Canada's Global Cities: Socio-economic Conditions in Montreal, Toronto and Vancouver
by Andrew Heisz
Business and Labour Market Analysis Division
Trends and Conditions in Census Metropolitan Areas, June 2005, Catalogue
No. 89-613 No. 10
Context
Canada's population is increasingly concentrated into the three largest Census Metropolitan Areas: Toronto, Montréal, and Vancouver. These CMAs are the largest population centres in Canada; they have the largest international profiles and receive the lion's share of immigrants from other countries. In recent years, more attention has been given to the health of Canada's cities, and calls have been made for policy prescriptions to deal more directly with urban issues. It is also recognized that not all urban settings are equal, which is equally true of Canada's three largest cities. As a result, there is a tremendous demand for more demographic, economic and socio-economic information at the local level. Moreover, economic, social, cultural and environmental issues are inter-related, and more linking of analysis across subject matter fields is required to capture these relationships in cities and communities.
Objective(s)
This report paints a statistical portrait of socio-economic conditions in the Census Metropolitan Areas (CMAs) of Toronto, Montréal and Vancouver.
Findings
It highlights trends in population growth, suburban growth, commuting, employment, unemployment, immigraiton, income and low-income and socio-economic conditions among immigrants. Aboriginal People, and others.
Data source(s)
This study uses data from the 1981 to 2001 Censuses of Canada, the 2005 Labour Force Historical Review, and Income in Canada, 2004. Census data.
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