Structure and Change in Canada's Rural Demography: An Update to 2006 with Provincial Detail

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By Ray D. Bollman and Heather A. Clemenson (Agriculture Division, Statistics Canada)

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The objective of this working paper is to document the structure and trends for the rural population of Canada , using three major definitions of rural Canada : the "census rural" definition, the "rural and small town" definition and the OECD "predominantly rural region" definition.