DataStream brings people and data together to protect fresh water.
Open data platform
Canada's open access platform for sharing water data
Free to use and scientifically robust. We bring water quality data together across sectors and jurisdictions in standardized formats that make it easy to discover and use.
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Monitoring groups
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Monitoring sites
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Observations
Our Mission
Our mission is to promote knowledge sharing and collaboration so our waters remain healthy for generations to come
DataStream Initiative is a registered Canadian charity dedicated to advancing freshwater protection through open data flows.
Our vision
Freshwater stewardship in Canada is inclusive of public voices and informed by the best available evidence
Communities are equipped to keep pace with climate and other changes within their local watersheds.
We work with water monitoring initiatives and organizations of all kinds
Better Data Means Better Decisions
Communities can drive the data-to-policy cycle. DataStream is designed to support this.
Policy & Action
Knowledge can be translated into action to protect the health of watersheds on which we all depend.
Monitoring Groups
Communities are connected to their waters and best-placed to see changes as they happen.
Open Data
DataStream provides a place to store, share, and compare water monitoring data across watersheds.
Interpretation & Knowledge
Open data advances scientific knowledge, supports collaboration, and fuels innovation.
Latest News
The results are in! DataStream's 2023 external evaluation
We asked for your feedback, and you delivered! DataStream is pleased to share the results of our 2023 external evaluation.
Community science on the agenda in the Great Lakes
Since DataStream began in 2016, we have focused on amplifying the important work of community-based monitoring groups. We’re excited that community science has been a central theme at the many gatherings we’ve attended over the past few months throughout the Great Lakes region.
Paddling and protecting the Madawaska
For the past four years, Madawaska Kanu Centre’s office team have been tracking the river’s water quality. Once a month, unless the conditions are too icy, they measure parameters like pH levels, dissolved oxygen and transparency.