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Appendix A: Sub-provincial geography descriptions

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Labour market information from the LFS is available for a variety of geographic levels. While designed to provide highly reliable data at the national and provincial levels, key labour market estimates are also available for census metropolitan areas, economic regions, and employment insurance regions.

Census metropolitan area (CMA)

CMAs are large cities with an urban core population of at least 100,000, based on the previous census. The CMAs are based on 2001 census boundaries.

Here is a list of the 27 CMAs and the communities included in them. Please note that Indian Reserves, although geographically part of certain CMAs, are excluded from the LFS. To view the geographical maps for the CMAs, visit our website at: /cgi-bin/imdb/p2SV.pl?Function=getDocumentation&AC_Id=21256&AC_Version=1&ul=ul&lang=en&db=IMDB&dbl=E&adm=8&dis=2. For further descriptions of CMAs or other geographic areas used by Statistics Canada, visit the website: /subjects-sujets/standard-norme/sgc-cgt/2001/2001-index-eng.htm.

St. John’s: Bauline, Bay Bulls, Conception Bay South, Flatrock, Logy Bay-Middle Cove-Outer Cove, Mount Pearl, Paradise, Petty Harbour-Maddox Cove, Portugal Cove-St. Philip’s, Pouch Cove, St. John’s, Torbay, Witless Bay.

Halifax: Halifax.

Saint John: Grand Bay-Westfield, Greenwich, Hampton, Kingston, Lepreau, Musquash, Petersville, Quispamsis, Rothesay, Saint John, Saint Martins, Simonds, St. Martins, Upham, Westfield.

Saguenay: Chicoutimi, Jonquière, La Baie, Lac-Kénogami, Larouche, Laterrière, Saint-Fulgence, Saint-Honoré, Shipshaw, Tremblay.

Québec: Beaumont, Beauport, Boischatel, Cap-Rouge, Charlesbourg, Charny, Château-Richer, Fossambault-sur-le-Lac, L’Ancienne-Lorette, L’Ange-Gardien, Lac-Beauport, Lac-Delage, Lac-Saint-Charles, Lac-Saint-Joseph, Lévis, Loretteville, Notre-Dame-des-Anges, Pintendre, Québec, Saint-Augustin-de-Desmaures, Saint-Émile, Saint-Étienne-de-Lauzon, Saint-François, Saint-Gabriel-de-Valcartier, Saint-Jean, Saint-Jean-Chrysostome, Saint-Joseph-de-la-Pointe-de-Lévy, Saint-Lambert-de-Lauzon, Saint-Laurent-de-l’île-d’Orléans, Saint-Nicolas, Saint-Pierre-de-l’île-d’Orléans, Saint-Rédempteur, Saint-Romuald, Sainte-Brigitte-de-Laval, Sainte-Catherine-de-la-Jacques-Cartier, Sainte-Famille, Sainte-Foy, Sainte-Hélène-de-Breakeyville, Sainte-Pétronille, Shannon, Sillery, Stoneham-et-Tewkesbury, Val-Bélair, Vanier.

Trois-Rivières: Bécancour, Cap-de-la-Madeleine, Champlain, Pointe-du-Lac, Saint-Louis-de-France, Saint-Maurice, Sainte-Marthe-du-Cap, Trois-Rivières, Trois-Rivières-Ouest.

Sherbrooke: Ascot, Ascot Corner, Bromptonville, Compton, Deauville, Fleurimont, Hatley, Lennoxville, North Hatley, Rock Forest, Saint-Denis-de-Brompton, Saint-Élie-d’Orford, Sherbrooke, Stoke, Waterville.

Montréal: Anjou, Baie-d’Urfé, Beaconsfield, Beauharnois, Bellefeuille, Beloeil, Blainville, Bois-des-Filion, Boisbriand, Boucherville, Brossard, Candiac, Carignan, Chambly, Charlemagne, Châteauguay, Côte-Saint-Luc, Delson, Deux-Montagnes, Dollard-des-Ormeaux, Dorval, Gore, Greenfield Park, Hampstead, Hudson, Kirkland, L’Assomption, L’Île-Bizard, L’Île-Cadieux, L’Île-Dorval, L’Île-Perrot, La Plaine, La Prairie, Lachenaie, Lachine, Lafontaine, LaSalle, Laval, Lavaltrie, Le Gardeur, LeMoyne, Léry, Les Cèdres, Longueuil, Lorraine, Maple Grove, Mascouche, McMasterville, Melocheville, Mercier, Mirabel, Mont-Royal, Mont-Saint-Hilaire, Montréal, Montréal-Est, Montréal-Nord, Montréal-Ouest, Notre-Dame-de-l’Île-Perrot, Oka, Otterburn Park, Outremont, Pierrefonds, Pincourt, Pointe-Calumet, Pointe-Claire, Pointe-des-Cascades, Repentigny, Richelieu, Rosemère, Roxboro, Saint-Amable, Saint-Antoine, Saint-Antoine-de-Lavaltrie, Saint-Basile-le-Grand, Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville, Saint-Colomban, Saint-Constant, Saint-Eustache, Saint-Hubert, Saint-Isidore, Saint-Jérôme, Saint-Joseph-du-Lac, Saint-Lambert, Saint-Laurent, Saint-Lazare, Saint-Léonard, Saint-Mathias-sur-Richelieu, Saint-Mathieu, Saint-Mathieu-de-Beloeil, Saint-Philippe, Saint-Placide, Saint-Sulpice, Sainte-Anne-de-Bellevue, Sainte-Anne-des-Plaines, Sainte-Catherine, Sainte-Geneviève, Sainte-Julie, Sainte-Marthe-sur-le-Lac, Sainte-Thérèse, Senneville, Terrasse-Vaudreuil, Terrebonne, Varennes, Vaudreuil-Dorion, Vaudreuil-sur-le-Lac, Verdun, Westmount.

Ottawa – Gatineau - Ontario/Quebec: Aylmer, Buckingham, Cantley, Chelsea, Clarence-Rockland, Gatineau, Hull, La Pêche, Masson-Angers, Ottawa, Pontiac, Russell, Val-des-Monts.

Ottawa – Gatineau - Quebec part: Aylmer, Buckingham, Cantley, Chelsea, Gatineau, Hull, La Pêche, Masson-Angers, Pontiac, Val-des-Monts.

Ottawa – Gatineau - Ontario part: Clarence-Rockland, Ottawa, Russell.

Kingston: Frontenac Islands, Kingston, Loyalist, South Frontenac.

Toronto: Ajax, Aurora, Bradford West Gwillimbury, Brampton, Caledon, East Gwillimbury, Georgina, Halton Hills, King, Markham, Milton, Mississauga, Mono, New Tecumseth, Newmarket, Oakville, Orangeville, Pickering, Richmond Hill, Toronto, Uxbridge, Vaughan, Whitchurch-Stouffville.

Hamilton: Burlington, Grimsby, Hamilton.

Kitchener: Cambridge, Kitchener, North Dumfries, Waterloo, Woolwich.

London: Central Elgin, London, Middlesex Centre, Southwold, St. Thomas, Strathroy-Caradoc, Thames Centre.

Oshawa: Clarington, Oshawa, Whitby.

St. Catharines – Niagara: Fort Erie, Lincoln, Niagara Falls, Niagara-on-the-Lake, Pelham, Port Colborne, St. Catharines, Thorold, Wainfleet, Welland.

Greater Sudbury/Grand Sudbury: Greater Sudbury/Grand Sudbury.

Thunder Bay: Conmee, Gillies, Neebing, O’Connor, Oliver Paipoonge, Shuniah, Thunder Bay.

Windsor: Amherstburg, Lakeshore, LaSalle, Tecumseh, Windsor.

Winnipeg: East St. Paul, Headingley, Ritchot, Rosser, Springfield, St. Clements, St. François Xavier, Taché, West St. Paul, Winnipeg.

Regina: Balgonie, Belle Plaine, Buena Vista, Disley, Edenwold, Edenwold No. 158, Grand Coulee, Lumsden, Lumsden No. 189, Lumsden Beach, Pense, Pense No. 160, Pilot Butte, Regina, Regina Beach, Sherwood No. 159, White City.

Saskatoon: Allan, Asquith, Blucher No. 343, Bradwell, Clavet, Colonsay, Colonsay No. 342, Corman Park No. 344, Dalmeny, Delisle, Dundurn, Dundurn No. 314, Elstow, Langham, Martensville, Meacham, Osler, Saskatoon, Shields, Thode, Vanscoy, Vanscoy No. 345, Warman.

Calgary: Airdrie, Beiseker, Calgary, Chestermere, Cochrane, Crossfield, Irricana, Rocky View No. 44.

Edmonton: Beaumont, Betula Beach, Bon Accord, Bruderheim, Calmar, Devon, Edmonton, Fort Saskatchewan, Gibbons, Golden Days, Itaska Beach, Kapasiwin, Lakeview, Leduc, Leduc County, Legal, Morinville, New Sarepta, Parkland County, Point Alison, Redwater, Seba Beach, Spring Lake, Spruce Grove, St. Albert, Stony Plain, Strathcona County, Sturgeon County, Sundance Beach, Thorsby, Wabamun, Warburg.

Abbotsford: Abbotsford, Fraser Valley H, Mission.

Vancouver: Anmore, Belcarra, Bowen Island, Burnaby, Coquitlam, Delta, Greater Vancouver A, Langley, Lions Bay, Maple Ridge, New Westminster, North Vancouver, Pitt Meadows, Port Coquitlam, Port Moody, Richmond, Surrey, Vancouver, West Vancouver, White Rock.

Victoria: Capital H (Part 1), Central Saanich, Colwood, Esquimalt, Highlands, Langford, Metchosin, North Saanich, Oak Bay, Saanich, Sidney, Sooke, Victoria, View Royal.

Economic region (ER)

An economic region is a geographical unit generally composed of several census divisions within a province. In the case of Prince Edward Island, the province constitutes one economic region.

The composition of economic regions is determined through a consultative process with the provinces. The boundaries in current use are based on 2001 Census geography. With the exception of British Columbia, the boundaries of these regions were unchanged or only slightly modified from previous definitions, and it was possible to revise associated data back to 1987 to provide historical continuity. Economic regions in British Columbia, however, were completely modified in 1995, and historical revisions were not possible.

To view the geographical maps for the Economic regions, visit our website at: /cgi-bin/imdb/p2SV.pl?Function=getDocumentation&AC_Id=21256&AC_Version=1&ul=ul&lang=en&db=IMDB&dbl=E&adm=8&dis=2

Brief descriptions of the economic regions in current use are given on the following pages.

Newfoundland and Labrador

1010
Avalon Peninsula: Census Division 01.
1020
South Coast - Burin Peninsula: Census Divisions 02 and 03.
1030
West Coast - Northern Peninsula - Labrador: Census Divisions 04, 05, 09 and 10.
1040
Notre Dame - Central Bonavista Bay: Census Divisions 06, 07 and 08.

Prince Edward Island

1110
Prince Edward Island: Census Divisions 01 Kings County, 02 Queens County and 03 Prince County.

Nova Scotia

1210
Cape Breton: Census Divisions 15 Inverness County, 16 Richmond County, 17 Cape Breton County and 18 Victoria County.
1220
North Shore: Census Divisions 10 Colchester County, 11 Cumberland County, 12 Pictou County, 13 Guysborough County and 14 Antigonish County.
1230
Annapolis Valley: Census Divisions 05 Annapolis County, 07 Kings County and 08 Hants County.
1240
Southern: Census Divisions 01 Shelburne County, 02 Yarmouth County, 03 Digby County, 04 Queens County and 06 Lunenburg County.
1250
Halifax: Census Division 09 Halifax County.

New Brunswick

1310
Campbellton - Miramichi: Census Divisions 09 Northumberland County, 14 Restigouche County and 15 Gloucester County.
1320
Moncton - Richibucto: Census Divisions 06 Albert County, 07 Westmorland County and 08 Kent County.
1330
Saint John - St. Stephen: Census Divisions 01 Saint John County, 02 Charlotte County and 05 Kings County.
1340
Fredericton - Oromocto: Census Divisions 03 Sunbury County, 04 Queens County and 10 York County.
1350
Edmundston - Woodstock: Census Divisions 11 Carleton County, 12 Victoria County and 13 Madawaska County.

Quebec

2410
Gaspésie - Îles-de-la-Madeleine: Census Divisions 01 Les Îles-de-la-Madeleine, 02 Le Rocher-Percé, 03 La Côte-de-Gaspé, 04 La Haute-Gaspésie, 05 Bonaventure and 06 Avignon.
2415
Bas-Saint-Laurent: Census Divisions 07 La Matapédia, 08 Matane, 09 La Mitis, 10 Rimouski-Neigette, 11 Les Basques, 12 Rivière-du-Loup, 13 Témiscouata and 14 Kamouraska.
2420
Capitale-Nationale: Census Divisions 15 Charlevoix- Est, 16 Charlevoix, 20 L’Île-d’Orléans, 21 La Côte-de-Beaupré, 22 La Jacques-Cartier, 23 Communauté-Urbaine-de-Québec and 34 Portneuf.
2425
Chaudière - Appalaches: Census Divisions 17 L’Islet, 18 Montmagny, 19 Bellechasse, 24 Desjardins, 25 Les Chutes-de-la-Chaudière, 26 La Nouvelle-Beauce, 27 Robert-Cliche, 28 Les Etchemins, 29 Beauce-Sartigan, 31 L’Amiante and 33 Lotbinière.
2430
Estrie: Census Divisions 30 Le Granit, 40 Asbestos, 41 Le Haut-Saint-François, 42 Le Val-Saint-François, 43 La Région-Sherbrookoise, 44 Coaticook and 45 Memphrémagog.
2433
Centre-du-Québec: Census Divisions 32 L’Érable, 38 Bécancour, 39 Arthabaska, 49 Drummond and 50 Nicolet-Yamaska.
2435
Montérégie: Census Divisions 46 Brome-Missisquoi, 47 La Haute-Yamaska, 48 Acton, 53 Le Bas-Richelieu, 54 Les Maskoutains, 55 Rouville, 56 Le Haut-Richelieu, 57 La Vallée-du-Richelieu, 58 Champlain, 59 Lajemmerais, 67 Roussillon, 68 Les Jardins-de-Napierville, 69 Le Haut-Saint-Laurent, 70 Beauharnois-Salaberry and 71 Vaudreuil-Soulanges.
2440
Montréal: Census Division 66 Communauté-Urbaine-de-Montréal.
2445
Laval: Census Division 65 Laval.
2450
Lanaudière: Census Divisions 52 D’Autray, 60 L’Assomption, 61 Joliette, 62 Matawinie, 63 Montcalm and 64 Les Moulins.
2455
Laurentides: Census Divisions 72 Deux-Montagnes, 73 Thérèse-De Blainville, 74 Mirabel, 75 La Rivière-du-Nord, 76 Argenteuil , 77 Les Pays-d’en-Haut, 78 Les Laurentides and 79 Antoine-Labelle.
2460
Outaouais: Census Divisions 80 Papineau, 81 Communauté-Urbaine-de-l’Outaouais, 82 Les Collines-de-l’Outaouais, 83 La Vallée-de la-Gatineau and 84 Pontiac.
2465
Abitibi - Témiscamingue: Census Divisions 85 Témiscamingue, 86 Rouyn-Noranda, 87 Abitibi- Ouest, 88 Abitibi and 89 Vallée-de-l’Or.
2470
Mauricie: Census Divisions 35 Mékinac, 36 Le Centre-de-la-Mauricie, 37 Francheville, 51 Maskinongé and 90 Le Haut-Saint-Maurice.
2475
Saguenay - Lac-Saint-Jean: Census Divisions 91 Le Domaine-du-Roy, 92 Maria-Chapdelaine, 93 Lac-Saint-Jean-Est and 94 Le Fjord-du-Saguenay.
2480
Côte-Nord: Census Divisions 95 La Haute-Côte-Nord, 96 Manicouagan, 97 Sept-Rivières - Caniapiscau and 98 Minganie - Basse-Côte-Nord.
2490
Nord-du-Québec: Census Division 99 Nord-du-Québec.

Ontario

3510
Ottawa: Census Divisions 01 Stormont, Dundas and Glengarry United Counties, 02 Prescott and Russell United Counties, 06 Ottawa Division, 07 Leeds and Grenville United Counties and 09 Lanark County.
3515
Kingston - Pembroke: Census Divisions 10 Frontenac County, 11 Lennox and Addington County, 12 Hastings County, 13 Prince Edward Division and 47 Renfrew County.
3520
Muskoka - Kawarthas: Census Divisions 14 Northumberland County, 15 Peterborough County, 16 Kawartha Lakes Division, 44 Muskoka District Municipality and 46 Haliburton County.
3530
Toronto: Census Divisions 18 Durham Regional Municipality, 19 York Regional Municipality, 20 Toronto Division, 21 Peel Regional Municipality and 24 Halton Regional Municipality (except the city of Burlington).
3540
Kitchener - Waterloo - Barrie: Census Divisions 22 Dufferin County, 23 Wellington County, 30 Waterloo Regional Municipality and 43 Simcoe County.
3550
Hamilton - Niagara Peninsula: Census Divisions 24 Halton Regional Municipality (city of Burlington only), 25 Hamilton Division, 26 Niagara Regional Municipality, 28 Haldimand-Norfolk Regional Municipality and 29 Brant County.
3560
London: Census Divisions 32 Oxford County, 34 Elgin County and 39 Middlesex County.
3570
Windsor - Sarnia: Census Divisions 36 Chatham-Kent Division, 37 Essex County and 38 Lambton County.
3580
Stratford - Bruce Peninsula: Census Divisions 31 Perth County, 40 Huron County, 41 Bruce County and 42 Grey County.
3590
Northeast: Census Divisions 48 Nipissing District, 49 Parry Sound District, 51 Manitoulin District , 52 Sudbury District , 53 Greater Sudbury/Grand Sudbury Division, 54 Timiskaming District, 56 Cochrane District and 57 Algoma District.
3595
Northwest: Census Divisions 58 Thunder Bay District, 59 Rainy River District and 60 Kenora District.

Manitoba

4610
Southeast: Census Divisions 01, 02 and 12.
4620
South Central: Census Divisions 03 and 04.
4630
Southwest: Census Divisions 05, 06, 07 and 15.
4640
North Central: Census Divisions 08, 09 and 10.
4650
Winnipeg: Census Divison 11.
4660
Interlake: Census Divisions 13, 14 and 18.
4670
Parklands: Census Divisions 16, 17 and 20.
4680
North: Census Divisions 19, 21, 22 and 23.

Saskatchewan

4710
Regina - Moose Mountain: Census Disisions 01, 02 and 06.
4720
Swift Current - Moose Jaw: Census Divisions 03, 04, 07 and 08.
4730
Saskatoon - Biggar: Census Divisions 11, 12 and 13.
4740
Yorkton - Melville: Census Divisions 05, 09 and 10.
4750
Prince Albert: Census Divisions 14, 15, 16 and 17.
4760
Northern: Census Division 18.

Alberta

4810
Lethbridge - Medicine Hat: Census Divisions 01, 02 and 03.
4820
Camrose - Drumheller: Census Divisions 04, 05, 07 and 10.
4830
Calgary: Census Division 06.
4840
Banff - Jasper - Rocky Mountain House: Census Divisions 09, 14 and 15.
4850
Red Deer: Census Division 08.
4860
Edmonton: Census Division 11.
4870
Athabasca - Grande Prairie - Peace River: Census Divisions 13, 17, 18 and 19.
4880
Wood Buffalo - Cold Lake: Census Divisions 12 and 16.

British Columbia

5910
Vancouver Island and Coast: Census Divisions 17 Capital Regional District, 19 Cowichan Valley Regional District, 21 Nanaimo Regional District, 23 Alberni-Clayoquot Regional District, 25 Comox-Strathcona Regional District, 27 Powell River Regional District, 43 Mount Waddington Regional District and 45 Central Coast Regional District.
5920
Lower Mainland - Southwest: Census Divisions 09 Fraser-Valley Regional District, 15 Greater Vancouver Regional District, 29 Sunshine Coast Regional District and 31 Squamish-Lillooet Regional District.
5930
Thompson - Okanagan: Census Divisions 07 Okanagan-Similkameen Regional District, 33 Thompson-Nicola Regional District, 35 Central Okanagan Regional District, 37 North Okanagan Regional District and 39 Columbia-Shuswap Regional District.
5940
Kootenay: Census Divisions 01 East Kootenay Regional District, 03 Central Kootenay Regional District and 05 Kootenay Boundary Regional District.
5950
Cariboo: Census Divisions 41 Cariboo Regional District and 53 Fraser-Fort George Regional District.
5960
North Coast: Census Divisions 47 Skeena-Queen Charlotte Regional District and 49 Kitimat-Stikine Regional District.
5970
Nechako: Census Divisions 51 Bulkley-Nechako Regional District and 57 Stikine Region.
5980
Northeast: Census Divisions 55 Peace River Regional District and 59 Northern Rockies Regional District.

Employment insurance region

In compliance with the Employment Insurance Act, the Labour Force Survey publishes seasonally adjusted, three month moving average unemployment rates for employment insurance regions. These rates are used to determine eligibility, level and duration of insurance benefits for persons living within a particular employment insurance region. The boundaries of these regions are determined by Human Resources Skills Development Canada, and are based on 1996 Census boundaries. For geographic descriptions and maps of employment insurance regions, see the Human Resources and Social Development Canada website: http://www.hrsdc.gc.ca/eng/employment/ei/economic_regions/index.shtml

Newfoundland and Labrador

01. St-John’s; 02. Newfoundland and Labrador.

Prince Edward Island

03. All of Prince Edward Island.

Nova Scotia

04. Eastern Nova Scotia; 05. Western Nova Scotia; 06. Halifax.

New Brunswick

07. Fredericton-Moncton-Saint John; 08. Madawaska-Charlotte; 09. Restigouche-Albert.

Quebec

10. Gaspésie – Îles-de-la-Madeleine; 11. Québec; 12. Trois-Rivières; 13. South Central Quebec; 14. Sherbrooke; 15. Montérégie; 16. Montréal; 17. Central Québec; 18. Northwestern Quebec; 19. Bas-Saint-Laurent – Côte-Nord; 20. Hull; 21. Chicoutimi-Jonquière.

Ontario

22. Ottawa; 23. Eastern Ontario; 24. Kingston; 25. Central Ontario; 26. Oshawa; 27. Toronto; 28. Hamilton; 29. St. Catherines; 30. London; 31. Niagara; 32. Windsor; 33. Kitchener; 34. Huron; 35. South Central Ontario; 36. Sudbury; 37. Thunder Bay; 38. Northern Ontario.

Manitoba

39. Winnipeg; 40. Southern Manitoba; 41. Northern Manitoba.

Saskatchewan

42. Regina; 43. Saskatoon; 44. Southern Saskatchewan; 45. Northern Saskatchewan.

Alberta

46. Calgary; 47. Edmonton; 48. Northern Alberta; 49. Southern Alberta.

British Columbia

50. Southern Interior British Columbia; 51. Abbotsford; 52. Vancouver; 53. Victoria; 54. Southern Coastal British Columbia; 55. Northern British Columbia.

Territories

56. Yukon; 57. Northwest Territories; 58. Nunavut.

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