Uses related to the aquatic environment (URMA)

The database on uses related to the aquatic environment (URMA) is a database consisting of information on water-related activities collected by representatives of the General Directorate for Monitoring the State of the Environment (DGSEE) of the Ministry of the Environment, the Fight against Climate Change, Climate Change, Wildlife and Parks (MELCCFP) and by the watershed organizations responsible for implementing the integrated management of the water at the watershed scale.

Uses related to the aquatic environment can be classified into four main categories: uses practiced in coastal recreational areas, uses involving indirect contact with water, uses involving direct contact with water and finally, uses involving water sampling.

Please consult the Lexicon of uses related to the aquatic environment for a description of each of the types of uses listed in the URMA bank.This third party metadata element was translated using an automated translation tool (Amazon Translate).

Data and Resources

Additional Info

Field	Value
Last Updated	April 17, 2026, 22:10 (UTC)
Created	April 17, 2026, 22:10 (UTC)
contact_email	URMA@environnement.gouv.qc.ca
contact_person	{"en": "Government and Municipalities of Québec; Government and Municipalities of Québec; Ministère de l’Environnement, de la Lutte contre les changements climatiques, de la Faune et des Parcs", "fr": "Gouvernement et municipalités du Québec; Gouvernement et municipalités du Québec; Ministère de l’Environnement, de la Lutte contre les changements climatiques, de la Faune et des Parcs"}
criticality_level	[]
data_dictionary	EPSG:102100,EPSG,unknown
geographic_scope	[]
open_canada_collection	fgp
open_canada_date_published	2020-05-06 00:00:00
open_canada_keywords	{"en-t-fr": ["HackQC22", "URMA", "direct contact", "indirect contact", "levy", "usages", "shoreline recreational area", "Government information"], "fr": ["HackQC22", "URMA", "contact direct", "contact indirect", "prélèvement", "usages", "zone récréative riveraine", "Information gouvernementale"]}
open_canada_subject	["form_descriptors", "nature_and_environment", "science_and_technology"]
sensitivity_level	unrestricted
title_fr	Usages reliés au milieu aquatique (URMA)
update_frequency	P1Y