Collection search - Census Metropolitan Area (CMA), Census Agglomeration (CA) and Census Tract (CT) Reference Maps

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Census Metropolitan Area (CMA), Census Agglomeration (CA) and Census Tract (CT) Reference Maps

Hierarchical level:

File

Date:

1996

Reference:

R233-105-8-E

Type of material:

Maps and cartographic material

Found in:

Archives / Collections and Fonds

Item ID number:

4002391

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Statistics Canada fonds

Census records

Census maps and geography

1996 Census Maps

Census Metropolitan Area (CMA), Census Agglomeration (CA) and Census Tract (CT) Reference Maps
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Date(s):

1996

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Place of creation:

Canada

Extent:

1.2 GB of maps (tiff) (84 files)

Language of material:

English

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This series shows the boundaries and names of Census tracts (CTs) and Census subdivisions (CSDs) that make up the Census metropolitan areas (CMAs)/ Census agglomeration (CAs), including Primary census metropolitan areas (PCMAs) and Primary census agglomerations (PCAs). Also shown are the boundaries of the urban core, urban fringe and rural fringe. The maps include background information such as rivers, lakes, railroad tracks, provincial boundaries and other significant features. The map scales range from 1:25 000 to 1:2 000 000.

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Cartographic material (electronic) (Electronic) Finding aid 31-62 is a verified item list that consists of archival reference number, electronic file title, and province. The finding aid is available as a PDF attached to this record. 31-62 (90: Open)
http://data2.archives.ca/pdf/pdf002/31-62_4002391_open_Carto_Electronic.pdf

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Arrangement note:

The computer files are arranged by province, according to the designations of the "Standard Geographical Classification (SGC)," Statistics Canada's official classification for geographic areas in Canada. The provincial codes are: 10 Newfoundland and Labrador; 11 Prince Edward Island; 12 Nova Scotia; 13 New Brunswick; 24 Quebec; 35 Ontario; 46 Manitoba; 47 Saskatchewan;48 Alberta; 59 British Columbia; 60 Yukon; 61 Northwest Territories. The naming convention for the individual map data files is: S-CensusYear-Province-Series-Unique ID-Title. In some cases, the "Province" and "Series" identifications can be inverted.

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