Canada Census Dissemination Blocks

Name: Canada Census Dissemination Blocks
Creator: Statistics Canada
License: StatCan-Open-Licence

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Geographic boundaries and identifiers for Dissemination Blocks across Canada. These represent the smallest standard geographic areas for which all census data are disseminated by Statistics Canada, covering all provinces and territories.

At a glance

Records: 498,547
Geometry: MultiPolygon
Area type: Db
Location: Canada
Country: Canada
Source: Statistics Canada
Licence: StatCan-Open-Licence
Year: 2021

Columns (4)

Column	Type	Statistics	Description
Dissemination Block ID	string	—	The unique 11-digit identifier for the dissemination block, composed of the province/territory code, census division code, and dissemination block code.
Geography ID	string	—	The Dissemination Geography Unique Identifier used by Statistics Canada for linking with other census data products.
Province ID	string	13 unique	The two-digit code identifying the province or territory (e.g., 35 for Ontario, 48 for Alberta).
Bounding Box	numeric	—	The spatial extent coordinates defining the rectangular area of the dissemination block.

Data preview

Dissemination Block ID	Geography ID	Province ID	Bounding Box
35120352031	2021S051335120352031	35	{"xmin":-77.55103302001953,"ymin":44.11862564086914,"xmax":-77.55013275146484,"ymax":44.11912536621094}
47060547198	2021S051347060547198	47	{"xmin":-105.10050964355469,"ymin":50.22126388549805,"xmax":-105.09989166259766,"ymax":50.221961975097656}
48100344108	2021S051348100344108	48	{"xmin":-112.04336547851562,"ymin":53.173988342285156,"xmax":-112.03965759277344,"ymax":53.17647933959961}
46050043031	2021S051346050043031	46	{"xmin":-100.89170837402344,"ymin":49.029151916503906,"xmax":-100.8468246459961,"ymax":49.044029235839844}
59210208005	2021S051359210208005	59	{"xmin":-124.69597625732422,"ymin":49.447086334228516,"xmax":-124.69204711914062,"ymax":49.44923782348633}
35140262057	2021S051335140262057	35	{"xmin":-78.4364013671875,"ymin":43.94269561767578,"xmax":-78.42791748046875,"ymax":43.94462203979492}
48061800002	2021S051348061800002	48	{"xmin":-114.21772003173828,"ymin":51.1397819519043,"xmax":-114.2144775390625,"ymax":51.14166259765625}
35530135018	2021S051335530135018	35	{"xmin":-81.00777435302734,"ymin":46.487586975097656,"xmax":-81.00709533691406,"ymax":46.4892692565918}
13070356003	2021S051313070356003	13	{"xmin":-64.67964935302734,"ymin":46.154991149902344,"xmax":-64.67741394042969,"ymax":46.157894134521484}
35210513005	2021S051335210513005	35	{"xmin":-79.67854309082031,"ymin":43.527061462402344,"xmax":-79.67292022705078,"ymax":43.531890869140625}

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