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2001 CENSUS SPATIAL DATA FILES:
FILES AVAILABLE IN ARCINFO FORMAT

These files are for use under conditions of the DLI License only and may not be redistributed or used outside the license conditions. Penalties will apply for those in violation of the terms of the licence.

To decide which files met your needs, assess the purpose of your research and read over Census geography concepts and definitions. Then select the All Canada download files, the Provincial download files, or the Census Metropolitan Area (CMA) download files.

Statistics Canada builds on geographical units used in the collection of Census information to organize its data. The complete hierarchy of standand geographic units for disseminating the results of the 2001 census can be viewed as a chart; descriptions for each geographic unit are provided in Statistics Canada's Geography Catalogue.

The following chart indicates how individual Block-face units "roll up" to create Dissemination Areas (formerly known as Enumeration Areas) and Census Subdivisions (villages, town, communities):

graph of basic census divisions

Canada-Wide Level Geo-Spatial Files

The following geographic divisions providing all-Canada coverage are available for downloading:

Provincial Level Geo-Spatial Files

The following geographic divisions are available for downloading by province. Note the RNF files refer to Road Network Files; Skeletal Road Network Files are also available upon request.

Province CCS Files CSD Files CT Files DA Files RNF Files
Newfoundland gccs010 gcsd010 gct_010 gda_010 grnf_010
Prince Edward Island gccs011 gcsd011 gct_011 gda_011 grnf_011
Nova Scotia gccs012 gcsd012 gct_012 gda_012 grnf_012
New Brunswick gccs013 gcsd013 gct_013 gda_013
gbl_013 (Block)
grnf_013
Quebec gccs024 gcsd024 gct_024 gda_024 grnf_024
Ontario gccs035 gcsd035 gct_035 gda_035 grnf_035
Manitoba gccs046 gcsd046 gct_046 gda_046 grnf_046
Saskatchewan gccs047 gcsd047 gct_047 gda_047 grnf_047
Alberta gccs048 gcsd048 gct_048 gda_048 grnf_048
British Columbia gccs059 gcsd059 gct_059 gda059 grnf_059
Yukon Territory gccs060 gcsd060 gct_060 gda_060 grnf_060
Northwest Territories gccs061 gcsd061 gct_061 gda_061 grnf_061
Nunavet gccs062 gcsd062 gct_062 gda_062 grnf_062


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