Editing Metes and bounds (section)

==Use in Canada==
In Canada, metes and bounds are frequently used to officially define the territory of electoral districts, particularly in urban areas where the districts may subdivide municipalities or otherwise not conform to municipal boundaries. For example, the definition for the federal electoral district of [[Ottawa Centre (federal electoral district)|Ottawa Centre]] in the 2012 representation order reads (in part):

<blockquote>Consisting of that part of the City of Ottawa described as follows: commencing at the intersection of the interprovincial boundary between Ontario and Quebec with a line running 45°00'W from the mouth of the Rideau Canal; thence S45°00'E along said line to the mouth of the Rideau Canal; thence generally southeasterly along said canal to the northeasterly production of Frank Street; thence northeasterly along said production to the intersection of Greenfield Avenue with Nicholas Street; thence southeasterly along Nicholas Street to Highway No. 417; thence easterly along said highway to the Rideau River; thence generally southerly along said river to the easterly production of Borden Side Road; thence westerly along said production to Prince of Wales Drive; [...]<ref>{{cite web |author1=Elections Canada |title=Ottawa Centre |url=https://www.elections.ca/res/cir/maps2/mapprov.asp?map=35075&lang=e |website=www.elections.ca |access-date=26 January 2022}}</ref></blockquote>

The difficulty with permanency of features on the ground does not arise because the electoral districts are redistributed every ten years, allowing districts to be brought into conformity with any features that have changed in the intervening time.