Ontario Natural Resources Administrative Boundaries from 1997

MNR administrative boundaries divide Ontario into organizational units for managing ministry programs and resources at district and regional levels from 1997 to 2022. The Government of Ontario created and maintained this data, which is no longer being updated. It includes regional, district, and area boundaries originally defined by metes and bounds, topographic features, and geographic townships.

Use Cases

• Analyze historical changes in district boundaries over the 25-year period to track administrative restructuring.
• Map regional boundaries consisting of several districts for historical resource management program analysis.
• Study the subdivision of districts into smaller areas for localized historical administrative research.
• Examine boundary creation based on specific features like topographic landmarks or geographic township lines.

Strengths

• Data covers a 25-year time range from 1997 to 2022.
• Includes three hierarchical administrative levels: regions, districts, and areas.

Limitations

• The dataset is no longer being updated by the provider.
• Specific row counts and geographic precision metrics are unavailable.

Provenance

Source

Government of Ontario, Ministry of Natural Resources.

Collection Method

Boundaries were created and changed over time for managing ministry programs and resources.

Time Range

1997-2022

Freshness

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Geography

Ontario, Canada.