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Municipalities of Canada map & data

Canada has 5,808 municipalities in this layer, spread over 13 provinces and territories. The most are in Nova Scotia (2,322), Quebec (1,247) and Prince Edward Island (498) - Nova Scotia alone holds 40% of them. The largest include Unorganized Kenora District, Rivière-Koksoak and Baie-d'Hudson.

5,808areas
13provinces and territories
5.8 MBlayer size
November 2026updated
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Municipalities by province or territory

Province or territoryAreasShare
Nova Scotia2,32240%
Quebec1,24721%
Prince Edward Island4988.6%
Saskatchewan4728.1%
Ontario4337.5%
British Columbia3856.6%
New Brunswick1532.6%
Alberta1142.0%
Newfoundland and Labrador581.0%
Nunavut400.7%
Yukon340.6%
Manitoba330.6%
Northwest Territories190.3%

Largest municipalities in Canada

  1. Unorganized Kenora DistrictOntario · 438,504.2 km²
  2. Rivière-KoksoakQuebec · 314,790.4 km²
  3. Baie-d'HudsonQuebec · 144,228.3 km²
  4. Unorganized Thunder Bay DistrictOntario · 133,362.6 km²
  5. Unorganized North CochraneOntario · 132,468.2 km²
  6. Area B (Finlay Valley/Beatton Valley)British Columbia · 88,145.6 km²
  7. Unorganized North AlgomaOntario · 52,565.6 km²
  8. Lac-JérômeQuebec · 43,886 km²
  9. CaniapiscauQuebec · 40,207.2 km²
  10. Petit-MécatinaQuebec · 40,196.5 km²
  11. Unorganized North SudburyOntario · 38,967.4 km²
  12. Mont-ValinQuebec · 38,313.3 km²
  13. Rivière-aux-OutardesQuebec · 37,741.8 km²
  14. Rivière-MouchalaganeQuebec · 34,763.1 km²
  15. Les Îles-de-la-MadeleineQuebec · 34,091.3 km²
  16. Area C (Butedale/Kitlope/Kitsumkalum)British Columbia · 32,955.4 km²
  17. Area D (Iskut/Big Raven)British Columbia · 29,089.9 km²
  18. La TuqueQuebec · pop. 11129 · 28,550.6 km²
  19. Area C (Stuart Lake/Omineca Valley)British Columbia · 27,584.9 km²
  20. Area J (West Chilcotin)British Columbia · 26,923.4 km²
  21. Area A (Nass Valley/Bell Irving)British Columbia · 26,328 km²
  22. Area A (Ocean Falls/Outer Coast)British Columbia · 24,267.7 km²
  23. Rivière-MistassiniQuebec · 18,875.3 km²
  24. Lac-WalkerQuebec · 18,733.8 km²
  25. Area G (Crooked River/Parsnip)British Columbia · 17,769.1 km²
  26. Area E (Ootsa Lake/François Lake)British Columbia · 17,710.7 km²
  27. Area E (Moberly Lake/Sukunka Valley)British Columbia · 16,965.4 km²
  28. Passes-DangereusesQuebec · 16,941.9 km²
  29. Senneterre (ville)Quebec · 16,609.1 km²
  30. Area A (Seymour Inlet/Knight Inlet)British Columbia · 15,847.7 km²
  31. Lac-AshuapmushuanQuebec · 15,838.5 km²
  32. Area H (Robson Valley/Canoe)British Columbia · 15,161.4 km²
  33. Area G (Morice Valley/Babine Valley)British Columbia · 14,650.4 km²
  34. Area K (East Chilcotin)British Columbia · 13,974.3 km²
  35. Unorganized Rainy RiverOntario · 13,509.4 km²
  36. Area A (Kicking Horse/Kinbasket Lake)British Columbia · 13,329.7 km²
  37. Area F (Dease Lake)British Columbia · 12,986.6 km²
  38. Area F (Willow River/Upper Fraser)British Columbia · 12,705.8 km²
  39. Les Lacs-du-TémiscamingueQuebec · 12,151.1 km²
  40. Area I (West Fraser/Nazko)British Columbia · 12,054.4 km²

What's in this layer

Every municipality in the layer comes with its name, outline (polygon), area in km², the region it belongs to and a source ID. Local government areas: cities, towns, communes and municipalities with their official boundaries.

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Frequently asked questions

How many municipalities are there in Canada?

This layer holds 5,808 municipalities in Canada, the most of them in Nova Scotia. The data is refreshed every 6 months; this release is from November 2026.

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What information comes with each municipality?

The name, outline (polygon), area in km², the region it belongs to and a source ID.

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