Standard geographical classification (SGC) 2006

Alternate Titles

• SGC

Description

The Standard Geographical Classification (SGC) is Statistics Canada's official classification of geographic areas in Canada. The SGC provides unique numeric codes for three types of geographic areas: provinces and territories, census divisions (counties, regional municipalities), and census subdivisions (municipalities). The three geographic areas are hierarchically related; a seven-digit code is used to show this relationship. In addition to the SGC units, metropolitan areas with their component census subdivisions and economic regions with their component census divisions are included.

Subjects

Links

• Archived site, Vol. 1, Classification
• Archived site, Vol. 2, Reference maps