Chart 5
The 10 metropolitan areas with the highest and the lowest proportions of women aged 40 to 44, who were mothers of pre-school-aged children, varied according to the size of the region in 2006
| Metropolitan areas | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Toronto | 12.9 |
| Vancouver | 11.8 |
| Guelph | 10.9 |
| Calgary | 10.7 |
| Ottawa-Gatineau | 10.3 |
| Hamilton | 10.1 |
| Victoria | 9.8 |
| Oshawa | 9.4 |
| St. John's | 9.3 |
| Montréal | 9.2 |
| Canada | 8.9 |
| St. Catharines-Niagara | 6.8 |
| Brantford | 6.6 |
| Sherbrooke | 6.5 |
| Québec | 6.3 |
| Saint John | 6.1 |
| Thunder Bay | 5.8 |
| Greater Sudbury | 4.7 |
| Saguenay | 4.6 |
| Moncton | 4.6 |
| Trois-Rivières | 4.5 |
| Source: Statistics Canada, Census of Population, 2006. | |