Census Geography Files
The DLI program provides access to spatial files in addition to numeric data files to authorised users under the DLI licence. The census spatial files are provided by Statistics Canada in both ArcInfo and MapInfo formats. The files currently available for downloading are in ArcInfo format, but MapInfo files may be requested directly through the UNB Libraries DLI Contact.
Spatial files may be available as digital boundary files (dbf), which reflect administrative boundaries or cartographic boundary files (cbf), previously referred to as digital cartographic files (dcf), which provide a more accurate geographical representation. Knowledge of a GIS package, such as MapInfo, ArcView, or ArcInfo, is usually a prerequisite for using these files.
2006 Census Geography Files
All 2006 spatial files available for download from this page reflect the shoreline. For access dbf versions or any other geographic levels not listed here, please submit a request to the DLI contact.
Please note that most of the standard census geography files as well as water and road layers may now be downloaded directly from Statistics Canada's Census Geography site.
The following files are available for use within the constraints of
the DLI licence to UNB Libraries authorized users.
New Brunswick
Canada
For convenience, the NB profile data from the 2006 Census of Population for census subdivisions and census dissemination areas, are provided here in a zipped .ivt file. These .ivt files require the Beyond 20/20 browser to view and manipulate the files.
2001 Census Geography Files
Documentation & Utilities:, including:
- Standard Geographical Classification 2001
- Geography Catalogue 2001
- Geosuite 2001
2001 Census Spatial Files
Note: There were significant changes in census geography between 1996 and
2001. Users are urged to use the documentation referred to in the above
list of links to understand these changes.
1996 Census Geography Files
Documentation & Utilities:
- 1997 Geography Catalogue
- 1996 Street Network File Guide in PDF format
- Geosuite 96
- Postal Code Conversion File
- Postal Code Conversion Weight File
1996 Census Spatial
Files, including: