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Symbols The following standard symbols are used in Statistics Canada publications: . not available for any reference period .. not available for a specifi c reference period … not applicable 0 true zero or a value rounded to zero 0s value rounded to 0 (zero) where there is a meaningful distinction between true zero and the value that was rounded p preliminary r revised x suppressed to meet the confi dentiality requirements of the Statistics Act E use with caution F too unreliable to be published 4 Standard Geographical Classifi cation (SGC), 2006 Preface The Standard Geographical Classifi cation (SGC) is Statistics Canada’s offi cial classifi cation for geographical areas in Canada. Established in the early 1960s, the Standard Geographical Classifi cation was released as a working manual for 1964, 1966 and 1972. In 1974, the manual became an offi cial publication of Statistics Canada and it was subsequently issued for 1976, 1981, 1986, 1991, 1996 and 2001. This 2006 version is the eighth edition. The Classifi cation has been updated and revised, and is now released online. This classifi cation consists of two volumes, each available separately. Volume I contains tables of the SGC units with their names and codes, as well as tables of metropolitan areas with their component census subdivisions. Volume II contains reference maps showing the locations and boundaries of the standard geographical areas in the classifi cation. While the content of Volume II is fi nal, Volume I is, at this time, a preliminary release and contains a subset of the tables (Tables 1 to 5). The fi nal version of Volume I will be available in January 2007 and will include all the tables of the standard geographical areas (Tables 1 to 7) and concordance tables. The printed version of Volume II, which includes all the reference maps, will also be available in January 2007. The 2006 Standard Geographical Classifi cation is published by Standards Division, under the guidance of Alice Born, Director. The publication was prepared by Richard Fortin and Guy Auger under the supervision of John Crysdale. Major contributors included Geography Division, which was responsible for the source data for the tables and defi nitions as well as for the preparation of the maps; and Dissemination Division, which was responsible for setting PDF table and text formats as well as printing. Standard Geographical Classifi cation (SGC), 2006 5 Table of contents Page Introduction 7 The Standard Geographical Classifi cation (SGC) 7 Other Geographical Entities 15 Presentation 16 Tables 1. Census divisions in numerical order, by province and territory, 2006 18 2. Census divisions in alphabetical order, by province and territory, 2006 21 3. Census divisions and census subdivisions in numerical order, by province and territory, 2006 24 4. Census metropolitan areas and census agglomerations in numerical order, 2006 79 5. Census metropolitan areas, census agglomerations and their component census subdivisions in alphabetical order, 2006 81 6 Standard Geographical Classifi cation (SGC), 2006 Introduction are comparable among series and over time. Even non- standard units, when defi ned by reference to the standard, The Standard Geographical Classifi cation (SGC) is a are enhanced by better defi nition of content and relevance classifi cation of geographical areas used to collect and to other series. disseminate statistics. The geographical units Following a description of the SGC itself, other geographical units1 and related entities used for the collection and Two criteria were used in the selection of geographical units dissemination of statistics are presented. An outline of the for the SGC. The fi rst was that they be easily recognized by content of the two volumes that constitute the Standard the respondents who are asked to report geographical detail. Geographical Classifi cation is then presented. Administrative units were chosen because respondents routinely conduct business with administrative units such as a municipality, county or province. The standard geographical classifi cation The second criterion was the usefulness of the geographical The Standard Geographical Classifi cation (SGC) was units for general statistical purposes. Once again, developed to enable the production of integrated statistics administrative units are suitable because they are signifi cant by geographical area. It provides a range of geographical users of statistics in establishing and implementing units that are convenient for data collection and compilation, programs involving the expenditure of public funds and and useful for spatial analysis of economic and social also because the general public can readily associate statistics. It is intended primarily for the classifi cation of statistics on this basis with the names and boundaries of statistical units, such as establishments or households, administrative units. whose activities are normally associated with a specifi c location. The SGC identifi es three types of geographical unit: The SGC is based on a classifi cation system originally 1. province or territory, developed for the dissemination of statistics from the 2. census division, Census of Population. 3. census subdivision. The SGC conforms to the basic principles of classifi cation. In SGC 2006, there are 13 provinces and territories, It consists of a set of discrete units that are mutually 288 census divisions and 5,418 census subdivisions. exclusive and, in total, cover the entire universe. Usually, a classifi cation appears as a hierarchy, each level of which (1) Province or territory (PR) satisfi es the above-mentioned principles and is defi ned Refl ecting the primary political subdivision of Canada, by the uniform application of a single criterion. Applied provinces and territories are the most permanent level of the to geography, these principles result in a classifi cation SGC. From a statistical point of view, province and territory consisting of geographical areas whose boundaries are are basic areas for which data are tabulated. Canada is specifically delimited in accordance with well-defined divided into ten provinces and three territories. concepts and which, in total, cover the entire landmass of Canada. The classifi cation appears as a three-level The provinces, territories, and their codes and abbreviations hierarchy of geographical