Administrative Boundaries

Last updated on July 14, 2020

Find maps that show various administrative boundaries including census and health boundaries, school districts, college regions and provincial electoral districts.

Reference Maps

Reference maps show the location of geographic areas for which data are tabulated and disseminated. The maps display the boundaries, names and codes of standard geographic areas, as well as major cultural and physical features such as roads, railways, coastlines, rivers and lakes.

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Translations and Data Sets

BC Stats maintains files for translating various data across administrative regions.

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Translation of Place Names to BC Administrative Regions (XLSX) (updated April 2019)
Translation of Indian Reserves to BC Administrative Regions (XLSX) (updated July 2020)

GIS Downloads

Shapefiles of B.C.’s administrative areas are available in the BC Data Catalogue.

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