2. Overview

The 2012 Census Subdivision Boundary File depicts the boundaries of all 5,250 census subdivisions which combined cover all of Canada and contains information such as unique identifiers (UIDs), names and types of the geographic area presented. As well, the UIDs, names and types (where applicable) are included for the following geographic levels:

• province or territory
• census division

The 2012 Census Subdivision Boundary File depicts the full extent of census subdivisions, including the coastal water area.

The Census Subdivision Boundary File is portrayed in Lambert conformal conic projection (North American Datum of 1983 [NAD83]). Previous editions of this product were Geographic (latitude/longitude). The Census Subdivision Boundary File is available as a national file.

How to cite this guide

Census Subdivision Boundary File, Reference Guide, 2012. Statistics Canada Catalogue no. 92-162-G.

How to cite this product

Census Subdivision Boundary File, 2012. Statistics Canada Catalogue no. 92-162-X.