What's new?

Census Divisions and Census Subdivisions Reference Maps

• A new map for north central Quebec (the Saguenay region) is added, resulting in 23 maps in the series.

• Les Îles-de-la-Madeleine inset is moved from the Quebec provincial map to the Quebec - East Part map.

• The maps for Quebec and British Columbia are redesigned to allow for better regional coverage.

• The provincial maps for Quebec and Ontario do not include insets but do show the location of regional sub-maps.

• The Ontario north and the British Columbia north maps are now provincial maps.

• For the creation of the maps, ranked water layers were used, allowing the display of an appropriate number of water features given the scale at which the map was created.

• The paper sizes are standardized. The maximum size of maps is 36" by 44" in either portrait or landscape orientation.

• All maps can now be printed on a 36" plotter.

• The projection used for all maps is a provincial or territorial Lambert conformal conic, calculated using the extents of each province or territory.

• The symbology is consistent throughout this map series.

National Reference Maps

• A national map depicting the Statistical Area Classification is added to the publication entitled the Standard Geographical Classification (SGC), Volume II (Catalogue no. 12-572-XPB).

• A letter is added as a map identifier in the upper right corner of each national map to correspond with the Table of Contents in the Standard Geographical Classification (SGC), Volume II.