Figure 12 
The predominantly rural population grew, but more slowly than the population of intermediate or predominantly urban regions

Note: This chart uses the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) regional typology.  As a result, the data are tabulated within constant 1996 boundaries and apply to the non-institutional population only.
Source: Statistics Canada, Census of Population, 1981 to 2006.
Figure source: Statistics Canada, 2008, "Structure and Change in Canada’s Rural Demography: An Update to 2006", Rural and Small Town Canada Analysis Bulletin, Volume 7, number 7, catalogue number 21-006-X.