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Recommended Websites

The Atlas of Canada - Natural Resources
Selection of interactive and historical maps and geographical data available for reference or downloading.
Canadian Area Code Map
Visual maps of area codes used in Canada.
Elections Canada Map Corner
Historical election data.
A Developing World
A visual representation of statistics comparing countries' population, health, access to drinking water, poverty and hunger, and human development.

NTS

What is NTS?

NTS stands for National Topographic System and is used by Natural Resources Canada. NTS maps are available in a variety of sizes, the standard being 1/50,000 and 1/250,000 scales.

For more information visit the Wikipedia article and Government of Canada site:

Recommended Resources

Recommended Databases

Points to the Past This link opens in a new window
Collection of primary sources, made up of millions of pages of digitized historical content including maps. Search maps by selecting 'Maps' in 'Content Types'.
ASTIS This link opens in a new window
This contains 84,000 records describing publications and research projects about northern Canada.