Designated places, Cartographic Boundary files - 2016 Census

There are two types of boundary files: cartographic and digital. Cartographic boundary files portray the geographic areas using only the major land mass of Canada and its coastal islands. Digital boundary files portray the full extent of the geographic areas, including the coastal water area.

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Last Updated April 17, 2026, 22:01 (UTC)
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contact_email STATCAN.infostats-infostats.STATCAN@canada.ca
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open_canada_date_published 2017-02-08 00:00:00
open_canada_keywords {"fr": ["recensement de la population; cartes de réference; cartographie; régions géographique; systèmes d'information géographique"], "en": ["census of population; geographic areas; geographic information systems; mapping; reference maps"]}
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title_fr Localités désignées, Fichier des limites cartographiques - Recensement de 2016
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