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Road Network File


The 2006 Road Network File is a digital representation of Canada’s national road network, containing information such as street names, type, direction and address ranges. This unrestricted-use file is available as a free download.

User applications of this file may include mapping, geo-coding, geographic searching, area delineation, and database maintenance as a source for street names and locations. Since statistical activities do not require absolute positional accuracy, relative positional accuracy takes precedence in the Road Network File. As a result, this file is not suitable for engineering applications, emergency dispatching services, surveying or legal applications.

A reference guide is included.

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Footnote 1

Please note that a National file is not available in Geography Markup Language (GML) format.

Please note that this product can only be opened if you have software that can read these files installed on your machine. If you do not have such software, you can download software that can read these files. Alternatively, you can also convert these files to other formats that could be read by other software. These file formats may not be accessible by some devices. For more information, please contact us for assistance.

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About this product

Catalogue number:
92-500-XWE

  1. Frequency: Annual
  2. Most recent release date: September 29, 2006
  3. Cost: Free
  4. Medium: Download from the Internet
  5. Language: English or French
  6. Contact: Geo-Help at 613-951-3889
  7. Note: Also available on CD-ROM, Contact us

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  1. News release as reported in The Daily
  2. For more information about this product, please see the reference guide: 92-500-GIE
  3. Frequently Asked Questions
2006-10-05