Cartographic Boundary Files (CBF), 2016 Census Coordinate system: 4269 - "NAD83" Abstract: This data series contains all the Cartographic Boundary Files (CBF) produced by Statistics Canada for the 2016 census. This includes the following datasets: Aggregate Dissemination Areas Census Agricultural Regions Census Consolidated Subdivisions Census Divisions Census Metropolitan Areas & Census Agglomerations Census Subdivisions Census Tracts Designated Places Dissemination Areas Dissemination Blocks Economic Regions Federal Electoral Districts, 2013 Representation Order Forward Sortation Areas (coming soon) Population Centres Population Ecumene Census Divisions Provinces & Territories Hydrographic reference files are also available as a single download. This download includes a Coastal file, Inland Lakes and Rivers file (polygon), and Inland Rivers file (line).

Additional Documentation

• Metadata Information

  Language: eng; CAN

  Last Update: 2017-06-09

  Metadata Contact:

  Scholars Portal Toronto Ontario, Canada

  http://scholarsportal.info

  Contact Instructions:

  datagis@scholarsportal.info

  Metadata Standard:

  North American Profile of ISO19115:2003 - Geographic Information

• Citation Information

  
  

  Series

  Name: Statistics Canada, Boundary Files

  
  

  Statistics Canada Ottawa Ontario, Canada

  Themes or Categories of the Resource: boundaries

  Keywords:

  Census 2016, Population, Demographics, Census, Cartography, Mapping

  Administration, Boundaries, Census data, Census, Données du recensement, Recensement, Frontière

  Place Keywords:

  Continent > North America > Canada > Ontario

  Purpose:

  For reference and mapping purposes.

  Dataset Language: eng; can

  Status: completed

  Update Frequency: unknown

  Spatial Representation Type: vector

  Processing Environment:

  Microsoft Windows XP Version 5.1 (Build 2600) Service Pack 3; ESRI ArcGIS 10.0.2.3200

  Extent

  West Longitude: -141.018073

  East Longitude: -52.619409

  North Latitude: 83.135503

  South Latitude: 41.681435

  
  

  Supplemental Information:

  Digital Boundary Files (DBF) depict the full extent of the geographical areas, including the coastal water area. Cartographic Boundary Files (CBF) depict the geographical areas using the shorelines of Canada and its coastal islands.

• Spatial Representation - Vector

  Geometric Objects:

  Object Type: curve

  Object Count:

• Reference System Information

  Reference System Identifier

  Value: 4269

  Code Space: http://www.epsg-registry.org/

• Data Quality Information

  Scope Level: dataset

  The National Geographic Database (NGD) is a joint Statistics Canada-Elections Canada initiative to develop and maintain a spatial database which serves the needs of both organizations. The focus of the NGD is the continual improvement of quality and currency of spatial coverage using updates from provinces, territories and local sources. The native file used for the creation of the spatial files resides on Statistics Canada’s Spatial Data Infrastructure and was derived directly from data stored in the NGD environment.

  
  

  Process step:

  For digital boundary file creation, spatial and attribute information were extracted using the lowest level of geography, also known as the basic block. Primary data manipulation of the product layers included preserving the geographic hierarchy of the attributes inherent within a geographic level. The basic block native file was copied into a SDE feature dataset and stored as a feature class to facilitate geo-processing (e.g., projecting, joins, transforming and verification operations). All of the higher level geographies were created from the basic block level.

  National Geographic Database (NGD), Statistics Canada and Elections Canada

• Distribution Information

  Distributor:

  Statistics Canada Ottawa Ontario, Canada

  http://www.statcan.gc.ca/

• Related Links

  • Statistics Canada Website