Topographic Maps

Topographic maps produced by the Centre for Topographic Information, Natural Resources Canada are used for a wide variety of applications; representing the Earth's features accurately and to scale, on a two-dimensional surface.

• Toporama
  (currently available via Geogratis, under ‘All Collections’)
  Toporama is a digital topographic reference product developed by Natural Resources Canada (NRCan). Toporama integrates the best available data sources that cover the Canadian landmass to provide quality topographical information in raster format. It aims to provide a symbolic and current representation of topographical features over the entire Canadian landmass.
• CanTopo
  (currently available via Geogratis, under ‘All Collections’)
  CanTopo is the new generation of topographic maps being produced by NRCan. This digital cartographic product originates from the best available data sources covering the Canadian territory and offers a quality cartographic product in vector and raster format that complies with international geomatics standards.
• Digital Topographic Raster Maps of Canada – CanMatrix
  (currently available via Geogratis, under ‘All Collections’)
  CanMatrix (Georeferenced) was produced by scanning federal-government topographic maps at the 1:50 000 and 1:250 000 scales. Consequently, each CanMatrix (Georeferenced) file or dataset contains map data at the 1:50 000 or 1:250 000 scale, depending on the scale of the source map.
• Digital Topographic Maps of Canada – CanVec
  (currently available via Geogratis, under ‘All Collections’)
  CanVec is a digital cartographic reference product produced by Natural Resources Canada. CanVec originates from the best available data sources covering Canadian territory and offers quality topographic information in vector format that complies with international geomatics standards.
• Index Maps of the National Topographic System of Canada
  (currently available via Geogratis, under ‘All Collections’)
  Topographic maps produced by Natural Resources Canada conform to the National Topographic System (NTS) of Canada. They are available in two standard scales: 1:50,000 and 1:250,000. The area covered by a given mapsheet is determined by its latitude and longitude.
• National Topographic Data Base (NTDB), Canada
  (currently available via Geogratis, under ‘All Collections’)
  This collection is static now. Current users of the National Topographic Data Base (NTDB) should plan to make the transition towards CanVec product. The National Topographic Data Base (NTDB) comprises digital vector data sets that cover the entire Canadian landmass. Geomatics Canada has digitized and structured thousands of topographic maps, creating a complete and uniform product that can be highly useful in a broad range of industries. The NTDB includes features such as watercourses, urban areas, railways, roads, vegetation, and relief.
• Buying a Paper Topographic Map
  Topographic maps produced by Natural Resources Canada conform to the National Topographic System (NTS) of Canada. They are available in two standard scales: 1:50 000 and 1:250 000. Purchase National Topographic System maps, from any of over 900 map dealers across Canada, the United States and overseas.
• Topo 101 - Topographic Maps, The Basics
  Understand what topographic maps are and how to use them.