CONURBATIONS
A conurbation is a set of contiguous Census Metropolitan Areas & Agglomerations
(see below) forming one large urban area. Toronto anchors 3 separately recognized conurbations:
[1] The Greater Toronto Area (GTA), which is generally limited to the combined CMAs of Toronto, Hamilton
and Oshawa;
[2] The Golden Horseshoe (so named for it's arcing shape), which extends the GTA north to Barrie, west
to Kitchener, and south to the U.S. border at Niagara Falls; and
[3] Toronto-Buffalo, which crosses international boundaries connecting The Golden Horseshoe to the
Buffalo-Niagara Falls MSA.
(click column headers to sort data)
| Area | Pop 2001 | Pop 2006 | Growth Rate |
| Toronto-Buffalo |
7948278 |
8554594 |
7.6% |
| Golden Horseshoe |
6816799 |
7406883 |
8.7% |
| Greater Toronto Area |
5641596 |
6136654 |
8.8% |
CENSUS METROPOLITAN AREAS & AGGLOMERATIONS
Census Metropolitan Areas (CMAs) are defined by Statistics Canada
as areas consisting of one or more adjacent municipalities situated around a major urban core of
at least 100,000 people. Census Agglomerations (CAs) are similar, smaller areas anchored by an
urban core of at least 10,000 people. The following is a list of the CAs and CMAs which comprise
the Golden Horseshoe conurbation. (click column headers to sort data)
| Area | Pop 2001 | Pop 2006 | Growth Rate |
| Toronto |
4682897 |
05113149 |
09.2% |
| Hamilton |
0662401 |
0692911 |
04.6% |
| Kitchener-Waterloo |
0414284 |
0451235 |
08.9% |
| St. Catharines-Niagara |
0377009 |
0390317 |
03.5% |
| Oshawa |
0296298 |
0330594 |
11.6% |
| Barrie |
0148480 |
0177061 |
19.2% |
| Guelph |
0117344 |
0127009 |
08.2% |
| Brantford |
0118086 |
0124607 |
05.5% |
MUNICIPALITIES
The following municipalities represent distinct components the Toronto CMA and are grouped by
local governing bodies, ie: Regional Municipality or County - calculated from Statistics Canada 2001 census data. (click column headers to sort data)
| Area | Pop 2001 | Pop 2006 | Growth Rate |
| Toronto (City) |
2481494 |
2503281 |
00.9% |
| Peel Region |
0988948 |
1159405 |
17.2% |
| York Region |
0729254 |
0892712 |
22.4% |
| Halton Region* |
0224393 |
0274841 |
22.5% |
| Pickering-Ajax-Uxbridge |
0178269 |
0197174 |
10.6% |
| Bradford-New Tecumseth |
048369 |
051740 |
07.0% |
| Orangeville-Mono |
032170 |
033996 |
05.7% |
*excluding the city of Burlington (component of Hamilton CMA)
CITY DIVISIONS
Prior to 1998 each of the following 6 divisions were separate governments within the municipality
of Metropolitan Toronto. They merged to form a new City of Toronto in 1998, but are still
recognized as distinct components within the city. Source: Statistics Canada 2001 census data.
(click column headers to sort data)
| Area | Pop 2001 | Pop 2006 | Growth Rate |
| Toronto |
676532 |
no data |
no data |
| North York |
608288 |
no data |
no data |
| Scarborough |
593297 |
no data |
no data |
| Etobicoke |
338117 |
no data |
no data |
| York |
150255 |
no data |
no data |
| East York |
115185 |
no data |
no data |