Pet Licenses by Neighbourhood in Edmonton, Canada

Pet licensing records for cats, dogs, and pigeons in Edmonton, Canada, showing currently active licenses as of the dataset's last update. The data includes details on pet type, breed, gender, spay/neuter status, and precise geographic location. It is published by data.edmonton.ca and was last updated on April 3, 2026.

Use Cases

• Map pet density by NEIGHBOURHOOD using LATITUDE and LONGITUDE coordinates.
• Analyze spay/neuter rates by PET_TYPE and BREED using the SPAYED_OR_NEUTERED column.
• Correlate licensing activity with administrative boundaries using columns like City of Edmonton - Ward Boundaries and Zip Codes.
• Profile licensed pet demographics using GENDER, BREED, and PET_TYPE columns.

Strengths

• Includes precise geospatial coordinates (LATITUDE, LONGITUDE) and multiple boundary definitions for spatial analysis.
• Contains detailed pet attributes such as BREED, GENDER, and SPAYED_OR_NEUTERED status.
• Data is available in multiple machine-readable formats including CSV, JSON, XML, and RDF.

Limitations

• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Data represents only currently active licenses; it cannot be used to analyze historical trends in pet licensing.
• Description metadata is limited; actual data quality requires manual inspection after download.

Provenance

Source

data.edmonton.ca

Collection Method

Municipal administrative records of pet licensing.

Time Range

Snapshot of currently active licenses as of the last update; specific temporal coverage is not defined.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-04-03 10:15:46; freshness should be verified.

Geography

City of Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, with neighbourhood-level granularity.