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All areas outside population centres are classified as rural areas. The term was first introduced in the Canada 2011 Census; prior to that, Statistics Canada used the term urban area. [1] Snapshot of Southern BC population centres. Vancouver is highlighted. Does not follow municipal boundaries.
Canada population density map (2014). A population centre, in the context of a Canadian census, is a populated place, or a cluster of interrelated populated places, which meets the demographic characteristics of an urban area, having a population of at least 1,000 people and a population density of no fewer than 400 people per square km 2.
[14] [15] In 2011, Statistics Canada identified 942 population centres in Canada. Some population centres cross municipal boundaries and not all municipalities contain a population centre while others have more than one. [16] The population centre level of geography is further divided into the following three groupings based on population: [14]
The table below lists the census metropolitan areas and agglomerations in British Columbia by population, using data from the Canada 2016 Census. [1] Each entry is identified as a census metropolitan area (CMA) or a census agglomeration (CA), as defined by Statistics Canada.
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.
Canada is divided into 10 provinces and three territories.The majority of Canada's population is concentrated in the areas close to the Canada–US border.Its four largest provinces by area (Ontario, Quebec, British Columbia, and Alberta) are also its most populous; together they account for 86.5 percent of the country's population.
Last update: should use Canada 2016 Census (April 2019) The following table lists Canada's census divisions by population in the 2016 Canadian census , from highest to lowest. Clicking on the province's two letter abbreviation will take you to a list of census divisions for that province with links.
A map of Canada showing the percent of self-reported Indigenous identity (First Nations, Inuit, Métis) by census division, according to the 2021 Canadian census [10]. A variety of estimations have been postulated for the Indigenous population in what is now Canada prior to European contact. [11]