Elections Canada polling division boundaries

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.

Data access

In order to access these data sets, please visit the Geospatial Centre reference desk during reference hours. Library reference staff are available to provide further information about these data sets. Under the terms of the Library's license agreement, these data sets are for use by students, faculty, and staff at the University of Waterloo only.

Data manipulation

There are public workstations in the Geospatial Centre that provide access to Geographic Information System (GIS) software, program extensions and data manipulation utilities. Patrons may use the GIS software in the library to view and manipulate the data.

Data output

These data may be exported from the GIS software as a bitmapped image (e.g., jpg) or may be printed as a map view using one of the library's colour printers.

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 Electorial District Boundaries, Mobile and Single Building Polls, Polling Division Boundaries. [Computer File]. Elections Canada 2019.