Dictionary, Census of Population, 2016
Table 1.5
Census subdivision types by province and territory, 2016 Census
Release date: November 16, 2016
Census subdivision type | Canada | Newfoundland and Labrador | Prince Edward Island | Nova Scotia | New Brunswick | Quebec | Ontario | Manitoba | Saskatchewan | Alberta | British Columbia | Yukon | Northwest Territories | Nunavut |
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Total | 5,162 | 372 | 112 | 96 | 273 | 1,285 | 575 | 229 | 950 | 425 | 737 | 36 | 41 | 31 |
C – City / Cité | 11 | Note ...: not applicable | Note ...: not applicable | Note ...: not applicable | 8 | Note ...: not applicable | 3 | Note ...: not applicable | Note ...: not applicable | Note ...: not applicable | Note ...: not applicable | Note ...: not applicable | Note ...: not applicable | Note ...: not applicable |
CC – Chartered community | 3 | Note ...: not applicable | Note ...: not applicable | Note ...: not applicable | Note ...: not applicable | Note ...: not applicable | Note ...: not applicable | Note ...: not applicable | Note ...: not applicable | Note ...: not applicable | Note ...: not applicable | Note ...: not applicable | 3 | Note ...: not applicable |
CG – Community government | 4 | Note ...: not applicable | Note ...: not applicable | Note ...: not applicable | Note ...: not applicable | Note ...: not applicable | Note ...: not applicable | Note ...: not applicable | Note ...: not applicable | Note ...: not applicable | Note ...: not applicable | Note ...: not applicable | 4 | Note ...: not applicable |
CN – Crown colony / Colonie de la couronne | 1 | Note ...: not applicable | Note ...: not applicable | Note ...: not applicable | Note ...: not applicable | Note ...: not applicable | Note ...: not applicable | Note ...: not applicable | 1 | Note ...: not applicable | Note ...: not applicable | Note ...: not applicable | Note ...: not applicable | Note ...: not applicable |
COM – Community | 31 | Note ...: not applicable | 31 | Note ...: not applicable | Note ...: not applicable | Note ...: not applicable | Note ...: not applicable | Note ...: not applicable | Note ...: not applicable | Note ...: not applicable | Note ...: not applicable | Note ...: not applicable | Note ...: not applicable | Note ...: not applicable |
CT – Canton (municipalité de) | 43 | Note ...: not applicable | Note ...: not applicable | Note ...: not applicable | Note ...: not applicable | 43 | Note ...: not applicable | Note ...: not applicable | Note ...: not applicable | Note ...: not applicable | Note ...: not applicable | Note ...: not applicable | Note ...: not applicable | Note ...: not applicable |
CU – Cantons unis (municipalité de) | 2 | Note ...: not applicable | Note ...: not applicable | Note ...: not applicable | Note ...: not applicable | 2 | Note ...: not applicable | Note ...: not applicable | Note ...: not applicable | Note ...: not applicable | Note ...: not applicable | Note ...: not applicable | Note ...: not applicable | Note ...: not applicable |
CV – City / Ville | 2 | Note ...: not applicable | Note ...: not applicable | Note ...: not applicable | Note ...: not applicable | Note ...: not applicable | 2 | Note ...: not applicable | Note ...: not applicable | Note ...: not applicable | Note ...: not applicable | Note ...: not applicable | Note ...: not applicable | Note ...: not applicable |
CY – City | 149 | 3 | 2 | Note ...: not applicable | Note ...: not applicable | Note ...: not applicable | 46 | 10 | 17 | 18 | 50 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
DM – District municipality | 51 | Note ...: not applicable | Note ...: not applicable | Note ...: not applicable | Note ...: not applicable | Note ...: not applicable | Note ...: not applicable | Note ...: not applicable | Note ...: not applicable | Note ...: not applicable | 51 | Note ...: not applicable | Note ...: not applicable | Note ...: not applicable |
HAM – Hamlet | 37 | Note ...: not applicable | Note ...: not applicable | Note ...: not applicable | Note ...: not applicable | Note ...: not applicable | Note ...: not applicable | Note ...: not applicable | Note ...: not applicable | Note ...: not applicable | Note ...: not applicable | 2 | 11 | 24 |
ID – Improvement district | 8 | Note ...: not applicable | Note ...: not applicable | Note ...: not applicable | Note ...: not applicable | Note ...: not applicable | Note ...: not applicable | Note ...: not applicable | Note ...: not applicable | 8 | Note ...: not applicable | Note ...: not applicable | Note ...: not applicable | Note ...: not applicable |
IGD – Indian government district | 2 | Note ...: not applicable | Note ...: not applicable | Note ...: not applicable | Note ...: not applicable | Note ...: not applicable | Note ...: not applicable | Note ...: not applicable | Note ...: not applicable | Note ...: not applicable | 2 | Note ...: not applicable | Note ...: not applicable | Note ...: not applicable |
IM – Island municipality | 1 | Note ...: not applicable | Note ...: not applicable | Note ...: not applicable | Note ...: not applicable | Note ...: not applicable | Note ...: not applicable | Note ...: not applicable | Note ...: not applicable | Note ...: not applicable | 1 | Note ...: not applicable | Note ...: not applicable | Note ...: not applicable |
IRI – Indian reserve / Réserve indienne | 949 | 3 | 4 | 26 | 18 | 27 | 140 | 77 | 165 | 75 | 412 | Note ...: not applicable | 2 | Note ...: not applicable |
LGD – Local government district | 2 | Note ...: not applicable | Note ...: not applicable | Note ...: not applicable | Note ...: not applicable | Note ...: not applicable | Note ...: not applicable | 2 | Note ...: not applicable | Note ...: not applicable | Note ...: not applicable | Note ...: not applicable | Note ...: not applicable | Note ...: not applicable |
LOT – Township and royalty | 67 | Note ...: not applicable | 67 | Note ...: not applicable | Note ...: not applicable | Note ...: not applicable | Note ...: not applicable | Note ...: not applicable | Note ...: not applicable | Note ...: not applicable | Note ...: not applicable | Note ...: not applicable | Note ...: not applicable | Note ...: not applicable |
M – Municipality / Municipalité | 3 | Note ...: not applicable | Note ...: not applicable | Note ...: not applicable | Note ...: not applicable | Note ...: not applicable | 3 | Note ...: not applicable | Note ...: not applicable | Note ...: not applicable | Note ...: not applicable | Note ...: not applicable | Note ...: not applicable | Note ...: not applicable |
MD – Municipal district | 76 | Note ...: not applicable | Note ...: not applicable | 12 | Note ...: not applicable | Note ...: not applicable | Note ...: not applicable | Note ...: not applicable | Note ...: not applicable | 64 | Note ...: not applicable | Note ...: not applicable | Note ...: not applicable | Note ...: not applicable |
MÉ – Municipalité | 647 | Note ...: not applicable | Note ...: not applicable | Note ...: not applicable | Note ...: not applicable | 647 | Note ...: not applicable | Note ...: not applicable | Note ...: not applicable | Note ...: not applicable | Note ...: not applicable | Note ...: not applicable | Note ...: not applicable | Note ...: not applicable |
MU – Municipality | 102 | Note ...: not applicable | Note ...: not applicable | Note ...: not applicable | Note ...: not applicable | Note ...: not applicable | 65 | 37 | Note ...: not applicable | Note ...: not applicable | Note ...: not applicable | Note ...: not applicable | Note ...: not applicable | Note ...: not applicable |
NH – Northern hamlet | 11 | Note ...: not applicable | Note ...: not applicable | Note ...: not applicable | Note ...: not applicable | Note ...: not applicable | Note ...: not applicable | Note ...: not applicable | 11 | Note ...: not applicable | Note ...: not applicable | Note ...: not applicable | Note ...: not applicable | Note ...: not applicable |
NL – Nisga'a land | 1 | Note ...: not applicable | Note ...: not applicable | Note ...: not applicable | Note ...: not applicable | Note ...: not applicable | Note ...: not applicable | Note ...: not applicable | Note ...: not applicable | Note ...: not applicable | 1 | Note ...: not applicable | Note ...: not applicable | Note ...: not applicable |
NO – Unorganized / Non organisé | 137 | Note ...: not applicable | Note ...: not applicable | Note ...: not applicable | Note ...: not applicable | 96 | 16 | 10 | 2 | Note ...: not applicable | Note ...: not applicable | 4 | 6 | 3 |
NV – Northern village | 11 | Note ...: not applicable | Note ...: not applicable | Note ...: not applicable | Note ...: not applicable | Note ...: not applicable | Note ...: not applicable | Note ...: not applicable | 11 | Note ...: not applicable | Note ...: not applicable | Note ...: not applicable | Note ...: not applicable | Note ...: not applicable |
P – Parish / Paroisse (municipalité de) | 148 | Note ...: not applicable | Note ...: not applicable | Note ...: not applicable | 148 | Note ...: not applicable | Note ...: not applicable | Note ...: not applicable | Note ...: not applicable | Note ...: not applicable | Note ...: not applicable | Note ...: not applicable | Note ...: not applicable | Note ...: not applicable |
PE – Paroisse (municipalité de) | 151 | Note ...: not applicable | Note ...: not applicable | Note ...: not applicable | Note ...: not applicable | 151 | Note ...: not applicable | Note ...: not applicable | Note ...: not applicable | Note ...: not applicable | Note ...: not applicable | Note ...: not applicable | Note ...: not applicable | Note ...: not applicable |
RCR – Rural community / Communauté rurale | 7 | Note ...: not applicable | Note ...: not applicable | Note ...: not applicable | 7 | Note ...: not applicable | Note ...: not applicable | Note ...: not applicable | Note ...: not applicable | Note ...: not applicable | Note ...: not applicable | Note ...: not applicable | Note ...: not applicable | Note ...: not applicable |
RDA – Regional district electoral area | 159 | Note ...: not applicable | Note ...: not applicable | Note ...: not applicable | Note ...: not applicable | Note ...: not applicable | Note ...: not applicable | Note ...: not applicable | Note ...: not applicable | Note ...: not applicable | 159 | Note ...: not applicable | Note ...: not applicable | Note ...: not applicable |
RGM – Regional municipality | 5 | Note ...: not applicable | Note ...: not applicable | 3 | 1 | Note ...: not applicable | Note ...: not applicable | Note ...: not applicable | Note ...: not applicable | Note ...: not applicable | 1 | Note ...: not applicable | Note ...: not applicable | Note ...: not applicable |
RM – Rural municipality | 358 | Note ...: not applicable | Note ...: not applicable | Note ...: not applicable | Note ...: not applicable | Note ...: not applicable | Note ...: not applicable | 62 | 296 | Note ...: not applicable | Note ...: not applicable | Note ...: not applicable | Note ...: not applicable | Note ...: not applicable |
RV – Resort village | 40 | Note ...: not applicable | Note ...: not applicable | Note ...: not applicable | Note ...: not applicable | Note ...: not applicable | Note ...: not applicable | Note ...: not applicable | 40 | Note ...: not applicable | Note ...: not applicable | Note ...: not applicable | Note ...: not applicable | Note ...: not applicable |
S-É – Indian settlement / Établissement indien | 27 | Note ...: not applicable | Note ...: not applicable | Note ...: not applicable | Note ...: not applicable | 6 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 4 | Note ...: not applicable | Note ...: not applicable |
SA – Special area | 3 | Note ...: not applicable | Note ...: not applicable | Note ...: not applicable | Note ...: not applicable | Note ...: not applicable | Note ...: not applicable | Note ...: not applicable | Note ...: not applicable | 3 | Note ...: not applicable | Note ...: not applicable | Note ...: not applicable | Note ...: not applicable |
SC – Subdivision of county municipality / Subdivision municipalité de comté | 28 | Note ...: not applicable | Note ...: not applicable | 28 | Note ...: not applicable | Note ...: not applicable | Note ...: not applicable | Note ...: not applicable | Note ...: not applicable | Note ...: not applicable | Note ...: not applicable | Note ...: not applicable | Note ...: not applicable | Note ...: not applicable |
SÉ – Settlement / Établissement | 13 | Note ...: not applicable | Note ...: not applicable | Note ...: not applicable | Note ...: not applicable | Note ...: not applicable | Note ...: not applicable | Note ...: not applicable | Note ...: not applicable | Note ...: not applicable | Note ...: not applicable | 13 | Note ...: not applicable | Note ...: not applicable |
SET – Settlement | 12 | Note ...: not applicable | Note ...: not applicable | Note ...: not applicable | Note ...: not applicable | Note ...: not applicable | Note ...: not applicable | Note ...: not applicable | Note ...: not applicable | Note ...: not applicable | Note ...: not applicable | Note ...: not applicable | 9 | 3 |
SG – Self-government / Autonomie gouvernementale | 4 | Note ...: not applicable | Note ...: not applicable | Note ...: not applicable | Note ...: not applicable | Note ...: not applicable | Note ...: not applicable | Note ...: not applicable | Note ...: not applicable | Note ...: not applicable | Note ...: not applicable | 4 | Note ...: not applicable | Note ...: not applicable |
SM – Specialized municipality | 5 | Note ...: not applicable | Note ...: not applicable | Note ...: not applicable | Note ...: not applicable | Note ...: not applicable | Note ...: not applicable | Note ...: not applicable | Note ...: not applicable | 5 | Note ...: not applicable | Note ...: not applicable | Note ...: not applicable | Note ...: not applicable |
SNO – Subdivision of unorganized / Subdivision non organisée | 92 | 92 | Note ...: not applicable | Note ...: not applicable | Note ...: not applicable | Note ...: not applicable | Note ...: not applicable | Note ...: not applicable | Note ...: not applicable | Note ...: not applicable | Note ...: not applicable | Note ...: not applicable | Note ...: not applicable | Note ...: not applicable |
SV – Summer village | 51 | Note ...: not applicable | Note ...: not applicable | Note ...: not applicable | Note ...: not applicable | Note ...: not applicable | Note ...: not applicable | Note ...: not applicable | Note ...: not applicable | 51 | Note ...: not applicable | Note ...: not applicable | Note ...: not applicable | Note ...: not applicable |
T – Town | 698 | 274 | 8 | 27 | Note ...: not applicable | Note ...: not applicable | 88 | 25 | 148 | 107 | 14 | 3 | 4 | Note ...: not applicable |
TC – Terres réservées aux Cris | 8 | Note ...: not applicable | Note ...: not applicable | Note ...: not applicable | Note ...: not applicable | 8 | Note ...: not applicable | Note ...: not applicable | Note ...: not applicable | Note ...: not applicable | Note ...: not applicable | Note ...: not applicable | Note ...: not applicable | Note ...: not applicable |
TI – Terre inuite | 13 | Note ...: not applicable | Note ...: not applicable | Note ...: not applicable | Note ...: not applicable | 13 | Note ...: not applicable | Note ...: not applicable | Note ...: not applicable | Note ...: not applicable | Note ...: not applicable | Note ...: not applicable | Note ...: not applicable | Note ...: not applicable |
TK – Terres réservées aux Naskapis | 1 | Note ...: not applicable | Note ...: not applicable | Note ...: not applicable | Note ...: not applicable | 1 | Note ...: not applicable | Note ...: not applicable | Note ...: not applicable | Note ...: not applicable | Note ...: not applicable | Note ...: not applicable | Note ...: not applicable | Note ...: not applicable |
TL – Teslin land | 1 | Note ...: not applicable | Note ...: not applicable | Note ...: not applicable | Note ...: not applicable | Note ...: not applicable | Note ...: not applicable | Note ...: not applicable | Note ...: not applicable | Note ...: not applicable | Note ...: not applicable | 1 | Note ...: not applicable | Note ...: not applicable |
TP – Township | 195 | Note ...: not applicable | Note ...: not applicable | Note ...: not applicable | Note ...: not applicable | Note ...: not applicable | 195 | Note ...: not applicable | Note ...: not applicable | Note ...: not applicable | Note ...: not applicable | Note ...: not applicable | Note ...: not applicable | Note ...: not applicable |
TV – Town / Ville | 27 | Note ...: not applicable | Note ...: not applicable | Note ...: not applicable | 26 | Note ...: not applicable | 1 | Note ...: not applicable | Note ...: not applicable | Note ...: not applicable | Note ...: not applicable | Note ...: not applicable | Note ...: not applicable | Note ...: not applicable |
V – Ville | 224 | Note ...: not applicable | Note ...: not applicable | Note ...: not applicable | Note ...: not applicable | 224 | Note ...: not applicable | Note ...: not applicable | Note ...: not applicable | Note ...: not applicable | Note ...: not applicable | Note ...: not applicable | Note ...: not applicable | Note ...: not applicable |
VC – Village cri | 8 | Note ...: not applicable | Note ...: not applicable | Note ...: not applicable | Note ...: not applicable | 8 | Note ...: not applicable | Note ...: not applicable | Note ...: not applicable | Note ...: not applicable | Note ...: not applicable | Note ...: not applicable | Note ...: not applicable | Note ...: not applicable |
VK – Village naskapi | 1 | Note ...: not applicable | Note ...: not applicable | Note ...: not applicable | Note ...: not applicable | 1 | Note ...: not applicable | Note ...: not applicable | Note ...: not applicable | Note ...: not applicable | Note ...: not applicable | Note ...: not applicable | Note ...: not applicable | Note ...: not applicable |
VL – Village | 518 | Note ...: not applicable | Note ...: not applicable | Note ...: not applicable | 65 | 44 | 11 | 2 | 258 | 90 | 43 | 4 | 1 | Note ...: not applicable |
VN – Village nordique | 14 | Note ...: not applicable | Note ...: not applicable | Note ...: not applicable | Note ...: not applicable | 14 | Note ...: not applicable | Note ...: not applicable | Note ...: not applicable | Note ...: not applicable | Note ...: not applicable | Note ...: not applicable | Note ...: not applicable | Note ...: not applicable |
... not applicable Source: Statistics Canada, 2016 Census of Population. |
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