| CSD Type |
Description |
| C |
City |
| CC |
Chartered community |
| CG |
Community government |
| CN |
Crown colony |
| COM |
Community |
| CT |
Canton (municipalité de) |
| CU |
Cantons unis (municipalité de) |
| CV |
City |
| CY |
City |
| DM |
District municipality |
| HAM |
Hamlet |
| ID |
Improvement district |
| IGD |
Indian government district |
| IM |
Island municipality |
| IRI |
Indian reserve |
| LGD |
Local government district |
| LOT |
Township and royalty |
| M |
Municipality |
| MD |
Municipal district |
| MÉ |
Municipalité |
| MU |
Municipality |
| NH |
Northern hamlet |
| NL |
Nisgaa land |
| NO |
Unorganized |
| NV |
Northern village |
| P |
Parish |
| PE |
Paroisse (municipalité de) |
| RCR |
Rural community |
| RDA |
Regional district electoral area |
| RG |
Region |
| RGM |
Regional municipality |
| RM |
Rural municipality |
| RV |
Resort village |
| SA |
Special area |
| SC |
Subdivision of county municipality |
| S-E |
Indian Settlement |
| SÉ |
Settlement |
| SET |
Settlement |
| SG |
Self-government |
| SM |
Specialized municipality |
| SNO |
Subdivision of unorganized |
| SV |
Summer village |
| T |
Town |
| TC |
Terres réservées aux Cris |
| TI |
Terre inuite |
| TK |
Terres réservées aux Naskapis |
| TL |
Teslin land |
| TP |
Township |
| TV |
Town |
| V |
Ville |
| VC |
Village cri |
| VK |
Village naskapi |
| VL |
Village |
| VN |
Village nordique |