Table B shows CD types, their abbreviated forms, and their distribution by province and territory.
Table B
Distribution of census division types by province and territory, 2006
| 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. |
|---|
| CDR |
Census division / Division de recensement |
85 |
11 |
... |
... |
... |
5 |
9 |
23 |
18 |
19 |
... |
... |
... |
... |
|---|
| CT |
County / Comté |
15 |
... |
... |
... |
15 |
... |
... |
... |
... |
... |
... |
... |
... |
... |
|---|
| CTY |
County |
40 |
... |
3 |
18 |
... |
... |
19 |
... |
... |
... |
... |
... |
... |
... |
|---|
| DIS |
District |
10 |
... |
... |
... |
... |
... |
10 |
... |
... |
... |
... |
... |
... |
... |
|---|
| DM |
District municipality |
1 |
... |
... |
... |
... |
... |
1 |
... |
... |
... |
... |
... |
... |
... |
|---|
| MB |
Management board |
1 |
... |
... |
... |
... |
... |
1 |
... |
... |
... |
... |
... |
... |
... |
|---|
| MRC |
Municipalité régionale de comté |
81 |
... |
... |
... |
... |
81 |
... |
... |
... |
... |
... |
... |
... |
... |
|---|
| RD |
Regional district |
27 |
... |
... |
... |
... |
... |
... |
... |
... |
... |
27 |
... |
... |
... |
|---|
| REG |
Region |
6 |
... |
... |
... |
... |
... |
... |
... |
... |
... |
1 |
... |
2 |
3 |
|---|
| RM |
Regional municipality |
6 |
... |
... |
... |
... |
... |
6 |
... |
... |
... |
... |
... |
... |
... |
|---|
| TÉ |
Territoire équivalent |
12 |
... |
... |
... |
... |
12 |
... |
... |
... |
... |
... |
... |
... |
... |
|---|
| TER |
Territory / Territoire |
1 |
... |
... |
... |
... |
... |
... |
... |
... |
... |
... |
1 |
... |
... |
|---|
| UC |
United counties |
3 |
... |
... |
... |
... |
... |
3 |
... |
... |
... |
... |
... |
... |
... |
|---|
| Total |
288 |
11 |
3 |
18 |
15 |
98 |
49 |
23 |
18 |
19 |
28 |
1 |
2 |
3 |
|---|
Table C shows CSD types, their abbreviated forms, and their distribution by province and territory.
Table C
Distribution of census subdivision types by province and territory, 2006
| 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. |
|---|
| Total |
5,418 |
377 |
113 |
100 |
276 |
1,294 |
585 |
297 |
984 |
453 |
836 |
35 |
37 |
31 |
|---|
| C |
City / Cité |
7 |
... |
... |
... |
3 |
... |
4 |
... |
... |
... |
... |
... |
... |
... |
|---|
| CC |
Chartered community |
3 |
... |
... |
... |
... |
... |
... |
... |
... |
... |
... |
... |
3 |
... |
|---|
| CÉ |
Cité |
1 |
... |
... |
... |
... |
1 |
... |
... |
... |
... |
... |
... |
... |
... |
|---|
| CG |
Community government |
4 |
... |
... |
... |
... |
... |
... |
... |
... |
... |
... |
... |
4 |
... |
|---|
| CM |
County (municipality) |
28 |
... |
... |
... |
... |
... |
... |
... |
... |
28 |
... |
... |
... |
... |
|---|
| CN |
Crown colony / Colonie de la couronne |
1 |
... |
... |
... |
... |
... |
... |
... |
1 |
... |
... |
... |
... |
... |
|---|
| COM |
Community |
33 |
... |
33 |
... |
... |
... |
... |
... |
... |
... |
... |
... |
... |
... |
|---|
| CT |
Canton (municipalité de) |
50 |
... |
... |
... |
... |
50 |
... |
... |
... |
... |
... |
... |
... |
... |
|---|
| CU |
Cantons unis (municipalité de) |
2 |
... |
... |
... |
... |
2 |
... |
... |
... |
... |
... |
... |
... |
... |
|---|
| CY |
City |
146 |
3 |
2 |
... |
5 |
... |
46 |
9 |
14 |
16 |
48 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
|---|
| DM |
District municipality |
50 |
... |
... |
... |
... |
... |
... |
... |
... |
... |
50 |
... |
... |
... |
|---|
| HAM |
Hamlet |
35 |
... |
... |
... |
... |
... |
... |
... |
... |
... |
... |
2 |
9 |
24 |
|---|
| ID |
Improvement district |
7 |
... |
... |
... |
... |
... |
... |
... |
... |
7 |
... |
... |
... |
... |
|---|
| IGD |
Indian government district |
2 |
... |
... |
... |
... |
... |
... |
... |
... |
... |
2 |
... |
... |
... |
|---|
| IM |
Island municipality |
1 |
... |
... |
... |
... |
... |
... |
... |
... |
... |
1 |
... |
... |
... |
|---|
| IRI |
Indian reserve / Réserve indienne |
1,095 |
2 |
4 |
26 |
20 |
30 |
148 |
82 |
177 |
93 |
507 |
4 |
2 |
... |
|---|
| LGD |
Local government district |
2 |
... |
... |
... |
... |
... |
... |
2 |
... |
... |
... |
... |
... |
... |
|---|
| LOT |
Township and royalty |
67 |
... |
67 |
... |
... |
... |
... |
... |
... |
... |
... |
... |
... |
... |
|---|
| M |
Municipality / Municipalité |
3 |
... |
... |
... |
... |
... |
3 |
... |
... |
... |
... |
... |
... |
... |
|---|
| MD |
Municipal district |
49 |
... |
... |
12 |
... |
... |
... |
... |
... |
37 |
... |
... |
... |
... |
|---|
| MÉ |
Municipalité |
578 |
... |
... |
... |
... |
578 |
... |
... |
... |
... |
... |
... |
... |
... |
|---|
| MU |
Municipality |
52 |
... |
... |
... |
... |
... |
52 |
... |
... |
... |
... |
... |
... |
... |
|---|
| NH |
Northern hamlet |
9 |
... |
... |
... |
... |
... |
... |
... |
9 |
... |
... |
... |
... |
... |
|---|
| NL |
Nisga'a land |
1 |
... |
... |
... |
... |
... |
... |
... |
... |
... |
1 |
... |
... |
... |
|---|
| NO |
Unorganized / Non organisé |
133 |
... |
... |
... |
... |
97 |
17 |
10 |
2 |
... |
... |
2 |
2 |
3 |
|---|
| NV |
Northern village |
13 |
... |
... |
... |
... |
... |
... |
... |
13 |
... |
... |
... |
... |
... |
|---|
| NVL |
Nisga'a village |
5 |
... |
... |
... |
... |
... |
... |
... |
... |
... |
5 |
... |
... |
... |
|---|
| P |
Parish / Paroisse (municipalité de) |
152 |
... |
... |
... |
152 |
... |
... |
... |
... |
... |
... |
... |
... |
... |
|---|
| PE |
Paroisse (municipalité de) |
215 |
... |
... |
... |
... |
215 |
... |
... |
... |
... |
... |
... |
... |
... |
|---|
| RCR |
Rural community / Communauté rurale |
1 |
... |
... |
... |
1 |
... |
... |
... |
... |
... |
... |
... |
... |
... |
|---|
| RDA |
Regional district electoral area |
162 |
... |
... |
... |
... |
... |
... |
... |
... |
... |
162 |
... |
... |
... |
|---|
| RG |
Region |
1 |
1 |
... |
... |
... |
... |
... |
... |
... |
... |
... |
... |
... |
... |
|---|
| RGM |
Regional municipality |
4 |
... |
... |
3 |
... |
... |
... |
... |
... |
1 |
... |
... |
... |
... |
|---|
| RM |
Rural municipality |
414 |
... |
... |
... |
... |
... |
... |
118 |
296 |
... |
... |
... |
... |
... |
|---|
| RV |
Resort village |
40 |
... |
... |
... |
... |
... |
... |
... |
40 |
... |
... |
... |
... |
... |
|---|
| S-É |
Indian settlement / Établissement indien |
28 |
... |
... |
... |
... |
6 |
5 |
4 |
1 |
4 |
3 |
5 |
... |
... |
|---|
| SA |
Special area |
3 |
... |
... |
... |
... |
... |
... |
... |
... |
3 |
... |
... |
... |
... |
|---|
| SC |
Subdivision of county municipality / Subdivision municipalité de comté |
28 |
... |
... |
28 |
... |
... |
... |
... |
... |
... |
... |
... |
... |
... |
|---|
| SÉ |
Settlement / Établissement |
13 |
... |
... |
... |
... |
... |
... |
... |
... |
... |
... |
13 |
... |
... |
|---|
| SET |
Settlement |
14 |
... |
... |
... |
... |
... |
... |
... |
... |
... |
... |
... |
11 |
3 |
|---|
| SM |
Specialized municipality |
2 |
... |
... |
... |
... |
... |
... |
... |
... |
2 |
... |
... |
... |
... |
|---|
| SNO |
Subdivision of unorganized / Subdivision non organisée |
92 |
92 |
... |
... |
... |
... |
... |
... |
... |
... |
... |
... |
... |
... |
|---|
| SV |
Summer village |
51 |
... |
... |
... |
... |
... |
... |
... |
... |
51 |
... |
... |
... |
... |
|---|
| T |
Town |
751 |
279 |
7 |
31 |
15 |
... |
88 |
52 |
147 |
110 |
15 |
3 |
4 |
... |
|---|
| TC |
Terres réservées aux Cris |
8 |
... |
... |
... |
... |
8 |
... |
... |
... |
... |
... |
... |
... |
... |
|---|
| TI |
Terre inuite |
12 |
... |
... |
... |
... |
12 |
... |
... |
... |
... |
... |
... |
... |
... |
|---|
| TK |
Terres réservées aux Naskapis |
1 |
... |
... |
... |
... |
1 |
... |
... |
... |
... |
... |
... |
... |
... |
|---|
| TL |
Teslin land |
1 |
... |
... |
... |
... |
... |
... |
... |
... |
... |
... |
1 |
... |
... |
|---|
| TP |
Township |
210 |
... |
... |
... |
... |
... |
210 |
... |
... |
... |
... |
... |
... |
... |
|---|
| TV |
Town / Ville |
12 |
... |
... |
... |
11 |
... |
1 |
... |
... |
... |
... |
... |
... |
... |
|---|
| V |
Ville |
220 |
... |
... |
... |
... |
220 |
... |
... |
... |
... |
... |
... |
... |
... |
|---|
| VC |
Village cri |
8 |
... |
... |
... |
... |
8 |
... |
... |
... |
... |
... |
... |
... |
... |
|---|
| VK |
Village naskapi |
1 |
... |
... |
... |
... |
1 |
... |
... |
... |
... |
... |
... |
... |
... |
|---|
| VL |
Village |
583 |
... |
... |
... |
69 |
51 |
11 |
20 |
284 |
101 |
42 |
4 |
1 |
... |
|---|
| VN |
Village nordique |
14 |
... |
... |
... |
... |
14 |
... |
... |
... |
... |
... |
... |
... |
... |
|---|
Table D provides the standard abbreviations and titles for all CD and CSD types for English, French and bilingual publications respectively.
Table D
Standard abbreviations and titles for census division (CD) types for use in English, French and bilingual publications, 2006
| 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 |
CT |
County |
CT |
Comté |
CT |
County / Comté |
|---|
| English only |
CTY |
County |
CTY |
County |
CTY |
County |
|---|
| English only |
DIS |
District |
DIS |
District |
DIS |
District |
|---|
| Bilingual |
CDR |
Census division |
CDR |
Division de recensement |
CDR |
Census division / Division de recensement |
|---|
| 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 |
|---|
| Bilingual |
TER |
Territory |
TER |
Territoire |
TER |
Territory / Territoire |
|---|
| English only |
UC |
United counties |
UC |
United counties |
UC |
United counties |
|---|
| English only |
MB |
Management board |
MB |
Management board |
MB |
Management board |
|---|
| French only |
TÉ |
Territoire équivalent |
TÉ |
Territoire équivalent |
TÉ |
Territoire équivalent |
|---|
Table E provides the standard abbreviations and titles for all CD and CSD types for English, French and bilingual publications respectively.
Table E
Standard abbreviations and titles for census subdivision (CSD) types for use in English, French and bilingual publications, 2006
| 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 |
|---|
| French only |
CÉ |
Cité |
CÉ |
Cité |
CÉ |
Cité |
|---|
| English only |
CG |
Community government |
CG |
Community government |
CG |
Community government |
|---|
| English only |
CM |
County (municipality) |
CM |
County (municipality) |
CM |
County (municipality) |
|---|
| 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) |
|---|
| 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 |
MÉ |
Municipalité |
MÉ |
Municipalité |
MÉ |
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 |
|---|
| English only |
NVL |
Nisga'a village |
NVL |
Nisga'a village |
NVL |
Nisga'a 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 |
|---|
| 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 |
SÉ |
Settlement |
SÉ |
Établissement |
SÉ |
Settlement / Établissement |
|---|
| Bilingual |
S-É |
Indian settlement |
S-É |
Établissement indien |
S-É |
Indian settlement / Établissement indien |
|---|
| English only |
SET |
Settlement |
SET |
Settlement |
SET |
Settlement |
|---|
| 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 |
|---|
Table H presents the number of census subdivision changes by type and by province and territory.
Table H
Number of census subdivision changes by type, 2001 to 2006
| Province / Territory |
Code 1 |
Codes 2, 2C |
Codes 3, 3C |
Code 23 |
Code 4 |
Code 7 |
Codes 5, 5A, 6, 8, 8C, 9, 9C, 10, 11 |
Total |
|---|
| N.L. |
5 |
4 |
... |
... |
9 |
5 |
154 |
177 |
|---|
| P.E.I. |
... |
... |
... |
... |
... |
... |
14 |
14 |
|---|
| N.S. |
2 |
1 |
... |
... |
... |
... |
28 |
31 |
|---|
| N.B. |
1 |
2 |
1 |
... |
... |
... |
111 |
115 |
|---|
| Que. |
100 |
30 |
41 |
6 |
282 |
34 |
242 |
735 |
|---|
| Ont. |
4 |
17 |
53 |
4 |
5 |
... |
254 |
337 |
|---|
| Man. |
6 |
4 |
2 |
1 |
7 |
... |
81 |
101 |
|---|
| Sask. |
11 |
8 |
... |
... |
29 |
... |
275 |
323 |
|---|
| Alta. |
5 |
10 |
2 |
... |
4 |
... |
252 |
273 |
|---|
| B.C. |
24 |
13 |
4 |
... |
4 |
... |
564 |
609 |
|---|
| Y.T. |
... |
... |
... |
... |
... |
... |
4 |
4 |
|---|
| N.W.T. |
... |
... |
2 |
4 |
... |
... |
8 |
14 |
|---|
| Nvt. |
... |
... |
1 |
... |
... |
... |
4 |
5 |
|---|
| Canada |
158 |
89 |
106 |
15 |
340 |
39 |
1,991 |
2,738 |
|---|
Legend
| Code 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 |
|---|
| Code 7 |
Revision of SGC code |
|---|
| Codes 5, 5A, 6, 8, 8C, 9, 9C, 10, 11 |
Annexation and, boundary and population revisions, cartographic correction |
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