Map Archives

Photo of part of a map of Canada

The Atlas of Canada's Map Archives now offers most maps via the new GeoGratis (geogratis.gc.ca) website. These are easily accessed by clicking a collection name, listed below. For those collections that are not available in GeoGratis, please contact us using the link at the bottom of the page.

List of Collections:

Collections Available in GeoGratis

Collections Available through other Web sites

Collections Available upon Request through Contact Us

International Map of the World, Canadian Sector, 1956 to 1987 – Click to expand list

Eastern Canada

  • Lake Erie NK-17 Map
  • Hudson River NK-18 Map
  • Halifax NK/NL-20 Map
  • St John's NK/NL-21/22 Map
  • Lake Superior NL-16 Map
  • Sudbury NL-17 Map
  • Ottawa NL-18 Map
  • Québec NL-19 Map
  • Lake Nipigon NM-16 Map
  • Timmins NM-17 Map
  • Lac Chibougamau NM-18 Map
  • Chicoutimi NM-19 Map
  • Ile d'Anticosti – Anticosti Island NM-20 Map
  • Corner Brook NM-21/22 Map
  • Winisk Lake NN-16 Map
  • James Bay – Baie James NN-17 Map
  • Lac Bienville NN-18 Map
  • Schefferville NN-19 Map
  • Churchill Falls NN-20 Map
  • Cartwright NN-21 Map
  • Partridge Island NO-16 Map
  • Ottawa Islands NO-17 Map
  • Lac Minto NO-18 Map
  • Baie d'Ungava – Ungava Bay NO-19 Map
  • Torngat Mountains – Monts Torngat NO-20 Map

Western Canada

  • Vancouver NM-9/10 Map
  • Kootenay Lake NM-11 Map
  • Lethbridge NM-12 Map
  • Regina NM-13 Map
  • Winnipeg NM-14 Map
  • Lake of the Woods NM-15 Map
  • Prince Rupert NN-8/9 Map
  • Prince George NN-10 Map
  • Lesser Slave Lake NN-11 Map
  • Edmonton NN-12 Map
  • Prince Albert NN-13 Map
  • The Pas NN-14 Map
  • Gods Lake NN-15 Map
  • Sitka NO-7/8 Map
  • Dease Lake NO-9 Map
  • Fort Nelson NO-10 Map
  • Peace River NO-11 Map
  • Lake Athabasca NO-12 Map
  • Wollaston Lake-NO-13 Map
  • Southern Indian Lake NO-14 Map
  • Churchill NO-15 Map

Northern Canada

  • Macmillan River NP-7/8/9 Map
  • Redstone River NP-9/10 Map
  • Slave River NP-11/12 Map
  • Lockhart River NP-12/13 Map
  • Dubawnt River NP-13/14 Map
  • Maguse River NP-15/16 Map
  • Sutton River NP-16/17 Map
  • Rivière Kovic NP-17/18 Map
  • Soper River NP-19/20 Map
  • Peel River NQ-7/8/9 Map
  • Great Bear River NQ-9/10/11/12 Map
  • Thelon River NQ-12/13/14 Map
  • Quoich River NQ-15/16/17 Map
  • Koukdjuak River NQ-17/18/19/20 Map
  • Davis Strait NQ-20/21/22 Map
  • Firth River NR-7/8/9 Map
  • Horton River NR-9/10/11/12 Map
  • Victoria Strait NR-12/13/14 Map
  • Murchison River NR-15/16/17 Map
  • Rowley River NR-17/18/19/20 Map
  • Thomsen River NS-9/10/11/12 Map
  • Viscount Melville Sound NS-12/13/14 Map
  • Lancaster Sound NS-15/16/17 Map
  • Eclipse Sound NS-17/18/19/20 Map
  • Ballantyne Strait NT-8/9/10/11/12 Map
  • Belcher Channel NT-12/13/14/15/16 Map
  • Jones Sound NT-16/17/18/19/20 Map
  • Robeson Channel NU-14/15/16/17/18/19/20 Map
Glacier Atlas of Canada – Click to expand list

High Arctic Islands

  • Glacier Strait Map
  • Starnes Fiord Map
  • Sydkap Ice Cap Map
  • Bjorne Peninsula Map
  • Raanes and Svendsen Peninsulas Map
  • Fosheim Peninsula Map
  • Devon Island (index map) Map
  • Grinnell Peninsula Map
  • Colin Archer Peninsula Map
  • South West Devon Island Map
  • Maxwell Bay Map
  • Bear Bay Map
  • Devon Ice Cap – South West Map
  • Devon Ice Cap – North Map
  • Devon Ice Cap – South East Map
  • Axel Heiberg Island (index map) Map
  • Axel Heiberg Island – Southern Map
  • Axel Heiberg Island – Central Map
  • Axel Heiberg Island – Western Map
  • Axel Heiberg Island – Eastern and Northern Map

Baffin and Bylot Islands

  • Baffin Island (index map) Map
  • Bylot Island Map
  • Gibbs Fiord Map
  • Sam Ford Fiord Map
  • Clyde Inlet Map
  • McBeth Fiord Map
  • Home Bay Map
  • Okoa Bay Map
  • Coronation Fiord Map
  • Padle Fiord Map
  • Hoare Bay Map
  • Kingnait Fiord Map
  • Brodeur Peninsula Map
  • Penny Ice Cap Map
  • Popham Bay Map
  • Beekman Peninsula Map
  • Blunt Peninsula Map
  • Meta Incognita Peninsula Map
  • Borden Peninsula – Western Map
  • Borden Peninsula – Eastern Map
  • Milne Inlet Map
  • Tay Sound Map
  • Pond Inlet Map
  • Cambridge Fiord Map
  • Barnes Ice Cap Map

Pacific Ocean

  • Southern Vancouver Island Map
  • Northern Vancouver Island Map

Nelson River (Hudson Bay)

  • Nelson River Drainage Basin (index map) Map
  • Oldman River Map
  • Bow River Map
  • Red Deer River Map
  • North Saskatchewan River Map
Hydrological Atlas of Canada, 1978 – Click to expand list

Introductory Pages

  • Title Page Map
  • Foreword Map
  • Table of Contents Map
  • Introduction Map
  • The Hydrologic Cycle Map

Water Quantity Influenced by Precipitation

  • Precipitation Networks Map
  • Annual Precipitation Map
  • Depth, Duration, and Frequency of Point Rainfall - 10-Minute Rainfall Map
  • Depth, Duration and Frequency of Point Rainfall - 60 Minute Rainfall Map
  • Depth, Duration and Frequency of Point Rainfall - 24-Hour Rainfall Map
  • Depth, Duration, and Frequency of Point Rainfall - Recording Rain Gauges and 24-Hour Rainfall Ratio Map
  • Snow Cover Measurement Networks Map
  • Annual Snowfall Map
  • Dates of Formation and Loss of Snow Cover Map
  • Mean Maximum Depth of Snow and Time of Occurrence Map

Water Quantity Influenced by Temperature and Winds

  • Radiation Map
  • Air Temperature Measurement Network Map
  • Mean January Daily Temperature Map
  • Mean July Daily Temperature Map
  • Winds Map
  • Mean Annual Lake Evaporation Map
  • Large Lakes Map
  • Freeze-up and Break-up of Rivers and Lakes Map

Water Quantity

  • River Systems of Canada Map
  • Streamflow Gauging Stations Map
  • Annual Large River Flow Map
  • Variation of Monthly River Flows Map
  • Annual Runoff Map
  • Water Balance - Derived Precipitation and Evapotranspiration Map

Water Quality

  • Suspended Sediment Concentration Map
  • Water Quality Networks Map
  • Water Quality of Surface Waters Map

Hydrogeology

  • Groundwater Observation Wells Map
  • Surficial Hydrogeology Map
  • Bedrock Hydrogeology Map
  • Permafrost Map

Other Influences

  • Influence of Glaciers on Streamflow Map
  • Influence of Man Map