Appendix C
Geographic units by province and territory, 2011 Census
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| Geographic unit | Canada 2006 | Canada 2011 | Newfoundland and Labrador | Prince Edward Island | Nova Scotia | New Brunswick | Quebec | Ontario | Manitoba | Saskatchewan | Alberta | British Columbia | Yukon | Northwest Territories | Nunavut |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Federal electoral district (2003 Representation Order) | 308 | 308 | 7 | 4 | 11 | 10 | 75 | 106 | 14 | 14 | 28 | 36 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Economic region | 76 | 76 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 17 | 11 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Census agricultural region | 82 | 82 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 14 | 5 | 12 | 20 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Census division | 288 | 293 | 11 | 3 | 18 | 15 | 98 | 49 | 23 | 18 | 19 | 29 | 1 | 6 | 3 |
| Census consolidated subdivision | 2,341 | 2,338 | 89 | 68 | 43 | 151 | 1,005 | 316 | 126 | 300 | 77 | 153 | 1 | 6 | 3 |
| Census subdivision (CSD) | 5,418 | 5,253 | 376 | 113 | 99 | 273 | 1,285 | 574 | 287 | 959 | 435 | 743 | 37 | 41 | 31 |
| CSD dissolutions (Jan. 2, 2006 to Jan. 1, 2011) | 221 | ... | 3 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 26 | 19 | 126 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| CSD incorporations (Jan. 2, 2006 to Jan. 1, 2011) | ... | 56 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 33 | 2 | 5 | 0 |
| Designated place | 1,289 | 1,507 | 183 | 0 | 65 | 167 | 106 | 114 | 97 | 194 | 261 | 319 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Census metropolitan area | 33 | 33 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 61 | 151 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Census agglomeration (CA) | 111 | 114 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 51 | 251 | 281 | 4 | 71 | 161 | 21 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| CA with census tracts | 15 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| CA without census tracts | 96 | 99 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 41 | 221 | 241 | 4 | 71 | 131 | 17 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Census tract | 5,076 | 5,452 | 47 | 0 | 93 | 102 | 1,371 | 2,273 | 173 | 109 | 573 | 711 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Small population centre (1,000 to 29,999) | 811 | 857 | 29 | 6 | 35 | 301 | 2241 | 2371 | 421 | 591 | 1011 | 87 | 1 | 3 | 7 |
| Medium population centre (30,000 to 99,999) | 54 | 54 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 19 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Large urban population centre (100,000 or more) | 29 | 31 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 61 | 141 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Place name | 21,411 | 35,033 | 1,836 | 709 | 3,138 | 2,679 | 6,985 | 8,091 | 1,839 | 2,687 | 3,117 | 3,528 | 195 | 153 | 76 |
| Dissemination area | 54,626 | 56,204 | 1,071 | 293 | 1,645 | 1,454 | 13,622 | 19,964 | 2,179 | 2,467 | 5,711 | 7,582 | 68 | 98 | 50 |
| Dissemination block | 478,831 | 493,345 | 8,732 | 3,573 | 15,842 | 15,415 | 109,455 | 132,777 | 30,471 | 51,610 | 66,332 | 55,529 | 1,359 | 1,492 | 758 |
| Block-face | 3,739,041 | 3,947,786 | 81,868 | 27,050 | 155,484 | 135,411 | 842,992 | 1,003,813 | 201,005 | 362,238 | 525,180 | 577,975 | 13,036 | 15,612 | 6,122 |
| Forward sortation area | 1,625 | 1,638 | 35 | 7 | 77 | 111 | 418 | 526 | 64 | 48 | 153 | 190 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| Postal codeOM | 805,640 | 834,056 | 10,878 | 3,316 | 27,852 | 58,617 | 212,162 | 276,844 | 24,568 | 21,923 | 80,948 | 115,435 | 968 | 516 | 29 |
| … not applicable 1. Census metropolitan areas, census agglomerations, large urban population centres and small population centres crossing provincial boundaries are counted in both provinces, and, therefore, do not add up to the national total. Sources: Statistics Canada, 2011 Census of Population; Canada Post Corporation, May 2011. |
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