Subdivisions of Canada: counties, regions in three languages
Below its ten provinces and three territories Canada has 191 second-level units in this list: counties, regional districts, regions and numbered census divisions, each with its seat. Names are in English, in French where Quebec, Manitoba or New Brunswick use it, and in Inuktitut syllabics for the three regions of Nunavut.
- Divisions
- 191
- Groups
- 12
Updated
Counties, regions and census divisions of Canada by province
Every province and territory except Yukon is listed with the units below it: counties and regional districts where they exist, otherwise the census divisions of Statistics Canada or the regions the government uses. Names are in English and, where they differ, French; Nunavut adds Inuktitut syllabics with the Latin spelling. The seat follows each unit.
- eng English
- fra French, where it differs or is the only official form
- iku Inuktitut, syllabics with the Latin spelling
Alberta 19
| Division | Type | Seat |
|---|---|---|
Division No. 1
|
Census division
|
Medicine Hat
|
Division No. 2
|
Census division
|
Lethbridge
|
Division No. 3
|
Census division
|
Fort Macleod
|
Division No. 4
|
Census division
|
Hanna
|
Division No. 5
|
Census division
|
Drumheller
|
Division No. 6
|
Census division
|
Calgary
|
Division No. 7
|
Census division
|
Stettler
|
Division No. 8
|
Census division
|
Red Deer
|
Division No. 9
|
Census division
|
Rocky Mountain House
|
Division No. 10
|
Census division
|
Camrose-Lloydminster
|
Division No. 11
|
Census division
|
Edmonton
|
Division No. 12
|
Census division
|
Saint Paul
|
Division No. 13
|
Census division
|
Athabasca
|
Division No. 14
|
Census division
|
Edson
|
Division No. 15
|
Census division
|
Banff
|
Division No. 16
|
Census division
|
Fort McMurray
|
Division No. 17
|
Census division
|
Slave Lake
|
Division No. 18
|
Census division
|
Grande Cache
|
Division No. 19
|
Census division
|
Grande Prairie
|
Colombie-Britannique British Columbia 28
| Division | Type | Seat |
|---|---|---|
Alberni-Clayoquot
|
Regional district
|
Port Alberni
|
Bulkley-Nechako
|
Regional district
|
Burns Lake
|
Capital
|
Regional district
|
Victoria
|
Cariboo
|
Regional district
|
Williams Lake
|
Central Coast
|
Regional district
|
Bella Coola
|
Central Kootenay
|
Regional district
|
Nelson
|
Central Okanagan
|
Regional district
|
Kelowna
|
Columbia-Shuswap
|
Regional district
|
Salmon Arm
|
Comox-Strathcona
|
Regional district
|
Courtenay
|
Cowichan Valley
|
Regional district
|
Duncan
|
East Kootenay
|
Regional district
|
Cranbrook
|
Fraser Valley
|
Regional district
|
Chilliwack
|
Fraser-Fort George
|
Regional district
|
Prince George
|
Greater Vancouver
|
Regional district
|
Burnaby
|
Kitimat-Stikine
|
Regional district
|
Terrace
|
Kootenay Boundary
|
Regional district
|
Trail
|
Mount Waddington
|
Regional district
|
Port McNeill
|
Nanaimo
|
Regional district
|
Nanaimo
|
North Okanagan
|
Regional district
|
Coldstream
|
Northern Rockies
|
Regional district
|
Fort Nelson
|
Okanagan-Similkameen
|
Regional district
|
Penticton
|
Peace River
|
Regional district
|
Dawson Creek
|
Powell River
|
Regional district
|
Powell River
|
Skeena-Queen Charlotte
|
Regional district
|
Prince Rupert
|
Squamish-Lillooet
|
Regional district
|
Pemberton
|
Sunshine Coast
|
Regional district
|
Sechelt
|
Thompson-Nicola
|
Regional district
|
Kamloops
|
Stikine
|
Region
|
Stikine
|
Manitoba 8
| Division | Type | Seat |
|---|---|---|
Central Plains
|
Region
|
Portage la Prairie
|
Eastman
|
Region
|
Steinbach
|
Interlake
|
Region
|
Selkirk
|
Northern
|
Region
|
Thompson
|
Parkland
|
Region
|
Dauphin
|
Pembina Valley
|
Region
|
Winkler
|
Westman
|
Region
|
Brandon
|
Winnipeg CapitaleWinnipeg Capital
|
Region
|
Winnipeg
|
Nouveau-Brunswick New Brunswick 15
| Division | Type | Seat |
|---|---|---|
Albert
|
County
|
Hopewell Cape
|
Carleton
|
County
|
Woodstock
|
Charlotte
|
County
|
Saint Andrews
|
Gloucester
|
County
|
Bathurst
|
Kent
|
County
|
Richibucto
|
Kings
|
County
|
Hampton
|
Madawaska
|
County
|
Edmundston
|
Northumberland
|
County
|
Newcastle
|
Queens
|
County
|
Gagetown
|
Restigouche
|
County
|
Dalhousie
|
Saint-JeanSaint John
|
County
|
Saint John
|
Sunbury
|
County
|
Burton
|
Victoria
|
County
|
Perth-Andover
|
Westmorland
|
County
|
Dorchester
|
York
|
County
|
Fredericton
|
Terre-Neuve-et-Labrador Newfoundland and Labrador 10
| Division | Type | Seat |
|---|---|---|
Division No. 1
|
Census division
|
|
Division No. 2
|
Census division
|
|
Division No. 3
|
Census division
|
|
Division No. 4
|
Census division
|
|
Division No. 5
|
Census division
|
|
Division No. 6
|
Census division
|
|
Division No. 7
|
Census division
|
|
Division No. 8
|
Census division
|
|
Division No. 9
|
Census division
|
|
Division No. 10
|
Census division
|
Territoires du Nord-Ouest Northwest Territories 2
| Division | Type | Seat |
|---|---|---|
Fort Smith
|
Region
|
Fort Smith
|
Inuvik
|
Region
|
Inuvik
|
Nouvelle-Écosse Nova Scotia 18
| Division | Type | Seat |
|---|---|---|
Annapolis
|
County
|
Annapolis Royal
|
Antigonish
|
County
|
Antigonish
|
Cape Breton
|
County
|
Sydney
|
Colchester
|
County
|
Truro
|
Cumberland
|
County
|
Amherst
|
Digby
|
County
|
Digby
|
Guysborough
|
County
|
Guysborough
|
Halifax
|
County
|
Halifax
|
Hants
|
County
|
Windsor
|
Inverness
|
County
|
Port Hood
|
Kings
|
County
|
Kentville
|
Lunenburg
|
County
|
Lunenburg
|
Pictou
|
County
|
Pictou
|
Queens
|
County
|
Liverpool
|
Richmond
|
County
|
Arichat
|
Shelburne
|
County
|
Shelburne
|
Victoria
|
County
|
Baddeck
|
Yarmouth
|
County
|
Yarmouth
|
ᓄᓇᕗᑦ Nunavut 3
| Division | Type | Seat |
|---|---|---|
ᕿᑎᕐᒥᐅᑦQitirmiut · Kitikmeot
|
Region
|
ᐃᖃᓗᒃᑑᑦᑎᐊᖅIqaluktuuttiaq · Cambridge Bay
|
ᑭᕙᓪᓕᖅKivalliq · Kivalliq
|
Region
|
ᑲᖏᖅᖠᓂᖅKangiqɫiniq · Rankin Inlet
|
ᕿᑭᖅᑖᓗᒃQikiqtaaluk · Qikiqtaaluk
|
Region
|
ᐃᖃᓗᐃᑦIqaluit · Iqaluit
|
Ontario 50
| Division | Type | Seat |
|---|---|---|
Bruce
|
County
|
Walkerton
|
Dufferin
|
County
|
Orangeville
|
Elgin
|
County
|
Saint Thomas
|
Essex
|
County
|
Windsor
|
Grey
|
County
|
Owen Sound
|
Haliburton
|
County
|
Minden
|
Hastings
|
County
|
Belleville
|
Huron
|
County
|
Goderich
|
Lambton
|
County
|
Wyoming
|
Lanark
|
County
|
Perth
|
Leeds and Grenville United Counties
|
County
|
Brockville
|
Lennox and Addington
|
County
|
Greater Napanee
|
Middlesex
|
County
|
London
|
Northumberland
|
County
|
Cobourg
|
Perth
|
County
|
Stratford
|
Peterborough
|
County
|
Peterborough
|
Prescott and Russell United Counties
|
County
|
L’Orignal
|
Renfrew
|
County
|
Pembroke
|
Simcoe
|
County
|
Barrie
|
Stormont, Dundas and Glengarry United Counties
|
County
|
Cornwall
|
Wellington
|
County
|
Guelph
|
Brant County
|
Single-tier municipality
|
Burford
|
City of Brantford
|
Single-tier municipality
|
Brantford
|
Municipality of Chatham-Kent
|
Single-tier municipality
|
Chatham
|
City of Greater Sudbury
|
Single-tier municipality
|
Sudbury
|
Haldimand County
|
Single-tier municipality
|
Cayuga
|
City of Hamilton
|
Single-tier municipality
|
Hamilton
|
City of Kawartha Lakes
|
Single-tier municipality
|
Lindsay
|
Norfolk County
|
Single-tier municipality
|
Simcoe
|
City of Ottawa
|
Single-tier municipality
|
Ottawa
|
Prince Edward County
|
Single-tier municipality
|
Picton
|
City of Toronto
|
Single-tier municipality
|
Toronto
|
Algoma
|
District
|
Sault Sainte Marie
|
Cochrane
|
District
|
Cochrane
|
Kenora
|
District
|
Kenora
|
Manitoulin
|
District
|
Gore Bay
|
Nipissing
|
District
|
North Bay
|
Parry Sound
|
District
|
Parry Sound
|
Rainy River
|
District
|
Fort Frances
|
Sudbury
|
District
|
Espanola
|
Thunder Bay
|
District
|
Thunder Bay
|
Timiskaming
|
District
|
Haileybury
|
Durham
|
Regional municipality
|
Whitby
|
Halton
|
Regional municipality
|
Milton
|
Muskoka District
|
Regional municipality
|
Bracebridge
|
Niagara
|
Regional municipality
|
Thorold
|
Oxford County
|
Regional municipality
|
Woodstock
|
Peel
|
Regional municipality
|
Brampton
|
Waterloo
|
Regional municipality
|
Kitchener
|
York
|
Regional municipality
|
Newmarket
|
Île-du-Prince-Édouard Prince Edward Island 3
| Division | Type | Seat |
|---|---|---|
Kings
|
County
|
Georgetown
|
Prince
|
County
|
Summerside
|
Queens
|
County
|
Charlottetown
|
Québec Quebec 17
| Division | Type | Seat |
|---|---|---|
Abitibi-Témiscamingue
|
Région administrative
|
|
Bas-Saint-Laurent
|
Région administrative
|
|
Capitale-Nationale
|
Région administrative
|
|
Centre-du-Québec
|
Région administrative
|
|
Chaudière-Appalaches
|
Région administrative
|
|
Côte-Nord
|
Région administrative
|
|
Estrie
|
Région administrative
|
|
Gaspésie-Îles-de-la-Madeleine
|
Région administrative
|
|
Lanaudière
|
Région administrative
|
|
Laurentides
|
Région administrative
|
|
Laval
|
Région administrative
|
|
Mauricie
|
Région administrative
|
|
Montérégie
|
Région administrative
|
|
Montréal
|
Région administrative
|
|
Nord-du-Québec
|
Région administrative
|
|
Outaouais
|
Région administrative
|
|
Saguenay-Lac-Saint-Jean
|
Région administrative
|
Saskatchewan 18
| Division | Type | Seat |
|---|---|---|
Division No. 1
|
Census division
|
Estevan
|
Division No. 2
|
Census division
|
Weyburn
|
Division No. 3
|
Census division
|
Assiniboia
|
Division No. 4
|
Census division
|
Maple Creek
|
Division No. 5
|
Census division
|
Melville
|
Division No. 6
|
Census division
|
Regina
|
Division No. 7
|
Census division
|
Moose Jaw
|
Division No. 8
|
Census division
|
Swift Current
|
Division No. 9
|
Census division
|
Yorkton
|
Division No. 10
|
Census division
|
Wynyard
|
Division No. 11
|
Census division
|
Saskatoon
|
Division No. 12
|
Census division
|
Battleford
|
Division No. 13
|
Census division
|
Kindersley
|
Division No. 14
|
Census division
|
Melfort
|
Division No. 15
|
Census division
|
Prince Albert
|
Division No. 16
|
Census division
|
North Battleford
|
Division No. 17
|
Census division
|
Lloydminster
|
Division No. 18
|
Census division
|
La Ronge
|
Codes: ISO 3166-2:CA on the ISO Online Browsing Platform, as tabulated in Wikipedia’s ISO 3166-2:CA, checked 28 October 2026. Later changes in British Columbia, Newfoundland and Labrador and the Northwest Territories: Wikipedia’s List of regional districts of British Columbia, List of census divisions of Newfoundland and Labrador (citing Statistics Canada) and Regions of the Northwest Territories, checked 28 October 2026.
Why the second level differs from province to province
Canada has no single second level. Each province decides how it divides itself, so the table mixes several kinds of unit. Nova Scotia, New Brunswick and Prince Edward Island keep the counties of the colonial era; British Columbia governs through regional districts; Ontario combines counties, districts, regional municipalities and cities that stand on their own. Alberta, Saskatchewan and Newfoundland and Labrador appear here only as numbered census divisions, the statistical grid Statistics Canada lays over areas without county government, and Quebec is listed by its 17 administrative regions.
Language follows the same patchwork. Quebec names its regions in French only, Manitoba and New Brunswick publish both languages, and the two lists differ in just two places: Winnipeg Capital is Winnipeg Capitale, and the county of Saint John is Saint-Jean. In Nunavut the regions also carry Inuktitut names: Kitikmeot is ᕿᑎᕐᒥᐅᑦ, Qitirmiut, and its seat Cambridge Bay is ᐃᖃᓗᒃᑑᑦᑎᐊᖅ, Iqaluktuuttiaq; Kivalliq is governed from Rankin Inlet, ᑲᖏᖅᖠᓂᖅ, Kangiqɫiniq.
Some of the lists have moved on. British Columbia split Comox-Strathcona into Comox Valley and Strathcona in 2008, and Skeena-Queen Charlotte was renamed North Coast in 2016. Newfoundland and Labrador gained an eleventh census division for Nunatsiavut. The Northwest Territories now work with five regions instead of Fort Smith and Inuvik. The first level is unchanged since Nunavut took the code CA-NU in 2000.
Questions about the subdivisions of Canada
Does Canada have counties?
Some provinces do. Nova Scotia has 18, New Brunswick 15 and Prince Edward Island 3, and Ontario has 21 counties beside its districts and regional municipalities. Alberta, Saskatchewan and Newfoundland and Labrador are divided into census divisions instead.
What are the three regions of Nunavut in Inuktitut?
ᕿᑎᕐᒥᐅᑦ (Qitirmiut, Kitikmeot), ᑭᕙᓪᓕᖅ (Kivalliq) and ᕿᑭᖅᑖᓗᒃ (Qikiqtaaluk), governed from Cambridge Bay, Rankin Inlet and Iqaluit.
Which province has no second level in this list?
None of the provinces. Yukon, a territory, is the only unit without one.