Table D.1
Census subdivision types by province and territory, 2006 Census

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Census subdivision type Total Newfoundland and Labrador Prince Edward Island Nova Scotia New Brunswick Quebec Ontario Manitoba Saskatchewan Alberta British Columbia Yukon Northwest Territories Nunavut
5,418 377 113 100 276 1,294 585 297 984 453 836 35 37 31
C City / Cité 7 3 4
CC Chartered community 3 3
Cité 1 1
CG Community government 4 4
CM County (municipality) 28 28
CN Crown colony / Colonie de la couronne 1 1
COM Community 33 33
CT Canton (municipalité de) 50 50
CU Cantons unis (municipalité de) 2 2
CY City 146 3 2 5 46 9 14 16 48 1 1 1
DM District municipality 50 50
HAM Hamlet 35 2 9 24
ID Improvement district 7 7
IGD Indian government district 2 2
IM Island municipality 1 1
IRI Indian reserve / Réserve indienne 1,095 2 4 26 20 30 148 82 177 93 507 4 2
LGD Local government district 2 2
LOT Township and royalty 67 67
M Municipality / Municipalité 3 3
MD Municipal district 49 12 37
Municipalité 578 578
MU Municipality 52 52
NH Northern hamlet 9 9
NL Nisga'a land 1 1
NO Unorganized / Non organisé 133 97 17 10 2 2 2 3
NV Northern village 13 13
NVL Nisga'a village 5 5
P Parish / Paroisse (municipalité de) 152 152
PE Paroisse (municipalité de) 215 215
RCR Rural community / Communauté rurale 1 1
RDA Regional district electoral area 162 162
RG Region 1 1
RGM Regional municipality 4 3 1
RM Rural municipality 414 118 296
RV Resort village 40 40
SA Special area 3 3
SC Subdivision of county municipality / Subdivision municipalité de comté 28 28
Settlement / Établissement 13 13
S-É Indian settlement / Établissement indien 28 6 5 4 1 4 3 5
SET Settlement 14 11 3
SM Specialized municipality 2 2
SNO Subdivision of unorganized / Subdivision non organisée 92 92
SV Summer village 51 51
T Town 751 279 7 31 15 88 52 147 110 15 3 4  
TC Terres réservées aux Cris 8 8
TI Terre inuite 12 12
TK Terres réservées aux Naskapis 1 1
TL Teslin land 1 1
TP Township 210 210
TV Town / Ville 12 11 1
V Ville 220 220
VC Village cri 8 8
VK Village naskapi 1 1
VL Village 583 69 51 11 20 284 101 42 4 1
VN Village nordique 14 14
Source: Statistics Canada, 2006 Census of Population.