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Health Status: Breast Cancer Ratios, 1986 to 1995
This map uses age-standardized ratios to further aid in regional comparisons. A value of 1.0 would indicate that the region rate is identical to the overall Canadian rate; a... -
Health Status: Breast Cancer Rates, 1986 to 1995
One woman in nine can expect to develop breast cancer during her lifetime and one in 25 will die from the disease. Statistically low incidences of breast cancer are found in... -
Climate Warming: Global Winter Precipitation Scenario: 2050
A simulation of projected changes in December to February precipitation from the period 1975 to 1995 to the period 2040 to 2060 is shown on this map. On average, precipitation... -
Health Services Utilization: Physician Utilization, 1996 to 1997
During 1997 close to 80% of Canadians made use of the services of a family physician. For Canada as a whole, and for each province, the majority of the population, close to 58%,... -
Health Services Utilization: Dental Services Utilization, 1996 to 1997
The use of the services of a dentist or orthodontist for Canada as a whole was just under 60%. It was far lower than physician utilization in 1997. Use ranges from a low of 46%... -
Health Resources: Population-to-specialist Ratios, 1996
Canada’s average population to specialist physician ratio has been 1100:1 for over a decade. Low ratios are generally associated with urban areas. The region with the highest... -
Health Resources: Population-to-physician Ratios, 1996
Major cities are associated with comparatively few people per physician; every province has one or more census divisions in which the ratio is less than or equal to 550:1. None... -
Health Resources: Population-to-family Physician Ratios, 1996
Neither rural areas nor urban areas predominate with respect to any specific range of the family physician ratios. The Federal and Provincial Advisory Committee on Health... -
Canada 1-km, 10-day, SPOT/VEGETATION composites for growing season-2002-12-22
As part of the climate change research, data from the SPOT/VEGETATION instrument are systematically corrected for period 1998-2004 and provided in this archive. The VGT archive... -
Health Resources: Population-to-nurse Ratios, 1996
Areas with a ratio of 100:1 or lower are found mainly in eastern Canada and Manitoba. These are areas where the number of registered nurses per capita is higher than the... -
Health Behaviours: Prevalence of Smoking, 1996 to 1997
Prevalence of smoking is measured as the proportion of all persons 12 years of age and older who smoked daily or occasionally in 1996 to 1997 for each province. Smoking is a... -
Health Behaviours: Prevalence of Smokers Considering Quitting, 1996 to 1997
Prevalence is measured as the proportion of daily smokers in each province who were considering quitting. Smoking is a health behaviour that deteriorates health. Smoking is the... -
Health Behaviours: Population Who Were Overweight, 1996 to 1997
Many health professionals in Canada consider that obesity has reached or is nearing epidemic proportions in this country. Most scientific evidence is supportive of physical... -
Natural Tourist Attractions - UNESCO World Heritage Sites
World Heritage Sites represent exceptional natural and cultural areas recognized internationally by the World Heritage Convention of the United Nations Educational, Scientific... -
Natural Tourist Attractions - UNESCO Biosphere Reserves
UNESCO Biosphere Reserves are representative terrestrial or coastal ecosystems of the Earth. They are established by UNESCO’s Man and the Biosphere Program (MAB) to promote... -
Natural Tourist Attractions - National Wildlife Areas
National Wildlife Areas consist of land or water areas set aside to protect essential wildlife habitats. The Canadian Wildlife Service of Environment Canada establishes and... -
Natural Tourist Attractions - National Parks
National Parks and National Marine Conservation Areas form a countrywide network of areas set aside by Canada for their great natural interest. They are protected for public... -
Natural Tourist Attractions - Migratory Bird Sanctuaries
Migratory Bird Sanctuaries are areas set aside by the Canadian Wildlife Service (CWS) of Environment Canada to protect migratory birds. The sanctuaries include a range of... -
Natural Tourist Attractions - Canadian Heritage Rivers
This map shows both designated and nominated Heritage Rivers. The Canadian Heritage Rivers System protects the best examples of Canada’s river heritage, giving the rivers... -
Canada 1-km, 10-day, SPOT/VEGETATION composites for growing season-2005-03-11
As part of the climate change research, data from the SPOT/VEGETATION instrument are systematically corrected for period 1998-2004 and provided in this archive. The VGT archive...