Canadian System of Environmental-Economic Accounts - Ecosystem Accounts

Geographic location of geographic area, name

Geographic location refers to the physical place a statistical unit is located and for which statistics are collected and disseminated.

Geographic area refers to areas whose boundaries are specifically delimited in accordance with well-defined concepts and which, in total, cover the entire landmass of Canada. It excludes Canadian territorial enclaves abroad.

The data for this variable are reported using the following classifications and/or lists:

• Drainage Regions - Variant of SDAC 2003
• Ecological Land Classification (ELC) 2017
• Statistical Area Classification by Province and Territory - Variant of SGC 2016
• Variant: Population Centre and Rural Area 2016 by Province and Territory