Harmonized 2021 Census Geographic Boundaries for Quebec

Statistics Canada's 2021 Census geography underwent a harmonization process to adjust boundaries to the official provincial geographic base. This work was carried out in 2022 by the Institut de la Statistique du Québec (ISQ). The resulting database is detailed in a metadata sheet, with attribute descriptions provided in an appendix.

Use Cases

• Create accurate thematic maps based on harmonized 2021 census boundaries.
• Perform spatial analysis using boundaries adjusted to the official provincial base.
• Integrate census data with other geospatial layers using the harmonized geography.

Strengths

• Boundaries are harmonized to the official provincial geographic base, improving spatial accuracy.
• Detailed process and attribute documentation is provided in a metadata sheet and appendix.
• Data is provided under a permissive CC-BY-4.0 license.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent from the provided metadata; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count and dataset size are unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.

Provenance

Source

Institut de la Statistique du Québec (ISQ), based on Statistics Canada's 2021 Census geography.

Collection Method

Harmonization process editing geographic boundaries to adjust them to the official provincial base.

Time Range

2021

Freshness

Last updated 2026-04-22 19:05:32.673887; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Quebec, Canada