A designated place is a type of geographic unit used by Statistics Canada to disseminate census data.
"[2] Provincial and territorial authorities collaborate with Statistics Canada in the creation of designated places so that data can be published for sub-areas within municipalities.
[2] Starting in 2016, Statistics Canada allowed the overlapping of designated places with population centres.
[4] Designated place types in Nova Scotia include 66 class IV areas and 4 retired population centres.
Nova Scotia's largest designated place is Bible Hill with a population of 5,076.