Sub-sub-series consists of maps created or maintained by Statistics Canada for work related to the 1986 census.
The 1986 Census maps are divided into 10 series:
The G86-10 map series covers the Census divisions (CDs) and Census subdivisions (CSDs) for each province. As described in the Statistics Canada Illustrated Glossary (2017), a census division is "the general term for provincially legislated areas (such as county, municipalité régionale de comté and regional district) or their equivalents. Census divisions are intermediate geographic areas between the province/territory level and the municipality (census subdivision)." It is further noted that "next to provinces and territories, census divisions are the most stable administrative geographic areas, and are therefore often used in longitudinal analysis." Census subdivision is the general term for municipalities, as determined by provincial/territorial legislation, or areas treated as municipal equivalents for statistical purposes (e.g., Indian reserves, Indian settlements and unorganized territories). There are 54 classification types based on official designations adopted by provincial/territorial or federal authorities. A census subdivision type accompanies the census subdivision name in order to distinguish CSDs from each other.
The G86-12 map series shows the boundaries of Enumeration areas (EAs) in the rural areas of Canada. This series also shows the boundaries of Census divisions, Census subdivisions and Federal electoral districts (FEDs); a FED is an area represented by a member of the House of Commons, established based on population counts from each decennial census as determined by the Chief Electoral Officer of Canada and electoral boundaries commissions. The boundaries, name, and population of each FED are included in a representation order (RO); names of FEDs may change at any time through an Act of Parliament.
In the G86-13 map series, each map sheet covers one or more Census tracts (CTs), which are small, relatively stable geographic areas that usually have a population between 2,500 and 8,000 persons, located in Census metropolitan areas (CMAs) and in Census agglomerations (CAs) that had a core population of 50,000 or more in the previous census.
The maps in the G86-14 map series show the Enumeration areas (EAs) located in smaller urban Census subdivisions of Canada.
The G86-16 map series consists of place maps of parts of Census subdivisions.
The G86-18 map series convers Federal electoral districts (FEDs), one for each map.
The G86-21 map series shows the boundaries of all Provincial census tracts (PCTs), Census metropolitan areas, and Census agglomerations.
The G86-CCD map series shows Consolidated census division (CCD) boundaries by Electoral district (ED).
Reference maps shows the location of the geographic areas for which census data are tabulated and disseminated. The maps display the boundaries, names and codes of standard geographic areas, as well as major cultural and physical features, such as roads, railroads, coastlines, rivers and lakes.
Compilation maps are a working series which are annotated to show changes in municipal boundaries from one census to another. Changes will be reflected in the most recent reference map (i.e. 1986 for the period 1981-1986).
Maps in all the above series are available in digital format (as .tiff scans created by Statistics Canada); see linked lower-level descriptions for details. Sub-sub-series also consists of an estimated 4174 maps in manuscript/printed format that have yet to be processed by Library and Archives Canada, and that likely largely correspond to the maps in digital format in the map series for: census division / census subdivision -- by province (G10); rural (G12, NTS); small urban place maps (G14, G16); large urban census tract maps (G13); federal electoral district / enumeration area; compilation maps.
