Canada ยท Data Coverage

Canada Property & Parcel Data Coverage

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Explore AcreBound's property and parcel data coverage across Canada, including mapped boundaries, land information and available property attributes.

International parcel coverage is being prepared for the AcreBound iOS app.

Canada Coverage Summary

Aggregated figures for the parcels AcreBound currently maps.

10.4M
Mapped parcels
10
Provinces and territories covered
1,585 mยฒ
Median parcel size
โ‰ˆ 17,056 sq ft
July 2026
Last AcreBound update
94.1%
Parcel Boundaries coverage
52%
Land Area coverage
40.9%
Title Reference coverage
9.4%
Assessment Information coverage

Canada at a glance

  • Approximately 10,373,194 mapped parcels are currently represented in AcreBound's Canada coverage data.
  • The median mapped parcel in Canada covers approximately 1,585 mยฒ.
  • Land area information is available for approximately 52% of mapped parcels.
  • Title reference information is available for approximately 40.9% of mapped parcels.
  • Coverage spans 10 provinces and territories, led by Quebec with 44.8% of mapped parcels.

Canada Boundary Coverage Map

Shaded areas have mapped parcels in AcreBound. The map draws administrative outlines only.

Excellent ยท 90%+Good ยท 75โ€“89%Partial ยท 40โ€“74%Limited ยท 1โ€“39%Unavailable ยท 0%

Property Data Coverage by Region

Mapped parcels and the share carrying each data type, across all provinces and territories AcreBound covers. Areas with a dedicated coverage page are linked.

Canada parcel data coverage by region
Province / Territory Parcels Land Area Title Reference Assessment Information Year Built Updated
Quebec 4,645,668 n/a n/a n/a n/a July 2026
British Columbia 2,393,231 99.8% 91.6% n/a n/a July 2026
Alberta 840,913 63.7% 63.7% 63.7% 61.4% July 2026
Nova Scotia 768,052 100% 100% n/a n/a July 2026
New Brunswick 604,514 100% 100% n/a n/a July 2026
Ontario 498,441 99.8% n/a n/a n/a July 2026
Manitoba 438,041 100% n/a 100% n/a July 2026
Prince Edward Island 136,836 100% 100% n/a n/a July 2026
Northwest Territories 24,670 99.5% n/a n/a n/a July 2026
Yukon 22,828 n/a n/a n/a n/a July 2026

Property Data Availability Across Canada

Property information availability can vary by province and municipality. Alberta and Ontario are currently represented by their largest cities, so their counts are lower than the provinces' full parcel totals.

Property data available in Canada
Data Availability Share of parcels
Parcel Boundaries High Availability 94.1%
Land Area Partial 52%
Title Reference Partial 40.9%
Assessment Information Limited 9.4%
Year Built Limited 5%
Dwelling Units Limited 4.2%
Owner Type Limited 23.1%

Parcel Size Statistics

Based on 5,392,459 mapped parcels in Canada with a recorded land area. The median describes a typical parcel; the average is pulled upward by very large ones.

1,585 mยฒ
Median parcel size
โ‰ˆ 17,056 sq ft
7.1 ha
Average parcel size
โ‰ˆ 17.4 acres

Size percentiles

p10
363 mยฒ
p25
606 mยฒ
p50
1,585 mยฒ
p75
9,441 mยฒ
p90
6.7 ha

P10 means 10% of parcels are smaller than this size.

Parcel size distribution

Under 500 mยฒ ยท 981,84718.2%
500โ€“1,000 mยฒ ยท 1,228,37522.8%
1,000โ€“5,000 mยฒ ยท 1,398,49025.9%
0.5โ€“1 ha ยท 474,1818.8%
1โ€“10 ha ยท 841,60015.6%
10โ€“100 ha ยท 431,4108%
100+ ha ยท 36,5560.7%

Share of parcels in each size band, with parcel counts.

Understanding Property Records in Canada

Parcel
A single piece of land with its own boundary and ownership record.
Cadastral Parcel
A parcel drawn on an official land-survey map. Each province keeps its own cadastre.
Parcel Identifier
The number a province uses to find a parcel in its records. The format differs by province.
Assessment
A value set by a provincial or municipal assessment authority to calculate property tax. It is not a sale price.
Legal Description
The formal wording that identifies a parcel on a survey plan, such as a lot and plan number or a quarter-section, township, range and meridian.
Land Area
The size of the parcel, recorded in square metres or hectares.

Understanding Parcel Data in Canada

Land Records Are a Provincial Matter

In Canada, each province and territory runs its own land registration, survey and assessment systems. That is why two parcels in different provinces can carry quite different information, even when both are mapped accurately.

Some provinces attach land area and title details to almost every parcel. Others provide the boundary and little else. The regional table on this page shows what AcreBound currently holds for each province or territory.

How Canadian Parcel Records Are Structured

Parcels are usually identified by a number issued by the province. British Columbia uses a nine-digit parcel identifier, Ontario uses a property identification number, and Quebec numbers its cadastral lots.

Alberta also uses a survey grid. Land is divided into townships, sections and quarter-sections of 160 acres, and many rural legal descriptions are written as a quarter-section, section, township, range and meridian.

Understanding Property Assessment Information

Assessment figures are produced to share the property tax burden fairly. They are tied to a valuation date and a province-specific method, so they will rarely match what a property sells for.

Where assessment details are available, they sit alongside a parcel as extra context. Compare assessments only within the same province and valuation year.

Urban Lots and Rural Tracts

Canadian parcels range from small city lots to very large rural tracts. For that reason this page reports the median and percentiles of parcel size next to the average. The median describes a typical parcel, while the average is pulled upward by large tracts.

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Coming Soon in iOS App

International Coverage Is Coming to AcreBound for iOS

AcreBound currently focuses its in-app parcel experience on the United States.

Support for Canada is being prepared for a future version of the AcreBound iOS app.

In the meantime, this page provides an overview of AcreBound's available data coverage for Canada.