Census subdivisions - Canada

Name: Census subdivisions - Canada
Creator: opendatasoft

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This dataset is part of the geographical reference data repository maintained by Opendatasoft, an open-data platform provider. It provides geographic and administrative data for all Census Subdivisions (CSDs) in Canada, a term used by Statistics Canada to describe municipalities or municipal-equivalent areas as defined under provincial and territorial legislation. Each record typically includes subdivision names, codes, geographic boundaries, and associated province or territory information. The dataset is useful for mapping, statistical analysis, and administrative reference work involving Canadian municipal geography, and forms part of a broader collection of standardized geographic reference datasets covering multiple countries.This dataset is part of the Geographical repository maintained by Opendatasoft. This dataset contains data for all Census Subdivisions in Canada. Census subdivision (CSD) is the general term for municipalities (as determined by provincial/territorial legislation) or areas treated as municipal equ...

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Data schema (14 fields)

Filterable via the API (12)

yearprov_codeprov_name_encd_codecd_name_encsd_codecsd_name_encsd_area_codecsd_typeprov_name_frcd_name_frcsd_name_fr

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Fill	Field	Type	Description
—	geo_point_2dGeo Point	geo_point_2d	—
—	geo_shapeShape	geo_shape	—
—	year	date	—
—	prov_codeOfficial Code Province / Territory	text	—
—	prov_name_enOfficial Name Province / Territory (English)	text	—
—	cd_codeOfficial Code Census Division	text	—
—	cd_name_enOfficial Name Census Division (English)	text	—
—	csd_codeOfficial Code Census Subdivision	text	—
—	csd_name_enOfficial Name Census Subdivision (English)	text	—
—	csd_area_codeIso 3166-3 Area Code	text	—
100%	csd_typeType (English / French)	text	—
100%	prov_name_frOfficial Name Province / Territory (French)	text	—
100%	cd_name_frOfficial Name Census Division (French)	text	—
100%	csd_name_frOfficial Name Census Subdivision (French)	text	—

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Sample data (5 records)

Record 1year: 2021 · cd_code: ["2459"]

{
  "year": "2021",
  "cd_code": [
    "2459"
  ],
  "csd_code": [
    "2459035"
  ],
  "csd_type": "Ville",
  "geo_shape": {
    "type": "Feature",
    "geometry": {
      "type": "Polygon",
      "coordinates": [
        [
          [
            -73.18470163895716,
            45.86185920115841
          ],
          [
            -73.18810247095449,
            45.92282649200895
          ],
          [
            -73.16487428582376,
            45.968836616353656
          ],
          [
            -73.18577979351258,
            45.98437783391652
          ],
          [
            -73.24044228028694,
            45.89222587113607
          ],
          [
            -73.2694379017057,
            45.857264692185055
          ],
          [
            -73.30880732661655,
            45.81362770728587
          ],
          [
            -73.27590387366001,
            45.79010206501095
          ],
          [
            -73.26365832167002,
            45.781141412597776
          ],
          [
            -73.18470163895716,
            45.86185920115841
          ]
        ]
      ]
    },
    "properties": {}
  },
  "prov_code": [
    "24"
  ],
  "cd_name_en": [
    "Marguerite-D'Youville"
  ],
  "cd_name_fr": "Marguerite-D'Youville",
  "csd_name_en": [
    "Contrecoeur"
  ],
  "csd_name_fr": "Contrecoeur",
  "geo_point_2d": {
    "lat": 45.869188769456564,
    "lon": -73.2299031124507
  },
  "prov_name_en": [
    "Quebec"
  ],
  "prov_name_fr": "Québec",
  "csd_area_code": "CAN"
}

Record 2year: 2021 · cd_code: ["4705"]

{
  "year": "2021",
  "cd_code": [
    "4705"
  ],
  "csd_code": [
    "4705078"
  ],
  "csd_type": "Town",
  "geo_shape": {
    "type": "Feature",
    "geometry": {
      "type": "Polygon",
      "coordinates": [
        [
          [
            -102.17205182052898,
            51.04560454955454
          ],
          [
            -102.16994609520236,
            51.03347489886801
          ],
          [
            -102.15920395097712,
            51.03334111774856
          ],
          [
            -102.15987714326808,
            51.048271943076806
          ],
          [
            -102.17205182052898,
            51.04560454955454
          ]
        ]
      ]
    },
    "properties": {}
  },
  "prov_code": [
    "47"
  ],
  "cd_name_en": [
    "Division No.  5"
  ],
  "cd_name_fr": "Division No.  5",
  "csd_name_en": [
    "Saltcoats"
  ],
  "csd_name_fr": "Saltcoats",
  "geo_point_2d": {
    "lat": 51.04036088446545,
    "lon": -102.16510252398781
  },
  "prov_name_en": [
    "Saskatchewan"
  ],
  "prov_name_fr": "Saskatchewan",
  "csd_area_code": "CAN"
}

Record 3year: 2021 · cd_code: ["4709"]

{
  "year": "2021",
  "cd_code": [
    "4709"
  ],
  "csd_code": [
    "4709071"
  ],
  "csd_type": "Village",
  "geo_shape": {
    "type": "Feature",
    "geometry": {
      "type": "Polygon",
      "coordinates": [
        [
          [
            -102.26622588914141,
            51.89298848817325
          ],
          [
            -102.25451813947622,
            51.892210177655265
          ],
          [
            -102.2562618933364,
            51.89723889264421
          ],
          [
            -102.26621894229288,
            51.897205139866244
          ],
          [
            -102.26622588914141,
            51.89298848817325
          ]
        ]
      ]
    },
    "properties": {}
  },
  "prov_code": [
    "47"
  ],
  "cd_name_en": [
    "Division No.  9"
  ],
  "cd_name_fr": "Division No.  9",
  "csd_name_en": [
    "Hyas"
  ],
  "csd_name_fr": "Hyas",
  "geo_point_2d": {
    "lat": 51.89484839279951,
    "lon": -102.26064768848144
  },
  "prov_name_en": [
    "Saskatchewan"
  ],
  "prov_name_fr": "Saskatchewan",
  "csd_area_code": "CAN"
}

Record 4year: 2021 · cd_code: ["4710"]

{
  "year": "2021",
  "cd_code": [
    "4710"
  ],
  "csd_code": [
    "4710062"
  ],
  "csd_type": "Town",
  "geo_shape": {
    "type": "Feature",
    "geometry": {
      "type": "Polygon",
      "coordinates": [
        [
          [
            -104.51775629475163,
            52.122168902237824
          ],
          [
            -104.5063639108976,
            52.13679105462781
          ],
          [
            -104.53029140198065,
            52.13669516551642
          ],
          [
            -104.51775629475163,
            52.122168902237824
          ]
        ]
      ]
    },
    "properties": {}
  },
  "prov_code": [
    "47"
  ],
  "cd_name_en": [
    "Division No. 10"
  ],
  "cd_name_fr": "Division No. 10",
  "csd_name_en": [
    "Watson"
  ],
  "csd_name_fr": "Watson",
  "geo_point_2d": {
    "lat": 52.13188504079401,
    "lon": -104.5181372025433
  },
  "prov_name_en": [
    "Saskatchewan"
  ],
  "prov_name_fr": "Saskatchewan",
  "csd_area_code": "CAN"
}

Record 5year: 2021 · cd_code: ["4812"]

{
  "year": "2021",
  "cd_code": [
    "4812"
  ],
  "csd_code": [
    "4812808"
  ],
  "csd_type": "Indian reserve / Réserve indienne",
  "geo_shape": {
    "type": "Feature",
    "geometry": {
      "type": "Polygon",
      "coordinates": [
        [
          [
            -111.82841478082184,
            54.39322639651419
          ],
          [
            -111.85212907296045,
            54.3552547976825
          ],
          [
            -111.85196917339768,
            54.321400967721225
          ],
          [
            -111.814916267593,
            54.30427416606337
          ],
          [
            -111.80451241768262,
            54.25300036730575
          ],
          [
            -111.75367678960944,
            54.23783846939159
          ],
          [
            -111.72702561939884,
            54.28242937151402
          ],
          [
            -111.76522580697079,
            54.28245488254268
          ],
          [
            -111.77833918297061,
            54.33318220191204
          ],
          [
            -111.82754055466972,
            54.355323322313204
          ],
          [
            -111.82841478082184,
            54.39322639651419
          ]
        ]
      ]
    },
    "properties": {}
  },
  "prov_code": [
    "48"
  ],
  "cd_name_en": [
    "Division No. 12"
  ],
  "cd_name_fr": "Division No. 12",
  "csd_name_en": [
    "White Fish Lake 128"
  ],
  "csd_name_fr": "White Fish Lake 128",
  "geo_point_2d": {
    "lat": 54.30276346871495,
    "lon": -111.79676044808579
  },
  "prov_name_en": [
    "Alberta"
  ],
  "prov_name_fr": "Alberta",
  "csd_area_code": "CAN"
}

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License

Terms stated by the source (not a recognized license):

https://www.statcan.gc.ca/eng/reference/licence

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curl -s 'https://public.opendatasoft.com/api/explore/v2.1/catalog/datasets/georef-canada-census-subdivision/records?limit=20' -H 'Accept: application/json'

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observed 7 days ago

Dataset

Volume & freshness

Records

5.2k

5161

Update cadence

Irregular

declared upstream

Last upstream update

4 years ago

2023-01-30

Temporal coverage

2016 → 2019

License

No license declared upstream.

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