A census metropolitan area, or CMA is a Canadian census subdivision comprising a large urban area (known as the urban core) and adjacent areas (known as urban and rural fringes) that have a high degree of social and economic integration with the urban core. Census subdivision is a Canadian political region organized by Statistics Canada and determined by the provinces. ...

A CMA has an urban core population of at least 100,000, based on the previous census. Once an area becomes a CMA, it is retained as a CMA even if the population of its urban core declines below 100,000. A census is the process of obtaining information about every member of a population (not necessarily a human population). ...

All CMAs are subdivided into census tracts. A CMA may be consolidated with adjacent Census Agglomerations if they are socially and economically integrated. This new grouping is known as a consolidated CMA, and the component CMA and CAs are known as the primary census metropolitan area (PCMA) and primary census agglomeration(s) (PCA). A CMA may not be consolidated with another CMA. A Census Agglomeration, or CA is a Canadian census geographic concept used to describe smaller urban areas. ...

List of CMA's

in order of population

1. Greater Toronto Area
2. Greater Montreal Area
3. Lower Mainland (Vancouver)
4. National Capital Region (Ottawa-Gatineau)
5. Calgary Regional Partnership
6. Edmonton Capital Region
7. Capitale-Nationale (Quebec)
8. Winnipeg Capital Region
9. Hamilton
10. London
11. Kitchener-Waterloo
12. St. Catharines-Niagara
13. Halifax Regional Municipality
14. Greater Victoria
15. Windsor
16. Oshawa, Ontario
17. Greater Saskatoon Area
18. Greater Regina Area
19. St. John's
20. Greater Sudbury
21. Saguenay
22. Sherbrooke
23. Fraser Valley
24. Kingston
25. Trois-Rivières
26. Greater Saint John
27. Thunder Bay

See also: The Greater Toronto Area (called the GTA by local residents) is the largest metropolitan area in Canada and is centred around the fifth largest city in North America, Toronto, after Mexico City, New York City, Los Angeles, and Chicago. ... The Greater Montreal Area is a term used to describe either the Montreal, Quebec, Canada Census Metropolitan Area or the Montreal Metropolitan Community (French: Communauté métropolitaine de Montréal) The CMA is defined by Statistics Canada while the Montreal Metropolitan Community is a level of government in Quebec, and... The Lower Mainland is the name that residents of British Columbia apply to the region surrounding the City of Vancouver. ... This article refers to the city in British Columbia, Canada. ... The National Capital Region is an informal designation for the Census Metropolitan Area consisting of the Canadian capital of Ottawa, Ontario, the neighbouring city of Gatineau, Quebec and the surrounding area. ... Template:Hide = Motto: Template:Unhide = Advance Ottawa/Ottawa en avant City of Ottawa, Ontario, Canadas Location. ... Motto: ? Area: 342. ... The Calgary Regional Partnership (CRP) is the metropolitan area based around Calgary, Alberta. ... Capitale-Nationale is a region of Quebec. ... Region located in the Red River Valley in the south central portion of the Province of Manitoba, Canada, containing the provincial capital of Winnipeg and its surrounding areas, both urban and rural. ... Motto: Together Aspire - Together Achieve Area: 1,117. ... Motto: Nickname: The Forest City City of London, Ontario, Canadas Location. ... For the electoral district, Kitchener—Waterloo Kitchener-Waterloo is a metropolitan area consisting of the twin cities of Kitchener, Ontario and Waterloo, Ontario. ... Motto: Building Community. ... Halifax Regional Municipality (HRM) is a regional municipality in Nova Scotia, Canada. ... Greater Victoria (also known as the Greater Victoria Region) is located in British Columbia, Canada, on the southern tip of Vancouver Island. ... Template:Hide = Motto: Template:Unhide = City of Windsor, Ontario, Canadas Location. ... Oshawa (2004 population 150,000, metropolitan population 296,298) is a city on Lake Ontario located 56 kilometres east of downtown Toronto, Ontario, Canada. ... Template:Hide = Motto: Template:Unhide = Avancez (go forward) Nickname: The City of Legends City of St. ... Motto: Come, let us build together. ... Saguenay (officially Ville de Saguenay) is a city (2001 pop. ... Downtown Sherbrooke with the Saint-François River in the foreground Sherbrooke (2001 population 75,916, post-merger population 141,200) is a city in south-eastern Quebec, Canada. ... Fraser Valley is the section of the Fraser River basin in southwestern British Columbia downstream of the Fraser Canyon. ... Kingston, Ontario, with a population of approximately 146,8381 people, is located in the Quebec City-Windsor Corridor at the eastern end of Lake Ontario, where the lake runs into the St. ... The front of the Ursulines Monastary, on Ursulines Street. ... Thunder Bay (48°23′N 89°15′W, time zone EST) is a city in and the seat of Thunder Bay District, Ontario, Canada. ...

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