Administrative areas
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Administrative areas are defined, with a few exceptions, by federal and provincial statutes and are adopted for purposes of the census. Administrative areas supported by Statistics Canada include:
- Province and territory
- Federal electoral district (commonly called federal ridings)
- Census division (regional government areas such as counties and regional districts)
- Census subdivision (commonly known as municipalities)
- Designated place (submunicipal areas such as local service districts)
- Postal codeOM (defined and maintained by Canada Post Corporation)
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