Table A
Geographic Attribute File – record layout
Table summary
This table displays the results of Geographic Attribute File – record layout. The information is grouped by Position (appearing as row headers), Size, Type, Attribute name and Description (appearing as column headers).
Position |
Size |
Type |
Attribute name |
Description |
1 |
11 |
Num |
DBUID/Ididu |
Uniquely identifies a dissemination block (composed of the 2-digit province or territory unique identifier followed by the 2-digit census division code, the 4-digit dissemination area code, and the 3-digit dissemination block code) |
12 |
8 |
Num |
DBpop2016/IDpop2016 |
2016 Census dissemination block population |
20 |
8 |
Num |
DBtdwell2016/IDtlog2016 |
2016 Census dissemination block total private dwellings |
28 |
8 |
Num |
DBurdwell2016/IDrh2016 |
2016 Census private dwellings occupied by usual residents |
36 |
12.4 |
Num |
DBarea2016/Idsup2016 |
2016 Census dissemination block land area |
48 |
1 |
Char |
DBir2016/ID_ri2016 |
2016 Census Indian reserve refusal flag |
49 |
8 |
Char |
Dauid/Adidu |
Uniquely identifies a dissemination area (composed of the 2-digit province or territory unique identifier followed by the 2-digit census division code, and the 4-digit dissemination area code) |
57 |
17.8 |
Num |
DARPlamx/Adlamx |
Dissemination area representative point x coordinate in Lambert projection |
74 |
17.8 |
Num |
DARPlamy/Adlamy |
Dissemination area representative point y coordinate in Lambert projection |
91 |
9.6 |
Char |
DARPlat/Adlat |
The dissemination area representative point latitude coordinate, in decimal degrees |
100 |
11.6 |
Num |
DARPlong/Adlong |
The dissemination area representative point longitude coordinate, in decimal degrees. |
111 |
2 |
Char |
Pruid/Pridu |
Uniquely identifies a province or territory |
113 |
100 |
Char |
Prname/Prnom |
Province or territory name |
213 |
100 |
Char |
Prename/Pranom |
Province or territory name in English |
313 |
100 |
Char |
Prfname/Prfnom |
Province or territory name in French |
413 |
10 |
Char |
Preabbr/Praabbrev |
English abbreviation of the province or territory name |
423 |
10 |
Char |
Prfabbr/Prfabbrev |
French abbreviation of the province or territory name |
433 |
5 |
Char |
FEDuid/CEFidu |
Uniquely identifies a federal electoral district (composed of the 2-digit province or territory unique identifier followed by the 3-digit federal electoral district code) |
438 |
200 |
Char |
FEDname/CEFnom |
Federal electoral district name |
638 |
4 |
Char |
Eruid/Reidu |
Uniquely identifies an economic region (composed of the 2-digit province or territory unique identifier followed by the 2-digit economic region code) |
642 |
100 |
Char |
Ername/Renom |
Economic region name |
742 |
4 |
Char |
Cduid/Dridu |
Uniquely identifies a census division (composed of the 2-digit province or territory unique identifier the 2-digit census division code) |
746 |
100 |
Char |
Cdname/DRnom |
Census division name |
846 |
3 |
Char |
Cdtype/Drgenre |
Census division type |
849 |
8 |
Char |
ADAuid/ADAidu |
Uniquely identifies an aggregate dissemination area |
857 |
4 |
Char |
ADAcode |
Aggregate dissemination area code |
861 |
7 |
Char |
CSDuid/SDRidu |
Uniquely identifies a census subdivision (composed of 2-digit province or territory unique identifier followed by the 2-digit census division code and 3-digit census subdivision code) |
868 |
100 |
Char |
CSDname/SDRnom |
Census subdivision name |
968 |
3 |
Char |
CSDtype/SDRgenre |
Census subdivisions are classified according to designations adopted by provincial, territorial or federal authorities |
971 |
1 |
Char |
SACtype/CSSgenre |
The Statistical Area Classification groups census subdivisions according to whether they are a component of a census metropolitan area, a census agglomeration, a census metropolitan influenced zone or the territories |
972 |
3 |
Char |
SACcode/CSScode |
The 3-digit Statistical Area Classification code |
975 |
7 |
Char |
CCSuid/SRUidu |
Uniquely identifies a census consolidated subdivision (composed of the 2-digit province/territory unique identifier followed by the 2-digit census division code and the 3 digit census consolidated subdivision code) |
982 |
100 |
Char |
CCSname/SRUnom |
Census consolidated subdivision name |
1082 |
6 |
Char |
DPLuid/Ldidu |
Uniquely identifies a designated place (composed of the 2-digit province or territory unique identifier followed by the 4-digit designated place code) |
1088 |
100 |
Char |
DPLname/Ldnom |
Designated place name |
1188 |
3 |
Char |
DPLtype/Ldgenre |
Designated place type |
1191 |
5 |
Char |
CMAPuid/RMRPidu |
Uniquely identifies the provincial or territorial part of a census metropolitan area and census agglomeration (composed of the 2-digit province or territory unique identifier followed by the 3-digit census metropolitan area or census agglomeration area unique identifier) |
1196 |
3 |
Char |
CMAuid/RMRidu |
Uniquely identifies a census metropolitan area or census agglomeration |
1199 |
100 |
Char |
CMAname/RMRnom |
Census metropolitan area or census agglomeration name |
1299 |
1 |
Char |
CMAtype/RMRgenre |
A one-character field identifying whether the unit is a census metropolitan area, a tracted census agglomeration or a non-tracted census agglomeration |
1300 |
10.2 |
Char |
Ctuid/Sridu |
Uniquely identifies a census tract within a census metropolitan area or census agglomeration (composed of the 3-digit census metropolitan area or census agglomeration code followed by the 7-character census tract name) |
1310 |
4 |
Char |
Ctcode/Srcode |
Uniquely identifies a census tract |
1314 |
7.2 |
Char |
Ctname/Srnom |
Every census tract is assigned a 7.2-character numeric 'name' (including leading zeros, a decimal point and trailing zeros) |
1321 |
6 |
Char |
POPCTRRAPuid/CTRPOPRRPidu |
Uniquely identifies the provincial parts of each population centre and rural area (composed of the 2-digit province or territory unique identifier followed by the 4-digit population centre unique identifier) |
1327 |
4 |
Char |
POPCTRRAuid/CTRPOPRRidu |
Uniquely identifies a population centre and rural area |
1331 |
100 |
Char |
POPCTRRAname/CTRPOPRRnom |
Population centre and rural area name |
1431 |
1 |
Char |
POPCTRRAtype/CTRPOPRRgenre |
Population centre and rural area type |
1432 |
1 |
Char |
POPCTRRAclass/CTRPOPRRclasse |
Distinguishes between small population centres, medium population centres, large urban population centres and rural areas |