Abstract
The metropolitan influence zone classification, developed
by researchers at Statistics Canada, classifies communities (census
subdivisions) that lie outside census
metropolitan areas (CMAs) and census
agglomerations (CAs) according to the degree of influence that CMA/CAs
have on them. The classification was used in this mapping project on quality
of life to compare similar communities (or census subdivisions), in order to
recognize inherent differences in the social and economic characteristics of
different communities and differences in their geographic locations, which may
have important influences on quality of life. Refer to the Data
and Mapping Notes section for more detailed information on the metropolitan
influence zone classification developed by Statistics Canada.
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