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Cartographic boundary files are a series of products containing the boundaries of standard geographic areas together with the shorelines around Canada and larger inland lakes, all integrated in a single layer. The coordinates are latitude/longitude and are based on the North American Datum of 1983 (NAD83). The Cartographic boundary (CBF) files for 2001 replace the Digital cartographic files (DCF) produced for the 1996 census. Access: restricted to University of Toronto faculty, students, and staff for academic research and teaching purposes.
- Reference Guide: all CBF files, 2003 Representation Order FED files
- Availability: all Canada, province level, CMA/CA level
Based on blocks with a minimum population density of 0.4 persons per square kilometre. Detailed ecumene limits are small, discontiguous ecumene pockets are aggreghated. There is at least one ecumene pocket (polygon) in every census division. Access: restricted to University of Toronto faculty, students, and staff for academic research and teaching purposes. Also available free of charge on Statistics Canada web site.
- Reference Guide: [PDF format]
- Availability: all Canada [Preview]
(STC catalogue no. 92F0157GIE)Road network files provide full digital coverage for Canada. These files replace the Street network files (SNF) and Street network feature extension files produced following the 1996 Census. Road network files files contain a road layer for the entire country and a province/territory boundary layer. The road layer includes roads, with road names and address ranges (arc attributes), and geographic codes to identify blocks, census subdivisions, census metropolitan areas/census agglomerations, and provinces/territories (polygon attributes). Address ranges are mainly available in the large urban centres of Canada. The province/territory boundary layer incorporates hydrography (the shoreline around Canada and the inland lakes and waterways) with the boundaries and the geographic codes. Road network files exist for areas covered by the Road network files (SNFs) in all 27 census metropolitan areas (CMAs) and the 19 census agglomerations (CAs) which are included in the census tract (CT) program. Access: restricted to University of Toronto faculty, students, and staff for academic research and teaching purposes.
- Reference Guide: [PDF format], [MS Word format]
- Availability: all Canada, province level, CMA/CA level
(STC catalogue no. 92F0158GIE)The Skeletal road network files contain selected roads (with road names, but no addresses) that are derived from the Road Network Files (Catalogue No. 92F0157XCE). The selected roads are ranked according to four levels of detail. The different levels of detail are suitable for mapping at small to medium scales. The Skeletal Road Network Files can be used to provide some roads for cartographic reference when producing thematic maps with the Cartographic Boundary Files. The positional accuracy of the Skeletal Road Network File does not support cadastral, surveying or engineering applications.The Skeletal street network files (SSNFs) exist for areas covered by the Road network files (SNFs) in all 27 census metropolitan areas (CMAs) and the 19 census agglomerations (CAs) which are included in the census tract (CT) program. Access: restricted to University of Toronto faculty, students, and staff for academic research and teaching purposes.
- Reference Guide: [PDF format], [MS Word format]
- Availability: all Canada, province level, CMA/CA level
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All Canada files
Coverage
Level
Cartographic boundary files
(CBF)
[Version 2]Road network files
(RNF)Skeletal road network files
(SRNF)
Reference guides
files except 2003 R.O. FEDs
2003 R.O. FED files
PDF
MS Word
PDF
MS Word
ArcInfo
MapInfo
ArcInfo
MapInfo
ArcInfo
MapInfo
Canada (all)
Blocks
gbl_000d02a_e.exe
gbl_000d02m_e.exe
Census agricultural regions (CARs)
gcar_01_arcinfo.zip
gcar_01_mapinfo.zip
Census consolidated subdivision (CCS)
gccs000b02a_e
Water layer:
ghy_000h02a_e
gccs000b02m_e
Water layer:
ghy_000h02m_e
grnf000r02a_e
grnf000r02m_e
gsrn000r02a_e
gsrn000r02m_e
Census division (CD)
gcd_000b02a_e
Water layer:
ghy_000h02a_e
gcd_000b02m_e
Water layer:
ghy_000h02m_e
Population ecumene census division boundary file
Previewgecp000e02a_e
gecp000e02a_e
Census metropolitan area (CMA)
gcma000b02a_e
Water layer:
gcma000h02a_e
gcma000b02m_e
Water layer:
gcma000h02m_e
Census subdivision (CSD)
gcsd000b02a_e
Water layer:
ghy_000h02a_e
gcsd000b02m_e
Water layer:
ghy_000h02m_e
Census tract (CT)
gct_000b02a_e
Water layer:
gct_000h02a_e
gct_000b02m_e
Water layer:
gct_000h02m_e
Designated Places (DPL)
gdpp000b02a_e
Water layer:
gdpl000h02a_e
gdpp000b02m_e
Water layer:
gdpl000h02m_e
Designated Place Parts (DPL_CSDuid)
gdpp000b02a_e
Water layer:
gdpl000h02a_e
gdpp000b02m_e
Water layer:
gdpl000h02m_e
Dissemination area (DA)
gda_000b02a_e
Water layer:
ghy_000h02a_e
gda_000b02m_e
Water layer:
ghy_000h02m_e
Federal electoral district (FED)
(1996 representation order)gfed000b02a_e
Water layer:
ghy_000h02a_e
gfed000b02m_e
Water layer:
ghy_000h02m_e
Federal electoral district (FED)
(2003 representation order)gfed000b04a_e
Reference guide
gfed000b04a_e
Reference guide
Forward sortation areas (FSA)
[CBF edition]
[DBF edition]
[CBF edition]
[DBF edition]
Provinces and territories
gpr_000b02a_e
Water layer:
ghy_000h02a_e
gpr_000b02m_e
Water layer:
ghy_000h02m_e
Economic regions (ER)
ger_000b02a_e
Water layer:
ghy_000h02a_e
ger_000b02m_e
Water layer:
ghy_000h02m_e
Urban areas (UA)
gua_000b02a_e
Water layer:
gua_000h02a_e
gua_000b02m_e
Water layer:
gua_000h02m_e
Created: 2002/04/26; Last updated: 2007/08/15