Health Facilities in Canada from OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap data for health facilities across Canada, including hospitals, clinics, pharmacies, doctors, and dentists. The dataset is an export by the Humanitarian OpenStreetMap Team (HOT) and was last updated on 2026-05-15. Completeness varies by region, with urban areas likely being better mapped than remote areas.

Use Cases

• Analyze healthcare service access based on facility locations and types.
• Plan emergency response logistics based on the distribution of hospitals and clinics.
• Map healthcare coverage gaps by comparing facility density against population data.

Strengths

• Covers multiple facility types, including hospitals, clinics, pharmacies, doctors, and dentists.
• Available in multiple geospatial file formats, including GEOPACKAGE, SHP, and GEOJSON.
• Sourced from OpenStreetMap, a free, collaborative global mapping project.

Limitations

• Description metadata is limited; actual data quality requires manual inspection after download.
• Completeness varies by region; remote areas may be incompletely mapped.
• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.

Provenance

Source

OpenStreetMap

Collection Method

Volunteer-contributed mapping data exported via tags for `amenity` or `healthcare`.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-05-15 19:16:54.521776; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Canada