Reading Time: < 1 minuteDisponible en français. Data on urban and rural areas in Canada have been collected since the first census in 1871. For successive censuses, Canada was largely characterized as a predominantly rural country with a widely dispersed population and an economy centred on rural… Read More ›
Reading Time: 7 minutesDisponible en français. More than 80 percent of Canadians live in cities and towns, while the remaining population is spread across the country’s vast rural and remote areas. These rural communities represent a demographic with unique characteristics, contributions and challenges. The… Read More ›