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Table 8
Distribution of workers in central and peripheral municipalities of census metropolitan areas, 2001 and 2006
Census metropolitan areas (CMAs) Central municipalities Peripheral municipalities CMA workers in
the central municipalities
2001 2006 Change from
2001 to 2006
2001 2006 Change from
2001 to 2006
2001 2006
number percentage number percentage percentage
Sources: Statistics Canada, censuses of population, 2001 and 2006.
Total 6,423,980 6,800,590 5.9 3,108,950 3,489,655 12.2 67.4 66.1
St. John's (Newfoundland and Labrador) 62,530 66,210 5.9 13,550 17,165 26.7 82.2 79.4
Halifax (Nova Scotia) 174,670 189,275 8.4 40 70 75.0 100.0 100.0
Moncton (New Brunswick) 43,930 48,270 9.9 17,615 18,150 3.0 71.4 72.7
Saint John (New Brunswick) 43,705 45,720 4.6 7,895 8,655 9.6 84.7 84.1
Saguenay (Quebec) 61,145 64,265 5.1 1,140 1,550 36.0 98.2 97.6
Québec (Quebec) 255,390 282,470 10.6 70,125 80,845 15.3 78.5 77.7
Sherbrooke (Quebec) 64,145 70,240 9.5 16,200 16,195 0.0 79.8 81.3
Trois-Rivières (Quebec) 50,055 55,250 10.4 7,800 7,870 0.9 86.5 87.5
Montréal (Quebec) 950,730 985,455 3.7 676,585 758,195 12.1 58.4 56.5
Ottawa - Gatineau (Ontario / Quebec) 541,190 566,790 4.7 11,495 12,915 12.4 97.9 97.8
Kingston (Ontario) 63,065 66,945 6.2 6,100 5,895 -3.4 91.2 91.9
Peterborough (Ontario) 36,515 41,225 12.9 8,775 9,510 8.4 80.6 81.3
Oshawa (Ontario) 57,835 60,280 4.2 46,095 56,650 22.9 55.6 51.6
Toronto (Ontario) 1,327,610 1,336,540 0.7 1,033,820 1,167,205 12.9 56.2 53.4
Hamilton (Ontario) 188,370 197,200 4.7 77,300 87,265 12.9 70.9 69.3
St. Catharines - Niagara (Ontario) 92,790 98,625 6.3 66,065 67,155 1.6 58.4 59.5
Kitchener (Ontario) 81,555 87,860 7.7 124,125 142,170 14.5 39.7 38.2
Brantford (Ontario) 37,450 40,125 7.1 12,225 12,365 1.1 75.4 76.4
Guelph (Ontario) 62,315 66,460 6.7 3,170 3,990 25.9 95.2 94.3
London (Ontario) 164,950 177,645 7.7 39,885 43,390 8.8 80.5 80.4
Windsor (Ontario) 115,640 107,695 -6.9 27,940 33,395 19.5 80.5 76.3
Barrie (Ontario) 45,690 55,050 20.5 8,630 10,235 18.6 84.1 84.3
Greater Sudbury / Grand Sudbury (Ontario) 65,565 69,830 6.5 80 120 50.0 99.9 99.8
Thunder Bay (Ontario) 50,835 52,090 2.5 1,965 2,800 42.5 96.3 94.9
Winnipeg (Manitoba) 314,160 328,340 4.5 14,030 14,230 1.4 95.7 95.8
Regina (Saskatchewan) 88,945 94,470 6.2 6,725 6,720 -0.1 93.0 93.4
Saskatoon (Saskatchewan) 96,475 105,715 9.6 8,515 8,670 1.8 91.9 92.4
Calgary (Alberta) 464,755 536,265 15.4 20,770 25,465 22.6 95.7 95.5
Edmonton (Alberta) 351,755 398,055 13.2 96,285 113,665 18.1 78.5 77.8
Kelowna (British Columbia) 48,925 56,880 16.3 10,555 12,910 22.3 82.3 81.5
Abbotsford (British Columbia) 41,940 48,400 15.4 8,735 9,390 7.5 82.8 83.8
Vancouver (British Columbia) 312,660 331,280 6.0 589,115 646,330 9.7 34.7 33.9
Victoria (British Columbia) 66,665 69,660 4.5 75,585 88,515 17.1 46.9 44.0