Can-Peat Metadata Record

Title: Mapping peat environments
Citation: Ministère de l'Énergie et des Ressources naturelles. Peatlands, [Dataset], in Données Québec, 2018, updated October 8, 2025. [https://www.donneesquebec.ca/recherche/dataset/tourbieres],
Study Site: Québec
Purpose: Mapping peat bogs in Québec
Abstract: This dataset includes information relating to peatlands defined as a wetland, colonized by vegetation allowing the formation of a soil made of peat that is the result of the fossilization of organic matter. The interactive map includes mining activities and geochemistry.
Supplemental Information Summary:
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Principal Investigator: Secteur de l’énergie et des mines Direction de l’information géologique du Québec (DIGQ)
Links: https://open.canada.ca/data/en/dataset/f08604dc-f3ae-4150-bcaf-e6be5174e21b
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Further Info: https://sigeom.mines.gouv.qc.ca/signet/classes/I1102_aLaCarte?l=F
Status: In-progress
Keywords: mapping, mining, Bog,
Geographical coordinates: North: 50.794144, South: 45.443707 East: -59.472728 West: -79.478398
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Organization: Government and Municipalities of Québec; Ministère des Ressources naturelles et des Forêts

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Email: service.mines@mern.gouv.qc.ca

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Can-Peat Partners

The Can-Peat team acknowledges Indigenous stewardship of peatlands since time immemorial. For a full map of traditional territories in Canada, please visit https://native-land.ca/

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