Description: Wetlands are lands that are seasonally or permanently flooded by shallow water as well as lands where the water table is close to the surface; in either case the presence of abundant water causes the formation of hydric (moist) soils and has favoured the dominance of either hydrophytic (water loving) or water tolerant plants. Inventory of wetlands to inform land use and municipal planning, and support resource and wildlife management.Official layer used for Locally Significant Wetlands in mapping (online / static).
Description:
Wetlands are lands that are seasonally or permanently flooded by shallow water. They also include lands where the water table is close to the surface.
The wetland polygons are managed independently from other hydro data classes and may overlap water bodies or other hydro data.
Not all wetlands have been identified and mapped. Active maintenance is ongoing province wide. The currency and accuracy of the spatial representation is variable and requires on-the-ground verification.
*Due to limitations of the shapefile format, Wetland data can only be downloaded in the file geodatabase format. On Ontario GeoHub, access a file geodatabase by clicking Download > Additional Resources > Complete File Geodatabase.
Additional Documentation
Map identifying the Eco Regions in the Province of Ontario (PDF)
Wetland - Data Description (PDF)
Wetland - User Guide (Word)
Wetland - Documentation (Word)
Status
On going: data is being continually updated
Maintenance and Update Frequency
As needed: data is updated as deemed necessary
Contact
Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry - Provincial Mapping Unit, pmu@ontario.ca
Description: Unevaluated wetlands, designated by OMNR OWES 2013Official non evaluated wetlands layer used by MVCA for mapping (online / static). Data is continuously updated as new info9rmation is received.