Table B shows CD types, their abbreviated forms, and their distribution by province and territory.
| 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.
| 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.
| 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.
| 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.
| 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 |
| 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 |