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Update terminology. Add URL to 2021 Census of Population Dictionary PDF. TODO: Add the 2021 illustrated glossary PDF URL

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## 1. Statistical Data Package
Standard geographic areas from the 2021 Census of Population hierarchy, as defined by Statistics Canada.
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These concepts are key to working with Statistical and Census data from Statistics Canada.
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* **[DGUID (Dissemination Geography Unique Identifier)](https://s3.labs.dataforcanada.org/backblaze-public/d4u-datapkg-web-corpus/archive/1777397949.903216/singlefile.html):** An alphanumeric code used by Statistics Canada to uniquely identify a geographic area. It incorporates the vintage (year), type, and specific area code.
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All Statistics Canada terminology is derived from:
- [2021 Census of Population Dictionary](https://s3.labs.dataforcanada.org/backblaze-public/d4u-datapkg-web-corpus/archive/1777398477.100686/www12.statcan.gc.ca/census-recensement/2021/ref/dict/98-301-x2021001-eng.pdf)
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Standard geographic areas from the 2021 Census of Population hierarchy, as defined by Statistics Canada.
![geographic hierarchy](geographic-hiearchy.webp)
* **[DGUID (Dissemination Geography Unique Identifier)](https://s3.labs.dataforcanada.org/backblaze-public/d4u-datapkg-web-corpus/archive/1777397949.903216/singlefile.html):** An alphanumeric code used by Statistics Canada to uniquely identify a geographic area. It incorporates the vintage (year), type, and specific area code.
### Administrative Areas
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