Census metropolitan area (CMA): a very large urban area (known as the urban core) together with adjacent urban and rural areas that have a high degree of social and economic integration with the urban core. A CMA has an urban core population of at least 100,000, based on the previous census.

View definitions for 1996 Census Metropolitan Areas:   St. John's ,  Halifax ,  Saint John ,  Saguenay ,  Québec ,  Sherbrooke ,  Trois-Rivières ,  Montréal ,  Ottawa–Gatineau Ontario–Quebec ,  Ottawa-Gatineau (Quebec part) ,  Ottawa–Gatineau (Ontario part) ,  Kingston ,  Oshawa ,  Toronto ,  Hamilton ,  St. Catharines–Niagara ,  Kitchener ,  London ,  Windsor ,  Sudbury,  Thunder Bay ,  Winnipeg ,  Regina ,  Saskatoon ,  Calgary ,  Edmonton ,  Abbotsford ,  Vancouver ,  Victoria

2. There are different ways to define the Aboriginal population in Canada. The data shown here are for persons who reported Aboriginal ethnic origin/ancestry (North American Indian, Métis or Inuit). The 1996 Census also provides information on persons who self-identified with an Aboriginal group. Depending on the application, data on either identity or ethnic origin/ancestry may be appropriate for defining the Aboriginal population. For more information, please contact your local Statistics Canada regional office.

3. Caution should be used in comparing data for "Canadian" ethnic origin between the 1991 and 1996 Censuses.

4. Includes respondents who reported one of the following origins: American, Australian, New Zealander or Québécois.

5. Includes respondents who reported more than one ethnic origin.

6. Includes respondents who reported two or more of the following origins: English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh or British not included elsewhere.

7. "Other" includes respondents who reported any origin other than a British Isles origin, French origin or Canadian.

8. Includes respondents who reported French and Acadian.

9. Includes respondents who reported two or more origins other than British Isles origins, French origins or Canadian.