Introduction

Geography Division has completed the delineation of the preliminary 2011 census metropolitan areas (CMA) and census agglomerations (CA).  This paper summarizes the changes to the CMAs and CAs based on the results of this preliminary delineation for the 2011 Census.

The preliminary 2011 CMA and CA delineation is based on the following:

• final 2006 census subdivision (CSD) boundaries – the municipal boundaries as of January 1, 2006;
• commuting flows and labour force data from the 2006 Census place of work (POW) variable; and,
• current rules for CMA and CA delineation

Tables and figures included in this paper list the component CSDs for each preliminary 2011 CMA and CA. The tables and figures also show the newly added and removed CSDs.  Readers should consult the tables and figures in Appendix 2 for the CMAs or CAs of interest.