Here is a list of helpful resources for geospatial (GIS) and numeric data pertaining to Toronto within the Map & Data Library collection. Unless access to a resource is specifically listed as “public”, any resources listed here are restricted for use by University of Toronto faculty, staff, and students.
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Theme |
Resource Location, |
Format and File Extension |
Temporal Extent |
Details and Usage |
| Administrative and Political Boundaries Elevation Facilities/Services Land Use Structures Transportation Networks Waterbodies |
CanMap Content Suite Accommodations, Building Footprints, Built Up Areas, Contours, Elevation, Health Care, Health and Emergency Services, Fire Stations, Land Cover, Pipelines, Power Plants, Rail and Transit, Retail, Roads, Trails, Transmission Lines, Vegetation Index, Waterbodies |
Shapefile (.shp) CAD KML |
2015–2017 |
Contains comprehensive and precise (but not limited to) street, Instructions to download data for the CMA of Toronto available here |
| CanMap RouteLogistics – City of Toronto Subset | Shapefile (.shp) | 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 |
Contains comprehensive and precise (but not limited to) street, rail, and topographic maps as well as geospatial features such as boundary files, buildings, land use, vegetation, waterbodies and more Projection: WGS 84, NAD 83 (older datasets) |
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| CanMap RouteLogistics – Toronto Census Metropolitan Area (CMA) Subset | 2002 5.1 2002 6.2 2004 8.2 2004 v2005.3 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 |
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| Enterprise Stereoscopic Model (ESM) Topographic Mapping 3D Toronto | DWG | N/A | Contains (but not limited to) street, rail, and topographic mapping features such as buildings, curbs, parks as well as infrastructure mapping features such as street lights, traffic lights, transmission lines, sewer and water main networks, and more Projection: MTM Coverage: University of Toronto St. George Campus Access: University of Toronto IP addresses only |
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| Administrative and Political Boundaries | Cartographic Boundary Files | Shapefile (.shp) DWG DXF GDB KML Excel (.xls) CSV and more |
1951 1961 (Census Tracts) 1971 1981 (Census Tracts) 1986 1991 1996 2001 2006 2011 2016 |
Download boundary files, produced by Statistics Canada, at different census geographic units Default projection: WGS 84, NAD 83 (older datasets) Coverage: Varies Instructions to download data for the CMA of Toronto available here |
| Digital Boundary Files | 1981 1986 1991 1996 2001 2006 2011 2016 |
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Administrative and Political Boundaries Postal Code |
Forward Sortation Area (FSA) Boundaries
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Shapefile (.shp) CAD KML |
2001–2014
2006–2014 |
Download postal code boundaries at the FSA or LDU levels. Postal codes contain six alphanumeric characters and are utilized by the Canada Post Corporation to sort and deliver mail. The FSA is contained within the first three characters of the postal code and is used to identify an urban or rural geographical area. The LDU is contained within the last three characters and represents neighborhood areas associated with six digit postal code assignments. The LDU can describe either a specific address or a group of addresses within a FSA. Default projection: WGS 84 |
| Census/Survey Economic Data Housing Income Population and Demography |
CHASS Canadian Census Analyser | CSV dBase (.dbf) |
1961–2016
2011 |
Generate custom tables from the Census of Canada (Census) from 1961-2016 and the National Household Survey (NHS) from 2011. The interface enables the selection of relevant variables and census geographies, providing access to data down to the DA level Coverage: Varies Instructions to download data for the CMA of Toronto available here |
| Census Custom Tabulations | Beyond 20/20 Table (.ivt) | 1996–2016 | Various custom tabulations of the Census of Canada (Census) or National Household Survey (NHS) Census geographic unit: CT, DA, FSA Access: Public via Statistics Canada Open License Agreement |
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| Census/Survey Opinion Poll Politics Relationships |
Forum Research Political Poll – Municipal Issues (Toronto) | TAB File (.tab) | 2013–Present | This survey is a Toronto municipal opinion poll with general political questions as well as a focus on relationships, marital status and issues Coverage: Toronto municipality |
| Elevation | Light Detection and Ranging (LiDAR) Data Index | ASCII CAD DEM DWG LIDAR SHAPEFILE TIF |
2014–2015 | Contour lines at 0.5m intervals generated from accurate and precise Digital Elevation Model (DEM) layers obtained via remote sensing techniques Projection: UTM Zone 17N |
| Imagery | Toronto Orthophotos Index | TIF | 1997 2003 2009 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 |
Explore air photos that have been orthorectified or corrected to ensure uniform scale and no distortion Projection: UTM Zone 17 N (2003 only) and MTM Zone 10 Access: To access the 2015 index, please contact or visit the Map & Data Library during reference hours |
| Air Photo Collection Listing | Paper BW | Varies | Explore large-scale air photos that cover small areas of ground features in greater detail Scale: 1:480, 1:500, 1:2,000 Coverage: Toronto (pre-amalgamation) Access: Please contact or visit the Map & Data Library during reference hours |
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| 3524 T61G46 (4) 1967-68 | Paper 1:480 | 1968 | ||
| 3524 T61G46 (5) 1981-1985 | Paper 1:500 | 1981–1985 | ||
| 3524 T61G46 (5) 1988- | Paper 1:500 | 1988 | ||
| 3524 T61G46 (5) 1993- | Paper 1:500 | 1993 | ||
| 3524 T61G46 2 1995 | Paper 1:2,000 | 1995 | ||
| Economic Data | Conference Board of Canada, GDP at Basic Prices by Industry, Toronto | Excel (.xls) | 1987–2017 | Quarterly data from 1987-2017 (projection) of GDP at basic prices by industry |
| Land Ownership Land Use Structures Transportation Networks Utility Networks |
Property Data Maps Index | DWG |
2002 2004 2006-2007 2008 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2018 2019 |
Depicts topographic and parcel mapping (i.e. boundary ownership) features Projection: NAD 83 |
| Toronto Fire Insurance Plans Index | JPG TIF |
1910–1969 | Urban maps that depict physical characteristics of a structure to be insured. Details of the maps include (but not limited to) drawings and symbols on the construction of buildings, height and occupancy or use of buildings, street widths, street addresses, property lines, water pipes or mains, and more Projection: UTM Zone 17N Access: To access indexes containing listings to more recently published and/or revised plans, please contact or visit the Map & Data Library during reference hours. Indexes listed as “Out of Copyright” are available to the public Notes All Fire Insurance Plans in the Map & Data Library collection have a copyright period of 90 years from the plans’ publication dates. Furthermore, this copyright period of 90 years is also applicable from the plans’ revision dates. |
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| Toronto Fire Insurance Plans Index (Out of Copyright) | JPG TIF |
1889–1918 (Vol. 1) 1910 (Vol. 2) 1911 (Vol. 3) 1910 (Vol. 4) 1890, 1907 (Vol. 5) 1913 (Vol. 6) 1912, 1916, 1922 (Vol. 7) 1916 (Vol. 8) 1897 (Vol. 9) |
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| City of Toronto Fire Insurance Atlases Index (Out of Copyright) | JPG | 1884–1923 | ||
| Administrative and Political Boundaries Historical Transportation Networks |
Map of the City of Toronto | PDF JPG ZOOMIFY |
1929 | Depicts proposed new and improved through streets, street extensions and widenings, and general plan of existing auto and streetcar streets, and few more Scale: 1:18.000 Access: Public (Out of Copyright) |
| Administrative and Political Boundaries Historical |
Historical Ward Boundaries | Shapefile (.shp) | 1834–1914 | Depicts historical ward boundaries including their annexations Projection: None Access: Public |
| Historical Transportation Networks |
Historical Toronto Streets | Shapefile (.shp) | 1818–1884 | Depicts historical streets Projection: NAD 83 Access: Public |
| Toronto Streetcar Routes to 1961 | Shapefile (.shp) KML KMZ |
1861–1961 | Depicts historical streetcar routes and data such as dates the route started and/or ended, type of service provided, length of the route, the owner of the route, and a few more Projection: UTM Zone 17N Access: Public |
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| Administrative and Political Boundaries Facilities/Services Historical Land Ownership Land Use Structures |
Don Valley Historical Mapping Project | Shapefile (.shp) KML KMZ |
1850–1950 |
Documents historical changes in the landscape of the Don River Valley by drawing from the wide range of geographical information available for the Don River watershed (and the Lower Don in particular), including historical maps, geological maps, fire insurance plans, planning documents, and city directories Projection: NAD83, UTM Zone 17N |
| Historical Utility Networks |
Sewers | Shapefile (.shp) | 1835–1920 |
Depicts historical sewage line features Projection: UTM Zone 17N |
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Crime Structures |
Marijuana Grow Operations | Shapefile (.shp) | 2006–2007 |
Depicts locations of marijuana grow operations as point features Projection: NAD 83 |