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Originally Posted by mistercorporate
CMA #'s for Toronto are a joke. Half the continuous suburban population is ignored. CMAs are a census administrative category and not a reflection of size. This is why GH figures exist to begin with, the true size of metro Toronto (includes Oshawa, Hamilton and Niagara).
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Half the population is ignored, because they dont live in Toronto. Period.
People from Niagara (131km from Toronto) live in Niagara, not Toronto. Oshawa and Hamilton, i can buy, but definitely not Niagara.
CMA measurements have been around since 1941, and have been altered several times since, to take into account adjacent municipalities outside the urban core.
Counting Niagara part of Toronto is akin to saying Trois-Rivieres and Sherbrooke should be counted in the Greater Montreal statistical area.
Now, this being said, there is no Canadian equivalent to the Combined Statistical Areas (CSA) in the United States.
Statistics Canada has stated that Toronto, Oshawa and Hamilton (not Niagara) could be merged into a single CSA were such an approach utilized.
https://www150.statcan.gc.ca/n1/pub/...002030-eng.htm
If such a system were to be adopted, the Toronto CSA would be the 5th largest in North America (excluding Mexico), behind NY, LA, Chicago and Washington.
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Originally Posted by mistercorporate
Most beautiful major city: Vancouver
Best skyline: Toronto
Most diverse architecture: Montreal
Most historic architecture: Quebec City
Most unique city: Winnipeg
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I agree with this. Haven't been to Winterpeg, but by the looks of it, it definitely has a unique feel. Love the Human Rights Museum design.....