Layers can be found in the right hand corner of Map Search.



Turn on/off Layers

You can turn on/off layers by clicking on the eyeball to the left of the layer. Clicking on the triangle accesses more layer options. 



Opacity / Transparency


The map opacity/transparency feature allows you to view base maps and map layers at the same time. You can manually increase or decrease the opacity.



Layer Legend

This reference table provides a comprehensive listing of all layers used in Map Search, including samples and the maximum and minimum scales each layer can be viewed. Maximum and minimum scales are necessary in order to ensure our users from a broad range of customer sectors are able to view information clearly and quickly.

Map Layer	Sample (click to enlarge)		Maximum Scale	Minimum Scale
NTS Sheet Text			1:20,000	1:770,000
NTS Sheet			1:20,000	1:5,000,000
Roads (1:320,000 – 1:500,000)			1:320,000	1:500,000
Roads (1:500,001 – 1:3,000,000)			1:500,001	1:3,000,000
Roads (1:3,000,001 – 1:15,000,000)			1:3,000,001	1:15,000,000
Railway			No Maximum	No Minimum
Towns			1:1,500,001	1:3,000,000
Rivers			1:320,001	No Minumum
Lakes			1:320,001	No Minimum
Cities (Polygons)			1:1,500,000	1:4,000,000
Cities (Points)			1:4,000,001	No Minimum
Street Names			No Maximum	1:15,000
Corner LLD			No Maximum	1:250,000
Tied Parcels			No Maximum	1:30,000
Parcel Dimensions			No Maximum	1:20,000
Surface Parcel #			1:2,001	1:120,000
Surface (<1:12,000)	Abstract No Parcel Info	Titled	No Maximum	1:11,999 Label - 1:2,000
Surface (1:12,000 – 1:320,000)	Same as Surface (<1:12,000)		1:12,000	1:320,000
Mineral Parcel #			1:2,001	1:120,000
Mineral (<1:12,000)	Abstract No Parcel Info	Titled	No Maximum	1:11999 Label - 1:2,000
Mineral (1:12,000 – 1:320,000)	Same as Mineral (<1:12,000)		1:12,000	1:320,000
Feature			No Maximum	1:320,000 Label - 1:75,000
Lot			No Maximum	1:12,000 Label - 1:3,000
Block/Parcel			No Maximum	1:20,000
Plan Outline (< 1:12,000)			No Maximum	1:11,999
Plan Outline (1:12,000 – 1:100,000)			No Maximum	1:100,000
Pending Plan			No Maximum	1:100,000
Indian Reserve			No Maximum	1:5,000,000 Label - 1,000,000
River Lot			No Maximum	1:120,000
Legal Subdivision			No Maximum	1:120,000
Township (< 1:130,000)			No Maximum	1:129,999
Township (1:130,000 – 1:2,000,000)	Same as Township (< 1:130,000)		1:130,000	1:2,000,000 Label - 1:750,000
Section			Label - 1:5,000	1:120,000
Quarter Section			No Maximum	1:120,000 Label - 1:20,000
Parks (< 1:80,000)			No Maximum	1:79,999
Parks (1:80,000 – 1:7,000,000)	Same as Parks (< 1:80,000)		1:80,000	1:7,000,000 Label - 1:1,000,000
Rural Municipality			1:5,000	1:5,000,000 Label - 1:2,500,000
Urban Municipality			1:5,000	1:1,499,999
Provincial Boundary			1:250,000 Label - 1:5,000,000	No Minimum