The number of digits for the specified code depends on the unit it represents.

If it is two digits, it stands for a province or territory, or for Canada itself. The codes are:

• 01 Canada
• 10 Newfoundland and Labrador
• 11 Prince Edward Island
• 12 Nova Scotia
• 13 New Brunswick
• 24 Quebec
• 35 Ontario
• 46 Manitoba
• 47 Saskatchewan
• 48 Alberta
• 59 British Columbia
• 60 Yukon
• 61 Northwest Territories
• 62 Nunavut

Prof

These examples are for type=prof (Census Profiles). Because this is the default type, the type parameter is omitted here.

Ontario

This can be used for provinces, territories, or for Canada itself.

• {{SCref |unit=pr |35}}“(Mã 35) Census Profile”. 2011 census. Cơ quan Thống kê Canada. 2012.
• {{SCref |unit=pr |year=2006 |code=35 }}“(Mã 35) Community Profiles”. 2006 census. Cơ quan Thống kê Canada. 2007.
• {{SCref |unit=pr |year=2001 |code=35 }}“(Mã 35) All Data”. 2001 census. Cơ quan Thống kê Canada. 2002.

Minganie—Le Golfe-du-Saint-Laurent

(formerly Minganie—Basse-Côte-Nord)This is a census division, which corresponds to two regional county municipalities of Quebec.

• {{SCref |unit=cd |2498}}“(Mã 2498) Census Profile”. 2011 census. Cơ quan Thống kê Canada. 2012.
• {{SCref |unit=cd |year=2006 |code=2498 }}“(Mã 2498) Community Profiles”. 2006 census. Cơ quan Thống kê Canada. 2007.
• {{SCref |unit=cd |year=2001 |code=2498 }}“(Mã 2498) All Data”. 2001 census. Cơ quan Thống kê Canada. 2002.

Toronto census metropolitan area (CMA)The unit type "cma" is used for both census metropolitan areas and census agglomerations.

• {{SCref |unit=cma |535}}“(Mã 535) Census Profile”. 2011 census. Cơ quan Thống kê Canada. 2012.
• {{SCref |unit=cma |code=535 |year=2006}}“(Mã 535) Community Profiles”. 2006 census. Cơ quan Thống kê Canada. 2007.
• {{SCref |unit=cma |code=535 |year=2001}}“(Mã 535) All Data”. 2001 census. Cơ quan Thống kê Canada. 2002.

King, Ontario

A census subdivision.

• {{SCref |unit=csd |3519049}}“(Mã 3519049) Census Profile”. 2011 census. Cơ quan Thống kê Canada. 2012.{{SCref |unit=csd |code=3519049 |year=2006}}“(Mã 3519049) Community Profiles”. 2006 census. Cơ quan Thống kê Canada. 2007.{{SCref |unit=csd |code=3519049 |year=2001}}“(Mã 3519049) All Data”. 2001 census. Cơ quan Thống kê Canada. 2002.

Nobleton, Ontario

This is a population centre; there is no data for population centres prior to the 2011 census.

• {{SCref |unit=popc |code=1071}}“(Mã 1071) Census Profile”. 2011 census. Cơ quan Thống kê Canada. 2012.

Bas-Saint-Laurent

This is an administrative region of Quebec. These are handled oddly by the census: there is no data for 2001; for 2006 they are listed as "health regions" (hr); for 2011 they are listed as "economic regions" (er); and note the code for 2011 differs from that of 2006.

• {{SCref |unit=er |code=2415 |year=2011}}“(Mã 2415) Census Profile”. 2011 census. Cơ quan Thống kê Canada. 2012.
• {{SCref |unit=hr |code=2401 |year=2006}}“(Mã 2401) Community Profiles”. 2006 census. Cơ quan Thống kê Canada. 2007.

Oak Ridges—Markham

There is no data for federal ridings prior to the 2011 census.

• {{SCref |unit=fed |code=35059}}“(Mã 35059) Census Profile”. 2011 census. Cơ quan Thống kê Canada. 2012.

Alban part A (Local service board)

A "designated place". There is no data for these prior to the 2011 census.

• {{SCref |unit=dpl |code=350030}}“(Mã 350030) Census Profile”. 2011 census. Cơ quan Thống kê Canada. 2012.

HR

The "HR" unit seems to have been removed in the 2011 census.

Brant County Health Unit

• {{SCref |unit=hr |code=3527 |year=2006}}“(Mã 3527) Community Profiles”. 2006 census. Cơ quan Thống kê Canada. 2007.
• {{SCref |unit=hr |code=3527 |year=2001}}“(Mã 3527) All Data”. 2001 census. Cơ quan Thống kê Canada. 2002.

Fog

These are for "Focus on Geography" outlines. These are only provided for the 2011 census, and only for unit types "pr", "cma", "csd".

Ontario

• {{SCref |unit=pr |type=fog |35}}“(Mã 35) Focus on Geography”. 2011 census. Cơ quan Thống kê Canada. 2012.

Toronto census metropolitan area (CMA)

• {{SCref |unit=cma |type=fog |535}}“(Mã 535) Focus on Geography”. 2011 census. Cơ quan Thống kê Canada. 2012.

King, Ontario, a census subdivision

• {{SCref |unit=csd |code=3519049 |year=2011}}“(Mã 3519049) Focus on Geography”. 2011 census. Cơ quan Thống kê Canada. 2012.

Named reference

To name the reference created by this template, assign a value to the name parameter. For the Toronto CMA (unit type "cma"), the resultant reference can be named "2011cma".

• {{SCref |unit=cma |name="2011cma" |535}}“(Mã 535) Census Profile”. 2011 census. Cơ quan Thống kê Canada. 2012.

In this case, subsequent citations may refer to it:

• <ref>[[#2011cma|Statistics Canada]]: 2012<ref>

This will create an entry in the footnotes section as:

• ^ Statistics Canada: 2012

It will also link the text "Statistics Canada" to the full reference. For multiple references to Statistics Canada, use more distinctive citation text.