Canadian Metropolitan Areas

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Geographic boundaries and classification data for Census Metropolitan Areas (CMA) and Census Agglomerations across Canada, including province identifiers and area types.

At a glance

Records: 156
Geometry: Polygon
Area type: Cma
Country: Canada

Columns (7)

Column	Type	Statistics	Description
Area ID	string	—	Unique identifier for the Census Metropolitan Area or Census Agglomeration.
Province Area ID	string	—	Unique identifier combining the province code with the metropolitan area code.
Dissemination ID	string	—	Statistics Canada Dissemination Geography Unique Identifier.
Parent Dissemination ID	string	—	Dissemination Geography Unique Identifier for the parent geography.
Area Name	string	—	The official name of the Census Metropolitan Area or Census Agglomeration.
Area Type	string	3 unique	Classification code for the type of metropolitan area (e.g., CMA, CA, or tracted/non-tracted).
Province ID	string	12 unique	Unique identifier for the province or territory where the area is located.

Data preview

Area ID	Province Area ID	Dissemination ID	Parent Dissemination ID	Area Name	Area Type	Province ID
528	35528	2021S0504528	—	Port Hope	D	35
595	35595	2021S0503595	—	Thunder Bay	B	35
860	48860	2021S0504860	—	Wood Buffalo	K	48
828	48828	2021S0504828	—	Canmore	D	48
430	24430	2021S0504430	—	Thetford Mines	D	24
105	11105	2021S0504105	—	Charlottetown	D	11
586	35586	2021S0504586	—	Timmins	D	35
569	35569	2021S0504569	—	Orillia	D	35
452	24452	2021S0504452	—	Saint-Hyacinthe	K	24
977	59977	2021S0504977	—	Fort St. John	D	59

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