Federal Electoral Districts - Canada 2023

The Federal Electoral Districts (FED) dataset is a digital representation of the 343 electoral districts proclaimed by the 2023 Representation Orders.

Canada is divided into 343 federal electoral districts. A representative or member of Parliament is elected for each electoral district. Following the release of population counts from each decennial census, the Chief Electoral Officer determines the number of seats in the House of Commons and publishes the information in the Canada Gazette. Electoral boundaries commissions then determine the adjustments to the constituency boundaries. The federal electoral boundaries commissions are independent bodies that make all decisions regarding the proposed and final federal electoral boundaries. Elections Canada provides support services to the boundaries commission in each province. Based on reports from these commissions, the Chief Electoral Officer prepares a representation order that describes the boundaries and specifies the name and the population of each FED. The 2023 Representation Order (proclaimed on September 22, 2023) was based on 2021 Census population counts, and increased the number of FEDs to 343, up from 338 from the previous 2013 Representation Order. Alberta received three additional seats while Ontario and British Columbia each gained one seat. The representation order is in force on the first dissolution of Parliament that occurs at least seven months after its proclamation (on or after April 23, 2024). The names of FEDs may change at any time through an Act of Parliament.

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Date ( RI_366 )
2023-09
Date ( RI_367 )
2024-11
RI_414
  Government of Canada; Elections Canada; Electoral Geography Division - ( )
30 Victoria Street , Gatineau , Quebec , K1A 0M6 , Canada
voice; 1-800-463-6868
Status
completed; complété RI_593
Maintenance and update frequency
asNeeded; auBesoin RI_540
Keywords ( RI_525 )
  • Canada
Keywords ( RI_528 )
  • Electoral boundaries
Government of Canada Core Subject Thesaurus Thésaurus des sujets de base du gouvernement du Canada ( RI_528 )
  • Politics
  • Electoral districts
  • Elections
  • Chief Electoral Officer
  • Boundaries
  • Geography
Use limitation
Open Government Licence - Canada (http://open.canada.ca/en/open-government-licence-canada)
Access constraints
license; licence RI_606
Use constraints
license; licence RI_606
Spatial representation type
vector; vecteur RI_635
Metadata language
eng; CAN
Metadata language
fra; CAN
Topic category
  • Boundaries
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Begin date
2024-04-23
Reference system identifier
https://www.epsg-registry.org / EPSG:3347 / 9.8.6
Distribution format
  • SHP ( 10.8.2 )

  • FGDB/GDB ( 10.8.2 )

  • KMZ ( Unknown )

RI_412
  Government of Canada; Natural Resources Canada;Strategic Policy and Innovation Sector
OnLine resource
Federal Electoral District boundaries (2023) ( HTTPS )

Dataset;SHP;fra

OnLine resource
Federal Electoral District boundaries (2023) ( HTTPS )

Dataset;FGDB/GDB;fra

OnLine resource
Federal Electoral District boundaries (2023) ( HTTPS )

Dataset;KMZ;fra

OnLine resource
Federal Electoral District boundaries (2023) ( HTTPS )

Dataset;KMZ;eng

OnLine resource
Federal Electoral District boundaries (2023) ( HTTPS )

Dataset;FGDB/GDB;eng

OnLine resource
Federal Electoral District boundaries (2023) ( HTTPS )

Dataset;SHP;eng

OnLine resource
Data Dictionary - Elections Canada 2023 ( HTTPS )

Supporting Document;PDF;eng

OnLine resource
Data Dictionary - Elections Canada 2023 ( HTTPS )

Supporting Document;PDF;fra

OnLine resource
Federal Electoral District boundaries (2023) ( ESRI REST: Map Server )

Web Service;ESRI REST;fra

OnLine resource
Federal Electoral District boundaries (2023) ( OGC:WMS )

Web Service;WMS;fra

OnLine resource
Federal Electoral District boundaries (2023) ( ESRI REST: Map Server )

Web Service;ESRI REST;eng

OnLine resource
Federal Electoral District boundaries (2023) ( OGC:WMS )

Web Service;WMS;eng

Hierarchy level
dataset; jeuDonnées RI_622
Description
Data provided by the partner was adjusted for publication within the Federal Geospatial Portal (FGP). The adjustments were made to the data model and do not affect the data content.
RI_416
  Government of Canada; Natural Resources Canada; Earth Sciences Sector; Canada Centre for Mapping and Earth Observation
voice; 1-800-661-2638
File identifier
18bf3ea7-1940-46ec-af52-9ba3f77ed708 XML
Metadata language
eng; CAN
Character set
utf8; utf8 RI_458
Hierarchy level
dataset; jeuDonnées RI_622
Date stamp
2025-02-25T12:51:24
Metadata standard name
North American Profile of ISO 19115:2003 - Geographic information - Metadata
Metadata standard version
CAN/CGSB-171.100-2009
RI_414
  Government of Canada; Elections Canada; Electoral Geography Division
voice; 1-800-463-6868
 
 

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Federal Electoral District boundaries
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Federal Electoral District boundaries

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