Boundary files

There are two types of boundary files: cartographic and digital. Cartographic boundary files portray the geographic areas using only the major land mass of Canada and its coastal islands. Digital boundary files portray the full extent of the geographic areas, including the coastal water area. The boundary files use the Lambert conformal conic projection. Boundary files using geographic projection (latitude and longitude coordinates) are available upon request.

Boundary files options

Please select a year below:

Census year
Intercensal year (Census Subdivisions only)

Additional boundary files: Environmental Statistics: Boundary Files – Restoration of the 1971 enumeration area polygons for Canada's largest cities, Catalogue no. 16-510-X2017001.

Figure  Figure: Example of a cartographic boundary file and a digital boundary file (provinces and territories).
Example of a cartographic boundary file and a digital boundary file (provinces and territories)

Figure: Example of a cartographic boundary file and a digital boundary file (provinces and territories).

Example of a cartographic boundary file and a digital boundary file (provinces and territories)

Figure: Example of a cartographic boundary file and a digital boundary file (provinces and territories).
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