Designated place

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A designated place (DPL) is a type of community or settlement identified by Statistics Canada that does not meet the criteria used to define municipalities or population centres. DPLs are delineated every 5 years for the Canadian census as the statistical counterparts of incorporated places such as cities, towns, and villages.[1]

Though lacking separate municipal government, DPLs otherwise physically resemble incorporated places. They are created by provincial or territorial governments for the purpose of providing data for settled concentrated populations that are identifiable by name but are not legally incorporated under the laws of the province/territory in which they are located.[1] The boundaries of a DPL therefore have no legal status, and not all unincorporated communities are necessarily granted DPL status.

Some designated places may have a quasi-governmental status, such as a local services board in Ontario or an organized hamlet in Saskatchewan. Others may be formerly unincorporated settlements or formerly independent municipalities that have been merged into larger governments, and have retained DPL status in order to ensure statistical continuity with past censuses.

DPLs are similar to the function of census-designated places in the United States, but are defined differently. One significant difference is that Statistics Canada applies the designation to much smaller communities than does the United States Census Bureau.

Criteria[]

As of the 2016 census, Statistics Canada requires small communities or settlements to meet the following criteria in order to become a designated place:[1]

  • an area less than or equal to 10 km2 (3.9 sq mi)
  • "a boundary that respects the block structure from the previous census, where possible."

In 2006, the criteria required for a community to be defined as a designated place included:[2][3]

  • a minimum population of 100 and a maximum population of 1,000. The maximum population limit may be exceeded provided that the population density is less than 400 persons per square kilometre, which is the population density that defines a population centre.
  • a population density of 150 persons or more per square kilometre
  • an area less than or equal to 10 square kilometres
  • a boundary that respects the block structure from the previous census, where possible
  • a boundary that respects census subdivision (CSD) limits. If a named area with DPL status crosses the boundary of two or more census subdivisions, then it is enumerated as multiple DPLs, each designated "Part A", "Part B", etc., rather than as a single DPL.

The status of designated place was created for the first time in the Canada 1996 Census.[3] Prior to 1996, such areas were only counted as regular enumeration areas within the applicable census divisions, and no special aggregation of figures was published.[3]

Types[]

The provinces and territories of Canada can also have their own designated place types. The following are the designated place types as recorded in the 2016 census. (There were no designated places in Prince Edward Island, the Northwest Territories, and Nunavut for the 2016 census.)[1][4]

Designated place type[1] Province/territory
CFA — Class IV area Nova Scotia
DMU — Dissolved municipality Ontario, Manitoba, Saskatchewan, Alberta
DPL — Designated place Newfoundland and Labrador
IRI — Indian reserve / Réserve indienne British Columbia
IST — Island trust British Columbia
LNC — Localité non constituée Quebec
LSB — Local service board Ontario
LSD — Local service district / District de services locaux New Brunswick
LUD — Local urban district Manitoba
MDI — Municipalité dissoute Quebec
MDP — Municipal defined places Ontario
MET — Métis settlement Alberta
NCM — Northern community Manitoba
NVL — Nisga'a village British Columbia
NS — Northern settlement Saskatchewan
OHM — Organized hamlet Saskatchewan
RPC — Retired population centre / Centre de population retiré Newfoundland and Labrador, Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, Quebec, Ontario, Saskatchewan, British Columbia
SE — Aboriginal settlement Yukon
UNP — Unincorporated place Alberta, British Columbia
UUC — Unincorporated urban centre Manitoba

By province and territory[]

In the 2016 Canadian census, there were 1,629 designated places in Canada, of which 1,628 of them were in nine provinces.[4] There were accordingly no designated places in Prince Edward Island, the Northwest Territories, and Nunavut for the 2016 census.[1][4]

Alberta[]

Main article: List of designated places in Alberta

British Columbia[]

Main article: List of designated places in British Columbia

Manitoba[]

Main article: List of designated places in Manitoba

New Brunswick[]

Main article: List of designated places in New Brunswick

Newfoundland and Labrador[]

Main article: List of designated places in Newfoundland and Labrador

Nova Scotia[]

Main article: List of designated places in Nova Scotia

Ontario[]

Main article: List of designated places in Ontario

Quebec[]

Main article: List of designated places in Quebec

Saskatchewan[]

Main article: List of designated places in Saskatchewan

Yukon[]

At the 2016 Census of Canada, Yukon had one designated place.[4][5][6]

Name [6] Type [6] Population
(2011) [6] 		Population
(2006) [6] 		Area
(km2) [6]
Carmacks Landing Settlement Aboriginal settlement 174 152 2.34

Others[]

There were no designated places in Prince Edward Island, Northwest Territories, or Nunavut in 2016.[1][4]

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ a b c d e f g Government of Canada, Statistics Canada (2016-11-16). "2016 Census Program". www12.statcan.gc.ca. Retrieved 2021-08-13.
  2. ^ "Designated place | 2011 Census". www150.statcan.gc.ca. Retrieved 2021-08-13.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  3. ^ a b c "More information on Designated place (DPL)", Statistics Canada.
  4. ^ a b c d e "Dictionary, Census of Population, 2016 Table 1.1 Geographic areas by province and territory, 2016 Census". www12.statcan.gc.ca. Statistics Canada. November 16, 2016. Archived from the original on January 11, 2020. Retrieved January 11, 2020.
  5. ^ "Census Dictionary: Table 1 – Geographic units by province and territory, 2011 Census". Statistics Canada. 2012-01-30. Retrieved 2012-05-05.
  6. ^ a b c d e f "Population and dwelling counts, for Canada, provinces and territories, and designated places, 2011 and 2006 censuses (Saskatchewan)". Statistics Canada. 2012-02-08. Retrieved 2012-02-19.
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