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This table displays the results of Census subdivision types by province and territory, 2021 Census. The information is grouped by Census subdivision type (appearing as row headers), Canada, Newfoundland and Labrador, Prince Edward Island, Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, Quebec, Ontario, Manitoba, Saskatchewan, Alberta, British Columbia, Yukon ...
- Conceptual Framework and Definitions
- Classification Structure and Codes
- The SGC Coding System
- Naming Geographic Units
- Changes to Municipal Boundaries, Status, and Names
The SGC conforms to the basic principles of classification. It consists of a set of discrete units that are mutually exclusive and, in total, cover the entire universe. Usually, a classification appears as a hierarchy, each level of which satisfies the above-mentioned principles and is defined by the uniform application of a single criterion. Appli...
Each of the four levels of the classification covers all of Canada. They are hierarchically related: census subdivisions aggregate to census divisions, census divisions aggregate to a province or a territory which in turn aggregate to a geographical region of Canada. The relationship is illustrated in Figure 1. This structure is implicit in the sev...
At the outset, numerical codes were adopted for ease of use and clarity. The numbers were universally applicable to all of the data processing machines in use at that time. The use of numerical codes continues but the number of digits in the code changed from six to seven in 1976, when a three-digit code was adopted for census subdivisions (CSDs) b...
The following procedure is applied in selecting names for geographic units: 1. Official names are used where they are available. The names of incorporated local and regional municipalities are taken from provincial and territorial gazettes, where official notifications of acts of incorporation for new municipalities and changes to existing municipa...
This Interim List of Changesprovides a summary of the changes to census subdivisions (CSDs) such as municipal boundary or name changes in effect between January 2, 2016, and January 1, 2021. This list presents the changes which have been processed by Statistics Canada based on the information received and, therefore, may not include all the changes...
Nov 18, 2020 · The 2020 Census Subdivision Boundary File depicts the boundaries of all 5,139 census subdivisions, which combined, cover all of Canada and contains information such as unique identifiers (UIDs), names and types of the geographic area presented.
Volume II of the Standard Geographical Classification (SGC) 2021 provides a series of reference maps that show the boundaries, names and SGC codes of all census divisions (CDs) and census subdivisions (CSDs) in Canada, in effect on January 1, 2021.
Every Section is divided into 16 Legal Subdivisions of approximately 40 acres (16 hectares) each. 4 Legal Subdivisions make up one-quarter section. The highlighted portion in the diagram below shows that the North East Quarter of Section 15, is made up of the Legal Subdivisions numbered 9, 10, 15 & 16.
A registered plan of subdivision creates new, separate parcels of land and can be legally used for the sale of lots. It should not be confused with "compiled plans" or "reference plans" which are used simply to describe parcels of land.
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They exist on four levels: the top-level (first-level) divisions are Canada's provinces and territories; these are divided into second-level census divisions, which in turn are divided into third-level census subdivisions (often corresponding to municipalities) and fourth-level dissemination areas.
