City

The City dataset is comprised of all the polygons that represent Cities in Alberta. City is a municipality type defined under the authority of the Municipal Government Act. The formation of a City can occur when a majority of the buildings are on parcels of land smaller than 1850 square meters and there is a population of 10 000 or more.

Data and Resources

Additional Info

Field	Value
Last Updated	April 17, 2026, 18:52 (UTC)
Created	April 17, 2026, 18:52 (UTC)
contact_email	AEP.GDAMetadata@gov.ab.ca
contact_person	{"en": "Government of Alberta; Government of Alberta; Environment and Parks", "fr": "Gouvernement de l'Alberta; Gouvernement de l'Alberta; Environment and Parks"}
criticality_level	[]
data_dictionary	unknown,unknown,unknown
geographic_scope	[]
open_canada_collection	fgp
open_canada_date_published	2024-01-15 00:00:00
open_canada_keywords	{"en": ["-CANADA", "ALBERTA", "BOUNDARIES", "CITIES", "MUNICIPALITY", "URBAN-MUNICIPALITY", "Government information"], "fr-t-en": ["-CANADA", "ALBERTA", "FRONTIÈRES", "VILLES", "MUNICIPALITÉ", "MUNICIPALITÉ URBAINE", "Information gouvernementale"]}
open_canada_subject	["form_descriptors", "nature_and_environment", "science_and_technology"]
sensitivity_level	unrestricted
title_fr
update_frequency	irregular