Inventory of Federal, Provincial and Territorial Environmental and Occupational Health Data
Sources and Surveillance Activities

Inventory of Data Sources

Client File Database (Manitoba Environment Act)

Contacts
Larry Strachan
Director
Environmental Approvals Branch
Manitoba Conservation
123 Main Street, Suite 160
Winnipeg, MB
R3C 1A5
Tel: (204) 945-7071
E-mail: Lstrachan@gov.mb.ca

Irene Casey
Approvals Clerk
[Address same as above]
Tel: (204) 945-7038
E-mail: Icasey@gov.mb.ca

Organization Maintaining the Database
Environmental Approvals Branch, Manitoba Conservation

Purpose of Database
To track clients licensed under the Manitoba Environment Act.

Content
Information on client listings and client approval licences. Data elements: client; location; date of application for approval; date approval license filed; approval license number; type of development; and Branch contact person. (Note: The approval licenses address many data types, but that information is not in the database). Geolocators: municipal codes.

There are approximately 6,000 records in the database.

Year Database Established
1969

Coverage Period
1969 to 2003

Data Updates
Continuous

Data Providers
Clients

Data Availability
Branch personnel are the main users of the information in the database; the data are also available to the public. There are no security protocols restricting access to the database, and no protocols or guidelines restricting the use or disclosure of the data.

Reports
1) Master Client Report: bi-annual; in printed and electronic formats; disseminated to Branch managers. 2) Public Registry Report: monthly; in printed and electronic formats; disseminated to Branch managers and the public registry custodian.

Additional Comments
Data are collected under the authority of the Manitoba Environment Act.

Documentation on the database is available in printed and electronic formats.