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The lowest level of national unemployment came in 1947 with a 2.2% unemployment rate, a result of the smaller pool of available workers caused by casualties from the Second World War. The highest level of unemployment throughout Canada was set in December 1982, when the early 1980s recession resulted in 13.1% of the adult population being out ...
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.
Statistics Canada (StatCan; French: Statistique Canada), formed in 1971, is the agency of the Government of Canada commissioned with producing statistics to help better understand Canada, its population, resources, economy, society, and culture. It is headquartered in Ottawa. [3]
Statistics Canada conducts a national census of population and census of agriculture every five years and releases the data with a two-year lag.. The Census of Population provides demographic and statistical data that is used to plan public services such as health care, education, and transportation; determine federal transfer payments; [1] and determine the number of Members of Parliament for ...
Statistics Canada has created census subdivisions in cooperation with the provinces of British Columbia, Newfoundland and Labrador, and Nova Scotia as equivalents for municipalities. [8] The Indian reserve and Indian settlement census subdivisions are determined according to criteria established by Indigenous and Northern Affairs Canada .
The 2021 census recorded a total federal population of 36,991,981, living in 14,978,941 of its 16,284,235 private dwellings. With a land area of 8,788,702.80 km 2 (3,393,337.12 sq mi), its population density was 4.21/km 2 (10.90/sq mi). Canada's most- and least-populated provinces were Ontario and Prince Edward Island, respectively.
Census subdivision Municipal status Total population 2011 [1] Population density 2011 a [1] Total population 2016 [2] Population density 2016 a [2] Total population 2021 [3] Population density 2021 a [3] Ajax: Town 109,600 1,634.2 119,677 1,786.4 126,666 1,634.2 Aurora: Town 53,203 1,068.8 55,445 1,112.3 62,057 1,241.1 Brampton: City
Greater Toronto's Top Employers Greater Toronto Area: The Globe and Mail (Metro ed.) December 8, 2015 2006 Waterloo Area's Top Employers Canada's Technology Triangle: Waterloo Region Record & Guelph Mercury: November 28, 2015 2007 Hamilton-Niagara's Top Employers Hamilton, Burlington & Niagara Region: The Hamilton Spectator: November 20, 2015 2007