Data access
Full access to our resources is available to current students, faculty, and staff of the University of Waterloo. To request access, please complete the Ask-Us form indicating the specific layers (shapefiles) you require. Upon completion of the data release agreement form, the dataset will be provided to you via OneDrive.
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Description
This vector data resource was received from Elections Canada on March 4, 2009 and updated in 2019. The data includes: polling division boundaries, polling division points and federal electoral district boundaries.
The polling division points relate to mobile polls and single building polling divisions (apartment buildings). Poll sites where people go to vote (school, community centres, church etc) are not represented in products from Elections Canada.
Spatial reference and data type
These data sets are available in Lambert Conformal Conic coordinates, North American Datum (NAD) 83. These data are stored as Esri shapefiles. Other data formats can be accommodated, as the Geospatial Centre has access to a number of conversion utilities.
Use restrictions/licensing/copyright
This material is provided for academic, research, teaching, and personal use only. Elections Canada should be acknowledged on any derivative product, such as a map or an image.
Citation
Elections Canada: Federal Electoral District Boundaries, Mobile and Single Building Polls, Polling Division Boundaries. [Computer File]. Elections Canada 2019.