LibGuides UFV: Physical Geography: Mapping Canada

Geography Lab

The Geography Lab has a collection of Canadian Topographical Maps, as well as other printed maps. The lab is located in room A407a (Abbotsford).

Geography of Canada

Atlas of Canada
An authoritative, comprehensive source for current and dynamic geographic information about Canada, developed by Natural Resources Canada; topics include the environment, people & society, the economy, history, climate change, freshwater, and health
Natural Resources Canada Maps
Canadian topographic maps.
Toporama
Free access to the National Topographic System in an easy-to-use online mapping tool.
Topo 101 - Topographic Maps, The Basics
Get the basics on the NTS system from Natural Resources Canada.
Statistics Canada: Maps and Geography
Provides interactive maps, census maps, thematic maps by subject, and reference maps by geographic area
Canadian Geographical Names
Search by name or coordinates; from Natural Resources Canada
BC Geographical Names
BC Geological Survey MapPlace
Easy access to the maps, including interactive maps, and databases of the BC Ministry of Energy, Mines and Petroleum Resources. To view maps online requires installation of Autodesk MapGuide plugin. Note this plugin only works with Internet Explorer.
Canadiana Collection Maps
The Maps collection currently contains nearly 22,000 Canadian maps digitized from the 1:50,000 scale National Topographic Series. The maps date from 1905 to 2012 and cover all of the Canadian provinces and territories.
BC Ministry of Agriculture and Lands: Agricultural Land Reserve Maps

Atlases

A selection of atlases available at UFV:

The Canadian atlas: our nation, environment and people.
Call Number: G 1115 C37 2004 (Ref)
Clear, detailed maps of Canadian provinces and territories, showing political and physical features.
Atlas of North America by Oxford
Call Number: G 1105 A8 2005 (Ref)
Features of this oversize format atlas include provincial maps with relief shading and color tinting for elevations, as well as other political and physical features.
Atlas of the World
Call Number: G 1021 A7545 2010

GIS Mapping

2021 Boundary Files

2011 Boundary Files are available to download from Statistics Canada. These shape files portray the geographic boundaries of provinces, territories, census divisions, census metropolitan areas, census agglomerations, and census subdivisions. The files are used as a basis for GIS mapping. If you require Census Tract level information, the library can obtain an FTP file from Statistics Canada. Contact us for more information.

Printed Maps

The library has other types of printed maps available for students.

Canadian Topographic Maps (NTS maps) - These topographic maps provide detailed physical information, including countour lines, roadways, railways, significant buildings, boundaries, waterways, lakes, marshes, glaciers, mountains, wooded areas, and place names down to the neighborhood level. The library has a collection of 1/50 000 scale maps, covering the lower Mainland and Fraser Valley region. These are located in Reference GA 473.7 A1
British Columbia Soil Survey Maps - Chilliwack Stacks, S 599.1 B72
Geological Survey of Canada Maps - Many Geological Survey of Canada publications include maps related to geology, stratigraphy, seismology, etc.

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