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Table B
Number of census subdivision changes by type of change (with 8C and 9C)

From January 2, 2009 to January 1, 2010

Standard table symbols

Province or territory Change code1
1 2 2C 3 3C 23 4 5 5A 6 7 7C 8 8C 9 9C 10 11 Total
Newfoundland and Labrador 2 … … … … … 2 … … 1 … … … … … … … … 5
Prince Edward Island … … … … … … … 1 … 1 … … … … … … … … 2
Nova Scotia … … … … … … 1 … 1 … … … … … … … … … 2
New Brunswick 1 … 3 … … … 3 1 2 2 … … … 1 … 1 … … 14
Quebec 1 2 … 17 … … 4 … 2 1 … … … … … … 2 2 31
Ontario 1 … … … … 1 10 … 10 1 … … 1 … 1 … 3 3 31
Manitoba 1 … … … … … 8 … 8 1 … … 1 1 1 1 1 1 24
Saskatchewan 1 … 1 2 … … 12 18 12 21 … … 2 8 2 8 1 1 89
Alberta … 1 … … … … 14 17 14 17 … … … … … … … … 63
British Columbia 4 3 … … … … 67 22 60 26 … 1 4 37 4 37 2 2 269
Yukon 2 … … … … … … … … 2 … … … … … … … … 4
Northwest Territories … … … 1 … … … … … … 16 … … … … … … … 17
Nunavut … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … 0
Canada 13 6 4 20 0 1 121 59 109 73 16 1 8 47 8 47 9 9 551
1.   Change code:
1    incorporation
2    change of census subdivision name
2C correction of census subdivision name
23  change of census subdivision name and type
3    change of census subdivision type
3C correction of census subdivision type
4    dissolution
5    census subdivision has annexed a new part from another census subdivision
5A census subdivision has annexed a complete census subdivision (could also include the annexation of another census subdivision part)
6    census subdivision has lost a part annexed by another census subdivision
7    revision of Standard Geographical Classification (SGC) code
7C correction of Standard Geographical Classification (SGC) code
8    census subdivision limits have been corrected and census subdivision has gained land area and population
8C census subdivision limits have been corrected and census subdivision has gained land area
9    census subdivision limits have been corrected and census subdivision has lost land area and population
9C census subdivision limits have been corrected and census subdivision has lost land area
10  population has been increased
11  population has been reduced