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Counties: Yes Census divisions correspond to historical counties. Nunavut: Regions: Yes Census divisions correspond to the administrative regions of Nunavut. Ontario: Upper-tier municipalities: Yes Census divisions consist of "upper-tier" municipalities (counties, districts, regional municipalities, single-tier cities). Prince Edward Island ...
The provinces and territories are sometimes grouped into regions, listed here from west to east by province, followed by the three territories.Seats in the Senate are equally divided among four regions: the West, Ontario, Quebec, and the Maritimes, with special status for Newfoundland and Labrador as well as for the three territories of Northern Canada ('the North').
Canada has ten provinces and three territories that are sub-national administrative divisions under the jurisdiction of the Canadian Constitution.In the 1867 Canadian Confederation, three provinces of British North America—New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, and the Province of Canada (which upon Confederation was divided into Ontario and Quebec)—united to form a federation, becoming a fully ...
For instance, Oxford County, Haldimand County, Norfolk County and Prince Edward County are no longer counties: Oxford is a regional municipality and the others are single-tier municipalities. Several administrative divisions in Ontario have significantly changed their borders or have been discontinued entirely. See: Historic counties of Ontario.
All Canadian provinces, and two of its three territories, are subdivided into county-like units; however, not all provinces use the term "county" to designate them. Depending on the province, they may be designated as regional districts , districts , divisions , counties , regional municipalities or regional county municipalities .
In some of Canada's provinces, census divisions are equivalent to counties. They may also be known by different names in different provinces, or in different parts of provinces. The below table shows the largest and smallest census division in Canada and the provinces and territories by area and by population. [1]
The Canadian province of New Brunswick has 15 counties, originating in the British tradition of local courts for civil and judicial administration that were officiated by the colony's appointed magistrates. Counties, parishes and shiretowns are delineated in the Territorial Division Act. [1]
The following table lists Canada's census divisions by population in the 2016 Canadian census, from highest to lowest. Clicking on the province's two letter abbreviation will take you to a list of census divisions for that province with links.