Standard Geographical Classification (SGC) 2006

Table B shows CD types, their abbreviated forms, and their distribution by province and territory.

Table B
Distribution of census division types by province and territory, 2006
Census division type Canada N.L. P.E.I. N.S. N.B. Que. Ont. Man. Sask. Alta. B.C. Y.T. N.W.T. Nvt.
CDR Census division / Division de recensement 85 11 ... ... ... 5 9 23 18 19 ... ... ... ...
CT County / Comté 15 ... ... ... 15 ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
CTY County 40 ... 3 18 ... ... 19 ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
DIS District 10 ... ... ... ... ... 10 ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
DM District municipality 1 ... ... ... ... ... 1 ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
MB Management board 1 ... ... ... ... ... 1 ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
MRC Municipalité régionale de comté 81 ... ... ... ... 81 ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
RD Regional district 27 ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 27 ... ... ...
REG Region 6 ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 1 ... 2 3
RM Regional municipality 6 ... ... ... ... ... 6 ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
Territoire équivalent 12 ... ... ... ... 12 ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
TER Territory / Territoire 1 ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 1 ... ...
UC United counties 3 ... ... ... ... ... 3 ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
Total 288 11 3 18 15 98 49 23 18 19 28 1 2 3

Table C shows CSD types, their abbreviated forms, and their distribution by province and territory.

Table C
Distribution of census subdivision types by province and territory, 2006
Census subdivision type Canada N.L. P.E.I. N.S. N.B. Que. Ont. Man. Sask. Alta. B.C. Y.T. N.W.T. Nvt.
Total 5,418 377 113 100 276 1,294 585 297 984 453 836 35 37 31
C City / Cité 7 ... ... ... 3 ... 4 ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
CC Chartered community 3 ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 3 ...
Cité 1 ... ... ... ... 1 ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
CG Community government 4 ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 4 ...
CM County (municipality) 28 ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 28 ... ... ... ...
CN Crown colony / Colonie de la couronne 1 ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 1 ... ... ... ... ...
COM Community 33 ... 33 ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
CT Canton (municipalité de) 50 ... ... ... ... 50 ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
CU Cantons unis (municipalité de) 2 ... ... ... ... 2 ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
CY City 146 3 2 ... 5 ... 46 9 14 16 48 1 1 1
DM District municipality 50 ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 50 ... ... ...
HAM Hamlet 35 ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 2 9 24
ID Improvement district 7 ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 7 ... ... ... ...
IGD Indian government district 2 ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 2 ... ... ...
IM Island municipality 1 ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 1 ... ... ...
IRI Indian reserve / Réserve indienne 1,095 2 4 26 20 30 148 82 177 93 507 4 2 ...
LGD Local government district 2 ... ... ... ... ... ... 2 ... ... ... ... ... ...
LOT Township and royalty 67 ... 67 ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
M Municipality / Municipalité 3 ... ... ... ... ... 3 ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
MD Municipal district 49 ... ... 12 ... ... ... ... ... 37 ... ... ... ...
Municipalité 578 ... ... ... ... 578 ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
MU Municipality 52 ... ... ... ... ... 52 ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
NH Northern hamlet 9 ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 9 ... ... ... ... ...
NL Nisga'a land 1 ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 1 ... ... ...
NO Unorganized / Non organisé 133 ... ... ... ... 97 17 10 2 ... ... 2 2 3
NV Northern village 13 ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 13 ... ... ... ... ...
NVL Nisga'a village 5 ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 5 ... ... ...
P Parish / Paroisse (municipalité de) 152 ... ... ... 152 ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
PE Paroisse (municipalité de) 215 ... ... ... ... 215 ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
RCR Rural community / Communauté rurale 1 ... ... ... 1 ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
RDA Regional district electoral area 162 ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 162 ... ... ...
RG Region 1 1 ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
RGM Regional municipality 4 ... ... 3 ... ... ... ... ... 1 ... ... ... ...
RM Rural municipality 414 ... ... ... ... ... ... 118 296 ... ... ... ... ...
RV Resort village 40 ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 40 ... ... ... ... ...
S-É Indian settlement / Établissement indien 28 ... ... ... ... 6 5 4 1 4 3 5 ... ...
SA Special area 3 ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 3 ... ... ... ...
SC Subdivision of county municipality / Subdivision municipalité de comté 28 ... ... 28 ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
Settlement / Établissement 13 ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 13 ... ...
SET Settlement 14 ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 11 3
SM Specialized municipality 2 ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 2 ... ... ... ...
SNO Subdivision of unorganized / Subdivision non organisée 92 92 ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
SV Summer village 51 ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 51 ... ... ... ...
T Town 751 279 7 31 15 ... 88 52 147 110 15 3 4 ...
TC Terres réservées aux Cris 8 ... ... ... ... 8 ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
TI Terre inuite 12 ... ... ... ... 12 ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
TK Terres réservées aux Naskapis 1 ... ... ... ... 1 ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
TL Teslin land 1 ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 1 ... ...
TP Township 210 ... ... ... ... ... 210 ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
TV Town / Ville 12 ... ... ... 11 ... 1 ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
V Ville 220 ... ... ... ... 220 ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
VC Village cri 8 ... ... ... ... 8 ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
VK Village naskapi 1 ... ... ... ... 1 ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
VL Village 583 ... ... ... 69 51 11 20 284 101 42 4 1 ...
VN Village nordique 14 ... ... ... ... 14 ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ...

Table D provides the standard abbreviations and titles for all CD and CSD types for English, French and bilingual publications respectively.

Table D
Standard abbreviations and titles for census division (CD) types for use in English, French and bilingual publications, 2006
Language form of CD type Abbreviation for English language publications Title for English language publications Abbreviation for French language publications Title for French language publications Abbreviation for bilingual publications Title for bilingual publications
Bilingual CT County CT Comté CT County / Comté
English only CTY County CTY County CTY County
English only DIS District DIS District DIS District
Bilingual CDR Census division CDR Division de recensement CDR Census division / Division de recensement
English only DM District municipality DM District municipality DM District municipality
French only MRC Municipalité régionale de comté MRC Municipalité régionale de comté MRC Municipalité régionale de comté
English only RD Regional district RD Regional district RD Regional district
English only REG Region REG Region REG Region
English only RM Regional municipality RM Regional municipality RM Regional municipality
Bilingual TER Territory TER Territoire TER Territory / Territoire
English only UC United counties UC United counties UC United counties
English only MB Management board MB Management board MB Management board
French only Territoire équivalent Territoire équivalent Territoire équivalent

Table E provides the standard abbreviations and titles for all CD and CSD types for English, French and bilingual publications respectively.

Table E
Standard abbreviations and titles for census subdivision (CSD) types for use in English, French and bilingual publications, 2006
Language form of CSD type Abbreviation for English language publications Title for English language publications Abbreviation for French language publications Title for French language publications Abbreviation for bilingual publications Title for bilingual publications
Bilingual C City C Cité C City / Cité
English only CC Chartered community CC Chartered community CC Chartered community
French only Cité Cité Cité
English only CG Community government CG Community government CG Community government
English only CM County (municipality) CM County (municipality) CM County (municipality)
Bilingual CN Crown colony CN Colonie de la couronne CN Crown colony / Colonie de la couronne
English only COM Community COM Community COM Community
French only CT Canton (municipalité de) CT Canton (municipalité de) CT Canton (municipalité de)
French only CU Cantons unis (municipalité de) CU Cantons unis (municipalité de) CU Cantons unis (municipalité de)
English only CY City CY City CY City
English only DM District municipality DM District municipality DM District municipality
English only HAM Hamlet HAM Hamlet HAM Hamlet
English only ID Improvement district ID Improvement district ID Improvement district
English only IGD Indian government district IGD Indian government district IGD Indian government district
English only IM Island municipality IM Island municipality IM Island municipality
Bilingual IRI Indian reserve IRI Réserve indienne IRI Indian reserve / Réserve indienne
English only LGD Local government district LGD Local government district LGD Local government district
English only LOT Township and royalty LOT Township and royalty LOT Township and royalty
Bilingual M Municipality M Municipalité M Municipality / Municipalité
English only MD Municipal district MD Municipal district MD Municipal district
French only Municipalité Municipalité Municipalité
English only MU Municipality MU Municipality MU Municipality
English only NH Northern hamlet NH Northern hamlet NH Northern hamlet
English only NL Nisga'a land NL Nisga'a land NL Nisga'a land
Bilingual NO Unorganized NO Non organisé NO Unorganized / Non organisé
English only NV Northern village NV Northern village NV Northern village
English only NVL Nisga'a village NVL Nisga'a village NVL Nisga'a village
Bilingual P Parish P Paroisse (municipalité de) P Parish / Paroisse (municipalité de)
French only PE Paroisse (municipalité de) PE Paroisse (municipalité de) PE Paroisse (municipalité de)
Bilingual RCR Rural community RCR Communauté rurale RCR Rural community / Communauté rurale
English only RDA Regional district electoral area RDA Regional district electoral area RDA Regional district electoral area
English only RG Region RG Region RG Region
English only RGM Regional municipality RGM Regional municipality RGM Regional municipality
English only RM Rural municipality RM Rural municipality RM Rural municipality
English only RV Resort village RV Resort village RV Resort village
English only SA Special area SA Special area SA Special area
Bilingual SC Subdivision of county municipality SC Subdivision municipalité de comté SC Subdivision of county municipality / Subdivision municipalité de comté
Bilingual Settlement Établissement Settlement / Établissement
Bilingual S-É Indian settlement S-É Établissement indien S-É Indian settlement / Établissement indien
English only SET Settlement SET Settlement SET Settlement
English only SM Specialized municipality SM Specialized municipality SM Specialized municipality
Bilingual SNO Subdivision of unorganized SNO Subdivision non organisée SNO Subdivision of unorganized / Subdivision non organisée
English only SV Summer village SV Summer village SV Summer village
English only T Town T Town T Town
French only TC Terres réservées aux Cris TC Terres réservées aux Cris TC Terres réservées aux Cris
French only TI Terre inuite TI Terre inuite TI Terre inuite
French only TK Terres réservées aux Naskapis TK Terres réservées aux Naskapis TK Terres réservées aux Naskapis
English only TL Teslin land TL Teslin land TL Teslin land
English only TP Township TP Township TP Township
Bilingual TV Town TV Ville TV Town / Ville
French only V Ville V Ville V Ville
French only VC Village cri VC Village cri VC Village cri
French only VK Village naskapi VK Village naskapi VK Village naskapi
Bilingual VL Village VL Village VL Village
French only VN Village nordique VN Village nordique VN Village nordique

Table H presents the number of census subdivision changes by type and by province and territory.

Table H
Number of census subdivision changes by type, 2001 to 2006
Province / Territory Code 1 Codes 2, 2C Codes 3, 3C Code 23 Code 4 Code 7 Codes 5, 5A, 6, 8, 8C, 9, 9C, 10, 11 Total
N.L. 5 4 ... ... 9 5 154 177
P.E.I. ... ... ... ... ... ... 14 14
N.S. 2 1 ... ... ... ... 28 31
N.B. 1 2 1 ... ... ... 111 115
Que. 100 30 41 6 282 34 242 735
Ont. 4 17 53 4 5 ... 254 337
Man. 6 4 2 1 7 ... 81 101
Sask. 11 8 ... ... 29 ... 275 323
Alta. 5 10 2 ... 4 ... 252 273
B.C. 24 13 4 ... 4 ... 564 609
Y.T. ... ... ... ... ... ... 4 4
N.W.T. ... ... 2 4 ... ... 8 14
Nvt. ... ... 1 ... ... ... 4 5
Canada 158 89 106 15 340 39 1,991 2,738
Legend
Code 1 Incorporation
Codes 2, 2C Change/correction of name
Codes 3, 3C Change/correction of type
Code 23 Change of name and type
Code 4 Dissolution
Code 7 Revision of SGC code
Codes 5, 5A, 6, 8, 8C, 9, 9C, 10, 11 Annexation and, boundary and population revisions, cartographic correction