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Table G
Number of census subdivision changes by type, 2006 to 2011
Province / Territory Change Code 1 incorporation Change Codes 2, 2C Change/correction of name Change Codes 3, 3C Change/correction of type Change Code 23 change of name and type Change Code 4 Dissolution Change Codes 7, 7C Revision/correction of Standard Geographical Clssification (SGC) code Codes 5, 5A, 6, 8, 8C, 9, 9C, 10, 11 Annexation and, boundary and population revisions, cartographic correction Total
N.L. 2 2 ... ... 3 ... 4 11
P.E.I. ... ... ... ... ... ... 15 15
N.S. ... ... ... ... 1 ... 16 17
N.B. 3 4 3 2 6 ... 35 53
Que. 4 9 41 5 13 2 90 164
Ont. 2 7 2 1 13 1 118 144
Man. 3 ... 1 ... 13 ... 30 47
Sask. 1 3 6 ... 26 ... 251 287
Alta. 1 16 33 ... 19 ... 217 286
B.C. 33 25 2 ... 126 43 270 499
Y.T. 2 ... 4 ... ... ... 4 10
N.W.T. 5 2 1 ... 1 59 5 73
Nvt. ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
Canada 56 68 93 8 221 105 1,055 1,606
Legend
Change code Description
Codes 1 Incorporation
Codes 2, 2C Change/correction of name
Codes 3, 3C Change/correction of type
Code 23 Change of name and type
Code 4 Dissolution
Codes 7, 7C Revision/correction of Standard Geographical Clssification (SGC) code
Codes 5, 5A, 6, 8, 8C, 9, 9C, 10, 11 Annexation and, boundary and population revisions, cartographic correction

Standard Geographical Classification (SGC) 2011

Table E
Standard abbreviations and titles for census subdivision (CSD) types for use in English, French and bilingual publications, 2011
Language form of CSD type Abbreviation for English language publications Title for English language publications Abbreviation for French language publications Title for French language publications Abbreviation for bilingual publications Title for bilingual publications
Bilingual C City C Cité C City / Cité
English only CC Chartered community CC Chartered community CC Chartered community
English only CG Community government CG Community government CG Community government
Bilingual CN Crown colony CN Colonie de la couronne CN Crown colony / Colonie de la couronne
English only COM Community COM Community COM Community
French only CT Canton (municipalité de) CT Canton (municipalité de) CT Canton (municipalité de)
French only CU Cantons unis (municipalité de) CU Cantons unis (municipalité de) CU Cantons unis (municipalité de)
Bilingual CV City CV Ville CV City / Ville
English only CY City CY City CY City
English only DM District municipality DM District municipality DM District municipality
English only HAM Hamlet HAM Hamlet HAM Hamlet
English only ID Improvement district ID Improvement district ID Improvement district
English only IGD Indian government district IGD Indian government district IGD Indian government district
English only IM Island municipality IM Island municipality IM Island municipality
Bilingual IRI Indian reserve IRI Réserve indienne IRI Indian reserve / Réserve indienne
English only LGD Local government district LGD Local government district LGD Local government district
English only LOT Township and royalty LOT Township and royalty LOT Township and royalty
Bilingual M Municipality M Municipalité M Municipality / Municipalité
English only MD Municipal district MD Municipal district MD Municipal district
French only Municipalité Municipalité Municipalité
English only MU Municipality MU Municipality MU Municipality
English only NH Northern hamlet NH Northern hamlet NH Northern hamlet
English only NL Nisga'a land NL Nisga'a land NL Nisga'a land
Bilingual NO Unorganized NO Non organisé NO Unorganized / Non organisé
English only NV Northern village NV Northern village NV Northern village
Bilingual P Parish P Paroisse (municipalité de) P Parish / Paroisse (municipalité de)
French only PE Paroisse (municipalité de) PE Paroisse (municipalité de) PE Paroisse (municipalité de)
Bilingual RCR Rural community RCR Communauté rurale RCR Rural community / Communauté rurale
English only RDA Regional district electoral area RDA Regional district electoral area RDA Regional district electoral area
English only RG Region RG Region RG Region
English only RGM Regional municipality RGM Regional municipality RGM Regional municipality
English only RM Rural municipality RM Rural municipality RM Rural municipality
English only RV Resort village RV Resort village RV Resort village
Bilingual S-É Indian settlement S-É Établissement indien S-É Indian settlement / Établissement indien
English only SA Special area SA Special area SA Special area
Bilingual SC Subdivision of county municipality SC Subdivision municipalité de comté SC Subdivision of county municipality / Subdivision municipalité de comté
Bilingual Settlement Établissement Settlement / Établissement
English only SET Settlement SET Settlement SET Settlement
Bilingual SG Self-government SG Autonomie gouvernememtale SG Self-government / Autonomie gouvernementale
English only SM Specialized municipality SM Specialized municipality SM Specialized municipality
Bilingual SNO Subdivision of unorganized SNO Subdivision non organisée SNO Subdivision of unorganized / Subdivision non organisée
English only SV Summer village SV Summer village SV Summer village
English only T Town T Town T Town
French only TC Terres réservées aux Cris TC Terres réservées aux Cris TC Terres réservées aux Cris
French only TI Terre inuite TI Terre inuite TI Terre inuite
French only TK Terres réservées aux Naskapis TK Terres réservées aux Naskapis TK Terres réservées aux Naskapis
English only TL Teslin land TL Teslin land TL Teslin land
English only TP Township TP Township TP Township
Bilingual TV Town TV Ville TV Town / Ville
French only V Ville V Ville V Ville
French only VC Village cri VC Village cri VC Village cri
French only VK Village naskapi VK Village naskapi VK Village naskapi
Bilingual VL Village VL Village VL Village
French only VN Village nordique VN Village nordique VN Village nordique

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Table D
Standard abbreviations and titles for census division (CD) types for use in English, French and bilingual publications, 2011
Language form of CD type Abbreviation for English language publications Title for English language publications Abbreviation for French language publications Title for French language publications Abbreviation for bilingual publications Title for bilingual publications
Bilingual CDR Census division CDR Division de recensement CDR Census division / Division de recensement
Bilingual CT County CT Comté CT County / Comté
English only CTY County CTY County CTY County
English only DIS District DIS District DIS District
English only DM District municipality DM District municipality DM District municipality
French only MRC Municipalité régionale de comté MRC Municipalité régionale de comté MRC Municipalité régionale de comté
English only RD Regional district RD Regional district RD Regional district
English only REG Region REG Region REG Region
English only RM Regional municipality RM Regional municipality RM Regional municipality
French only Territoire équivalent Territoire équivalent Territoire équivalent
Bilingual TER Territory TER Territoire TER Territory / Territoire
English only UC United counties UC United counties UC United counties

Standard Geographical Classification (SGC) 2011

Table B
Distribution of census subdivision types by province and territory, 2011
Census subdivision type Canada N.L. P.E.I. N.S. N.B. Que. Ont. Man. Sask. Alta. B.C. Y.T. N.W.T. Nvt.
City / Cité (C) 6 ... ... ... 4 ... 2 ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
Chartered community (CC) 3 ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 3 ...
Community government (CG) 4 ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 4 ...
Crown colony / Colonie de la couronne (CN) 1 ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 1 ... ... ... ... ...
Community (COM) 33 ... 33 ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
Canton (municipalité de) (CT) 45 ... ... ... ... 45 ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
Cantons unis (municipalité de) (CU) 2 ... ... ... ... 2 ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
City / Ville (CV) 2 ... ... ... ... ... 2 ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
City (CY) 149 3 2 ... 4 ... 46 9 16 17 49 1 1 1
District municipality (DM) 52 ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 52 ... ... ...
Hamlet (HAM) 36 ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 2 10 24
Improvement district (ID) 7 ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 7 ... ... ... ...
Indian government district (IGD) 2 ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 2 ... ... ...
Island municipality (IM) 1 ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 1 ... ... ...
Indian reserve / Réserve indienne (IRI) 961 3 4 25 18 27 139 75 168 81 419 ... 2 ...
Local government district (LGD) 2 ... ... ... ... ... ... 2 ... ... ... ... ... ...
Township and royalty (LOT) 67 ... 67 ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
Municipality / Municipalité (M) 3 ... ... ... ... ... 3 ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
Municipal district (MD) 76 ... ... 12 ... ... ... ... ... 64 ... ... ... ...
Municipalité (MÉ) 619 ... ... ... ... 619 ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
Municipality (MU) 54 ... ... ... ... ... 54 ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
Northern hamlet (NH) 11 ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 11 ... ... ... ... ...
Nisga'a land (NL) 1 ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 1 ... ... ...
Unorganized / Non organisé (NO) 137 ... ... ... ... 96 16 10 2 ... ... 4 6 3
Northern village (NV) 11 ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 11 ... ... ... ... ...
Parish / Paroisse (municipalité de) (P) 150 ... ... ... 150 ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
Paroisse (municipalité de) (PE) 179 ... ... ... ... 179 ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
Rural community / Communauté rurale (RCR) 4 ... ... ... 4 ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
Regional district electoral area (RDA) 158 ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 158 ... ... ...
Region (RG) 1 1 ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
Regional municipality (RGM) 4 ... ... 3 ... ... ... ... ... ... 1 ... ... ...
Rural municipality (RM) 413 ... ... ... ... ... ... 117 296 ... ... ... ... ...
Resort village (RV) 40 ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 40 ... ... ... ... ...
Indian settlement / Établissement indien (S-É) 28 ... ... ... ... 6 5 4 1 4 3 5 ... ...
Special area (SA) 3 ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 3 ... ... ... ...
Subdivision of county municipality / Subdivision municipalité de comté (SC) 28 ... ... 28 ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
Settlement / Établissement (SÉ) 13 ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 13 ... ...
Settlement (SET) 13 ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 10 3
Self-government / Autonomie gouvernementale (SG) 4 ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 4 ... ...
Specialized municipality (SM) 5 ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 5 ... ... ... ...
Subdivision of unorganized / Subdivision non organisée (SNO) 92 92 ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
Summer village (SV) 51 ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 51 ... ... ... ...
Town (T) 743 277 7 31 13 ... 88 51 147 108 14 3 4 ...
Terres réservées aux Cris (TC) 8 ... ... ... ... 8 ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
Terre inuite (TI) 12 ... ... ... ... 12 ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
Terres réservées aux Naskapis (TK) 1 ... ... ... ... 1 ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
Teslin land (TL) 1 ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 1 ... ...
Township (TP) 207 ... ... ... ... ... 207 ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
Town / Ville (TV) 15 ... ... ... 14 ... 1 ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
Ville (V) 222 ... ... ... ... 222 ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
Village cri (VC) 8 ... ... ... ... 8 ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
Village naskapi (VK) 1 ... ... ... ... 1 ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
Village (VL) 550 ... ... ... 66 45 11 19 266 95 43 4 1 ...
Village nordique (VN) 14 ... ... ... ... 14 ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
Total 5,253 376 113 99 273 1,285 574 287 959 435 743 37 41 31

Standard Geographical Classification (SGC) 2011

Table A
Distribution of census division types by province and territory, 2011
Census division type Canada N.L. P.E.I. N.S. N.B. Que. Ont. Man. Sask. Alta. B.C. Y.T. N.W.T. Nvt.
Census division / Division de recensement (CDR) 85 11 ... ... ... 5 9 23 18 19 ... ... ... ...
County / Comté (CT) 15 ... ... ... 15 ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
County (CTY) 41 ... 3 18 ... ... 20 ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
District (DIS) 10 ... ... ... ... ... 10 ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
District municipality (DM) 1 ... ... ... ... ... 1 ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
Municipalité régionale de comté (MRC) 81 ... ... ... ... 81 ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
Regional district (RD) 28 ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 28 ... ... ...
Region (REG) 10 ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 1 ... 6 3
Regional municipality (RM) 6 ... ... ... ... ... 6 ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
Territoire équivalent (TÉ) 12 ... ... ... ... 12 ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
Territory / Territoire (TER) 1 ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 1 ... ...
United counties (UC) 3 ... ... ... ... ... 3 ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
Total 293 11 3 18 15 98 49 23 18 19 29 1 6 3

SGC 2011 - Abbreviations of CSD types

CSD type
Abbreviations CSD type
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
Municipalité
MU Municipality
NH Northern hamlet
NL Nisga'a land
NO Unorganized / Non organisé
NV Northern 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
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

SGC 2011 - Legend

Change code (former and revised state)
Code Type of change
1 Incorporation
2 Change of name
2C Correction of name
23 Change of name and type
3 Change of type
3C Correction of type
4 Dissolution
5A Complete annexation and part annexed of
6 Part incorporated from the former entity
7 Revision of Standard Geographical Classification (SGC) code
7C Correction of Standard Geographical Classification (SGC) code
* Denotes "part of"
** New entity from 2006, updated in its creation year
*** New entity from 2006, updated after its creation year

SGC 2011 - Legend

Change code related to the 2011 census subdivision (CSD)
Code Type of change
1 Incorporation
2 Change of name
2C Correction of name
23 Change of name and type
3 Change of type
3C Correction of type
5A Complete annexation and part annexed of
7 Revision of Standard Geographical Classification (SGC) code
7C Correction of Standard Geographical Classification (SGC) code
Y Common part
* Denotes "part of"

SGC 2011 - Legend

Change code related to the 2006 census subdivision (CSD)
Code Type of change
2 Change of name
2C Correction of name
23 Change of name and type
3 Change of type
3C Correction of type
4 Dissolution
6 Losing part (a new CSD in 2011)
7 Revision of Standard Geographical Classification (SGC) code
7C Correction of Standard Geographical Classification (SGC) code
Y Common part
* Denotes "part of"

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