Census subdivision (CSD) is the general term for municipalities (as determined by provincial/territorial legislation) or areas treated as municipal equivalents for statistical purposes (e.g., Indian reserves, Indian settlements and unorganized territories). Municipal status is defined by laws in effect in each province and territory in Canada.
Census subdivisions (CSDs) are classified into 53 types according to official designations adopted by provincial/territorial or federal authorities. Two exceptions are 'subdivision of unorganized' (SNO) in Newfoundland and Labrador, and 'subdivision of county municipality' (SC) in Nova Scotia, which are geographic areas created as equivalents for municipalities by Statistics Canada, in cooperation with those provinces, for the purpose of disseminating statistical data.
The census subdivision type accompanies the census subdivision name in order to distinguish CSDs from each other, for example, Balmoral, VL (for the village of Balmoral) and Balmoral, P (for the parish / paroisse (municipalité de) of Balmoral).
- Publisher - Current Organization Name: Statistics Canada
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Data and Resources
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Census SubdivisionsWMSEnglish web_service WMS
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Subdivisions de RecensementWMSFrench 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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Boundary Files, Reference Guide (english)HTMLEnglish guide HTML
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Boundary Files, Reference Guide (french)HTMLFrench guide HTML
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Geosuite (english)HTMLEnglish application HTML
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Geosuite (french)HTMLFrench application HTML
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Census Subdivisions 2016ESRI RESTEnglish web_service ESRI REST
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Census Subdivisions 2016ESRI RESTFrench web_service ESRI REST
Contact Information
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