How to find the federal riding and polling division for a place in Canada
Check the location against Elections Canada's boundaries: Boundary Atlas returns the federal riding (2023 Representation Order), the federal polling division from the 2025 general election, the provincial district and, for most provinces, the provincial polling division.
Who this is for
- Canadian campaigns and newsrooms
- Advocacy groups
- Researchers
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With Boundary Atlas added to Claude, ChatGPT, Cursor or Codex (free, no key; how):
Which federal riding and polling division is Toronto City Hall in? Use Boundary Atlas.
Step by step
- Get coordinates. Geocode the address (any geocoder), or use the device's location.
- Locate. locate_point(lat, lon) returns province, census division and subdivision, riding, polling division and provincial district.
- Map. get_boundaries(id="ca:federal_electoral_district:<code>", children_level="polling_division").
Live example
Toronto City Hall (43.6532, -79.3832):
| Level | Result |
|---|---|
| Municipality | Toronto |
| Census division | Toronto |
| Federal riding | University—Rosedale |
| Federal polling division | Polling division 108-0 |
| Provincial electoral district | Spadina—Fort York |
| Province | Ontario |
locate_point(lat=43.6532, lon=-79.3832)
Things to know
- Ontario and Alberta provincial polling divisions aren't included (their terms bar commercial use).
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