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Attribute information products: Geographic Attribute File
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Major characteristics

The Geographic Attribute File is an ASCII file containing geographic data disseminated at the block level. The file includes population and dwelling counts, land area, geographic unique identifiers, names and, where applicable, types.

What's new?

  • Now available in two formats: Excel and ASCII

Geography

  • Canada, provinces and territories, federal electoral districts (FEDs) (2003 Representation Order), census divisions (CDs), census subdivisions (CSDs), economic regions (ERs), census metropolitan areas/census agglomerations (CMAs/CAs), census consolidated subdivisions (CCSs), census tracts (CTs), dissemination areas (DAs), designated places (DPLs), population centres/rural areas (POPCTRs/RAs), dissemination blocks (DBs).

Internet access

Available via the Internet.

  • Excel (.xlsx), zipped file
  • ASCII, zipped file.

A reference guide is available (Catalogue no. 92-151-G).

Other delivery methods

Contact Statistics Canada's National Contact Centre at 1-800-263-1136 for more information.

Availability

February 8, 2012.

Price/Price range

Available for free to all users via the Internet.

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