[The Census](https://readinessindex.io/census)

[Q4 2026](https://readinessindex.io/census/2026-Q4)

[Canada](https://readinessindex.io/census/2026-Q4/ca)

Government

Sector

# Government in Canada

The government segments measured in Canada, each drawn from that country’s own register. They are different populations, so they are set side by side and never added together.

Index 12.1 · Census Q4 2026 · 2 segments, 2 measured

The segments

## Side by side, never added together

| Segment | Drawn from | Median and spread | Scanned | Gated |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Regional governments](https://readinessindex.io/census/2026-Q4/ca/government/regional) Upper-tier and regional governments: counties and regional municipalities, regional districts and MRCs. | Ontario Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Housing; Ministère des Affaires municipales et de l'Habitation du Québec; Province of British Columbia (BC Geographic Warehouse); Statistics Canada; Wikidata | **57** · 28–72 | 130/148 | 49 of 130 |
| [Municipalities](https://readinessindex.io/census/2026-Q4/ca/government/municipalities) Every municipal government in Canada, largest by population first. | Statistics Canada; Ministère des Affaires municipales et de l'Habitation du Québec; Ontario Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Housing; Wikidata | **53** · 25–77 | 2366/3493 | 1114 of 2366 |

There is no single figure for government. Each segment is its own population, and a combined median would be a number about whichever segment has the most sites. How the Census is run, and what it can support, is on the [methodology page](https://readinessindex.io/census/methodology).