Canada Canada is a country in North America. Its Provinces and territories of Canada, ten provinces and three territories extend from the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific Ocean and northward into the Arctic Ocean, making it the world's List of coun ...

has a total of 5,162

municipalities A municipality is usually a single administrative division having municipal corporation, corporate status and powers of self-government or jurisdiction as granted by national and regional laws to which it is subordinate. The term ''municipality' ...

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 governance or public administration within a particular sovereign state. Local governments typically constitute a subdivision of a higher-level political or administrative unit, such a ...

Matrix of municipalities

Lists by province

Alberta

List of municipalities in Alberta Alberta is the Population of Canada by province and territory, fourth-most populous provinces and territories of Canada, province in Canada with 4,262,635 residents as of Canada 2021 Census, 2021 Census of Population and is the List of Canadian ...

List of cities in Alberta A city is the highest form of all incorporated List of communities in Alberta#Urban municipalities, urban municipality statuses used in the Canadian Province of Alberta. Alberta cities are created when communities with populations of at least 10 ...

** List of improvement districts in Alberta ** List of Metis settlements in Alberta **

List of municipal districts in Alberta A municipal district (MD) is the most common form of all List of communities in Alberta#Rural municipalities, rural municipality statuses used in the Provinces and territories of Canada, Canadian province of Alberta. Alberta's municipal distric ...

** List of special areas in Alberta **

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

List of summer villages in Alberta A summer village is a type of urban municipality in the Canadian province of Alberta that has a permanent population generally less than 300 permanent inhabitants, as well as seasonal (non-permanent) inhabitants. Alberta has a total of 51 summe ...

List of towns in Alberta A town is an List of communities in Alberta#Urban municipalities, urban municipality status type used in the Provinces and territories of Canada, Canadian province of Alberta. Alberta towns are created when communities with populations of at le ...

List of villages in Alberta A village is an urban municipality status type used in the Canadian province of Alberta. Alberta villages are created when communities with populations of at least 300 people, where a majority of their buildings are on parcels of land smaller t ...

British Columbia

* List of municipalities in British Columbia **

List of cities in British Columbia As of 2024, British Columbia has 161 Municipality, municipalities, out of which 53 are classified as cities. According to the 2021 Canadian census, British Columbia is the Population of Canada by province and territory, third most populous provi ...

List of district municipalities in British Columbia A district municipality is a type of municipal classification used in the Canadian province of British Columbia. District municipalities are generally larger in geographic size and have population densities that are lower compared to the province ...

List of towns in British Columbia British Columbia has 161 Municipality, municipalities, out of which 14 are classified as towns. According to the 2021 Canadian census, British Columbia is the Population of Canada by province and territory, third most populous province in Canada ...

List of villages in British Columbia A village is a classification of List of municipalities in British Columbia#Municipalities, municipalities used in the Provinces and territories of Canada, Canadian province of British Columbia. British Columbia's Lieutenant Governor in Council m ...

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 population. ...

List of cities in Manitoba Manitoba is one of the three Canadian Prairies, Prairie provinces located in Western Canada. According to the 2021 Canadian census, it is the Population of Canada by province and territory, fifth most populous province in Canada with 1,342,153 ...

List of rural municipalities in Manitoba A Rural municipality (Canada), rural municipality (RM) is a type of incorporated municipality in the Provinces and territories of Canada, Canadian province of Manitoba. Under the province's ''Municipal Act'' of 1997, an area must have a mini ...

List of towns in Manitoba A town is an incorporated urban municipality in the Provinces and territories of Canada, Canadian province of Manitoba. Under current legislation, a community must have a minimum population of 1,000 and a minimum density of 400 people per squa ...

** List of villages in Manitoba

New Brunswick

List of municipalities in New Brunswick New Brunswick is the Population of Canada by province and territory, eighth-most populous province in Canada, with 775,610 residents as of the 2021 Canadian Census, 2021 census, and the List of Canadian provinces and territories by area#Land ar ...

List of cities in New Brunswick New Brunswick is one of the three The Maritimes, Maritime provinces located within Eastern Canada. According to the 2021 Canadian census, it is the Population of Canada by province and territory, eighth most populous province in Canada with 77 ...

** List of rural communities in New Brunswick **

List of towns in New Brunswick New Brunswick is the Population of Canada by province and territory, eighth-most populous province in Canada, with 775,610 residents as of the 2021 Canadian Census, 2021 census, and the List of Canadian provinces and territories by area#Land ar ...

List of villages 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, as of 2021, covered only of the province's la ...

Newfoundland and Labrador

List of municipalities in Newfoundland and Labrador Newfoundland and Labrador is the Population of Canada by province and territory, ninth-most populous provinces and territories of Canada, province in Canada, with 510,550 residents recorded in the 2021 Canadian Census, and is the List of Canadian ...

** 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 Population of Canada by province and territory, seventh-most populous provinces and territories of Canada, province in Canada with 969,383 residents as of the Canada 2021 Census, 2021 Census of Population, and the List of Can ...

List of counties of Nova Scotia The Provinces and territories of Canada, Canadian province of Nova Scotia has a historical system of 18 counties that originally had appointed court systems for local administration before the establishment of elected local governments in 187 ...

** List of municipal districts in Nova Scotia ** List of regional municipalities in Nova Scotia ** List of towns in Nova Scotia

Ontario

List of municipalities in Ontario Ontario is the Population of Canada by province and territory, most populous province in Canada with 14,223,942 residents as of Canada 2021 Census, 2021 and is List of Canadian provinces and territories by area#Land area, third-largest in lan ...

List of cities in Ontario A city is a subtype of List of municipalities in Ontario, municipalities in the Provinces and territories of Canada, Canadian province of Ontario. A city can have the municipal status of either a List of municipalities in Ontario#Unitary authority ( ...

List of towns in Ontario A town is a sub-type of List of municipalities in Ontario, municipalities in the Provinces and territories of Canada, Canadian province of Ontario. A town can have the municipal status of either a List of municipalities in Ontario#Single and lower ...

List of township municipalities in Ontario A township is a type of municipality in the Provinces and territories of Canada, Canadian province of Ontario. They can have either single-tier (not part of another higher tier government form, like a county) status or lower-tier (part of anot ...

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 th ...

Prince Edward Island

List of municipalities in Prince Edward Island Prince Edward Island is the Population of Canada by province and territory, least populous province in Canada with 154,331 residents as of the Canada 2021 Census, 2021 census and is the List of Canadian provinces and territories by area, smalle ...

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

Quebec

List of municipalities in Quebec __FORCETOC__ Quebec is the Population of Canada by province and territory, second-most populous province in Canada with 8,501,833 residents as of 2021 and is the largest in land area at . For statistical purposes, the Provinces and te ...

** List of northern villages in Quebec **

List of parish municipalities in Quebec This is a list of municipalities that have the Quebec municipal type of parish municipality (''paroisse'', code=P), an administrative division defined by the Ministry of Municipal Affairs, Regions and Land Occupancy. The ''Commission de topony ...

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, populati ...

** List of united township municipalities in Quebec **

List of village municipalities in Quebec This is the list of communities in Quebec that have the legal status of village municipalities (''village'', code=VL) as defined by the Ministry of Municipal Affairs, Regions and Land Occupancy. This does not include Cree villages (code=VC), N ...

** List of villes in Quebec

Saskatchewan

List of municipalities in Saskatchewan Saskatchewan is the Population of Canada by province and territory, sixth-most populous Provinces and territories of Canada, Canadian province with 1,132,505 residents as of Canada 2021 Census, 2021 and is the fifth-largest in land area at ...

List of cities in Saskatchewan __FORCETOC__ In the Provinces and territories of Canada, Canadian province of Saskatchewan, a city is a type of incorporated List of communities in Saskatchewan#Urban municipalities, urban municipality that is created from a town by the minister o ...

** List of northern municipalities in Saskatchewan **

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

List of rural municipalities in Saskatchewan A Rural municipality (Canada), rural municipality (RM) is a type of incorporated municipality in the Provinces and territories of Canada, Canadian province of Saskatchewan. A rural municipality is created by the Minister of Municipal Relations ...

List of towns in Saskatchewan A town is a type of incorporated urban municipality in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan. A resort village or a village A village is a human settlement or community, larger than a hamlet but smaller than a town with a populati ...

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'' i ...

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