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This is a list of the census metropolitan areas and agglomerations in Canada by population, using data from the 2021 Canadian census and the 2016 Canadian census. [1] Each entry is identified as a census metropolitan area (CMA) or a census agglomeration (CA) as defined by Statistics Canada.
At the 2016 Census, the Province of Alberta had 15 census agglomerations, [2] down from 16 in the 2011 Census. [3] At the 2011 Census, the Province of Alberta had 16 census agglomerations, [3] up from 14 in the 2006 Census. [4] The former CA of Lethbridge was promoted to a census metropolitan area in 2016.
In the 2011 Census, the Calgary CMA had a population of 1,214,839 living in 464,001 of its 488,451 total dwellings, a 12.6% change from its 2006 population of 1,079,310, making it the largest CMA in Alberta and the fourth largest in Canada.
Statistics Canada's review of CMAs and CAs for the 2016 Census resulted in the addition of eight new CAs and the demotion of two CAs, and the promotion of two CAs to census metropolitan areas (CMAs). [ 3 ] [ 4 ]
The methodology used by Statistics Canada does not allow for CMA-CMA mergers into larger statistical areas; consequently, there is no Canadian equivalent to the combined statistical areas of the United States. Statistics Canada has stated that Toronto, Oshawa and Hamilton could be merged into a single CSA were such an approach utilized. [11]
A census agglomeration is a census geographic unit in Canada determined by Statistics Canada. A census agglomeration comprises one or more adjacent census subdivisions that has a core population of 10,000 or greater. It is eligible for classification as a census metropolitan area once it reaches a population of 100,000. [1]
The Edmonton CMA is the largest of the 41 CMAs [a] in Canada by area, at 9,416.19 km 2 (3,635.61 sq mi). [5] In the 2021 Canadian census, it had a population of 1,418,118, making it the sixth largest CMA in Canada by population, with the second largest percentage increase in national CMA population (37.0% versus 37.3% for the Calgary CMA ) over ...
Alberta is one of the 13 provinces and territories of Canada. It is a part of Western Canada and is one of the three prairie provinces.Alberta borders British Columbia to the west, Saskatchewan to the east, the Northwest Territories to the north, and the U.S. state of Montana to the south.