Geographic name formats
Statistics Canada disseminates census data based on a hierarchy of standard geographic units comprised of administrative and statistical areas. Administrative areas are defined, with a few exceptions, by federal, provincial or territorial statutes whereas statistical areas are defined by Statistics Canada (StatCan) and its stakeholders for disseminating census data and complementing the structure of administrative areas.
Due to system constraints, Statistics Canada is unable to maintain certain characters within administrative and statistical area geographic names. This results in a difference between the official names and those used in census products. Below is a list of official names and those appearing in products.
| Province | Geographic unit | Official name | Published name |
|---|---|---|---|
| Newfoundland and Labrador | Economic regions | Notre Dame–Central Bonavista Bay | Notre Dame--Central Bonavista Bay |
| South Coast–Burin Peninsula / Côte-sud–Burin Peninsula | South Coast--Burin Peninsula / Côte-sud--Burin Peninsula | ||
| West Coast–Northern Peninsula–Labrador / Côte-ouest–Northern Peninsula–Labrador | West Coast--Northern Peninsula--Labrador / Côte-ouest--Northern Peninsula--Labrador | ||
| Federal Electoral Districts | Bonavista–Burin–Trinity | Bonavista--Burin--Trinity | |
| Coast of Bays–Central–Notre Dame | Coast of Bays--Central--Notre Dame | ||
| St. John's South–Mount Pearl / St. John's–Sud–Mount Pearl | St. John's South--Mount Pearl / St. John's-Sud--Mount Pearl | ||
| Nova Scotia | Federal Electoral Districts | Cape Breton–Canso | Cape Breton--Canso |
| Cumberland–Colchester | Cumberland--Colchester | ||
| Dartmouth–Cole Harbour | Dartmouth--Cole Harbour | ||
| Kings–Hants | Kings--Hants | ||
| Sackville–Preston–Chezzetcook | Sackville--Preston--Chezzetcook | ||
| South Shore–St. Margarets | South Shore--St. Margarets | ||
| Sydney–Victoria | Sydney--Victoria | ||
| New Brunswick | Economic regions | Campbellton–Miramichi | Campbellton--Miramichi |
| Edmundston–Woodstock | Edmundston--Woodstock | ||
| Fredericton–Oromocto | Fredericton--Oromocto | ||
| Moncton–Richibucto | Moncton--Richibucto | ||
| Saint John–St. Stephen | Saint John--St. Stephen | ||
| Federal Electoral Districts | Acadie–Bathurst | Acadie--Bathurst | |
| Madawaska–Restigouche | Madawaska--Restigouche | ||
| Miramichi–Grand Lake | Miramichi--Grand Lake | ||
| Moncton–Riverview–Dieppe | Moncton--Riverview--Dieppe | ||
| Saint John–Rothesay | Saint John--Rothesay | ||
| Tobique–Mactaquac | Tobique--Mactaquac | ||
| Quebec | Census divisions | Minganie–Le Golfe-du-Saint-Laurent | Minganie--Le Golfe-du-Saint-Laurent |
| Sept-Rivières–Caniapiscau | Sept-Rivières--Caniapiscau | ||
| Census subdivisions | Cascapédia–Saint-Jules | Cascapédia--Saint-Jules | |
| Métabetchouan–Lac-à-la-Croix | Métabetchouan--Lac-à-la-Croix | ||
| Port-Daniel–Gascons | Port-Daniel--Gascons | ||
| Saint-Côme–Linière | Saint-Côme--Linière | ||
| Saint-Faustin–Lac-Carré | Saint-Faustin--Lac-Carré | ||
| Saint-Lin–Laurentides | Saint-Lin--Laurentides | ||
| Economic regions | Gaspésie–Îles-de-la-Madeleine | Gaspésie--Îles-de-la-Madeleine | |
| Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean | Saguenay--Lac-Saint-Jean | ||
| Federal Electoral Districts | Abitibi–Baie-James–Nunavik–Eeyou | Abitibi--Baie-James--Nunavik--Eeyou | |
| Abitibi–Témiscamingue | Abitibi--Témiscamingue | ||
| Argenteuil–La Petite-Nation | Argenteuil--La Petite-Nation | ||
| Avignon–La Mitis–Matane–Matapédia | Avignon--La Mitis--Matane--Matapédia | ||
| Beauport–Côte-de-Beaupré–Île d'Orléans–Charlevoix | Beauport--Côte-de-Beaupré--Île d'Orléans--Charlevoix | ||
| Beauport–Limoilou | Beauport--Limoilou | ||
| Bécancour–Nicolet–Saurel | Bécancour--Nicolet--Saurel | ||
| Bellechasse–Les Etchemins–Lévis | Bellechasse--Les Etchemins--Lévis | ||
| Beloeil–Chambly | Beloeil--Chambly | ||
| Berthier–Maskinongé | Berthier--Maskinongé | ||
| Brome–Missisquoi | Brome--Missisquoi | ||
| Brossard–Saint-Lambert | Brossard--Saint-Lambert | ||
| Charlesbourg–Haute-Saint-Charles | Charlesbourg--Haute-Saint-Charles | ||
| Châteauguay–Lacolle | Châteauguay--Lacolle | ||
| Chicoutimi–Le Fjord | Chicoutimi--Le Fjord | ||
| Compton–Stanstead | Compton--Stanstead | ||
| Dorval–Lachine–LaSalle | Dorval--Lachine--LaSalle | ||
| Gaspésie–Les Îles-de-la-Madeleine | Gaspésie--Les Îles-de-la-Madeleine | ||
| Hull–Aylmer | Hull--Aylmer | ||
| LaSalle–Émard–Verdun | LaSalle--Émard--Verdun | ||
| Laurentides–Labelle | Laurentides--Labelle | ||
| Laurier–Sainte-Marie | Laurier--Sainte-Marie | ||
| Laval–Les Îles | Laval--Les Îles | ||
| Lévis–Lotbinière | Lévis--Lotbinière | ||
| Longueuil–Charles-LeMoyne | Longueuil--Charles-LeMoyne | ||
| Longueuil–Saint-Hubert | Longueuil--Saint-Hubert | ||
| Mégantic–L'Érable | Mégantic--L'Érable | ||
| Montmagny–L'Islet–Kamouraska–Rivière-du-Loup | Montmagny--L'Islet--Kamouraska--Rivière-du-Loup | ||
| Notre-Dame-de-Grâce–Westmount | Notre-Dame-de-Grâce--Westmount | ||
| Pierre-Boucher–Les Patriotes–Verchères | Pierre-Boucher--Les Patriotes--Verchères | ||
| Pierrefonds–Dollard | Pierrefonds--Dollard | ||
| Portneuf–Jacques-Cartier | Portneuf--Jacques-Cartier | ||
| Richmond–Arthabaska | Richmond--Arthabaska | ||
| Rimouski-Neigette–Témiscouata–Les Basques | Rimouski-Neigette--Témiscouata--Les Basques | ||
| Rosemont–La Petite-Patrie | Rosemont--La Petite-Patrie | ||
| Saint-Hyacinthe–Bagot | Saint-Hyacinthe--Bagot | ||
| Saint-Léonard–Saint-Michel | Saint-Léonard--Saint-Michel | ||
| Saint-Maurice–Champlain | Saint-Maurice--Champlain | ||
| Salaberry–Suroît | Salaberry--Suroît | ||
| Vaudreuil–Soulanges | Vaudreuil--Soulanges | ||
| Ville-Marie–Le Sud-Ouest–Île-des-Soeurs | Ville-Marie--Le Sud-Ouest--Île-des-Soeurs | ||
| Ontario | Census metropolitan area | Belleville–Quinte West | Belleville - Quinte West |
| Kitchener–Cambridge–Waterloo | Kitchener - Cambridge - Waterloo | ||
| Ottawa–Gatineau | Ottawa - Gatineau | ||
| St. Catharines–Niagara | St. Catharines - Niagara | ||
| Economic regions | Hamilton–Niagara Peninsula | Hamilton--Niagara Peninsula | |
| Kingston–Pembroke | Kingston--Pembroke | ||
| Kitchener–Waterloo–Barrie | Kitchener--Waterloo--Barrie | ||
| Muskoka–Kawarthas | Muskoka--Kawarthas | ||
| Stratford–Bruce Peninsula | Stratford--Bruce Peninsula | ||
| Windsor–Sarnia | Windsor--Sarnia | ||
| Federal Electoral Districts | Algoma–Manitoulin–Kapuskasing | Algoma--Manitoulin--Kapuskasing | |
| Aurora–Oak Ridges–Richmond Hill | Aurora--Oak Ridges--Richmond Hill | ||
| Barrie–Innisfil | Barrie--Innisfil | ||
| Barrie–Springwater–Oro-Medonte | Barrie--Springwater--Oro-Medonte | ||
| Beaches–East York | Beaches--East York | ||
| Brantford–Brant | Brantford--Brant | ||
| Bruce–Grey–Owen Sound | Bruce--Grey--Owen Sound | ||
| Chatham-Kent–Leamington | Chatham-Kent--Leamington | ||
| Dufferin–Caledon | Dufferin--Caledon | ||
| Eglinton–Lawrence | Eglinton--Lawrence | ||
| Elgin–Middlesex–London | Elgin--Middlesex--London | ||
| Etobicoke–Lakeshore | Etobicoke--Lakeshore | ||
| Flamborough–Glanbrook | Flamborough--Glanbrook | ||
| Glengarry–Prescott–Russell | Glengarry--Prescott--Russell | ||
| Haldimand–Norfolk | Haldimand--Norfolk | ||
| Haliburton–Kawartha Lakes–Brock | Haliburton--Kawartha Lakes--Brock | ||
| Hamilton East–Stoney Creek / Hamilton-Est–Stoney Creek | Hamilton East--Stoney Creek / Hamilton-Est--Stoney Creek | ||
| Hamilton West–Ancaster–Dundas / Hamilton-Ouest–Ancaster–Dundas | Hamilton West--Ancaster--Dundas / Hamilton-Ouest--Ancaster--Dundas | ||
| Hastings–Lennox and Addington | Hastings--Lennox and Addington | ||
| Humber River–Black Creek | Humber River--Black Creek | ||
| Huron–Bruce | Huron--Bruce | ||
| Kanata–Carleton | Kanata--Carleton | ||
| King–Vaughan | King--Vaughan | ||
| Kitchener South–Hespeler / Kitchener-Sud–Hespeler | Kitchener South--Hespeler / Kitchener-Sud--Hespeler | ||
| Kitchener–Conestoga | Kitchener--Conestoga | ||
| Lambton–Kent–Middlesex | Lambton--Kent--Middlesex | ||
| Lanark–Frontenac–Kingston | Lanark--Frontenac--Kingston | ||
| Leeds–Grenville–Thousand Islands and Rideau Lakes / Leeds–Grenville–Thousand Islands et Rideau Lakes | Leeds--Grenville--Thousand Islands and Rideau Lakes / Leeds--Grenville--Thousand Islands et Rideau Lakes | ||
| London–Fanshawe | London--Fanshawe | ||
| Markham–Stouffville | Markham--Stouffville | ||
| Markham–Thornhill | Markham--Thornhill | ||
| Markham–Unionville | Markham--Unionville | ||
| Mississauga East–Cooksville / Mississauga-Est–Cooksville | Mississauga East--Cooksville / Mississauga-Est--Cooksville | ||
| Mississauga–Erin Mills | Mississauga--Erin Mills | ||
| Mississauga–Lakeshore | Mississauga--Lakeshore | ||
| Mississauga–Malton | Mississauga--Malton | ||
| Mississauga–Streetsville | Mississauga--Streetsville | ||
| Newmarket–Aurora | Newmarket--Aurora | ||
| Nipissing–Timiskaming | Nipissing--Timiskaming | ||
| Northumberland–Peterborough South / Northumberland–Peterborough-Sud | Northumberland--Peterborough South / Northumberland--Peterborough-Sud | ||
| Oakville North–Burlington / Oakville-Nord–Burlington | Oakville North--Burlington / Oakville-Nord--Burlington | ||
| Ottawa West–Nepean / Ottawa-Ouest–Nepean | Ottawa West--Nepean / Ottawa-Ouest--Nepean | ||
| Ottawa–Vanier | Ottawa--Vanier | ||
| Parkdale–High Park | Parkdale--High Park | ||
| Parry Sound–Muskoka | Parry Sound--Muskoka | ||
| Perth–Wellington | Perth--Wellington | ||
| Peterborough–Kawartha | Peterborough--Kawartha | ||
| Pickering–Uxbridge | Pickering--Uxbridge | ||
| Renfrew–Nipissing–Pembroke | Renfrew--Nipissing--Pembroke | ||
| Sarnia–Lambton | Sarnia--Lambton | ||
| Scarborough–Agincourt | Scarborough--Agincourt | ||
| Scarborough–Guildwood | Scarborough--Guildwood | ||
| Scarborough–Rouge Park | Scarborough--Rouge Park | ||
| Simcoe–Grey | Simcoe--Grey | ||
| Spadina–Fort York | Spadina--Fort York | ||
| Stormont–Dundas–South Glengarry | Stormont--Dundas--South Glengarry | ||
| Thunder Bay–Rainy River | Thunder Bay--Rainy River | ||
| Thunder Bay–Superior North / Thunder Bay–Supérieur-Nord | Thunder Bay--Superior North / Thunder Bay--Supérieur-Nord | ||
| Timmins–James Bay / Timmins–Baie James | Timmins--James Bay / Timmins--Baie James | ||
| Toronto–Danforth | Toronto--Danforth | ||
| Toronto–St. Paul's | Toronto--St. Paul's | ||
| University–Rosedale | University--Rosedale | ||
| Vaughan–Woodbridge | Vaughan--Woodbridge | ||
| Wellington–Halton Hills | Wellington--Halton Hills | ||
| Windsor–Tecumseh | Windsor--Tecumseh | ||
| York South–Weston / York-Sud–Weston | York South--Weston / York-Sud--Weston | ||
| York–Simcoe | York--Simcoe | ||
| Manitoba | Federal Electoral Districts | Brandon–Souris | Brandon--Souris |
| Charleswood–St. James–Assiniboia–Headingley | Charleswood--St. James--Assiniboia--Headingley | ||
| Churchill–Keewatinook Aski | Churchill--Keewatinook Aski | ||
| Dauphin–Swan River–Neepawa | Dauphin--Swan River--Neepawa | ||
| Elmwood–Transcona | Elmwood--Transcona | ||
| Kildonan–St. Paul | Kildonan--St. Paul | ||
| Portage–Lisgar | Portage--Lisgar | ||
| Saint Boniface–Saint Vital / Saint-Boniface–Saint-Vital | Saint Boniface--Saint Vital / Saint-Boniface--Saint-Vital | ||
| Selkirk–Interlake–Eastman | Selkirk--Interlake--Eastman | ||
| Saskatchewan | Economic regions | Regina–Moose Mountain | Regina--Moose Mountain |
| Saskatoon–Biggar | Saskatoon--Biggar | ||
| Swift Current–Moose Jaw | Swift Current--Moose Jaw | ||
| Yorkton–Melville | Yorkton--Melville | ||
| Federal Electoral Districts | Battlefords–Lloydminster | Battlefords--Lloydminster | |
| Carlton Trail–Eagle Creek / Sentier Carlton–Eagle Creek | Carlton Trail--Eagle Creek / Sentier Carlton--Eagle Creek | ||
| Cypress Hills–Grasslands | Cypress Hills--Grasslands | ||
| Desnethé–Missinippi–Churchill River / Desnethé–Missinippi–Rivière Churchill | Desnethé--Missinippi--Churchill River / Desnethé--Missinippi--Rivière Churchill | ||
| Moose Jaw–Lake Centre–Lanigan | Moose Jaw--Lake Centre--Lanigan | ||
| Regina–Lewvan | Regina--Lewvan | ||
| Regina–Qu'Appelle | Regina--Qu'Appelle | ||
| Regina–Wascana | Regina--Wascana | ||
| Saskatoon–Grasswood | Saskatoon--Grasswood | ||
| Saskatoon–University | Saskatoon--University | ||
| Souris–Moose Mountain | Souris--Moose Mountain | ||
| Yorkton–Melville | Yorkton--Melville | ||
| Alberta | Economic regions | Athabasca–Grande Prairie–Peace River | Athabasca--Grande Prairie--Peace River |
| Banff–Jasper–Rocky Mountain House | Banff--Jasper--Rocky Mountain House | ||
| Camrose–Drumheller | Camrose--Drumheller | ||
| Lethbridge–Medicine Hat | Lethbridge--Medicine Hat | ||
| Wood Buffalo–Cold Lake | Wood Buffalo--Cold Lake | ||
| Federal Electoral Districts | Banff–Airdrie | Banff--Airdrie | |
| Battle River–Crowfoot | Battle River--Crowfoot | ||
| Edmonton–Wetaskiwin | Edmonton--Wetaskiwin | ||
| Fort McMurray–Cold Lake | Fort McMurray--Cold Lake | ||
| Grande Prairie–Mackenzie | Grande Prairie--Mackenzie | ||
| Medicine Hat–Cardston–Warner | Medicine Hat--Cardston--Warner | ||
| Peace River–Westlock | Peace River--Westlock | ||
| Red Deer–Lacombe | Red Deer--Lacombe | ||
| Red Deer–Mountain View | Red Deer--Mountain View | ||
| Sherwood Park–Fort Saskatchewan | Sherwood Park--Fort Saskatchewan | ||
| St. Albert–Edmonton | St. Albert--Edmonton | ||
| Sturgeon River–Parkland | Sturgeon River--Parkland | ||
| British Columbia | Census metropolitan area | Abbotsford–Mission | Abbotsford - Mission |
| Economic regions | Lower Mainland–Southwest / Lower Mainland–Sud-ouest | Lower Mainland--Southwest / Lower Mainland--Sud-ouest | |
| Thompson–Okanagan | Thompson--Okanagan | ||
| Federal Electoral Districts | Burnaby North–Seymour / Burnaby-Nord–Seymour | Burnaby North--Seymour / Burnaby-Nord--Seymour | |
| Cariboo–Prince George | Cariboo--Prince George | ||
| Central Okanagan–Similkameen–Nicola | Central Okanagan--Similkameen--Nicola | ||
| Chilliwack–Hope | Chilliwack--Hope | ||
| Cloverdale–Langley City | Cloverdale--Langley City | ||
| Coquitlam–Port Coquitlam | Coquitlam--Port Coquitlam | ||
| Courtenay–Alberni | Courtenay--Alberni | ||
| Cowichan–Malahat–Langford | Cowichan--Malahat--Langford | ||
| Esquimalt–Saanich–Sooke | Esquimalt--Saanich--Sooke | ||
| Fleetwood–Port Kells | Fleetwood--Port Kells | ||
| Kamloops–Thompson–Cariboo | Kamloops--Thompson--Cariboo | ||
| Kelowna–Lake Country | Kelowna--Lake Country | ||
| Kootenay–Columbia | Kootenay--Columbia | ||
| Langley–Aldergrove | Langley--Aldergrove | ||
| Mission–Matsqui–Fraser Canyon | Mission--Matsqui--Fraser Canyon | ||
| Nanaimo–Ladysmith | Nanaimo--Ladysmith | ||
| New Westminster–Burnaby | New Westminster--Burnaby | ||
| North Island–Powell River | North Island--Powell River | ||
| North Okanagan–Shuswap | North Okanagan--Shuswap | ||
| Pitt Meadows–Maple Ridge | Pitt Meadows--Maple Ridge | ||
| Port Moody–Coquitlam | Port Moody--Coquitlam | ||
| Prince George–Peace River–Northern Rockies | Prince George--Peace River--Northern Rockies | ||
| Saanich–Gulf Islands | Saanich--Gulf Islands | ||
| Skeena–Bulkley Valley | Skeena--Bulkley Valley | ||
| South Okanagan–West Kootenay / Okanagan-Sud–Kootenay-Ouest | South Okanagan--West Kootenay / Okanagan-Sud--Kootenay-Ouest | ||
| South Surrey–White Rock / Surrey-Sud–White Rock | South Surrey--White Rock / Surrey-Sud--White Rock | ||
| Steveston–Richmond East / Steveston–Richmond-Est | Steveston--Richmond East / Steveston--Richmond-Est | ||
| Surrey–Newton | Surrey--Newton | ||
| West Vancouver–Sunshine Coast–Sea to Sky Country | West Vancouver--Sunshine Coast--Sea to Sky Country |
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