Table 2
Population change in rural and small town areas and metropolitan influenced zone, Canada, provinces and territories, 1986 to 2006
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| All rural and small town areas | Strong Metropolitan Influenced Zone (MIZ) | Moderate Metropolitan Influenced Zone (MIZ) | Weak Metropolitan Influenced Zone (MIZ) | No Metropolitan Influenced Zone (MIZ) | Rural and small town (RST) territories | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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| Newfoundland and Labrador | 1986 to 1991 | -3.0 | -3.5 | -4.3 | -1.0 | -4.9 | … |
| 1991 to 1996 | -5.1 | -4.0 | -6.5 | -3.1 | -7.5 | … | |
| 1996 to 2001 | -10.6 | -10.7 | -10.9 | -10.0 | -11.2 | … | |
| 2001 to 2006 | -5.6 | -0.2 | -6.6 | -5.6 | -6.4 | … | |
| Prince Edward Island | 1986 to 1991 | -0.2 | 1.6 | -0.9 | -0.5 | -7.8 | … |
| 1991 to 1996 | 2.4 | 5.9 | 1.7 | -0.1 | -10.2 | … | |
| 1996 to 2001 | -1.0 | 0.1 | -1.2 | -2.0 | -5.8 | … | |
| 2001 to 2006 | -1.3 | 0.0 | -1.6 | -2.7 | 2.1 | … | |
| Nova Scotia | 1986 to 1991 | 0.5 | 4.6 | 0.9 | -0.2 | -2.0 | … |
| 1991 to 1996 | -0.6 | 5.0 | 1.2 | -2.2 | 2.5 | … | |
| 1996 to 2001 | -2.3 | 4.9 | -2.1 | -3.2 | -1.3 | … | |
| 2001 to 2006 | -1.8 | 2.7 | -0.2 | -2.9 | -2.7 | … | |
| New Brunswick | 1986 to 1991 | -0.2 | 1.5 | -1.0 | 0.8 | -6.7 | … |
| 1991 to 1996 | 1.3 | 2.0 | 1.2 | -0.2 | 14.1 | … | |
| 1996 to 2001 | -2.7 | -1.6 | -3.5 | -2.9 | 3.0 | … | |
| 2001 to 2006 | -2.5 | 2.8 | -3.4 | -2.8 | -4.2 | … | |
| Quebec | 1986 to 1991 | 1.6 | 9.2 | -0.4 | -1.6 | -3.8 | … |
| 1991 to 1996 | 3.5 | 8.0 | 2.2 | 0.8 | 4.1 | … | |
| 1996 to 2001 | -0.8 | 2.3 | -1.3 | -4.4 | -0.4 | … | |
| 2001 to 2006 | 2.2 | 6.0 | 1.6 | -0.8 | 0.8 | … | |
| Ontario | 1986 to 1991 | 9.3 | 12.8 | 7.7 | 6.2 | -14.4 | … |
| 1991 to 1996 | 4.7 | 6.6 | 3.6 | 1.0 | 10.1 | … | |
| 1996 to 2001 | 1.5 | 4.1 | -0.1 | -2.9 | 11.6 | … | |
| 2001 to 2006 | 2.4 | 3.5 | 1.7 | -1.1 | 25.4 | … | |
| Manitoba | 1986 to 1991 | 0.5 | 7.4 | 1.6 | -1.3 | -3.7 | … |
| 1991 to 1996 | 4.4 | 7.8 | 4.4 | 2.3 | 10.2 | … | |
| 1996 to 2001 | 0.5 | 3.1 | 1.8 | -1.3 | 1.4 | … | |
| 2001 to 2006 | 2.4 | 5.2 | 3.5 | 2.2 | -2.7 | … | |
| Saskatchewan | 1986 to 1991 | -6.9 | -6.3 | -6.4 | -6.7 | -8.0 | … |
| 1991 to 1996 | -2.0 | -1.9 | -2.3 | -2.2 | -1.1 | … | |
| 1996 to 2001 | -3.5 | 0.8 | -2.6 | -4.4 | -3.5 | … | |
| 2001 to 2006 | -4.7 | 0.3 | -4.8 | -4.8 | -5.7 | … | |
| Alberta | 1986 to 1991 | 3.1 | 7.8 | 4.0 | 1.9 | -3.5 | … |
| 1991 to 1996 | 7.8 | 12.6 | 7.0 | 5.8 | 19.7 | … | |
| 1996 to 2001 | 5.5 | 12.7 | 5.9 | 1.8 | 17.9 | … | |
| 2001 to 2006 | 3.8 | 12.9 | 3.4 | 1.6 | 14.1 | … | |
| British Columbia | 1986 to 1991 | 7.2 | 7.9 | 15.0 | 1.4 | 8.6 | … |
| 1991 to 1996 | 12.8 | 14.0 | 17.6 | 8.6 | 14.3 | … | |
| 1996 to 2001 | -1.1 | 2.5 | 0.7 | -3.9 | 1.1 | … | |
| 2001 to 2006 | 0.8 | 4.8 | 4.6 | -2.8 | 0.1 | … | |
| Yukon | 1986 to 1991 | 18.9 | … | … | … | … | 18.9 |
| 1991 to 1996 | 16.0 | … | … | … | … | 16.0 | |
| 1996 to 2001 | -18.9 | … | … | … | … | -18.9 | |
| 2001 to 2006 | 2.8 | … | … | … | … | 2.8 | |
| Northwest Territories1 and Nunvavut | 1986 to 1991 | 4.9 | … | … | … | … | 4.9 |
| 1991 to 1996 | 11.0 | … | … | … | … | 11.0 | |
| 1996 to 2001 | 0.9 | … | … | … | … | 0.9 | |
| 2001 to 2006 | 9.8 | … | … | … | … | 9.8 | |
| Canada | 1986 to 1991 | 3.0 | 9.7 | 2.4 | 0.0 | -5.6 | 7.3 |
| 1991 to 1996 | 3.9 | 7.3 | 3.3 | 1.8 | 5.2 | 11.7 | |
| 1996 to 2001 | -0.4 | 3.7 | -0.9 | -2.9 | 1.0 | -2.2 | |
| 2001 to 2006 | 1.0 | 4.7 | 0.9 | -1.4 | 0.4 | 8.9 | |
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1. Care should be exercised in comparing the Northwest Territories 2006 Census population counts with counts from the 2001 Census. In 2001, the net undercount for the overall Northwest Territories population was estimated at 8.11%, substantially higher than the national level of 2.99%, and almost double its 1996 level. The increase in the overall population between 2001 and 2006 is likely overstated due to improvements in coverage of the Northwest Territories in 2006.
Note: Data are calculated within the (constant) boundary of the census year at the end of each 5-year period. Source: Statistics Canada. Census of Population, 1986 to 2006. Table 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. |
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