Water licence data

Description

These datasets include information on Licences under the Water Act collected by Alberta Environment and Protected Areas, for both active and inactive authorizations for surface water and groundwater diversions under a Licence (defined as a “diversion of water” under the Water Act).

Updated

November 1, 2026

Resources

Water licences : active

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Downloads: 688
Water licences : inactive

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Downloads: 129

Title and Dataset Information

Date Modified

2026-11-01

Update Frequency

Monthly

Publisher / Creator Information

Creator

Environment and Protected Areas

Publisher

Environment and Protected Areas

Subject Information

Topic

Energy and Natural Resources Environment

Start Date

1893-04-01

Resource Dates

Date Created

2025-10-06

Date Added to catalogue

2025-10-03T21:14:39.114083

Date Issued

2025-10-06

Date Modified

2026-11-01

Audience information

General Public

Language

English (Canadian)

Identifiers

Usage / Licence

Licence

Open Government Licence - Alberta

Contact

Available Fields

title | Title
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Water licence data
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name | URL
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water-licence-data
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owner_org | Publisher
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dd82f5d2-cf72-4990-90df-b89b189d5525
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notes | Description

alternatetitle | Alternative Title
creator | Creator
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Environment and Protected Areas
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contact | Contact Name
contact_email | Contact Email
contactother | Contact Other
identifier | External Identifier
updatefrequency | Update Frequency
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Monthly
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topic | Topic
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Energy and Natural Resources
Environment
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tag_string | Tags
published_date | Publish on this future date.
review_date | Review Date
date_issued | Date Issued
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  2025-10-06
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date_created | Date Created
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  2025-10-06
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date_modified | Date Modified
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  2026-11-01
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time_coverage_from | Start Date
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  1893-04-01
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time_coverage_to | End Date
spatialcoverage1 | Spatial Coverage
usage | Usage Considerations
audience | Audience
```
General Public
```
extent1 | Extent
archive_date | Date Archived
language | Language
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English (Canadian)
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license_id | Licence
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Open Government Licence - Alberta
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sensitivity | Sensitivity
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Unrestricted
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source_type | Import Source

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Description

Updated

Tags

Resources

Water licences : active

Downloads: 688

Water licences : inactive

Downloads: 129

Title and Dataset Information

Date Modified

Update Frequency

Publisher / Creator Information

Creator

Publisher

Subject Information

Topic

Start Date

Resource Dates

Date Created

Date Added to catalogue

Date Issued

Date Modified

Audience information

Language

Identifiers

Usage / Licence

Licence

Contact

Available Fields

Pkg Data