Standard Classification of Countries and Areas of Interest (SCCAI) 2016

Status

This standard was approved as a departmental standard on March 20, 2017.

2016 version of SCCAI

The Standard Classification of Countries and Areas of Interest (SCCAI) 2016 is based on the International Standard for country codes ISO 3166-1:2013^{Footnote 1}, including changes announced in newsletters which update the currently valid ISO standard. All changes made as of May 10, 2016 are included in this 2016 version of the SCCAI. The list was also updated for consistency with government of Canada norms.

In addition to the list of countries and areas of interest, a classification variant for social statistics data is included. The hierarchical structure of the classification shows the relationship between these geographic areas.

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• Introduction to the classification
• SCCAI 2016 - Classification structure

Concordances and documentation on changes

• SCCAI 2011 - SCCAI 2016
• Differences between SCCAI 2016 and ISO 3166-1:2013
• Current and historical countries and areas of interest

Variants of SCCAI

Countries and Areas of Interest for Social Statistics - SCCAI 2016

The classification variant for social statistics includes customized groupings (geographical macro-regions and geographical sub-regions) of the SCCAI countries for the publication of social statistics data.