Guide to the Labour Force Survey
Appendix B: Sample size by sub-provincial region, based on the 2015 sample design

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Table 1
Sample size by census metropolitan area (CMA), based on the 2015 sample design
Table summary
This table displays the results of Sample size by census metropolitan area (CMA). The information is grouped by CMA (appearing as row headers), Standard Geographical Classification (SGC) code and Sample size, calculated using number of households units of measure (appearing as column headers).
CMA Standard Geographical Classification (SGC) code Sample size
number of households
St. John's 10001 699
Halifax 12205 1,096
Moncton 13305 408
Saint John 13310 392
Saguenay 24408 659
Québec 24421 889
Sherbrooke 24433 795
Trois-Rivières 24442 738
Montréal 24462 2,057
Ottawa–Gatineau 24505, 35505 1,678
Ottawa–Gatineau (Quebec part) 24505 883
Ottawa–Gatineau (Ontario part) 35505 795
Kingston 35521 877
Peterborough 35529 187
Oshawa 35532 591
Toronto 35535 2,837
Hamilton 35537 797
St. Catharines–Niagara 35539 633
Kitchener–Cambridge–Waterloo 35541 702
Brantford 35543 336
Guelph 35550 270
London 35555 721
Windsor 35559 562
Barrie 35568 193
Greater Sudbury 35580 853
Thunder Bay 35595 815
Winnipeg 46602 3,308
Regina 47705 868
Saskatoon 47725 1,056
Calgary 48825 1,345
Edmonton 48835 1,355
Kelowna 59915 297
Abbotsford–Mission 59932 687
Vancouver 59933 2,004
Victoria 59935 902
Source: Labour Force Survey (3701).

Table 2
Sample size by economic region (ER), based on the 2015 sample design
Table summary
This table displays the results of Sample size by economic region (ER). The information is grouped by ER (appearing as row headers), Standard Geographical Classification (SGC) code and Sample size, calculated using number of households units of measure (appearing as column headers).
ER Standard Geographical Classification (SGC) code Sample size
number of households
Avalon Peninsula 1010 971
South Coast–Burin Peninsula and Notre Dame–Central Bonavista Bay 1020, 1040 605
West Coast–Northern Peninsula–Labrador 1030 433
Prince Edward Island 1110 1,421
Cape Breton 1210 532
North Shore 1220 546
Annapolis Valley 1230 382
Southern 1240 409
Halifax 1250 1,096
Campbellton–Miramichi 1310 697
Moncton–Richibucto 1320 657
Saint John–St. Stephen 1330 627
Fredericton–Oromocto 1340 440
Edmundston–Woodstock 1350 389
Gaspésie–Îles-de-la-Madeleine 2410 352
Bas-Saint-Laurent 2415 332
Capitale-Nationale 2420 756
Chaudière-Appalaches 2425 1,053
Estrie 2430 1,016
Centre-du-Québec 2433 247
Montérégie 2435 1,160
Montréal 2440 1,162
Laval 2445 200
Lanaudière 2450 239
Laurentides 2455 370
Outaouais 2460 1,004
Abitibi-Témiscamingue 2465 383
Mauricie 2470 764
Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean 2475 818
Côte-Nord and Nord-du-Québec 2480, 2490 329
Ottawa 3510 1,338
Kingston–Pembroke 3515 1,168
Muskoka–Kawarthas 3520 303
Toronto 3530 3,397
Kitchener–Waterloo–Barrie 3540 1,532
Hamilton–Niagara Peninsula 3550 2,018
London 3560 917
Windsor–Sarnia 3570 1,233
Stratford–Bruce Peninsula 3580 302
Northeast 3590 1,682
Northwest 3595 1,082
Southeast 4610 530
South Central and North Central 4620, 4640 357
Southwest 4630 373
Winnipeg 4650 3,132
Interlake 4660 407
Parklands and North 4670, 4680 478
Regina–Moose Mountain 4710 1,099
Swift Current–Moose Jaw 4720 355
Saskatoon–Biggar 4730 1,230
Yorkton–Melville 4740 303
Prince Albert and Northern 4750, 4760 1,136
Lethbridge–Medicine Hat 4810 535
Camrose–Drumheller 4820 294
Calgary 4830 1,438
Banff–Jasper–Rocky Mountain House and Athabasca–Grande Prairie–Peace River 4840, 4870 830
Red Deer 4850 277
Edmonton 4860 1,418
Wood Buffalo–Cold Lake 4880 899
Vancouver Island and Coast 5910 1,574
Lower Mainland–Southwest 5920 3,022
Thompson–Okanagan 5930 634
Kootenay 5940 246
Cariboo 5950 536
North Coast and Nechako 5960, 5970 246
Northeast 5980 280
Source: Labour Force Survey (3701).

Table 3
Sample size by employment insurance economic region (EIER), based on the 2015 sample design
Table summary
This table displays the results of Sample size by employment insurance economic region (EIER). The information is grouped by EIER (appearing as row headers), Code and Sample size, calculated using number of households units of measure (appearing as column headers).
EIER Code Sample size
number of households
St. John's 1001 692
Newfoundland and Labrador 1002 1,318
Charlottetown 1165 679
Prince Edward Island 1166 742
Eastern Nova Scotia 1204 654
Western Nova Scotia 1205 1,242
Halifax 1206 1,069
Fredericton–Moncton–Saint John 1307 1,191
Madawaska–Charlotte 1308 595
Restigouche–Albert 1309 1,025
Gaspésie–Îles-de-la-Madeleine 2410 471
Quebec 2411 879
Trois-Rivières 2412 723
South Central Quebec 2413 813
Sherbrooke 2414 664
Montérégie 2415 721
Montreal 2416 2,042
Central Quebec 2417 919
North Western Quebec 2418 705
Lower Saint Lawrence and North Shore 2419 744
Hull 2420 860
Chicoutimi–Jonquière 2421 644
Ottawa 3522 806
Eastern Ontario 3523 726
Kingston 3524 873
Central Ontario 3525 867
Oshawa 3526 591
Toronto 3527 2,837
Hamilton 3528 797
St. Catharines 3529 633
London 3530 688
Niagara 3531 629
Windsor 3532 550
Kitchener 3533 702
Huron 3534 704
South Central Ontario 3535 806
Sudbury 3536 830
Thunder Bay 3537 808
Northern Ontario 3538 1,126
Winnipeg 4639 3,290
Southern Manitoba 4640 1,274
Northern Manitoba 4641 714
Regina 4742 868
Saskatoon 4743 1,056
Southern Saskatchewan 4744 1,038
Northern Saskatchewan 4745 1,160
Calgary 4846 1,345
Edmonton 4847 1,355
Northern Alberta 4848 1,483
Southern Alberta 4849 1,507
Southern Interior British Columbia 5950 880
Abbotsford 5951 687
Vancouver 5952 2,004
Victoria 5953 902
Southern Coastal British Columbia 5954 978
Northern British Columbia 5955 1,087
Whitehorse 6059 164
Yukon (excluding Whitehorse) 6060 66
Yellowknife 6161 105
Northwest Territories (excluding Yellowknife) 6162 126
Iqaluit 6263 58
Nunavut (excluding Iqaluit) 6264 165
Source: Labour Force Survey (3701).
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