Abstract: This downloadable data product includes the federal boundary files from the most recent census year. The official boundaries are updated every 5 years with the census and should be considered the most recent official boundaries. Layers in each geodatabase include Economic Regions, Census Divisions, Census Subdivisions, Census Metropolitan Areas and Census Agglomerations, Census Tracts, and Dissemination Areas. The current boundaries are from the 2021 Census of population. For intercensal boundaries, please see the intercensus boundary record. This information is adapted from Statistics Canada, Boundary files in their respective years. This does not constitute an endorsement by Statistics Canada of this product.
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Language:
Language Code:
eng
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utf8
Hierarchy level:
Scope code:
dataset
Hierarchy level name:
dataset
Metadata author:
Responsible party:
Organisation name:
Treasury Board and Finance, Government of Alberta
Position name:
Data and GIS Services, Office of Statistics and Information
Contact info:
Contact:
Address:
Address:
Delivery point:
Federal Building, Eighth Floor
Delivery point:
9820 - 107 Street
City:
Edmonton
Administrative area:
Alberta
Postal code:
T5K 1E7
Country:
Country:
CA
Electronic mail address:
osi.support@gov.ab.ca
Hours of service:
8:30 - 16:30 Monday to Friday
Contact instructions:
Queries about the creation and/or characteristics of the data set submitted through electronic mail must
include the salutation "Attention: Data and GIS Services; Dataset: Alberta Census Boundaries - Current".
Role:
Role code:
publisher
Date stamp:
2022-05-24
Metadata standard name:
ISO 19139 Geographic Information - Metadata - Implementation Specification
Metadata standard version:
2007
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Vector spatial representation:
Topology level:
Topology level code:
geometryOnly
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Reference system:
Reference system identifier:
RS Identifier:
Code:
3400
Code Space:
EPSG
Version:
8.6.2
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Data identification:
Citation:
Citation:
Title:
Alberta Census Boundaries - Current
Date:
Date:
Date:
2022-01-01
Date type:
Date type code:
creation
Date:
Date:
Date:
2022-06-10
Date type:
Date type code:
publication
Cited responsible party:
Responsible party:
Organisation name:
Treasury Board and Finance, Government of Alberta
Position name:
Data and GIS Services, Office of Statistics and Information
Contact info:
Contact:
Address:
Address:
Delivery point:
Federal Building, Eighth Floor
Delivery point:
9820 - 107 Street
City:
Edmonton
Administrative area:
Alberta
Postal code:
T5K 1E7
Country:
Country:
CA
Electronic mail address:
osi.support@gov.ab.ca
Hours of service:
8:30 - 16:30 Monday to Friday
Contact instructions:
Queries about the creation and/or characteristics of the metadata submitted through electronic
mail must include the salutation "Attention: Data and GIS Services; Dataset: Alberta Census
Boundaries - Current." For Distribution Information contact instructions, refer to the
Distribution Information section of this metadata record.
Role:
Role code:
originator
Abstract:
This downloadable data product includes the federal boundary files from the most recent census year. The
official boundaries are updated every 5 years with the census and should be considered the most recent
official boundaries. Layers in each geodatabase include Economic Regions, Census Divisions, Census
Subdivisions, Census Metropolitan Areas and Census Agglomerations, Census Tracts, and Dissemination Areas.
The current boundaries are from the 2021 Census of population. For intercensal boundaries, please see the
intercensus boundary record. This information is adapted from Statistics Canada, Boundary files in their
respective years. This does not constitute an endorsement by Statistics Canada of this product.
Purpose:
This record contains current census geographic boundaries for reference use.
Credit:
Adapted from: Statistics Canada, 2021 Census - Boundary Files. This does not constitute an endorsement by
Statistics Canada of this product.
Point of contact:
Responsible party:
Organisation name:
Treasury Board and Finance, Government of Alberta
Position name:
Data and GIS Services, Office of Statistics and Information
Contact info:
Contact:
Address:
Address:
Delivery point:
Federal Building, Eighth Floor
Delivery point:
9820 - 107 Street
City:
Edmonton
Administrative area:
Alberta
Postal code:
T5K 1E7
Country:
Country:
CA
Electronic mail address:
osi.support@gov.ab.ca
Hours of service:
8:30 - 16:30 Monday to Friday
Contact instructions:
Queries about the creation and/or characteristics of the data set submitted through electronic mail
must include the salutation "Attention: Data and GIS Services; Dataset: Alberta Census Boundaries -
Current".
Role:
Role code:
pointOfContact
Resource maintenance:
Maintenance information:
Maintenance and update frequency:
Maintenance frequency code:
notPlanned
Descriptive keywords:
Keywords:
Keyword:
Alberta, Canada
Type:
Keyword type code:
place
Descriptive keywords:
Keywords:
Keyword:
Census
Keyword:
Census Boundaries
Keyword:
Census Divisions
Keyword:
Census Subdivisions
Keyword:
Census Tracts
Keyword:
Census Metropolitan Areas
Keyword:
Dissemination Area
Type:
Keyword type code:
theme
Descriptive keywords:
Keywords:
Keyword:
Downloadable Data
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Resource constraints:
Legal constraints:
Access constraints:
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otherRestrictions
Other constraints:
Your use of this information will be governed by the terms of the Open Government Licence - Alberta, in
force as of the date you accessed the information, found at https://open.alberta.ca/licence
Resource constraints:
Legal constraints:
Use constraints:
Restriction code:
license
Other constraints:
To access the data you must agree to the terms of the Open Government Licence - Alberta.
Resource constraints:
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Use limitation:
Distribution Liability: Under the terms of the Open Government Licence - Alberta, the Information is
licensed as is, and the Information Provider excludes all representations, warranties, obligations, and
liabilities, whether express or implied, to the maximum extent permitted by law. The Information
Provider is not liable for any errors or omissions in the Information, and will not under any
circumstances be liable for any direct, indirect, special, incidental, consequential, or other loss,
injury or damage caused by its use or otherwise arising in connection with this licence or the
Information, even if specifically advised of the possibility of such loss, injury or damage.
Resource constraints:
Security constraints:
Classification:
Classification code:
unclassified
User note:
Public/Unrestricted
Classification system:
Government of Alberta Data and Information Security Classification
Handling description:
https://imtpolicy.sp.alberta.ca/standards/Pages/Data-and-Information-Security-Classification.aspx
Spatial representation type:
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Language:
Language Code:
eng
Character set:
Character set code:
utf8
Topic category:
Topic category code:
boundaries
Extent:
Extent:
Geographic element:
Geographic bounding box:
West bound longitude:
-115.12022
East bound longitude:
-109.437459
South bound latitude:
48.973107
North bound latitude:
54.03343
Supplemental Information:
Layer Definitions: An economic region (ER) is a grouping of complete census divisions (CDs), with one
exception in Ontario, created as a standard geographic unit for analysis of regional economic activity.
Census division (CD) is the general term for provincially legislated areas (such as county, municipalité
régionale de comté (MRC) and regional district) or their equivalents. In other provinces and the territories
where laws do not provide for such areas, Statistics Canada defines equivalent areas for statistical
reporting purposes in cooperation with these provinces and territories. Census divisions are intermediate
geographic areas between the province/territory level and the municipality (census subdivision). Census
subdivision (CSD) is the general term for municipalities (as determined by provincial/territorial
legislation) or areas treated as municipal equivalents for statistical purposes (e.g., Indian reserves,
Indian settlements and unorganized territories). Municipal status is defined by laws in effect in each
province and territory in Canada. A census metropolitan area (CMA) or a census agglomeration (CA) is formed
by one or more adjacent municipalities centred on a population centre (known as the core). A CMA must have a
total population of at least 100,000, based on data from the current Census of Population Program, of which
50,000 or more must live in the core based on adjusted data from the previous Census of Population Program.
A CA must have a core population of at least 10,000 also based on data from the previous Census of
Population Program. To be included in the CMA or CA, other adjacent municipalities must have a high degree
of integration with the core, as measured by commuting flows derived from data on place of work from the
previous Census Program. If the population of the core of a CA falls below 10,000, the CA is retired from
the next census. However, once an area becomes a CMA, it is retained as a CMA even if its total population
declines below 100,000 or the population of its core falls below 50,000. All areas inside the CMA or CA that
are not population centres are rural areas. When a CA has a core of at least 50,000, based on data from the
previous Census of Population, it is subdivided into census tracts. Census tracts are maintained for the CA
even if the population of the core subsequently falls below 50,000. All CMAs are subdivided into census
tracts. Census tracts (CTs) are small, relatively stable geographic areas that usually have a population of
fewer than 7,500 persons, based on data from the previous Census of Population Program. They are located in
census metropolitan areas (CMAs) and in census agglomerations (CAs) that had a core population of 50,000 or
more in the previous census. A committee of local specialists (for example, municipal planners and others)
initially delineates CTs in conjunction with Statistics Canada. Once a CMA or CA has been subdivided into
CTs, the CTs are maintained even if the core population subsequently declines below 50,000. A dissemination
area (DA) is a small, relatively stable geographic unit composed of one or more adjacent dissemination
blocks with an average population of 400 to 700 persons based on data from the previous Census of Population
Program. It is the smallest standard geographic area for which all census data are disseminated. DAs cover
all the territory of Canada.
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Feature catalogue description:
Compliance code:
false
Language:
Language Code:
eng
Included with dataset:
false
Feature catalogue citation:
Citation:
Title:
Alberta Census Boundaries - Current (FGDB)
Date:
Date:
Date:
2022-01-01
Date type:
Date type code:
creation
Feature catalogue citation:
Citation:
Title:
Alberta Census Boundaries - Current (SHP)
Date:
Date:
Date:
2022-01-01
Date type:
Date type code:
creation
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Distribution:
Distribution format:
Format:
Name:
ESRI File Geodatabase
Version:
10.7.1
Specification:
FGDB
File decompression technique:
ZIP
Distribution format:
Format:
Name:
ESRI Shapefile
Version:
10.7.1
Specification:
SHP
File decompression technique:
ZIP
Distributor:
Distributor:
Distributor contact:
Responsible party:
Organisation name:
Alberta Environment and Parks, Government of Alberta
Position name:
Provincial Geospatial Centre
Contact info:
Contact:
Phone:
Telephone:
Voice:
7804277374
Facsimile:
7804220712
Address:
Address:
Delivery point:
9820 - 106 Street NW
Delivery point:
14th Floor, Oxbridge Place
City:
Edmonton
Administrative area:
Alberta
Postal code:
T5K 2J6
Country:
Country:
CA
Electronic mail address:
AEP.Data@gov.ab.ca
Role:
Role code:
distributor
Transfer options:
Digital transfer options:
Units of distribution:
MB
Transfer size:
25
Online:
Online Resource:
Linkage:
URL:
https://extranet.gov.ab.ca/srd/geodiscover/srd_pub/boundaries/census/Alberta_Census_Boundaries_FGDB.zip
Protocol:
FTP
Name:
Alberta Census Boundaries (FGDB)
Description:
FGDB containing current federal census boundaries data (ZIP)
Function:
Online function code:
webService
Transfer options:
Digital transfer options:
Units of distribution:
MB
Transfer size:
25
Online:
Online Resource:
Linkage:
URL:
https://extranet.gov.ab.ca/srd/geodiscover/srd_pub/boundaries/census/Alberta_Census_Boundaries_SHP.zip
Protocol:
FTP
Name:
Alberta Census Boundaries (SHP)
Description:
SHP containing current federal census boundaries data (ZIP)
Function:
Online function code:
webService
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Data quality:
Scope:
Scope:
Hierarchy level:
Scope code:
dataset
Level description:
Scope description:
Dataset Set:
2021 Census - Boundary files, Economic Regions
Level description:
Scope description:
Dataset Set:
2021 Census - Boundary files, Census Divsions
Level description:
Scope description:
Dataset Set:
2021 Census - Boundary files, Census Subdivisions
Level description:
Scope description:
Dataset Set:
2021 Census - Boundary files, Census Tracts
Level description:
Scope description:
Dataset Set:
2021 Census - Boundary files, Census Metropolitan Areas
Level description:
Scope description:
Dataset Set:
2021 Census - Boundary files, Dissemination Areas
Lineage:
Lineage:
Statement:
Adapted from Statistics Canada, 2021 Census - Boundary files. This does not constitute an endorsement by
Statistics Canada of this product.
Process step:
Process step:
Description:
1. extracted from Statistics Canada's boundaries for Alberta
2. projected to NAD_1983_10TM_AEP_Forest
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Maintenance information:
Maintenance and update frequency:
Maintenance frequency code:
notPlanned
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