Archived - Standard Geographical Classification (SGC) 2001

2001 version of the SGC

The Standard Geographical Classification (SGC) is Statistics Canada's official classification of geographic areas in Canada. The SGC provides unique numeric codes for three types of geographic areas: provinces and territories, census divisions (counties, regional municipalities), and census subdivisions (municipalities). The three geographic areas are hierarchically related; a seven-digit code is used to show this relationship. In addition the two other areas, Metropolitan Areas and Economic Regions are recognized as standard geographic areas in the SGC .

HTML format

• Archived Background information Archived
• SGC 2001 - Classification structure
• Metropolitan areas - SGC 2001
• Economic Regions - SGC 2001

CSV format

• Document

  SGC-CGT-2001-Structure-eng.csv (252.81 KB)
• Document

  SGC-CGT-2001-Element-eng.csv (1.9 MB)

Changes to SGC 2001

• Archived Supplement no. 1 Archived
  • Name change to Census Metropolitan Areas (CMAs) of Ottawa - Gatineau and Saguenay
  • Change to alpha code for Newfoundland and Labrador
• Archived Supplement no. 2 Archived
  • Official abbreviation for Newfoundland and Labrador
• Archived Supplement no. 3 Archived
  • Name change to Census Agglomeration (CA) of Port Hope
  • How to report data for statistical areas that cross provincial boundaries
• Archived Supplement no. 4 Archived
  • Name change to Census Agglomeration (CA) of Temiskaming Shores
  • Treatment of bilingual geographic names

Products

• Volume I, The Classification (12-571-XPB)
• Volume II, Reference Maps (12-572-XPB)