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A village is a type of incorporated municipality within the majority of the provinces and territories of Canada. As of January 1, 2012, there were 550 villages among the provinces of Alberta , British Columbia , Manitoba , New Brunswick , the Northwest Territories , Ontario , Quebec , Saskatchewan and Yukon .
Elderly individuals, especially one family women, in rural Canada are at a great risk for poverty and low economical status. With a more direct focus on elderly poverty, rural women over the age of 65, are found to have a much lower annual income than adults living in non-rural communities.
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Rural poverty refers to situations where people living in non-urban regions are in a state or condition of lacking the financial resources and essentials for living. It takes account of factors of rural society, rural economy, and political systems that give rise to the marginalization and economic disadvantage found there. [1]
This article lists unincorporated communities of the province of Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. Wikimedia Commons has media related to List of communities in Newfoundland and Labrador . Incorporated towns and cities are incorporated municipalities and can be found on List of municipalities in Newfoundland and Labrador .
Rural areas cover approximately 9,197,138 km 2 (3,551,035 sq mi) of Canada's land area as of 2015. [2] Rural Canada is usually defined by low population density, small population size, and distance from major agglomerations. As of the 2021 census, nearly 6 million people (16% of the total Canadian population) lived in rural areas of Canada. [3 ...
Dandelion was a rural intentional community near Enterprise, Ontario, active in the 1970s, and disbanded around 1990. It was a member of the Federation of Egalitarian Communities, meeting all requirements for full membership. [1] [2] Dandelion was the birthplace of singer/songwriter Devon Sproule. [3]
In Canada, the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development defines a "predominantly rural region" as having more than 50% of the population living in rural communities where a "rural community" has a population density less than 150 people per square kilometre. In Canada, the census division has been used to represent "regions" and ...