Guide to the Labour Force Survey
Appendix B: Sample size by sub-provincial region, based on the 2025 sample design

Table B-1
Sample size by census metropolitan area (CMA), based on the 2025 sample design Table summary
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
Source: Labour Force Survey (3701).
St. John's 10001 1,390
Halifax 12205 1,479
Moncton 13305 736
Saint John 13310 595
Fredericton 13320 419
Saguenay 24408 895
Québec 24421 766
Sherbrooke 24433 897
Trois-Rivières 24442 996
Drummondville 24447 217
Montréal 24462 2,805
Ottawa–Gatineau 24505, 35505 1,602
Ottawa–Gatineau (Quebec part) 24505 782
Ottawa–Gatineau (Ontario part) 35505 820
Kingston 35521 937
Belleville - Quinte West 35522 235
Peterborough 35529 194
Oshawa 35532 664
Toronto 35535 5,479
Hamilton 35537 885
St. Catharines–Niagara 35539 803
Kitchener–Cambridge–Waterloo 35541 983
Brantford 35543 365
Guelph 35550 238
London 35555 774
Windsor 35559 954
Barrie 35568 213
Greater Sudbury 35580 1,045
Thunder Bay 35595 984
Winnipeg 46602 2,334
Regina 47705 784
Saskatoon 47725 1,049
Lethbridge 48810 219
Calgary 48825 1,002
Red Deer 48830 245
Edmonton 48835 1,083
Kelowna 59915 222
Kamloops 59925 259
Chilliwack 59930 219
Abbotsford–Mission 59932 989
Vancouver 59933 2,541
Victoria 59935 933
Nanaimo 59938 218
Table B-2
Sample size by economic region (ER), based on the 2025 sample design Table summary
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
Source: Labour Force Survey (3701).
Avalon Peninsula 1010 1,836
South Coast–Burin Peninsula and Notre Dame–Central Bonavista Bay 1020, 1040 1,085
West Coast–Northern Peninsula–Labrador 1030 802
Prince Edward Island 1110 1,600
Cape Breton 1210 620
North Shore 1220 532
Annapolis Valley 1230 397
Southern 1240 433
Halifax 1250 1,411
Campbellton–Miramichi 1310 876
Moncton–Richibucto 1320 1,073
Saint John–St. Stephen 1330 829
Fredericton–Oromocto 1340 584
Edmundston–Woodstock 1350 549
Gaspésie–Îles-de-la-Madeleine 2410 567
Bas-Saint-Laurent 2415 585
Capitale-Nationale 2420 767
Chaudière-Appalaches 2425 835
Estrie 2430 1,066
Centre-du-Québec 2433 398
Montérégie 2435 1,472
Montréal 2440 1,141
Laval 2445 526
Lanaudière 2450 297
Laurentides 2455 500
Outaouais 2460 943
Abitibi-Témiscamingue 2465 555
Mauricie 2470 1,022
Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean 2475 1,121
Côte-Nord and Nord-du-Québec 2480, 2490 250
Ottawa 3510 1,342
Kingston–Pembroke 3515 1,438
Muskoka–Kawarthas 3520 339
Toronto 3530 6,094
Kitchener–Waterloo–Barrie 3540 1,782
Hamilton–Niagara Peninsula 3550 2,388
London 3560 1,058
Windsor–Sarnia 3570 1,685
Stratford–Bruce Peninsula 3580 341
Northeast 3590 1,896
Northwest 3595 1,156
Southeast 4610 453
South Central and North Central 4620, 4640 278
Southwest 4630 502
Winnipeg 4650 2,152
Interlake 4660 387
Parklands and North 4670, 4680 374
Regina–Moose Mountain 4710 1,040
Swift Current–Moose Jaw 4720 349
Saskatoon–Biggar 4730 1,191
Yorkton–Melville 4740 256
Prince Albert and Northern 4750, 4760 1,068
Lethbridge–Medicine Hat 4810 321
Camrose–Drumheller 4820 246
Calgary 4830 1,064
Banff–Jasper–Rocky Mountain House and Athabasca–Grande Prairie–Peace River 4840, 4870 554
Red Deer 4850 326
Edmonton 4860 1,114
Wood Buffalo–Cold Lake 4880 471
Vancouver Island and Coast 5910 1,558
Lower Mainland–Southwest 5920 3,863
Thompson–Okanagan 5930 718
Kootenay 5940 256
Cariboo 5950 322
North Coast and Nechako 5960, 5970 296
Northeast 5980 250
Table B-3
Sample size by employment insurance economic region (EIER), based on the 2025 sample design Table summary
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
Source: Labour Force Survey (3701).
St. John's 001 1,360
Newfoundland and Labrador 002 2,364
Charlottetown 003 834
Prince Edward Island 062 766
Eastern Nova Scotia 004 757
Western Nova Scotia 005 1,256
Halifax 006 1,379
Fredericton–Moncton–Saint John 007 1,851
Madawaska–Charlotte 008 763
Restigouche–Albert 009 1,298
Gaspésie–Îles-de-la-Madeleine 010 827
Québec 011 754
Trois-Rivières 012 978
South Central Quebec 013 657
Sherbrooke 014 744
Montérégie 015 794
Montreal 016 2,620
Central Quebec 017 1,183
North Western Quebec 018 909
Lower Saint Lawrence and North Shore 019 972
Hull 020 750
Chicoutimi–Jonquière 021 857
Ottawa 022 715
Eastern Ontario 023 859
Kingston 024 925
Central Ontario 025 1,110
Oshawa 026 664
Toronto 027 5,479
Hamilton 028 885
St. Catharines 029 803
London 030 743
Niagara 031 755
Windsor 032 733
Kitchener 033 966
Huron 034 979
South Central Ontario 035 852
Sudbury 036 994
Thunder Bay 037 975
Northern Ontario 038 1,083
Winnipeg 039 2,304
Southern Manitoba 040 1,220
Northern Manitoba 041 621
Regina 042 781
Saskatoon 043 1,044
Southern Saskatchewan 044 987
Northern Saskatchewan 045 1,091
Calgary 046 990
Edmonton 047 1,083
Northern Alberta 048 856
Southern Alberta 049 1,167
Southern Interior British Columbia 050 974
Abbotsford 051 989
Vancouver 052 2,541
Victoria 053 933
Southern Coastal British Columbia 054 934
Northern British Columbia 055 891
Whitehorse 056 164
Yukon (excluding Whitehorse) 059 66
Yellowknife 057 105
Northwest Territories (excluding Yellowknife) 060 126
Iqaluit 058 58
Nunavut (excluding Iqaluit) 061 165
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