This table presents the 2021 and 2016 population and dwelling counts, land area, population density and population ranking for the census metropolitan area or census agglomeration, and for the census subdivisions in that census metropolitan area or census agglomeration. It also shows the percentage change in the population and dwelling counts between 2016 and 2021.

There are two types of boundary files: cartographic and digital. Cartographic boundary files portray the geographic areas using only the major land mass of Canada and its coastal islands. Digital boundary files portray the full extent of the geographic areas, including the coastal water area.

According to Statistics Canada, Census Metropolitan Areas consisting of one or more neighbouring municipalities situated around a core. A census metropolitan area must have a total population of at least 100,000 of which 50,000 or more live in the core.Statistics Canada Census Metropolitan Area boundary for 2021, lcma000b21a_e (cartographic boundary file)Metadata

Components of population change by census metropolitan area and census agglomeration, single year of age, five-year age group and sex for the period from July 1 to June 30, annual, based on the Standard Geographical Classification (SGC) 2016. The components include births, deaths, immigrants, emigrants, returning emigrants, net temporary emigration, net interprovincial migration, net intraprovincial migration, net non-permanent residents and residual deviation.

This table is part of a series of tables that present a portrait of Canada based on the various census topics. The tables range in complexity and levels of geography. Content varies from a simple overview of the country to complex cross-tabulations; the tables may also cover several censuses.

This table contains data for gross domestic product (GDP), in current dollars, for all census metropolitan area and non-census metropolitan areas.

The UNI-CEN Digital Boundary File Series facilitates the mapping of UNI-CEN census data tables. Boundaries are provided in multiple formats for different use cases: Esri Shapefile (SHP), geoJson, and File Geodatabase (FGDB). SHP and FGDB files are provided in two projections: NAD83 CSRS for print cartography and WGS84 for web applications. The geoJson version is provided in WGS84 only. The UNI-CEN Standardized Census Data Tables are readily merged to these boundary files. For more information about file sources, the methods used to create them, and how to use them, consult the documentation at https://borealisdata.ca/dataverse/unicen_docs. For more information about the project, visit https://observatory.uwo.ca/unicen.

This table contains data for gross domestic product (GDP), in current dollars, for all census metropolitan area and non-census metropolitan areas.

Building construction price indexes weights by census metropolitan area. Annual weights are available from 2017.

Number of persons in the labour force (employment and unemployment), unemployment rate, participation rate and employment rate by census metropolitan area, last 5 months. Data are also available for the standard error of the estimate, the standard error of the month-to-month change and the standard error of the year-over-year change.

Annual population estimates as of July 1st, by census metropolitan area and census agglomeration, single year of age, five-year age group and gender, based on the Standard Geographical Classification (SGC) 2021.

UNI-CEN Standardized Census Data Tables contain Census data that have been reformatted into a common table format with standardized variable names and codes. The data are provided in two tabular formats for different use cases. "Long" tables are suitable for use in statistical environments, while "wide" tables are commonly used in GIS environments. The long tables are provided in Stata Binary (dta) format, which is readable by all statistics software. The wide tables are provided in comma-separated values (csv) and dBase 3 (dbf) formats with codebooks. The wide tables are easily joined to the UNI-CEN Digital Boundary Files. For the csv files, a .csvt file is provided to ensure that column data formats are correctly formatted when importing into QGIS. A schema.ini file does the same when importing into ArcGIS environments. As the DBF file format supports a maximum of 250 columns, tables with a larger number of variables are divided into multiple DBF files. For more information about file sources, the methods used to create them, and how to use them, consult the documentation at https://borealisdata.ca/dataverse/unicen_docs. For more information about the project, visit https://observatory.uwo.ca/unicen.

Geospatial data about Canada Census Metropolitan Area Cartographic boundary Files - 2021 Census. Export to CAD, GIS, PDF, CSV and access via API.

Travel survey of residents of Canada, census metropolitan areas (CMA) visits, expenditures and nights, by visit duration; annual (number of visits unless otherwise noted x 1,000).

Travel survey of residents of Canada, census metropolitan areas (CMA) visits, expenditures and nights, by visit duration; annual (number of visits unless otherwise noted x 1,000).

Cartographic boundaries of census metropolitan areas (CMA) and census agglomerations (CA). Annual population estimates for 2011-2015 for CMAs.

This table presents the 2021 and 2016 population counts and the 2021 dwelling counts, land area and population density for a census metropolitan area or a tracted census agglomeration and the census tracts within the census metropolitan area or tracted census agglomeration.

Table Corrections:Correction date: On November 6, 2020, 30 Census Subdivision (CSD) member names within the Census Metropolitan Areas of Regina and Saskatoon (Saskatchewan), Edmonton and Lethbridge (Alberta), and Kelowna (British Columbia) were corrected. The data values were correct, but were assigned to the wrong CSD. The errors did not affect totals for higher-order tabulation geographies.The footnotes in the table are represented in brackets.Footnotes:1 Source: Statistics Canada, 2016 Census of Population.2 The Census subdivision (CSD) type accompanies the CSD name in order to distinguish CSD from each other. CSD types, their abbreviated forms, and their distribution by province and territory can be found in table 1.5 of the Census Dictionary (https://www12.statcan.gc.ca/census-recensement/2016/ref/dict/tab/t1_5-eng.cfm - Census subdivision types by province and territory)3 Source: GeoSuite, 2016 Census. Statistics Canada Catalogue no. 92-150-X4 For this variable, simple average is used at Census Subdivision (CSD) level of geography, and population-weighted average is used for all geographic levels above. Population-weighted density is the mean of the densities of subareas of a larger area weighted by the populations of those subareas. It is an alternative to the conventional density measure, total population divided by total area.5 Count of population living within 500 meters of public transit stop6 Source: Geo-located lists of bus stops provided directly by the municipalities or available on their Open Data website during fall 2019.7 The main method used to estimate the percentage of Canadians living within 500 meters of a public transport access point is as follows: a) The location of public transport stops of all kinds (bus, trolley, surface and underground rail) were accessed from city web-sites or acquired from local transit authorities. Almost complete coverage was obtained for the municipalities making up the 35 metropolitan cities. b) The public transit stop locations were incorporated within Statistics Canada’s geographic databases containing population counts for 2016 Census Dissemination Blocks. All Dissemination Blocks located within a 500 meter radius of a transit stop were selected, and summed for the municipality. A straight-line distance is sometimes not the most direct route, but it is consistently applied to facilitate comparison across cities. This approach will produce a slight over-estimate. c) In the final step, the population living within 500 meters is divided by the total population of the entire metropolitan city. The total population is used, as it provided a better indication of the true count of persons interacting socially and economically within the space of the metropolitan area, and thus potentially using public transportation.8 Percentage of population within the geographic unit living within 500 meters of a public transit stop9 Estimates derived from 25% sample households.10 Public transit includes bus, subway, elevated rail, light rail, streetcar, commuter train and passenger ferry.11 Active transport includes walking and cycling.12 "Commuting duration" refers to the length of time, in minutes, usually required by a person to travel between his or her place of residence and his or her place of work.

According to Statistics Canada, Census Metropolitan Areas consisting of one or more neighbouring municipalities situated around a core. A census metropolitan area must have a total population of at least 100,000 of which 50,000 or more live in the core.Statistics Canada Census Metropolitan Area boundary for 2016, lcma000b16a_e (cartographic boundary file)Metadata

Number of employees by census metropolitan areas and National Occupational Classification (NOC), three-month moving average, unadjusted for seasonality.