Group of neighbouring municipalities joined together for the purposes of regional planning and managing common services (such as police or ambulance services). These groupings are established under laws in effect in certain provinces of Canada. Census division (CD) is the general term for provincially legislated areas (such as county, municipalité régionale de comté and regional district) or their equivalents. In other provinces and the territories where laws do not provide for such areas, Statistics Canada defines equivalent areas for statistical reporting purposes in cooperation with these provinces and territories. Census divisions are intermediate geographic areas between the province/territory level and the municipality (census subdivision).
Census divisions (CD) have been established in provincial law to facilitate regional planning, as well as the provision of services that can be more effectively delivered on a scale larger than a municipality. In Newfoundland and Labrador, Manitoba, Saskatchewan, Alberta, Yukon, Northwest Territories and Nunavut, provincial or territorial law does not provide for these administrative geographic areas. Therefore, Statistics Canada, in cooperation with these provinces and territories, has created equivalent areas called CDs for the purpose of disseminating statistical data. In Yukon, the CD is equivalent to the entire territory.
Next to provinces and territories, census divisions (CD) are the most stable administrative geographic areas, and are therefore often used in longitudinal analysis.
- Publisher - Current Organization Name: Statistics Canada
- Licence: Open Government Licence - Canada
Data and Resources
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Census Division (Layer)WMSEnglish web_service WMS
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Census division (Layer)WMSFrench web_service WMS
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File geodatabase (english)FGDB/GDBEnglish dataset FGDB/GDB
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File geodatabase (french)FGDB/GDBFrench dataset FGDB/GDB
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MXD file (english)MXDEnglish guide MXD
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MXD file (french)MXDFrench guide MXD
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2016 Census - Boundary files (SHP, GML, TAB) - englishHTMLEnglish dataset HTML
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2016 Census - Boundary files (SHP, GML, TAB) - frenchHTMLFrench dataset HTML
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Geosuite (english)HTMLEnglish application HTML
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Geosuite (french)HTMLFrench application HTML
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Boundary Files, Reference Guide (english)HTMLEnglish guide HTML
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Boundary Files, Reference Guide (french)HTMLFrench guide HTML
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Census DivisionESRI RESTEnglish web_service ESRI REST
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Census divisionESRI RESTFrench web_service ESRI REST
Contact Information
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City: Ottawa
Administrative Area: Ontario
Postal Code: K1A 0T6
Country: Canada
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