Topographic Data of Canada - CanVec Series

CanVec contains more than 60 topographic features classes organized into 8 themes: Transport Features, Administrative Features, Hydro Features, Land Features, Manmade Features, Elevation Features, Resource Management Features and Toponymic Features.

This multiscale product originates from the best available geospatial data sources covering Canadian territory. It offers quality topographic information in vector format complying with international geomatics standards.

CanVec can be used in Web Map Services (WMS) and geographic information systems (GIS) applications and used to produce thematic maps. Because of its many attributes, CanVec allows for extensive spatial analysis.

Data and Resources

Additional Info

Field	Value
Last Updated	April 17, 2026, 19:53 (UTC)
Created	April 17, 2026, 19:53 (UTC)
contact_email	geoinfo@nrcan-rncan.gc.ca
contact_person	{"fr": {"en": "Government of Canada; Natural Resources Canada;Geoscience and Earth Monitoring Sector; Canada Centre for Mapping and Earth Observation; GeoBase,geoinfo@nrcan-rncan.gc.ca", "fr": "Gouvernement du Canada; Ressources naturelles Canada;Secteur des géosciences et de la surveillance de la Terre; Centre canadien de cartographie et d'observation de la Terre; GéoBase,geoinfo@nrcan-rncan.gc.ca"}}
criticality_level	[]
data_dictionary	EPSG:4617,http://www.epsg-registry.org,8.8.1
geographic_scope	[]
open_canada_collection	fgp
open_canada_date_published	2019-03-01 00:00:00
open_canada_keywords	{"en": ["Transport", "Hydrography", "Administrative boundaries", "Elevation", "Resource Management", "Land", "Manmade", "Map labels", "CanVec", "Atlas of Canada", "Toporama", "Reference maps", "1 000 000", "5 000 000", "15 000 000", "1;000;000", "5;000;000", "15;000;000", "1M", "5M", "15M", "50K", "50 000", "50;000", "250K", "250 000", "250;000", "Geographic information systems", "Educational resources", "Cartography", "Geographic data"], "fr": ["Transport", "Hydrographie", "Limites administratives", "Élevation", "Gestion des ressources", "Terre", "Constructions humaines", "Étiquettes cartographiques", "CanVec", "Atlas du Canada", "Toporama", "Cartes de référence", "1 000 000", "5 000 000", "15 000 000", "1;000;000", "5;000;000", "15;000;000", "1M", "5M", "15M", "50K", "50 000", "50;000", "250K", "250 000", "250;000", "Système d'information géographique", "Ressources pédagogiques", "Cartographie", "Données géographiques"]}
open_canada_subject	["form_descriptors", "nature_and_environment", "science_and_technology"]
sensitivity_level	unrestricted
title_fr	Données topographiques du Canada - Série CanVec
update_frequency	not_planned