General Resources

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The Canadian Council for Geographic Education
http://www.ccge.org/

Canadian Geographic Online
http://www.canadiangeographic.ca/

CIA's World Fact Book
http://www.odci.gov/cia/publications/factbook/index.html

Yes, this is a site published by the United States' Central Intelligence Agency. Includes extensive country profiles and reference maps.
Maps, glossaries, Geo news, articles and more...

The Geography Educator's World
http://home.iSTAR.ca/~whamilto/

A major collaborative effort by many educational geographers, teachers and agencies in Canada.

Geography Network Canada
http://dev.geographynetwork.ca/index.html

The Geography Network Canada is an online resource for finding and sharing geographic content, including maps and data, from many of Canada's leading providers.

Map Machine - National Geographic
http://plasma.nationalgeographic.com/mapmachine/

Maps 101 - Topographic Maps, The Basics
http://maps.NRCan.gc.ca/maps101/

A National Resources Canada site that provides information to help you understand what topographic maps are and how to use them. You will also find tips on how to get the most out of a topographic map, explanations of technical terminology and examples of symbols used to depict common topographical features.

MapQuest
http://www.mapquest.com/

Topographic Map Symbols
http://mac.usgs.gov/mac/isb/pubs/booklets/symbols/index.html

An introduction to toppgraphic maps and a description of symbols related to Elevation, Boundaries, Land Surface Features, Water Features, Buildings and Related Features, Roads, Railroads, and others.

World Atlas.com THE LIST : featuring useful information on cities, continents, countries, dependencies, islands, landmass, longest rivers, major lakes, mountains, nations of the world, oceans and seas, overseas territories, two-letter abbreviations etc.
http://www.graphicmaps.com/geoquiz/thelist.htm

Your Nation
http://www.your-nation.com/settings_input.asp
Compare statistics for any two countries, rank countries by a statistic of your choice, or display a summary of a country.

Worldmapper
http://www.worldmapper.org/
"Worldmapper is a collection of world maps, where territories are re-sized on each map according to the subject of interest."

Québec and Canada in the World

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Atlas du Québec et de ses régions
http://www.atlasduquebec.qc.ca/atlas/accueil.htm

Provincial, inter-regional and regional atlases. Provides information on demographics, cultural activities, education, employment and more. Available in French only.

Territorial Divisions - Québec Administrative Structure
http://www.gouv.qc.ca/Vision/Territoire/DivisionsTerritoriales_en.html

Includes a map and descriptions of each of Québec's administrative regions.

Investing in Québec - regional maps and statistical profiles of the regions
http://www.infostat.gouv.qc.ca/iq/section8/8_1.htm?lg=an&th=1&rt=1

 

Mineral and Water Resources

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Natural Resources Canada -Terrain Sciences Division 
http://sts.gsc.nrcan.gc.ca/clf/landscapes.asp

This collection of photos of Canadian Landscapes and landforms is presented as a public service to illustrate the great diversity of Canadian scenery. 

Canada's Polar Environments
http://www.arctic.uoguelph.ca/cpe/index.htm

Spectacular ground and satellite images of arctic enviroments, detailed and large-scale maps of artic regions across Canada, and detailed information about artic terrestrial environments.

Environment Canada's Green Lane
http://www.ec.gc.ca/envhome.html

Environment Canada's Internet resource for weather and environmental information. The Green Lane helps connect Canadians, exchange information and share knowledge for environmental decision-making. Information and a plethora of publications related to air, water, sustainable development, ecosystems, pollution prevention, etc.

Also from Environment Canada:

Geographical Portal for Climate Change
http://www.geoconnections.org/ccportal/www/index_e.html

The Geographical Portal for Climate Change (the portal) provides a gateway to geographical information on climate change. The portal relies on the technologies and services developed for the Canadian Geospatial Data Infrastructure, in particular for the GeoConnections Discovery Portal, and the on-line National Atlas of Canada. The portal allows users to access climate change information at two levels: by searching for thousands of geospatial data collections worldwide that are relevant to climate change or by viewing a structured, climate change map series within the interactive, National Atlas Web environment.

Forest Resources and Agriculture

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Energy

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Energy in Québec
http://www.gouv.qc.ca/Vision/Territoire/Energie_en.html

Information on electricity, petroleum, natural gas, non-conventional energy, energy efficiency.
 

Population

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Statistics Canada
http://www.statcan.ca/english/Pgdb/

The publication, Canada at a glance (PDF format), presents other statistics on demography, education, health, justice, housing, income, the labour market, economics, travel, finance, foreign trade, and important international comparisons.

Statistical Profile of Canadian Communities
http://www12.statcan.ca/english/Profil01/PlaceSearchForm1.cfm

This site contains information from the 2001 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada in 2001, including population estimates, vital statistics data in the form of births and deaths and additional health information. A statistical profile is presented for all Canadian communities, for metropolitan areas and for health regions. Information is provided on education, income and work, families and dwellings, births and deaths, general population information, and health information. A mapping feature is available for viewing the location of a community within Canada. 1996 Profiles are also available on the site.

 

The Regions of Canada

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The National Atlas of Canada Online http://atlas.gc.ca/site/english/index.html

Canadian Communities Atlas
http://atlas.gc.ca/site/english/learning_resources/ccatlas/index.html

GeoAccess, formerly the National Atlas Information Service of Geomatics Canada, in partnership with a Teacher's Advisory Group from the Canadian Council for Geographic Education, is offering this Internet based project to schools across Canada. By participating and creating a Community Atlas web site, schools are able to be part of the National Atlas of Canada. The atlas structure is designed around physical, economic and human geographic themes. Participating schools have access to on-line and down-loadable guides, prepared web-page templates and ongoing support, at no cost.

Canada's Digital Collections - Geography
http://collections.ic.gc.ca/E/SL_geography.asp

A listing of Digital Collections related to Geography.