Wetlands throughout Canada’s boreal forest are diverse, extensive, and highly interconnected. These wetlands provide important habitat for wildlife including waterfowl and the 2.6 million km2 of Canada’s boreal forest is second only to the Prairie Pothole Region in terms of waterfowl use. Millions of ducks, geese and other waterbirds, nest in the boreal, comprising approximately 40% of the North American waterfowl breeding population. In addition to waterfowl habitat, wetlands provide a variety of goods and services that benefit our society, economy and the environment. Because it is a challenge to manage what we don’t know, having a standardized and comprehensive inventory is key to understanding and managing Canada’s boreal wetlands and the goods and service they provide. The Enhanced Wetland Classification (EWC) that Ducks Unlimited Canada (DUC) has developed is an ecologically based hierarchical wetland classification and inventory that profiles the type, location and distribution of wetlands for Canada’s boreal plains ecozone. Up to 19 detailed wetland classes are mapped, which conform to the Canadian Wetland Classification System (national wetland classification standard) at the major class level, and to the Alberta Wetland Classification System at the class and form levels. DUC, in partnership with various governments and industries, has mapped the vast majority of the boreal and taiga plain ecozones of the western Canadian provinces (approximately 350,000 km2). Because the EWC is ecologically based, additional spatially referenced information (e.g., hydrology, pH) can be inferred based on the various habitat classes mapped. The EWC can also inform ecological models that require an understanding of habitat type, such as biodiversity potential values, wildlife models (e.g., caribou / waterfowl), and carbon subsurface storage values. The EWC serves as a regional baseline of wetland type, location, and ecology that is being used for a variety of conservation planning and operational purposes. The EWC and associated tools can be used to help protect key wetlands where opportunities exist, and to advance sustainable land use practices for working in and around boreal wetlands, including informing the development of BMP’s to avoid or minimize impacts to boreal wetlands.