Ecological Land Classification (ELC) 2017
Status: This standard was approved as a departmental standard on November 20, 2017.
The Ecological Land Classification 2017 provides standard names and codes for Canada's ecozones, ecoprovinces, ecoregions and ecodistricts. The hierarchical structure of the classification shows the relationship between the levels of the classification.
Classification structure
| Code | Ecozone |
|---|---|
| 01Arctic Cordillera | Arctic Cordillera |
| 02Northern Arctic | Northern Arctic |
| 03Southern Arctic | Southern Arctic |
| 04Taiga Plains | Taiga Plains |
| 05Taiga Shield | Taiga Shield |
| 06Boreal Shield | Boreal Shield |
| 07Atlantic Maritime | Atlantic Maritime |
| 08Mixedwood Plains | Mixedwood Plains |
| 09Boreal Plains | Boreal Plains |
| 10Prairies | Prairies |
| 11Taiga Cordillera | Taiga Cordillera |
| 12Boreal Cordillera | Boreal Cordillera |
| 13Pacific Maritime | Pacific Maritime |
| 14Montane Cordillera | Montane Cordillera |
| 15Hudson Plains | Hudson Plains |
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