The City Limits or boundaries are the jurisdictional extents of the city of Calgary. They are governed by provincial board orders, provincial reports prepared following the hearing and approval of a petition for annexation. The city limits are only changed as a result of a board order of the Municipal Government Board.

This map shows boundary locations of quadrants, communities, wards, police districts, and police zones in Calgary. It contains details about the boundary name, community type and building construction year, as well as links to City Councillor sites.

Community boundaries for the City of Calgary

The Alberta Township File identifies land (section, township, range) in a grid format known as Dominion Land Survey (DLS) system. It is a graphic representation of these section boundaries (approximately 1 mile X 1 mile). The file contains Section Boundary, Section Name, Original Road Allowance and Quarter Section attribute information.

The polygons in this file represent the section boundaries determined in 1997 by examination and review of all registered legal plans in The City of Calgary. Each section within the city limits are defined by eight quarter section pins and also boundary cadastral stations. The line work was created in 2006 from data which was formally released to The City in 1997.

This map shows the proximity of public art installations from CTrain stations in Calgary, Alberta. The purpose of this map is to understand the accessibility of these art installations via Calgary's light rail transit system. It can also be used in navigating to locations of public art depending on the closest CTrain station. Train stations are divided up based on route and locations of public art are shown in white.The layer for public art locations was retrieved from The City of Calgary's open data portal, Open Calgary (https://data.calgary.ca/Recreation-and-Culture/Public-Art-Locations/643n-987f). It was converted from a .csv file with values for latitude and longitude into a .shp file. It was then clipped to the extent of the city boundary.The layer for CTrain stations was retrieved from The City of Calgary's open data portal, Open Calgary (https://data.calgary.ca/Transportation-Transit/Transit-LRT-Stations-Map/c6ee-wk9g).The layer for the city boundary was retrieved from Stats Canada as a boundary file for population centres (https://www12.statcan.gc.ca/census-recensement/2011/geo/bound-limit/bound-limit-2016-eng.cfm). The City of Calgary was exported from this as a separate .shp file.All data were projected in WGS 1984 Web Mercator Auxiliary Sphere.

A ward is the division of the city into electoral areas, each represented by one elected Councillor. Wards are a geographical division of the municipality and are referred to by a number defined in the bylaw. Divisions are determined under the authority of the Municipal Government Act and criteria in Council policy.

A policy plan boundary defines the area that is covered by a policy plan document. This includes Area Redevelopment Plans (ARP), Area Structure Plans (ASP), Community Plans, Regional Policy Plans, Regional Context Studies, Intermunicipal Development Plans, Station Area Plans, Design Briefs, Special Studies and other Policy Plans.

Ward boundaries have been updated for the 2021 General Election. These boundaries will not come into effect until Election Day October 18, 2021.

Census data is an official count of dwelling units and population within those units. The data is physically collected and may be supplemented with other information such as the periodic age/gender distribution data. This additional data allows for better interpretation of the population statistics. A community district is a fixed boundary within Calgary, created by and for the Corporation. It represents a distinct geographical area of the city that is determined through the Land Development/Subdivision Process and approved by Council.

This dataset describes proposed speed limits on Collector and Residential roads as per the new default speed limit bylaw within the City of Calgary that takes effect May 31, 2021. To view finalized, complete speed limits dataset please visit: Speed Limits

Boundaries for the 2022 Alcohol in the Park Project for the public web map. See Alcohol in Parks for more information.

Using data collected in 2020, The City has created this solar potential dataset of all buildings within city limits. The data shows varying degrees of a roof’s solar exposure, on an annual basis, in generalized optimal conditions. The data model used to generate the map takes into account the shape of the terrain and the relative position of building rooftops and structures, existing infrastructure, and tree canopies. It doesn’t take into account weather conditions, such as cloudy days and precipitation that limit a roof’s direct solar exposure. It also does not reflect any new adjacent structures captured after 2020 that may obstruct another building’s solar exposure.

The Yield levels are measured as kWh\m2\day. Yield values are interpreted as: Low Yield (0 - 0.87); Low Moderate Yield (0.87 - 1.74); High Moderate Yield (1.74 - 2.61); High Yield (2.61 - 3.48)

The compressed file for download is 362 MB. The uncompressed files are 4.46 GB. Data is arranged in Townships, with 21 GeoTiff image files in total.

The Solar map data is intended for information purposes only and as a preliminary solar opportunity assessment tool. It is not intended to be used as a decision making source of information for solar panel installations.