Zoom/Pan Toolbar


On the left hand side of the map page are the Map Toolbars.
The Zoom/Pan tools are activated to zoom in and out and navigate around the map.
Zoom in
Zoom in to view an area of a map at a larger scale. Click to activate the Zoom In tool. (Note: This is selected when you first view a map.) Your cursor should be a 'cross' shape. Then either click once on the map or "drag" a rectangle around the area you want to enlarge.
  Zoom Out
Click to activate the Zoom Out tool. Then, either click a point or 'drag' a rectangle on the map. The map will zoom out with the selected point in the centre, or zoom out to the rectangular area.
  Pan
Panning is moving around the map without changing scale. Click to activate the Pan tool. This will make the cursor into an arrowed cross. Then, click on the map, HOLD DOWN your mouse button and drag the cursor to pan to a new area.
  Full
Click on this button to redraw the map at full or maximum extent.
  Last
Click on this button to redraw the map at the last or previous extent.
NOTE: Some layers display only at certain map scales, usually because there is too much information to show at a Canada-wide scale. These will have a instead of a checkbox beside them. Zoom in or Zoom out to make the features in these layers visible.

Zoom-to dropdown menu
Another way to Zoom in on an area is to use the "Zoom to" dropdown menu to select an area. The map will redraw zoomed to and centred on the selected area.