federal_electoral_district.xml
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Version: 1.0
Date: 2016/12/14 14:05:02
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File identifier: 85bea2ff-ae05-46f0-9ef0-943c973e5e14
Language: eng; CAN
Character set: utf8
Date stamp: 2016-12-14
Metadata standard name: Harmonized North American Profile of ISO 19115:2003 - Geographic information - Metadata
Metadata standard version: CAN/CGSB-171.100-2009
Hierarchy level:
Scope code: dataset
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Contact:
Responsible party:
Organisation name: Government of Canada; Statistics Canada; Statistical Registers and Geography Division
Contact info:
Contact:
Phone:
Telephone:
Voice: 1-800-263-1136
Facsimile: 1-514-283-9350
Address:
Address:
Delivery point: 150 Tunney's Pasture Driveway
City: Ottawa
Administrative area: Ontario
Postal code: K1A0T6
Country: Canada
Electronic mail address: STATCAN.infostats-infostats.STATCAN@canada.ca
Hours of service: 8:30 am to 4:30 pm
Role:
Role code: originator
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Reference system identifier:
Identifier:
Code: PCS Lambert Conformal Conic
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Data identification:
Citation:
Citation:
Title: Federal Electoral Districts Boundary File
Date:
Date:
Date: 2016-11
Date type:
Date type code: publication
Cited responsible party:
Responsible party:
Organisation name: Government of Canada; Statistics Canada; Statistical Registers and Geography Division
Role:
Role code: originator
Abstract: A federal electoral district (FED) is an area represented by a member of the House of Commons. The federal electoral
district boundaries used for the 2016 Census are based on the 2013 Representation Order.
Following the release of population counts from each decennial census, the Chief Electoral Officer determines the number of
seats in the House of Commons and publishes the information in the Canada Gazette. Electoral boundaries commissions then
determine the adjustments to the constituency boundaries. Based on reports from these commissions, the Chief Electoral Officer
prepares a representation order (RO) that describes the boundaries and specifies the name and the population of each federal
electoral district (FED). The representation order is in force on the first dissolution of Parliament that occurs at least one
year after its proclamation. The 2013 Representation Order (proclaimed on October 5, 2013) was based on 2011 Census
population counts, and increased the number of FEDs to 338, up from 308 for the previous 2003 Representation Order. Ontario
received additional seats as well as Alberta and British Columbia . The names of FEDs may change at any time through an Act of
Parliament.
The 2016 Census was taken according to the 2013 Representation Order. The FED boundaries and names used for the 2016 Census
reflect those in effect on January 1, 2016 (the geographic reference date for the 2016 Census of Canada).
Each federal electoral district is assigned a three-digit code. In order to uniquely identify each FED in Canada, the
two-digit province/territory (PR) code must precede the FED code.
Status:
Progress code: completed
Resource maintenance:
Maintenance information:
Maintenance and update frequency:
Maintenance frequency code: As needed
Descriptive keywords:
Keywords:
Keyword: Geographic data
Type:
Keyword type code: product
Descriptive keywords:
Keywords:
Keyword: Geographic data
Type:
Keyword type code: theme
Thesaurus name:
Citation:
Title: Government of Canada Core Subject Thesaurus
Date:
Date:
Date: 2004
Date type:
Date type code: creation
Cited responsible party:
Responsible party:
Organisation name: Government of Canada; Library and Archives Canada
Role:
Role code: custodian
Resource constraints:
Legal constraints:
Use limitation: Open Government Licence - Canada (http://open.canada.ca/en/open-government-licence-canada)
Access constraints:
Restriction code: license
Use constraints:
Restriction code: license
Spatial representation type:
Spatial representation type code: vector
Language: eng; CAN
Character set: utf8
Topic category:
Topic category code: boundaries
Extent:
Extent:
Geographic element:
Geographic bounding box:
Extent type code: False
West bound longitude: -180
East bound longitude: 180
South bound latitude: 36.265059
North bound latitude: 89.999531
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Format:
Name: SHP
Version: 10.2
Distribution format:
Format:
Name: GML
Version: 3.1.1
Distribution format:
Format: Mapinfo
Name: TAB
Version: 12.0
Distributor:
Distributor:
Distributor contact:
Responsible party:
Organisation name: Government of Canada; Statistics Canada; Statistical Registers and Geography Division
Contact info:
Contact:
Online resource:
Online resource:
Linkage:
gco:nilReason: missing
URL: http://www.statcan.gc.ca
Protocol: http
Role:
Role code: distributor
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