Free to screen. One flat subscription for the report.

The screening tool answers the four questions on screen for any site in Canada, free, no account. A subscription is for the parts you hand to a decision-maker or a reviewer: the dated, cited, exportable Screening Report, saved-area monitoring, and direct API / MCP access — unlimited while subscribed.

Coverage varies by domain, not just by province. Contaminated sites, protected areas, species-at-risk potential habitat, and hydrography draw on national federal datasets covering all of Canada. Wetlands coverage is currently partial — the source dataset itself excludes three jurisdictions, and not every jurisdiction it does cover has been ingested yet. See /coverage/ for the exact breakdown.

Free

No account, no card

The screening tool — verdict, nearby contaminated sites, environmental areas, species habitat, and watercourses for any Canadian site, on screen.

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Environment subscription

$99 / month

All of Canada · billed monthly via Groundwork · cancel anytime

Everything in Free, plus the exportable Screening Report, regulatory guidance, saved-area monitoring, and API + MCP access.

	Free	Subscription
Screen by address, place name, or coordinates anywhere in Canada	✓	✓
Plain-language verdict — assessment/permit likely required, review, or not indicated	✓	✓
Contaminated sites nearby, with distance and status	✓	✓
Wetlands, flood zones, protected/conserved areas the site sits in	✓	✓
Species-at-risk potential habitat, and nearby watercourses	✓	✓
Map with record markers and the adjustable search radius	✓	✓
The Environmental Screening Report — dated, cited, exportable (PDF, CSV, XLSX)	—	✓
Regulatory guidance — which statute, which process step, which authority	—	✓
Per-domain coverage statement and full licensing appendix	—	✓
Saved-area monitoring — an alert when a screening result changes near a site you track	—	✓
Direct API access for your own tools	—	✓
MCP server for Claude, ChatGPT, or any MCP-compatible assistant	—	✓
Reports & API calls	—	Unlimited

Already use Groundwork?

Add Environment to your existing account.

Groundwork is the identity and billing hub for the MichifAI product family. If you already have a Groundwork account — the consultation-data product, or Groundwork Heritage — you can add the Environment entitlement to it from your account page: one login, one bill, and a developer already running a Groundwork parcel report can screen the same parcel for environmental constraints. You can also subscribe to Environment on its own.

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Built to automate

A real API, not just a dashboard.

One credential unlocks the screening and report endpoints, so your own tools can pull the verdict and the underlying records directly. The same access is available as an MCP server — point an AI assistant at it with the same key.

# The screening report for a site, one call
curl "https://environment.groundwork.michifai.ca/v1/reports/environmental-screening?address=10230+104+St+NW+Edmonton&radius_km=1&format=json" \
  -H "X-Corporate-Key: your_key_here"

Full API reference and your MCP connection details are on your account page once subscribed.

Common questions

A few things worth knowing

Which parts of Canada are covered?: All of Canada for contaminated sites (federal-custodianship sites only — see below), protected and conserved areas, species-at-risk potential habitat, and national hydrography. Wetlands coverage is currently the Canadian National Wetlands Inventory's shipped subset — see /coverage/ for the exact jurisdiction list. More jurisdictions and deeper provincial layers are on the roadmap.
What does "federal-custodianship sites only" mean for contaminated sites?: The Federal Contaminated Sites Inventory covers sites the federal government is responsible for — it is not a general floor for contamination anywhere in Canada. Provincial contaminated-sites registries would be needed for full coverage and are being added over time.
Is the free screening limited or a teaser?: No. The on-screen verdict, the nearby records with distance, the areas the site sits in, and the species-habitat and watercourse signals are all shown in full, free, for any Canadian site. What's paid is the exportable, dated, cited report with regulatory guidance and a coverage statement, plus monitoring and direct API / MCP access.
How does billing work?: A recurring monthly subscription through Groundwork, which handles identity and billing for the whole product family. Manage or cancel it from your account page.
Can I hold Environment without Groundwork?: Yes. A Groundwork account can carry the Environment entitlement, the Groundwork entitlement, the Heritage entitlement, or any combination — a customer can hold Environment on its own.
What happens if I cancel?: The report export, monitoring, API, and MCP access stop when the subscription lapses. The free screening tool is never affected.

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