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Extended Golden Horseshoe
The census counted a population of 6.7 million in the extended Golden Horseshoe. This region consists of the urban centres of Oshawa, Toronto, Hamilton and St. Catharines - Niagara, plus Kitchener, Guelph and Barrie. It accounted for 59% of Ontario's population and 22% of the nation's population in 2001. Almost one-half of Canada's total population growth occurred there.
Population Change, 1996 - 2001 0.8 MB
Median Age ( Colour / B&W ) 0.8 MB
Proportion of the employed labour force driving to work by place of work, 2001 by Census Subdivisions
Colour (0.8 MB) / B&W (0.8 MB)
Median Income, 2000, for all census families, by 2001 Census Subdivisions
Colour (0.8 MB) / B&W (0.8 MB)
Component Census Subdivisions
Montréal and Adjacent Region
This region includes Montréal, as well as Salaberry-de-Valleyfield, Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu, Saint-Hyacinthe, Sorel, Joliette and Lachute. In 2001, its population amounted to just over 3.7 million, up 2.8% from 1996, which was the slowest rate of growth among the four urban regions. This region accounted for 52% of Quebec's population and 12% of Canada's.
Population Change, 1996 - 2001 0.8 MB
Median Age ( Colour / B&W ) 0.8 MB
Proportion of the employed labour force driving to work by place of work, 2001 by Census Subdivisions
Colour (0.8 MB) / B&W (0.8 MB)
Median Income, 2000, for all census families, by 2001 Census Subdivisions
Colour (0.8 MB) / B&W (0.8 MB)
Component Census Subdivisions
Lower Mainland and Southern Vancouver Island
More than two-thirds of British Columbia's population is concentrated in the Lower Mainland and southern Vancouver Island region. This region had a population of just over 2.7 million people in 2001, up 7.3% from 1996. It accounted for 69% of B.C.'s total, and 9% of the nation's population.
Population Change, 1996 - 2001 0.9 MB
Median Age ( Colour / B&W ) 0.9 MB
Proportion of the employed labour force driving to work by place of work, 2001 by Census Subdivisions
Colour (0.9 MB) / B&W (0.9 MB)
Median Income, 2000, for all census families, by 2001 Census Subdivisions
Colour (0.9 MB) / B&W (0.9 MB)
Component Census Subdivisions
Calgary - Edmonton Corridor
The municipalities in the Calgary - Edmonton corridor had a total population of 2,150,000 in 2001, up 12.3% from 1996, the largest growth rate of all four regions. The corridor, stretching from Calgary in the south to Edmonton in the north, and which includes Leduc, Red Deer and Wetaskiwin, accounted for 72% of Alberta's population and 7% of Canada's.
Population Change, 1996 - 2001 0.5 MB
Median Age ( Colour / B&W ) 0.4 MB
Proportion of the employed labour force driving to work by place of work, 2001 by Census Subdivisions
Colour (0.4 MB) / B&W (0.4 MB)
Median Income, 2000, for all census families, by 2001 Census Subdivisions
Colour (0.4 MB) / B&W (0.4 MB)
Component Census Subdivisions

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