Standard Geographical Classification (SGC) Volume I. The Classification

Geographic files and documentation: 12-571-X
Description: The Standard Geographical Classification (SGC) provides a systematic structure for classifying Canada's geographic areas. It is the official classification system used for the Census of Population and other Statistics Canada surveys.

The classification is presented in two volumes: Volume I, The Classification and Volume II, Reference Maps.

Volume I describes the classification and related standard geographic areas and place names. It presents the names and codes for the geographical regions of Canada, provinces and territories, census divisions and census subdivisions, as well as those of the geographic regions that make up the different variants of the classification. It provides information on changes between the current version of the SGC and the previous one, including changes in name, type or code, and indicates the correspondence between the new and old codes. Volume II contains reference maps.

Volume II. Reference Maps is available (12-572-X).
Frequency: Occasional
Available formats: HTML, PDF, Paper (discontinued)
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Standard Geographical Classification (SGC) Volume I. The Classification, 2021 April 14, 2023 More information
Standard Geographical Classification (SGC) Volume I. The Classification, 2016 November 16, 2016 More information
Standard Geographical Classification (SGC) Volume I. The Classification, 2011 - ARCHIVED November 22, 2011 More information
Standard Geographical Classification (SGC) Volume I. The Classification, 2006 - ARCHIVED January 16, 2007 More information
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