Canada Parcel Boundary Data attributes
The following attributes are included in Canada Parcel Boundary Data.
IDs & metadata attribute list
| Shapefile field identifier | Field identifier | Field name | Definition | Data type |
|---|---|---|---|---|
dvsn_ | census_ | Census division code | A 4-digit number corresponding to a census division boundary from the Canadian Census. | varchar |
par_ | parcel_ | Parcel number formatted | The parcel ID or parcel number. | varchar |
parcel_ | parcel_ | Parcel number | The parcel ID or parcel number with all non-A-Z and 0-9 characters removed. | varchar |
alt_ | parcel_ | Parcel number alternate 1 | A parcel ID number provided by the government that isn't considered to be the primary parcel ID number used by the government. These could be previously used parcel numbers or alternate ID numbers. | varchar |
alt_ | parcel_ | Parcel number alternate 2 | A parcel ID number provided by the government that isn't considered to be the primary parcel ID number used by the government. These could be previously used parcel numbers or alternate ID numbers. | varchar |
alt_ | parcel_ | Parcel number alternate 3 | A parcel ID number provided by the government that isn't considered to be the primary parcel ID number used by the government. These could be previously used parcel numbers or alternate ID numbers. | varchar |
last_ | date_ | Date of last refresh | The date the source data was most recently refreshed. | date |
time_ | time_ | Time of last update | The timestamp of the most recent change of any kind to this row in the table (internal record changes and/or county updates). "date_ | timestamp |
Address & location attribute list
| Shapefile field identifier | Field identifier | Field name | Definition | Data type |
|---|---|---|---|---|
dlv_ | delivery_ | Delivery line 1 | The physical street address for the parcel - the address of the parcel itself. Not every parcel has a street address, especially in agricultural areas or for larger parcels. Also called the "situs address" or "site address". Contains the first delivery line (usually the street address). This can include any of the following: primary number, street predirection, street name, street suffix, street postdirection, secondary. | varchar |
dlv_ | delivery_ | Delivery line 2 | The second delivery line of the parcel address (if needed). It's common for this field to remain empty. | varchar |
orig_ | original_ | Original address | The parcel address fields, as originally provided by the government, encoded in JSON format prior to any cleaning. | varchar |
prim_ | primary_ | Primary number | The house, PO Box, or building number of the parcel address. | varchar |
pre_ | street_ | Street predirection | Directional information before a parcel address street name (N, SW, etc.). | varchar |
saddstr | street_ | Street name | The name of the street of the parcel address. | varchar |
str_ | street_ | Street suffix | Abbreviated value describing the parcel address street (St, Ave, Blvd, etc.). | varchar |
post_ | street_ | Street postdirection | Directional information after a parcel address street name (N, SW, etc.). | varchar |
secondary | secondary | Secondary | Describes location within a complex/building (Ste, Apt, etc.) and its correlated unit number and/or letter (if any) of the parcel address. | varchar |
city_ | city_ | City name | The parcel address city name. | varchar |
postcode | postcode | Postcode | The parcel address postcode. | varchar |
cntry_ | country_ | Country code | The parcel address country code. | varchar |
lev_ | 1st_ | 1st level division | The parcel address 1st division (territory, province, etc.). | varchar |
lev_ | 2nd_ | 2nd level division | The parcel address 2nd division (county, department, division, etc.). | varchar |
lev_ | 3rd_ | 3rd level division | The parcel address 3rd division (city, rural, municipality, etc.). In Canada, these overlap with the 2nd-division bounds. | varchar |
Land details attribute list
| Shapefile field identifier | Field identifier | Field name | Definition | Data type |
|---|---|---|---|---|
reserve | first_ | First Nations reserve or federal land | The name of the First Nations reserve or federal land on which the parcel is located. | varchar |
row_ | right_ | Right-of-way | Indicates a right-of-way parcel or similar function parcel. | varchar |
sqm_ | sqm_ | Sqm calculated | The parcel square meters as calculated from supplied parcel geometry. | float |
parcel | Parcel | The geometry of the parcel boundary. | wkt, wkb, embedded |