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The provinces and territories are further subdivided into Census Divisions . These may serve as a level of government, in which case they may be called Counties (or Municipal District s), Regional Municipalities , Regional District s or Regional County Municipalities , depending on the province. If a census division does not operate as a government, then it is termed a District or a division, and exists mainly to aggregate statistical Census data. Most census divisions, in turn, are divided into Municipalities , which may be: For statistical census purposes, municipalities may also be called Census Subdivision s, although communities within an incorporated municipality may also have census subdivision status. However, in Ontario and Nova Scotia , some census divisions function as municipalities themselves, with no further government subdivision. Cities in Quebec are further subdivided into Arrondissements . For census purposes, several municipalities with close geographical and economic relationships may be grouped together into Census Agglomeration s or Census Metropolitan Area s. These may or may not correspond to census divisions. They do not normally function as a level of government, although in some CMAs, e.g. the Greater Toronto Area , the municipalities may appoint and maintain regional boards to coordinate services such as Transportation planning across the whole region. SEE ALSO |
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