The City of Canada Bay. left and the country of Canada, right. Photo: Reddit

Residents in the Canada Bay Council zone have been left scratching their heads after a Reddit user realised the council area was the same shape as that of Canada - the country.

A Reddit user by the name of D34DP00L posted a map of the Canada Bay Council area next to one of Canada, with others commenting on how similar they are in shape.

The City of Canada Bay Council is the result of a merger of Concord and Drummoyne councils in Sydney's inner-west in 2000. It serves more than 92,000 residents, looking after 190 parks, recreational facilities and sports facilities.

Suburbs include Abbotsford, Breakfast Point, Cabarita, Canada Bay, Chiswick, Concord, Concord West, Drummoyne, Five Dock, Liberty Grove, Mortlake, North Strathfield, Rhodes, Rodd Point, Russell Lea, Wareemba and part of Strathfield.

Canada Bay Council shared the Reddit post to its Facebook page on May 10.

The council was quick to shut down speculation that its shape explained the origins of the area's name.

Canada Bay Council explained the name recognised the political prisoners who were brought here and jailed following attacks against the British rule in Quebec in 1840.

"The HMS Buffalo arrived in Sydney with 58 French-Canadian political prisoners, deported to Australia following revolts against the British rule in Lower Canada (now Quebec)," they wrote in a hyperlinked post.

"The convicts were housed in the Longbottom Stockade [now the site of Concord Oval] where they broke stone for the construction of Parramatta Road. All were eventually pardoned and all returned to Canada except for two who died in Australia and one who married a local woman and settled in Dapto."