Canada's equivelant to Counties are known uniformly as Census Divisions which are called by different names in different provinces, or in different parts of provinces. The below table shows the largest and smallest Census division in Canada and the provinces and territories by area and by population respectively.
Census Division Information |
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By Area (sq. km.) | ||
Smallest | Largest | |
CANADA | Champlain, Quebec (169.64) | Baffin Region, Nunavut (1,023,570.49) |
Alberta | Division No. 8 (9,908.36) | Division No. 17 (192,055.15) |
British Columbia | Nanaimo Regional District (2,034.94) |
Stikine Region (132,496.21) |
Manitoba | Division No. 11 (572.12) | Division No. 23 (242,016.21) |
New Brunswick | Saint John County (1,462.43) | Northumberland County (12,112.44) |
Newfoundland and Labrador | Division No. 2 (6,099.04) | Division No. 10 (269,073.30) |
Northwest Territories | Inuvik Region (522,747.99) | Fort Smith Region (618,360.38) |
Nova Scotia | Richmond County (1,244.28) | Halifax County (5,495.54) |
Nunavut | Keewatin Region (444,680.40) | Baffin Region (1,023,570.49) |
Ontario | Toronto Division (629.91) | Kenora District (407,167.33) |
Prince Edward Island | Kings County (1,684.35) | Queens County (2,020.17) |
Quebec | Champlain (169.64) | Nord-du-Québec (747,719.86) |
Saskatchewan | Division No. 10 (12,223.73) | Division No. 18 (268,498.80) |
Yukon Territory | Yukon (474,706.97) | |
By Population | ||
CANADA | Stikine Region, British Columbia (1,316) | Toronto Division, Ontario (2,481,494) |
Alberta | Division No. 4 (11,300) | Division No. 6 (1,021,060) |
British Columbia | Stikine Region (1,316) | Greater Vancouver Regional District (1,986,965) |
Manitoba | Division No. 23 (8,989) | Division No. 11 (621,451) |
New Brunswick | Queens County (11,862) | Westmorland County (124,688) |
Newfoundland and Labrador | Division No. 3 (19,370) | Division No. 1 (242,875) |
Northwest Territories | Inuvik Region (8,536) | Fort Smith Region (28,824) |
Nova Scotia | Victoria County (7,962) | Halifax County (359,183) |
Nunavut | Kitikmeot Region (4,816) | Baffin Region (14,372) |
Ontario | Manitoulin District (12,679) | Toronto Division (2,481,494) |
Prince Edward Island | Kings County (19,180) | Queens County (71,619) |
Quebec | L'Île-d'Orléans (6,779) | Montreal (1,812,723) |
Saskatchewan | Division No. 4 (11,714) | Division No. 11 (237,629) |
Yukon Territory | Yukon (28,674) |