in the case of municipal-type services, there are municipalities, which are incorporated areas, and regional districts, which are groups of member municipalities and rural areas. another purpose is for the provision of provincial services. the provincial government has dividing certain services into regional services, such as health authorities and agricultural commissions, which administer specified regions according to their own policies. the province is also divided to provide electoral districts by elections bc for provincial elections and elections canada for federal elections. in addition to these, indian reserves have been established throughout the province but are administered by the federal government.