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DCHP-1 (pre-1967)
Entry from the DCHP-1 (pre-1967)
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n.
in certain provinces, the largest political subdivision having its own municipal government.
The internal structure of a county varies from province to province and not all provinces employ the county system. In Upper and Lower Canada, the county also functioned as a riding (def. 1) See also circle (def 1).
Quotations
1832
John Brant [the Mohawk chief] was returned as a member for his county to the last parliament, and made some excellent speeches in the house, but on a petition lost his seat, by some trifling informality of the Election.
1872
We have expended our strength in aiding outlying counties and helping our city candidates.
1948
. . . the number of municipal governments run to that large total of nearly 4,000. In the first place, each province is divided into large rural municipalities. These are known as . . . counties in Ontario (subdivided into townships); counties in Quebec (divided into townships and parishes); counties (and parishes) in New Brunswick; and in Nova Scotia simply municipalities.
1964
The firm . . . dealt with factors influencing the development of the county.