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The Standard Geographical Classification (SGC) is a classification of geographical areas used to collect and disseminate statistics. The 2006 edition replaces the 2001 edition as the official classification for geographical areas for the 2006 Census and other Statistics Canada surveys.

The classification is organized in two volumes: Volume I, The Classification and Volume II, Reference Maps.

Volume I contains tables of the names and codes of standard geographical classification units, organized by province and territory and by metropolitan area, and is available in PDF and HTML formats. A preliminary version was released in October 2006. The final version contains additional tables as well as concordances between SGC 2001 and SGC 2006.

Volume II contains reference maps showing boundaries, names, codes and locations of the geographical areas in the classification. The reference maps show census subdivisions, census divisions, census metropolitan areas, census agglomerations, and economic regions. In October 2006, the maps were released in PDF format and made available for free on our website. As of today, Volume II is also available in paper format.

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census agglomerations, census divisions, census metropolitan areas, census subdivisions, classification, rural areas, statistical areas, urban areas.

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