Ottawa is located in southern Ontario and sits quite close to the US border. Sie liegt im westlichen Teil der Provinz Québec am Ottawa (französisch Rivière des Outaouais) und zählt 265.349 Einwohner. Statistics Canada identifies a Census Metropolitan Area (CMA), a geographical location that has a population of more than 100,000 people. Trends and Conditions in Census Metropolitan Areas Low-income in Census Metropolitan Areas, 1980-2000 By Andrew Heisz and Logan McLeod Business and Labour Market Analysis Division 24th floor, R.H. Coats Building, Ottawa, K1A 0T6 Telephone: 1 800 263-1136 This paper represents the views of the authors and does not necessarily reflect the opinions of Statistics Canada. Latest data from Statistics Canada indicates that the population of the wider Ottawa–Gatineau metro area is 1.3 million (1,323,783) people – this includes Ottawa, Gatineau and some surrounding areas. To view and download the data, please visit the city’s Open Data website. A CMA must have a total population of at least 100,000 of which 50,000 or more live in the urban core. The municipal boundary for the City of Ottawa is geographically known as the “Ottawa Census Division” or “Ottawa Census Subdivision” by Statistics Canada. This makes it the fifth largest Census Metropolitan area in Canada. Here are some examples from Ontario: Chatham-Kent in southwestern Ontario has a population of 102,000 or so. The City of Ottawa preliminary population grew by 5.8 percent to 934,243 in 2016 (883,391 in 2011). Die Hauptstadt der Verwaltungsregion Outaouais ist nach Montréal, Québec und Laval die viertgrößte Stadt der Provinz. Statistics Canada will eventually estimate the population undercoverage and increase this population figure through their Post-Censal Estimates, likely in 2018 (for more information regarding the undercount, please visit the Statistics Canada website. A "census metropolitan area" (CMA) is a grouping of census subdivisions comprising a large urban area (the "urban core") and those surrounding "urban fringes" with which it is closely integrated. This makes the city the fourth-largest city in Canada and the fifth-largest urban area. It consists of a set of discrete units that are mutually exclusive and, in total, cover the entire universe. In 2004, there were about 808,391 people in the city. The maps display the boundaries and names of census tracts and census subdivisions. Ottawa-Gatineau: Ontario/Quebec: CMA: 1,130,761: 1,067,800 9: 9: Hamilton : Ontario: CMA: 692,911: 662,401 10: 10: London: Ontario: CMA: 457,720: 435,600 11: 11: Kitchener (Cambridge, Waterloo) Ontario: CMA: 451,235: 414,284 12: 12: St. Catharines-Niagara (Niagara Falls, Welland) Ontario: CMA: 390,317: 377,009 14: 16: Oshawa (Whitby, Clarington) Ontario: CMA: 330,594: 296,298 16: 15: Windsor OTTAWA -- The City of Ottawa is enjoying a growth spurt. Census Metropolitan Area A census metropolitan area (CMA) consists of a large urban core with a population of at least 100,000 together with adjacent urban and rural areas that have a high degree of social and economic integration with the urban core. Back to Census Reference Files. The Ottawa-Gatineau Census Metropolitan Area (CMA) grew by 5.5 percent to 1,323,783 in 2016. Ottawa – Gatineau [Census metropolitan area], Ontario/Quebec and Ontario [Province] (table). If the 2011 population undercoverage is applied to the 2016 Census, the city population would be 964,793. On February 8, 2017, Statistics Canada released the population and dwelling counts data from the 2016 Census. If the 2011 population undercoverage is applied to the 2016 Census, the city population would be 964,793. Delineation Files. Of course, this area has a core and may consist of one or more municipalities. Both the City of Ottawa and the Ottawa-Gatineau CMA grew at a faster rate than both Ontario (4.6%) and Canada (5%) from 2011 to 2016. Calgary (CMA) Charlottetown (CA) Edmonton (CMA) Fredericton (CA) However, at this time the City-derived population is higher than the 2016 census population, which does not include an estimate for the undercount (for more information regarding the undercount, please visit the Statistics Canada website. [1] Catalogue no. Census Profile. In 2011, the population of the city of Ottawa was 883,391, an 8.8% increase from 2006. To view and download the data, please visit the city’s Open Data website. The term National Capital Region is often used to describe the Ottawa–Gatineau metropolitan area, although the official boundaries of the NCR do not precisely correspond to the statist…