scott's listings are voluntary, it
is the most comprehensive database of Ontario manufacturers available. Information
concerning a company's address, plant size, and main products are included
in this database. This database begins with 1992 information and is updated
annually.
TANKAnderson's Storage Tanks
1915-1953*
The information provided in this database was collected by examining
various historical documents, which identified the location of former storage
tanks, containing substances such as fuel, water, gas, oil, and other various
types of miscellaneous products. Information is available in regard to business
operating at tank site, tank location, permit year, permit & installation
type, no. of tanks installed & configuration and tank capacity. Data
contained within this database pertains only to the city of Toronto and
is not warranted to be complete, exhaustive or authoritative. The information
was collected for research purposes only.