Improvement District

An improvement district is a special district church in Alberta . According to Section 581 of the Municipal Government Act, these special administrative units can be formed by the Vice-Governor of Alberta on the proposal and recommendation of the responsible minister.

These districts are usually areas with special requirements, which result from the fact that they are usually national park or provincial park areas. These special administrative units are administered by the Alberta Municipal Affairs department . The residents of the districts elect their representatives to this authority accordingly. There are currently (as of July 2012) eight Improvement Districts in Alberta. For better differentiation, the districts with numbers usually have the names of the parks in them appended, there is no name for the ID 349. The next higher administrative unit in Alberta is the Census Division .

Improvement District 04 (Waterton)

The district is located in the south of the province. Its boundaries coincide with those of Waterton Lakes National Park . It is south of Calgary , right on the border with the United States .

Data type	value
Area (km²)	480.25
Population ⁽²⁰¹¹⁾	88
Population ⁽²⁰⁰⁶⁾	160

Improvement District 09 (Banff)

The district is located in the southwest of the province. Its boundaries coincide with those of Banff National Park . However, it does not include the Banff community . The district is crossed by the southern section of the Trans-Canada Highway ( Highway 1 ). In the northeast the Improvement District 12 joins, in the southwest the Kananaskis Improvement District.

Data type	value
Area (km²)	6,782.23
Population ⁽²⁰¹¹⁾	1,175
Population ⁽²⁰⁰⁶⁾	938

Improvement District 12 (Jasper)

The district is located in the southwest of the province. Its boundaries coincide with those of Jasper National Park . However, it does not include the Jasper parish . The district is traversed in an east-west direction by the northern section of the Trans-Canada Highway , the Yellowhead Highway . Coming from the south, Highway 93 ends in the district. The Improvement District 09 joins in the southwest and the Improvement District 25 in the north.

Data type	value
Area (km²)	10,181.58
Population ⁽²⁰¹¹⁾	34
Population ⁽²⁰⁰⁶⁾	24

Improvement District 13 (Elk Island)

The district is west of Edmonton . Its boundaries coincide with those of Elk Island National Park . The Yellowhead Highway ( Highway 16 ) runs south of the district in an east-west direction .

Data type	value
Area (km²)	165.28
Population ⁽²⁰¹¹⁾	21st
Population ⁽²⁰⁰⁶⁾	10

Improvement District 24 (Wood Buffalo)

The district is in the east of the province. Its boundaries coincide with those of Wood Buffalo National Park .

Data type	value
Area (km²)	33,412.25
Population ⁽²⁰¹¹⁾	590
Population ⁽²⁰⁰⁶⁾	422

Improvement District 25 (Willmore Wilderness)

The district is sometimes called Improvement District 25 (Willmore Wilderness) and is located in the northeast of the province. Its boundaries coincide with those of Willmore Wilderness Park .

Data type	value
Area (km²)	4,604.97
Population ⁽²⁰¹¹⁾	0
Population ⁽²⁰⁰⁶⁾	0

Improvement District 349

This district was the last to be formed, on January 1, 2012. It comprises the portion of the Cold Lake Air Weapons Range located in the province of Alberta and is located in the east of the province.

Data type	value
Area (km²)	k. A.
Population ⁽²⁰¹¹⁾	k. A.
Population ⁽²⁰⁰⁶⁾	k. A.

Kananaskis Improvement District

The district covers most of the Kananaskis Country and is located in the southwest of the province.

Data type	value
Area (km²)	4,210.72
Population ⁽²⁰¹¹⁾	249
Population ⁽²⁰⁰⁶⁾	429

Web links

Municipal Boundary Map on Alberta Municipal Affairs

Individual evidence

↑ 2012 Municipal Codes. (pdf, 355 KB) Government of Alberta - Municipal Affairs, June 29, 2012, p. 5 , accessed on July 29, 2012 .
↑ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g Population and dwelling counts, for Canada, provinces and territories, and census subdivisions (municipalities), 2011 and 2006 censuses (Alberta) . Statistics Canada. February 8, 2012. Retrieved July 24, 2012.

[1] 2012 Municipal Codes. (pdf, 355 KB) Government of Alberta - Municipal Affairs, June 29, 2012, p. 5 , accessed on July 29, 2012 .

[Zensus-2] ↑ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g Population and dwelling counts, for Canada, provinces and territories, and census subdivisions (municipalities), 2011 and 2006 censuses (Alberta) . Statistics Canada. February 8, 2012. Retrieved July 24, 2012.