Prairie Soil Zones of Canada
Prairie Soil Zones of Canada is an open dataset from Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada with 6 files (ESRI REST, PDF, FGDB/GDB, GEOJSON); catalogue record updated 2026-05-26. On CanQuery you can follow the original downloads. Files are available in English and French.
The Prairie Soil Zones file shows the general distribution of major soil zones across the Prairie region of Canada. Soil zones (based on the Canadian System of Soil Classification) are named based on the dominant soil classification of the soils in each zone. Data extent is limited to the Agricultural Zone as defined in Soil Landscapes of Canada v 3.0 (Lefebvre et al. 2005).
- Publisher
- Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada
- Resources
- 6
- Catalogue metadata updated
- 2026-05-26
Data overview
- Formats
- ESRI REST, FGDB/GDB, GEOJSON, PDF
- File languages
- English, French
Official sources and licences
Resources
- Data Product Specification (English) (PDF) PDF · Download PDF
- Data Product Specification (French) (PDF) PDF · Download PDF
- Prairie Soil Zones of Canada (English, ESRI REST) ESRI REST · Download ESRI REST
- Prairie Soil Zones of Canada (French, ESRI REST) ESRI REST · Download ESRI REST
- Pre-packaged FGDB files (English, French, FGDB/GDB) FGDB/GDB · Download FGDB/GDB
- Pre-packaged GeoJSON files (English, French) GEOJSON · Download GEOJSON