an area that is a municipality or an area that is deemed to be equivalent to a municipality for statistical reporting purposes (for example, as an Indian reserve or an unorganized territory)

The census subdivision or CSD is a geostatistical unit that is best approximated by a municipality or its equivalent (Indian reserve, Indian settlement, parish, village, and town). Census subdivisions are created by provincial or federal law. There are a total of 1,637 census subdivisions in Quebec. See also " municipality ".

General term for municipalities (as determined by provincial legislation) or areas treated as municipal equivalents for statistical purposes (for example, Indian reserves, Indian settlements and unorganized territories).

Geographical unit used by Statistics Canada for census data collection and reporting.

Refers to the general term applying to municipacipalities (as determined by provincial legislation) or their equivalent, e.g., Indian reserves, Indian settlements and unorganized territories.