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Highlights
Section 1: Introduction
Section 2: The census metropolitan area landscape
Section 3: Ecosystem accounts and statistics by census metropolitan area
Appendices
Maps
Charts
Tables
Acknowledgements
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Chart 2.1
Population by census metropolitan area, 1971, 1991, 2001 and 2011

Chart 2.2
Population change by census metropolitan area, 1971 to 2011

Chart 2.3
Average value of dwellings by census metropolitan area, 2011

Chart 2.4
Built-up area by census metropolitan area, 1971, 1991, 2001 and 2011

Chart 2.5
Population density by census metropolitan area, 2001 and 2011

Chart 2.6
Dwelling density by census metropolitan area, 2001 and 2011

Chart 2.7
Efficiency of new land use by census metropolitan area, 2001 to 2011

Chart 2.8
Dwelling type by census metropolitan area, 2011

Chart 2.9
Arable land as a percentage of the census metropolitan area-ecosystem (CMA-E), 1971 and 2011

Chart 2.10
Natural and semi-natural land as a percentage of the census metropolitan area-ecosystem (CMA-E), 1971 and 2011

Chart 3.1
Land cover and land use, Abbotsford–Mission census metropolitan area-ecosystem (CMA-E), 1971, 1991, 2001 and 2011

Chart 3.2
Natural and semi-natural land lost to settled area, by selected land class, Abbotsford–Mission census metropolitan area-ecosystem (CMA-E), 1971 to 2011

Chart 3.3
Land cover and land use, Barrie census metropolitan area-ecosystem (CMA-E), 1971, 1991, 2001 and 2011

Chart 3.4
Natural and semi-natural land lost to settled area, by selected land class, Barrie census metropolitan area-ecosystem (CMA-E), 1971 to 2011

Chart 3.5
Land cover and land use, Brantford census metropolitan area-ecosystem (CMA-E), 1971, 1991, 2001 and 2011

Chart 3.6
Natural and semi-natural land lost to settled area, by selected land class, Brantford census metropolitan area-ecosystem (CMA-E), 1971 to 2011

Chart 3.7
Land cover and land use, Calgary census metropolitan area-ecosystem (CMA-E), 1971, 1991, 2001 and 2011

Chart 3.8
Natural and semi-natural land lost to settled area, by selected land class, Calgary census metropolitan area-ecosystem (CMA-E), 1971 to 2011

Chart 3.9
Land cover and land use, Edmonton census metropolitan area-ecosystem (CMA-E), 1971, 1991, 2001 and 2011

Chart 3.10
Natural and semi-natural land lost to settled area, by selected land class, Edmonton census metropolitan area-ecosystem (CMA-E), 1971 to 2011

Chart 3.11
Land cover and land use, Greater Sudbury census metropolitan area-ecosystem (CMA-E), 1971, 1991, 2001 and 2011

Chart 3.12
Natural and semi-natural land lost to settled area, by selected land class, Greater Sudbury census metropolitan area-ecosystem (CMA-E), 1971 to 2011

Chart 3.13
Land cover and land use, Guelph census metropolitan area-ecosystem (CMA-E), 1971, 1991, 2001 and 2011

Chart 3.14
Natural and semi-natural land lost to settled area, by selected land class, Guelph census metropolitan area-ecosystem (CMA-E), 1971 to 2011

Chart 3.15
Land cover and land use, Halifax census metropolitan area-ecosystem (CMA-E), 1971, 1991, 2001 and 2011

Chart 3.16
Natural and semi-natural land lost to settled area, by selected land class, Halifax census metropolitan area-ecosystem (CMA-E), 1971 to 2011

Chart 3.17
Land cover and land use, Hamilton census metropolitan area-ecosystem (CMA-E), 1971, 1991, 2001 and 2011

Chart 3.18
Natural and semi-natural land lost to settled area, by selected land class, Hamilton census metropolitan area-ecosystem (CMA-E), 1971 to 2011

Chart 3.19
Land cover and land use, Kelowna census metropolitan area-ecosystem (CMA-E), 1971, 1991, 2001 and 2011

Chart 3.20
Natural and semi-natural land lost to settled area, by selected land class, Kelowna census metropolitan area-ecosystem (CMA-E), 1971 to 2011

Chart 3.21
Land cover and land use, Kingston census metropolitan area-ecosystem (CMA-E), 1971, 1991, 2001 and 2011

Chart 3.22
Natural and semi-natural land lost to settled area, by selected land class, Kingston census metropolitan area-ecosystem (CMA-E), 1971 to 2011

Chart 3.23
Land cover and land use, Kitchener–Cambridge–Waterloo census metropolitan area-ecosystem (CMA-E), 1971, 1991, 2001 and 2011

Chart 3.24
Natural and semi-natural land lost to settled area, by selected land class, Kitchener–Cambridge–Waterloo census metropolitan area-ecosystem (CMA-E), 1971 to 2011

Chart 3.25
Land cover and land use, London census metropolitan area-ecosystem (CMA-E), 1971, 1991, 2001 and 2011

Chart 3.26
Natural and semi-natural land lost to settled area, by selected land class, London census metropolitan area-ecosystem (CMA-E), 1971 to 2011

Chart 3.27
Land cover and land use, Moncton census metropolitan area-ecosystem (CMA-E), 1971, 1991, 2001 and 2011

Chart 3.28
Natural and semi-natural land lost to settled area, by selected land class, Moncton census metropolitan area-ecosystem (CMA-E), 1971 to 2011

Chart 3.29
Land cover and land use, Montréal census metropolitan area-ecosystem (CMA-E), 1971, 1991, 2001 and 2011

Chart 3.30
Natural and semi-natural land lost to settled area, by selected land class, Montréal census metropolitan area-ecosystem (CMA-E), 1971 to 2011

Chart 3.31
Land cover and land use, Oshawa census metropolitan area-ecosystem (CMA-E), 1971, 1991, 2001 and 2011

Chart 3.32
Natural and semi-natural land lost to settled area, by selected land class, Oshawa census metropolitan area-ecosystem (CMA-E), 1971 to 2011

Chart 3.33
Land cover and land use, Ottawa–Gatineau (Ontario part) census metropolitan area-ecosystem (CMA-E), 1971, 1991, 2001 and 2011

Chart 3.34
Natural and semi-natural land lost to settled area, by selected land class, Ottawa–Gatineau (Ontario part) census metropolitan area-ecosystem (CMA-E), 1971 to 2011

Chart 3.35
Land cover and land use, Ottawa–Gatineau (Quebec part) census metropolitan area-ecosystem (CMA-E), 1971, 1991, 2001 and 2011

Chart 3.36
Natural and semi-natural land lost to settled area, by selected land class, Ottawa–Gatineau (Quebec part) census metropolitan area-ecosystem (CMA-E), 1971 to 2011

Chart 3.37
Land cover and land use, Peterborough census metropolitan area-ecosystem (CMA-E), 1971, 1991, 2001 and 2011

Chart 3.38
Natural and semi-natural land lost to settled area, by selected land class, Peterborough census metropolitan area-ecosystem (CMA-E), 1971 to 2011

Chart 3.39
Land cover and land use, Québec census metropolitan area-ecosystem (CMA-E), 1971, 1991, 2001 and 2011

Chart 3.40
Natural and semi-natural land lost to settled area, by selected land class, Québec census metropolitan area-ecosystem (CMA-E), 1971 to 2011

Chart 3.41
Land cover and land use, Regina census metropolitan area-ecosystem (CMA-E), 1971, 1991, 2001 and 2011

Chart 3.42
Natural and semi-natural land lost to settled area, by selected land class, Regina census metropolitan area-ecosystem (CMA-E), 1971 to 2011

Chart 3.43
Land cover and land use, Saguenay census metropolitan area-ecosystem (CMA-E), 1971, 1991, 2001 and 2011

Chart 3.44
Natural and semi-natural land lost to settled area, by selected land class, Saguenay census metropolitan area-ecosystem (CMA-E), 1971 to 2011

Chart 3.45
Land cover and land use, Saint John census metropolitan area-ecosystem (CMA-E), 1971, 1991, 2001 and 2011

Chart 3.46
Natural and semi-natural land lost to settled area, by selected land class, Saint John census metropolitan area-ecosystem (CMA-E), 1971 to 2011

Chart 3.47
Land cover and land use, Saskatoon census metropolitan area-ecosystem (CMA-E), 1971, 1991, 2001 and 2011

Chart 3.48
Natural and semi-natural land lost to settled area, by selected land class, Saskatoon census metropolitan area-ecosystem (CMA-E), 1971 to 2011

Chart 3.49
Land cover and land use, Sherbrooke census metropolitan area-ecosystem (CMA-E), 1971, 1991, 2001 and 2011

Chart 3.50
Natural and semi-natural land lost to settled area, by selected land class, Sherbrooke census metropolitan area-ecosystem (CMA-E), 1971 to 2011

Chart 3.51
Land cover and land use, St. Catharines–Niagara census metropolitan area-ecosystem (CMA-E), 1971, 1991, 2001 and 2011

Chart 3.52
Natural and semi-natural land lost to settled area, by selected land class, St. Catharines–Niagara census metropolitan area-ecosystem (CMA-E), 1971 to 2011

Chart 3.53
Land cover and land use, St. John's census metropolitan area-ecosystem (CMA-E), 1971, 1991, 2001 and 2011

Chart 3.54
Natural and semi-natural land lost to settled area, by selected land class, St. John's census metropolitan area-ecosystem (CMA-E), 1971 to 2011

Chart 3.55
Land cover and land use, Thunder Bay census metropolitan area-ecosystem (CMA-E), 1971, 1991, 2001 and 2011

Chart 3.56
Natural and semi-natural land lost to settled area, by selected land class, Thunder Bay census metropolitan area-ecosystem (CMA-E), 1971 to 2011

Chart 3.57
Land cover and land use, Toronto census metropolitan area-ecosystem (CMA-E), 1971, 1991, 2001 and 2011

Chart 3.58
Natural and semi-natural land lost to settled area, by selected land class, Toronto census metropolitan area-ecosystem (CMA-E), 1971 to 2011

Chart 3.59
Land cover and land use, Trois-Rivières census metropolitan area-ecosystem (CMA-E), 1971, 1991, 2001 and 2011

Chart 3.60
Natural and semi-natural land lost to settled area, by selected land class, Trois-Rivières census metropolitan area-ecosystem (CMA-E), 1971 to 2011

Chart 3.61
Land cover and land use, Vancouver census metropolitan area-ecosystem (CMA-E), 1971, 1991, 2001 and 2011

Chart 3.62
Natural and semi-natural land lost to settled area, by selected land class, Vancouver census metropolitan area-ecosystem (CMA-E), 1971 to 2011

Chart 3.63
Land cover and land use, Victoria census metropolitan area-ecosystem (CMA-E), 1971, 1991, 2001 and 2011

Chart 3.64
Natural and semi-natural land lost to settled area, by selected land class, Victoria census metropolitan area-ecosystem (CMA-E), 1971 to 2011

Chart 3.65
Land cover and land use, Windsor census metropolitan area-ecosystem (CMA-E), 1971, 1991, 2001 and 2011

Chart 3.66
Natural and semi-natural land lost to settled area, by selected land class, Windsor census metropolitan area-ecosystem (CMA-E), 1971 to 2011

Chart 3.67
Land cover and land use, Winnipeg census metropolitan area-ecosystem (CMA-E), 1971, 1991, 2001 and 2011

Chart 3.68
Natural and semi-natural land lost to settled area, by selected land class, Winnipeg census metropolitan area-ecosystem (CMA-E), 1971 to 2011




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