Archived – Proposed Revision of the Census Metropolitan Area Naming Convention

Archived information

Archived information is provided for reference, research or recordkeeping purposes. It is not subject to the Government of Canada Web Standards and has not been altered or updated since it was archived. Please "contact us" to request a format other than those available.

Archived

This page has been archived on the Web.

April 08, 2009 (Previous notice)

The Census Metropolitan Area (CMA) Naming Convention is currently being revised for use in the 2011 Census. The key revision to the convention is the addition of Guidelines for Name Change Requests for municipalities.

At this time, Statistics Canada is soliciting comments from users on the proposed New (CMA) Naming Convention and Guidelines for (CMA) Name Change Requests.

The naming convention and guidelines may be viewed at:

Proposed New Census Metropolitan Area (CMA) Naming Convention and Guidelines for (CMA) Name Change Requests.

Comments should be sent to standards@statcan.gc.ca.

The deadline for comments is April 30th, 2009.

Report a problem or mistake on this page
Date modified: