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A resort municipality is a type of municipal status in the Canadian provinces of
British Columbia British Columbia (commonly abbreviated as BC) is the westernmost province of Canada, situated between the Pacific Ocean and the Rocky Mountains. It has a diverse geography, with rugged landscapes that include rocky coastlines, sandy beaches, ...
and
Prince Edward Island Prince Edward Island (PEI; ) is one of the thirteen provinces and territories of Canada. It is the smallest province in terms of land area and population, but the most densely populated. The island has several nicknames: "Garden of the Gulf", ...
. British Columbia also has a related municipal status type of mountain resort municipality. The lone resort municipality in British Columbia is Whistler, which was created by the Resort Municipality of Whistler Act. In Prince Edward Island, the Resort Municipality of Stanley Bridge, Hope River, Bayview, Cavendish and North Rustico was established as a resort municipality in 1990. The Government of Prince Edward Island's ''Municipal Government Act'' prevents the incorporation of any new resort municipalities.


See also

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List of municipalities in British Columbia British Columbia is the third-most populous province in Canada, with 5,000,879 residents as of 2021, and is the second-largest in land area, at . British Columbia's 161 municipalities cover only of the province's land mass yet are ho ...
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List of municipalities in Prince Edward Island Prince Edward Island is the least populous province in Canada with 154,331 residents as of the 2021 census and is the smallest in land area at . Prince Edward Island's 63 municipalities cover of the province's land mass and were home to of ...
* List of resort villages in Saskatchewan * List of summer villages in Alberta * Mountain resort municipalities: :* Jumbo Glacier, British Columbia :* Sun Peaks, British Columbia * Municipal government in Canada * Resort town


References

{{authority control Census divisions of Canada * * Local government in Canada Municipalities Subdivisions of Canada