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Rural area (non-population centre): A definition of rural used by Statistics Canada’s Census of Population Program, referring to areas outside population centres. This definition adopts a demographic perspective of rural areas, focusing on populations residing outside settlements of 1,000 or more inhabitants and a density of fewer than 400 inhabitants per square kilometre.
Any municipality outside of a census metropolitan area is rural. This classification considers all large cities as the same, given their shared urban characteristics. It also considers smaller cities, small towns, and rural areas as the same. ROI acknowledges that there are limitations to this approach and that differences exist within these ...
Mar 23, 2023 · This municipality invested in an innovative and timely multi-community collaboration for broadband internet services delivery, involving some four municipalities and five First Nations—a collaborative approach celebrated in the annals of rural development (e.g., Beattie & Annis, 2008; Korsching et al., 1992), and currently being rearticulated in so-called New Regionalism (Daniels et al., 2019).
5,957,695 persons. Rural employment (2023) 2,606.7 thousand persons. Rural unemployment rate (2023) 5.2%. More key indicators. Number of small businesses in rural and small town Canada (2021) 315,221. Number of non-profit organizations in rural and small town Canada (2021)
Classification approaches. This factsheet explores the differences between six rural classification approaches. We examined how many people and how many communities (i.e., census subdivisions, municipalities) would be considered rural according to each approach. We selected two approaches using criteria developed by Statistics Canada (Table 1).
Mar 23, 2023 · The rural municipality in Canada: A critical overview of recent research and some perspectives on the development agenda
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Effective Date: Mar. 7, 2012 | MMAH Approved: Dec. 24, 2008 | Adopted by Council: Sept. 27, 2006. The Rural Hamilton Official Plan applies to the lands in the rural area of the City. Communities in the rural area of the City of Hamilton can be defined in multiple ways. Land use definitions of communities include: the urban boundary which ...
