Table 4.1
Record layout - Geographic Attribute File
Table summary
This table displays the results of Record layout - Geographic Attribute File. The information is grouped by Attribute name (appearing as row headers), Data type and Description (appearing as column headers).
| Attribute name |
Data type |
Description |
| PRUID_PRIDU |
Character (2) |
Uniquely identifies a province or territory. |
| PRDGUID_PRIDUGD |
Character (21) |
Dissemination Geography Unique Identifier for 2021 provinces or territories.Table 4.1 Note 1 |
| PRNAME_PRNOM |
Character (100) |
Province or territory name. |
| PRENAME_PRANOM |
Character (100) |
Province or territory name in English. |
| PRFNAME_PRFNOM |
Character (100) |
Province or territory name in French. |
| PREABBR_PRAABBREV |
Character (10) |
English abbreviation of the province or territory name. |
| PRFABBR_PRFABBREV |
Character (10) |
French abbreviation of the province or territory name. |
| CDUID_DRIDU |
Character (4) |
Uniquely identifies a census division (composed of the 2-digit province or territory unique identifier the 2-digit census division code). |
| CDDGUID_DRIDUGD |
Character (21) |
Dissemination Geography Unique Identifier for 2021 census divisions.Table 4.1 Note 1 |
| CDNAME_DRNOM |
Character (100) |
Census division name. |
| CDTYPE_DRGENRE |
Character (3) |
Census division type. |
| FEDUID_CEFIDU |
Character (5) |
Uniquely identifies a federal electoral district (composed of the 2-digit province or territory unique identifier followed by the 3-digit federal electoral district code). |
| FEDDGUID_CEFIDUGD |
Character (21) |
Dissemination Geography Unique Identifier for 2021 federal electoral districts.Table 4.1 Note 1 |
| FEDNAME_CEFNOM |
Character (200) |
Federal electoral district name. |
| CSDUID_SDRIDU |
Character (7) |
Uniquely identifies a census subdivision (composed of 2-digit province or territory unique identifier followed by the 2-digit census division code and 3-digit census subdivision code). |
| CSDDGUID_SDRIDUGD |
Character (21) |
Dissemination Geography Unique Identifier for 2021 census subdivisions.Table 4.1 Note 1 |
| CSDNAME_SDRNOM |
Character (100) |
Census subdivision name. |
| CSDTYPE_SDRGENRE |
Character (3) |
Census subdivisions are classified according to designations adopted by provincial, territorial or federal authorities. |
| DPLUID_LDIDU |
Character (6) |
Uniquely identifies a designated place (composed of the 2-digit province or territory unique identifier followed by the 4-digit designated place code). |
| DPLDGUID_LDIDUGD |
Character (21) |
Dissemination Geography Unique Identifier for 2021 designated places.Table 4.1 Note 1 |
| DPLNAME_LDNOM |
Character (100) |
Designated place name. |
| DPLTYPE_LDGENRE |
Character (3) |
Designated place type. |
| ERUID_REIDU |
Character (4) |
Uniquely identifies an economic region (composed of the 2-digit province or territory unique identifier followed by the 2-digit economic region code). |
| ERDGUID_REIDUGD |
Character (21) |
Dissemination Geography Unique Identifier for 2021 economic regions.Table 4.1 Note 1 |
| ERNAME_RENOM |
Character (100) |
Economic region name. |
| CCSUID_SRUIDU |
Character (7) |
Uniquely identifies a census consolidated subdivision (composed of the 2-digit province or territory unique identifier followed by the 2-digit census division code and the 3 digit census consolidated subdivision code). |
| CCSDGUID_SRUIDUGD |
Character (21) |
Dissemination Geography Unique Identifier for 2021 census consolidated subdivisions.Table 4.1 Note 1 |
| CCSNAME_SRUNOM |
Character (100) |
Census consolidated subdivision name. |
| SACTYPE_CSSGENRE |
Character (1) |
The Statistical Area Classification groups census subdivisions according to whether they are a component of a census metropolitan area, a census agglomeration, a census metropolitan influenced zone or the territories. |
| SACCODE_CSSCODE |
Character (3) |
The 3-digit Statistical Area Classification code. |
| CMAPUID_RMRPIDU |
Character (5) |
Uniquely identifies the provincial or territorial part of a census metropolitan area and census agglomeration (composed of the 2-digit province or territory unique identifier followed by the 3-digit census metropolitan area or census agglomeration area unique identifier). |
| CMAPDGUID_RMRPIDUGD |
Character (21) |
Dissemination Geography Unique Identifier for 2021 Census metropolitan area or census agglomeration (provincial component).Table 4.1 Note 1 |
| CMAUID_RMRIDU |
Character (3) |
Uniquely identifies a census metropolitan area or census agglomeration. |
| CMADGUID_RMRIDUGD |
Character (21) |
Dissemination Geography Unique Identifier for 2021 census metropolitan areas or census agglomerations.Table 4.1 Note 1 |
| CMANAME_RMRNOM |
Character (100) |
Census metropolitan area or census agglomeration name. |
| CMATYPE_RMRGENRE |
Character (1) |
A one-character field identifying whether the unit is a census metropolitan area, a tracted census agglomeration or a non-tracted census agglomeration. |
| CTUID_SRIDU |
Character (10) |
Uniquely identifies a census tract within a census metropolitan area or census agglomeration (composed of the 3-digit census metropolitan area or census agglomeration code followed by the 7-character census tract name). |
| CTDGUID_SRIDUGD |
Character (21) |
Dissemination Geography Unique Identifier for 2021 census tracts.Table 4.1 Note 1 |
| CTCODE_SRCODE |
Character (4) |
Uniquely identifies a census tract. |
| CTNAME_SRNOM |
Character (7) |
Every census tract is assigned a 7.2-character numeric 'name' (including leading zeros, a decimal point and trailing zeros). |
| POPCTRRAPUID_CTRPOPRRPIDU |
Character (6) |
Uniquely identifies the provincial parts of each population centre and rural area (composed of the 2-digit province or territory unique identifier followed by the 4-digit population centre unique identifier). |
| POPCTRRAPDGUID_CTRPOPRRPIDUGD |
Character (21) |
Dissemination Geography Unique Identifier for 2021 population centres and rural areas (provincial component).Table 4.1 Note 1 |
| POPCTRRAUID_CTRPOPRRIDU |
Character (4) |
Uniquely identifies a population centre and rural area. |
| POPCTRRADGUID_CTRPOPRRIDUGD |
Character (21) |
Dissemination Geography Unique Identifier for 2021 population centres and rural areas.Table 4.1 Note 1 |
| POPCTRRANAME_CTRPOPRRNOM |
Character (100) |
Population centre and rural area name. |
| POPCTRRATYPE_CTRPOPRRGENRE |
Character (1) |
Population centre and rural area type. |
| POPCTRRACLASS_CTRPOPRRCLASSE |
Character (1) |
Distinguishes between small population centres, medium population centres, large urban population centres and rural areas. |
| DAUID_ADIDU |
Character (8) |
Uniquely identifies a dissemination area (composed of the 2-digit province or territory unique identifier followed by the 2-digit census division code, and the 4-digit dissemination area code). |
| DADGUID_ADIDUGD |
Character (21) |
Dissemination Geography Unique Identifier for 2021 dissemination areas.Table 4.1 Note 1 |
| DARPLAMX_ADLAMX |
Number (15.4) |
Dissemination area representative point x coordinate in Lambert projection. |
| DARPLAMY_ADLAMY |
Number (15.4) |
Dissemination area representative point y coordinate in Lambert projection. |
| DARPLAT_ADLAT |
Number (11.6) |
The dissemination area representative point latitude coordinate, in decimal degrees. |
| DARPLONG_ADLONG |
Number (13.6) |
The dissemination area representative point longitude coordinate, in decimal degrees. |
| DBUID_IDIDU |
Character (11) |
Uniquely identifies a dissemination block (composed of the 2-digit province or territory unique identifier followed by the 2-digit census division code, the 4-digit dissemination area code, and the 3-digit dissemination block code). |
| DBDGUID_IDIDUGD |
Character (21) |
Dissemination Geography Unique Identifier for 2021 dissemination blocks.Table 4.1 Note 1 |
| DBPOP2021_IDPOP2021 |
Number (9) |
2021 Census dissemination block population. |
| DBTDWELL2021_IDTLOG2021 |
Number (9) |
2021 Census dissemination block total private dwellings. |
| DBURDWELL2021_IDRHLOG2021 |
Number (9) |
2021 Census private dwellings occupied by usual residents. |
| DBAREA2021_IDSUP2021 |
Number (14.4) |
2021 Census dissemination block land area. |
| DBIR2021_IDRI2021 |
Character (1) |
2021 Census Indian reserve refusal flag. |
| ADAUID_ADAIDU |
Character (8) |
Uniquely identifies an aggregate dissemination area. |
| ADADGUID_ADAIDUGD |
Character (21) |
Dissemination Geography Unique Identifier for 2021 aggregate dissemination areas.Table 4.1 Note 1 |
| ADACODE_ADACODE |
Character (4) |
Aggregate dissemination area code. |
