Canadian Ice Service publications
You will find links to our latest publications on this page. Please contact us for copies (PDF format) of our older publications.
Manual of standards for Ice (MANICE)
Ice and Iceberg Fact Sheets
- Icebergs [PDF; 648.6 KB]
- Ice Navigation [PDF; 601 KB]
- Lake Ice [PDF; 1.1 MB]
- Sea Ice [PDF; 841.9 KB]
Annual Arctic Ice Atlas
- Annual Arctic Ice Atlas – Winter 2022-2023 [PDF; 15.5 Mo]
Our previous publications:
- Annual Ice Atlas available on request - winter 2002-2003 to winter 2021-2022
30-year ice climate normals
Our previous 30-year climate normals
- Sea ice climatic atlas. Northern Canadian waters 1981 to 2010
- Sea ice climatic atlas. East Coast of Canada 1981 to 2010
- Lake ice climatic atlas. Great Lakes 1981 to 2010
- Northern Canadian Waters 1971-2000
- East Coast 1971-2000
- Great Lakes 1972-2000
Sea ice seasonal summary
- North American Arctic Waters - Spring 2023 [PDF; 5.8 MB]
- Eastern Canada - Winter 2022-2023 [PDF; 7.3 MB]
- Great Lakes - Winter 2022-2023 [PDF; 5.0 MB]
Our previous publications:
- North American Arctic Waters - summer 2003 to summer 2022
- Eastern Canada - winter 2004-2005 to winter 2021-2022
- Great Lakes - winter 2004-2005 to winter 2021-2022
Sea ice seasonal outlooks
- North American Arctic Waters - Summer 2023 [PDF; 352.8 KB]
- Eastern Canada - Winter 2023-2024 [PDF; 889.4 KB]
- Great Lakes - Winter 2023-2024 [PDF; 615.1 KB]
Our previous publications:
- North American Arctic Waters - summer 2004 to summer 2022
- Eastern Canada - winter 2004-2005 to winter 2022-2023
- Great Lakes - winter 2004-2005 to winter 2022-2023