Canada Canada is a country in North America. Its ten provinces and three territories extend from the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific Ocean and northward into the Arctic Ocean, covering over , making it the world's second-largest country by tot ...

has a total of 3,573 municipalities among its 10 provinces and 3 territories that are subject to some form of

local government Local government is a generic term for the lowest tiers of public administration within a particular sovereign state. This particular usage of the word government refers specifically to a level of administration that is both geographically-l ...

Matrix of municipalities

Lists by province

Alberta

List of municipalities in Alberta Alberta is the fourth-most populous province in Canada with 4,262,635 residents as of 2021 Census of Population and is the fourth-largest in land area at . Alberta's 344 municipalities cover of the province's land mass and are home to of i ...

List of cities in Alberta A city is the highest form of all incorporated urban municipality statuses used in the Canadian Province of Alberta. Alberta cities are created when communities with populations of at least 10,000 people, where a majority of their buildings are ...

** List of improvement districts in Alberta ** List of Metis settlements in Alberta ** List of municipal districts in Alberta ** List of special areas in Alberta **

List of specialized municipalities in Alberta A specialized municipality is a unique type of municipal status in the Canadian province of Alberta. These unique local governments are formed without the creation of special legislation, and typically allow for the coexistence of urban and rur ...

** List of summer villages in Alberta ** List of towns in Alberta ** List of villages in Alberta

British Columbia

* List of municipalities in British Columbia ** List of cities in British Columbia ** List of district municipalities in British Columbia **

List of towns in British Columbia A town is a classification of municipalities used in the Canadian province of British Columbia. British Columbia's Lieutenant Governor in Council may incorporate a community as a town by letters patent, under the recommendation of the Minister of ...

** List of villages in British Columbia

Manitoba

List of municipalities in Manitoba Manitoba is the fifth most populous province in Canada with 1,342,153 residents as of 2021 and is the sixth largest in land area at . Manitoba's 137 municipalities cover only of the province's land mass yet are home to of its populatio ...

List of cities in Manitoba A city is an incorporated urban municipality in the Provinces and territories of Canada, Canadian province of Manitoba. Under current Manitoba legislation, an urban municipality must have a minimum population of 7,500 to be named a city. Manitob ...

List of rural municipalities in Manitoba A rural municipality (RM) is a type of incorporated municipality in the Canadian province of Manitoba. Under the province's ''Municipal Act'' of 1997, an area must have a minimum population of 1,000 and a density of less than to incorporate ...

** List of towns in Manitoba ** List of villages in Manitoba

New Brunswick

* List of municipalities in New Brunswick ** List of cities in New Brunswick **

List of rural communities in New Brunswick New Brunswick is the eighth-most populous province in Canada, with 775,610 residents as of the 2021 census, and the third-smallest province by land area, at . New Brunswick's 104 municipalities cover only of the province's land mass but are ...

** List of towns in New Brunswick ** List of villages in New Brunswick

Newfoundland and Labrador

List of municipalities in Newfoundland and Labrador Newfoundland and Labrador is the ninth-most populous province in Canada, with 510,550 residents recorded in the 2021 Canadian Census, and is the seventh-largest in land area, with . Newfoundland and Labrador has 278 municipalities, including 3 ...

** List of cities in Newfoundland and Labrador ** List of towns in Newfoundland and Labrador

Nova Scotia

List of municipalities in Nova Scotia Nova Scotia is the seventh-most populous province in Canada with 969,383 residents as of the 2021 Census of Population, and the second-smallest province in land area at . Nova Scotia's 49 municipalities cover of the territory's land mass, a ...

List of counties of Nova Scotia The Canadian province of Nova Scotia has a historical system of 18 counties that originally had appointed court systems to administer local governance prior to the establishment of elected local governments in 1879. The historical counties ...

** List of municipal districts in Nova Scotia **

List of regional municipalities in Nova Scotia Nova Scotia is the seventh-most populous province in Canada with 969,383 residents as of the 2021 Census of Population, and the second-smallest province in land area at . Nova Scotia's 49 municipalities cover of the territory's land mass, an ...

** List of towns in Nova Scotia

Ontario

* List of municipalities in Ontario **

List of cities in Ontario A city is a subtype of municipalities in the Canadian province of Ontario. A city can have the municipal status of either a single-tier or lower-tier municipality. Prior to 2003, Ontario had minimum population thresholds of 15,000 and 25,000 fo ...

** List of towns in Ontario ** List of township municipalities in Ontario **

List of villages in Ontario A village is a sub-type of municipalities in the Canadian province of Ontario. A village can have the municipal status of either a single-tier or lower-tier municipality. Ontario has 11 villages that had a cumulative population of 13, ...

Former municipalities in Ontario A former is an object, such as a template, gauge or cutting die, which is used to form something such as a boat's hull. Typically, a former gives shape to a structure that may have complex curvature. A former may become an integral part of the ...

Prince Edward Island

* List of municipalities in Prince Edward Island ** List of cities in Prince Edward Island ** List of towns in Prince Edward Island

Quebec

* List of municipalities in Quebec ** List of northern villages in Quebec ** List of parish municipalities in Quebec **

List of township municipalities in Quebec This is a list of municipalities that have the Quebec municipal type township municipality, an administrative division defined by the Ministry of Municipal Affairs, Regions and Land Occupancy. Township municipalities (area is in km², populatio ...

** List of united township municipalities in Quebec ** List of village municipalities in Quebec **

List of villes in Quebec This is the list of municipalities that have the Classification of municipalities in Quebec, Quebec municipality type of city (Quebec), city (''ville'', code=V), an Administrative divisions of Quebec, administrative division defined by the Minist ...

Saskatchewan

List of municipalities in Saskatchewan Saskatchewan is the sixth-most populous province in Canada with 1,132,505 residents as of 2021 and is the fifth-largest in land area at . In 2021, Saskatchewan's 774 municipalities covered of the province's land mass and were home to of ...

** List of cities in Saskatchewan **

List of northern municipalities in Saskatchewan Communities in the Province of Saskatchewan, Canada include Incorporation (municipal government), incorporated municipalities, Unincorporated community, unincorporated communities and First Nations in Canada, First Nations communities. Types of ...

** List of resort villages in Saskatchewan **

List of rural municipalities in Saskatchewan A rural municipality (RM) is a type of incorporated municipality in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan. A rural municipality is created by the Minister of Municipal Relations by ministerial order via section 49 of ''The Municipalities Act ...

** List of towns in Saskatchewan **

List of villages in Saskatchewan A village is a type of incorporated urban municipality in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan. A village is created from an organized hamlet by the Minister of Municipal Affairs by ministerial order via section 51 of ''The Municipalities Act'' ...

Lists by territory

Northwest Territories

List of municipalities in the Northwest Territories The Northwest Territories is the most populous of Canada's three territories with 41,070 residents as of 2021 and is the second-largest territory in land area at . The Northwest Territories' 24 municipalities cover only of the territo ...

Nunavut

* List of municipalities in Nunavut

Yukon

* List of municipalities in Yukon

Notes

References

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