Appendix I: Geographical abbreviations
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C
City / Cité
CC
Chartered community
CG
Community government
CN
Crown colony / Colonie de la couronne
COM
Community
CT
Canton (municipalité de)
CU
Cantons unis (municipalité de)
CV
City / Ville
CY
City
DM
District municipality
HAM
Hamlet
ID
Improvement district
IGD
Indian government district
IM
Island municipality
IRI
Indian reserve / Réserve indienne
LGD
Local government district
LOT
Township and royalty
M
Municipality / Municipalité
MD
Municipal district
MÉ
Municipalité
MU
Municipality
NH
Northern hamlet
NL
Nisga'a land
NO
Unorganized / Non organisé
NV
Northern village
NVL
Nisgaa village
P
Parish / Paroisse (municipalité
de)
PE
Paroisse (municipalité de)
RCR
Rural community / Communauté
rurale
RDA
Regional district electoral area
RG
Region
RGM
Regional municipality
RM
Rural municipality
RV
Resort village
S-É
Indian settlement / Établissement
indien
SA
Special area
SC
Subdivision of county municipality /
Subdivision municipalité de comté
SÉ
Settlement / Établissement
SET
Settlement
SG
Self-government / Autonomie gouvernementale
SM
Specialized municipality
SNO
Subdivision of unorganized / Subdivision
non organisée
SV
Summer village
T
Town
TC
Terres réservées aux Cris
TI
Terre inuite
TK
Terres réservées aux Naskapis
TL
Teslin land
TP
Township
TV
Town / Ville
V
Ville
VC
Village cri
VK
Village naskapi
VL
Village
VN
Village nordique
Source: Statistics Canada, 2011 Census of Population.
http://www12.statcan.gc.ca/census-recensement/2011/ref/dict/table-tableau/table-tableau-5-eng.cfm
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