Interim List of Changes to Municipal Boundaries, Status, and Names
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Catalogue no. 92F0009X ISSN 1715-0329 Interim List of Changes to Municipal Boundaries, Status, and Names Up to January 1st, 2018 Release date: November 14, 2018 How to obtain more information For information about this product or the wide range of services and data available from Statistics Canada, visit our website, www.statcan.gc.ca. You can also contact us by Email at [email protected] Telephone, from Monday to Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., at the following numbers: • Statistical Information Service 1-800-263-1136 • National telecommunications device for the hearing impaired 1-800-363-7629 • Fax line 1-514-283-9350 Depository Services Program • Inquiries line 1-800-635-7943 • Fax line 1-800-565-7757 Standards of service to the public Note of appreciation Statistics Canada is committed to serving its clients in a prompt, Canada owes the success of its statistical system to a reliable and courteous manner. 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Interim List of Changes to Municipal Boundaries, Status, and Names Up to January 1st, 2018 The Interim List of Changes to Municipal boundaries, Status and Names provides a summary of the changes to census subdivisions, such as municipal boundary or name changes that were processed since the production of the previous Interim List and have an effective date on or before January 1, 2018. This report presents the changes which have been processed by the Statistical Registers and Geography Division based on the information received and, therefore, may not include all the changes that may have occurred in this time period. Statistics Canada – Catalogue no. 92F0009X 3 Interim List of Changes to Municipal Boundaries, Status, and Names About this product Preface Census subdivision (CSD) is the general term for municipalities (as determined by provincial/territorial legislation) or areas treated as municipal equivalents for statistical purposes (e.g., Indian reserves, Indian settlements and unorganized territories). Municipal status is defined by laws in effect in each province and territory in Canada. Census subdivisions are an important component of the geographic structure used at Statistics Canada for collecting and disseminating data. As such, the Statistical Registers and Geography Division carefully monitors and updates changes to the boundaries, names and other relevant information related to CSD. These changes are published in this Interim List to warn users doing trend or longitudinal analysis that the areas being compared have changed over time. Content considerations The summary data in this product reflect municipal changes in effect that were processed since the production of the previous Interim List and have an effective date on or before January 1, 2018. Notifications of the changes that take place during this period are obtained from the provincial gazettes and statutes, the orders of the Municipal Board and special provincial acts. Boundary changes are compiled from legal descriptions and accompanying maps into the National Geographic Database (NGD) using the best available information. Census subdivision boundary files1 are published on an occasional basis for public use. Any corrections or additional changes reported back to the Statistical Registers and Geography Division are represented in the subsequent issue of the Interim List. An important reference for users of the Interim List is the Standard Geographical Classification manual. It is composed of: • Volume I (The Classification) - Catalogue number 12-571-X (https://www150.statcan.gc.ca/cgi-bin/IPS/ display?cat_num=12-571-X) • Volume II (Reference Maps) - Catalogue number 12-572-X (https://www150.statcan.gc.ca/cgi-bin/IPS/ display?cat_num=12-572-X) We welcome any suggestions on the presentation of the Interim List or the planned frequency. Those users requiring more information about changes to census subdivisions should contact us by e-mail at STATCAN. [email protected], or by phone at 1-800-263-1136. Geographic changes After a census, Statistics Canada makes public the total number of persons and the total number of dwellings counted in a given area, for example, in a municipality. By the next census, the municipality’s geographic boundaries may have changed, especially if it has annexed part of another municipality or has merged with another municipality. When a boundary change occurs between censuses, the population and dwelling counts for the geographic areas affected by the boundary change are revised (adjusted). Once the dwellings affected by the boundary change are identified, it is possible to establish the population affected. These counts are then added to the geographic area that has increased in size and subtracted from the geographic area that has decreased in size. 1. For more information, see the Census Subdivision Boundary File, 2018 (https://www5.statcan.gc.ca/olc-cel/olc.action?ObjId=92-162-G&ObjType=2&lang=en&limit=0). Statistics Canada Catalogue no. 92-162-X. 4 Statistics Canada – Catalogue no. 92F0009X Interim List of Changes to Municipal Boundaries, Status, and Names Tables Table 1 Changes to census subdivisions by province and territory is a table that presents all types of changes received to date, with 2016 population adjusted to modified census subdivision limits, where applicable. The table is available for download for all of Canada. It is important to highlight that the layout of this table has been redesigned to simplify the presentation of changes to CSD and to reduce duplication of information. In the new layout, the information is presented using the assumption that a CSD may be gaining or losing information, be it area, population, a combination of both area and population, as well as codes, names and types. **Please note that a gaining CSD may have more than one entry in the table if more than one losing CSD is associated with the same transaction. Records can be grouped by transaction using the File Number field. The record layout of the redesigned table is as follows: Gaining CSDuid = the code that uniquely identifies the CSD that is gaining information in the transaction. This code is based on the Standard Geographical Classification (SGC). In order to uniquely identify each CSD in Canada, the two-digit province/territory (PR) code and the two-digit census division (CD) code must precede the CSD code. Gaining CSDname = the name associated with the CSD that is gaining information in the transaction. Gaining CSDtype = the CSD type associated with the CSD that is gaining information in the transaction. The census subdivision type accompanies the census subdivision name in order to distinguish CSDs with the same name within a given province or territory. Gaining Change Code = the code that is associated with the type of change of the gaining CSD. A full list of change codes and their meanings can be found in the description of Table 2. Gaining Action = a brief description associated with the change code of the gaining CSD. Losing CSDuid = the code that uniquely identifies the CSD that is losing information in the transaction. This code is based on the Standard Geographical Classification (SGC). In order to uniquely identify each CSD in Canada, the two-digit province/territory (PR) code and the two-digit census division (CD) code must precede the CSD code. Losing CSDname = the name associated with the CSD that is losing information in the transaction. Losing CSDtype = the CSD type associated with the CSD that is losing information in the transaction. The census subdivision type accompanies the census subdivision name in order to distinguish CSDs with the same name within a given province or territory. Losing Change Code = the code that is associated with the type of change of the losing CSD. A full list of change codes and their meanings can be found in the description of Table 2. Losing Action = a brief description associated with the change code of the losing CSD. Losing Census Population Affected = the population count, derived from the 2016 Census, that is removed from the losing CSD and added to the gaining CSD if applicable. Effective Date = the date on which the change was effective. File number = the code that identifies the transaction number for a given change or set of changes. The code is assigned by Statistical Registers and Geography Division for the purpose of logging CSD changes. The first two digits are equal to the province code in which the affected CSDs are located. The following four digits are assigned sequentially within the tracking system as the transactions are entered. Statistics Canada – Catalogue no. 92F0009X 5 Interim List of Changes to Municipal Boundaries, Status, and Names Table 1 Changes to Census Subdivisions by province and territory Losing Gaining Losing Census Gaining Gaining Gaining Change Gaining Losing Losing Losing Change Losing Population Effective File CSDuid CSDname CSDtype Code Action CSDuid CSDname CSDtype Code Action Affected Date Number Newfound- land and Labrador Population Population Division No. gained due to lost due to 1007031 7, Subd. E SNO 10 correction 1007036 Port Blandford T 11 correction 24 02/01/2016 100003 Long Harbour- Mount Population Population Arlington gained due to Division No.