What's new?

• Effective February 3, 2011, the term 'population centre' has replaced the term 'urban area.' Population centres are classified into one of three groups based on the size of their population. For more information, see the note entitled From urban areas to population centres.
• For the 2011 Census, boundaries of designated places (DPLs) may cross census subdivision (CSD) boundaries.
• Updates were made to the hydrographic layers with a selection of features from the National Hydro Network (NHN). As a result, users may notice differences in the geometry of the hydrography network in British Columbia compared to the 2006 Census maps.
• Variation of some feature symbology has been incorporated into the reference maps to increase compliance with Common Look and Feel guidelines 2.0.
• For the 2011 Census, all map reference guides have been combined into one guide titled the Reference Maps and Thematic Maps, Reference guide (Catalogue no.92-143-G). This guide now also includes information on thematic maps. In 2006, there were three map reference guides: Dissemination Area Reference Maps, Reference Guide (Catalogue no.92-145-G),Census Tract Reference Maps, by Census Metropolitan Areas or Census Agglomerations, Reference Guide (Catalogue no.92-146-G), and National, Census Divisions and Census Subdivisions Reference Maps, Reference Guide (Catalogue no. 92-149-G).
• Embedded links have been added to the four national reference maps, the 23 Census Division and Census Subdivision reference maps and the Index Map in the Standard Geographical Classification [SGC] Volume II (Catalogue no. 12-572-X). Letters representing each National Map have been added in the top right corner to facilitate linking. In addition, the Index Map contains links to individual Census Division and Census Subdivision reference maps.