Calgary metropolitan region

This article is about the region surrounding and including the City of Calgary in Alberta, Canada. For other uses, see Calgary (disambiguation).

Calgary Metropolitan Region
Metropolitan area
Downtown Calgary skyline
Member municipalities of the Calgary Metropolitan Region Board
Location of the region in Alberta
Coordinates: 51°0′N114°0′W / 51.000°N 114.000°W / 51.000; -114.000 Coordinates: 51°0′N114°0′W / 51.000°N 114.000°W / 51.000; -114.000
Country	Canada
Province	Alberta
Area  (2016) [1]
•  CMA	5,107.55 km2 (1,972.04 sq mi)
Population  (2016) [1]
•  CMA	1,392,609
•  CMA density	272.5/km2 (706/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC-7 (MST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC-6 (MDT)
Area code(s)	403, 587, 825

The Calgary Metropolitan Region (CMR), also commonly referred to as the Calgary Region, is a conglomeration of municipalities centred on Calgary, the largest city in Alberta.

With the Government of Alberta's establishment of the Calgary Metropolitan Region Board (CMRB) in 2017, the CMR's boundaries were legislated to include the City of Calgary, Foothills County to the south, Rocky View County to the west, north, and east, and a western portion of Wheatland County further to the east. ^[2] Also within these boundaries are the cities of Airdrie and Chestermere, eight towns: Black Diamond, Cochrane, Crossfield, High River, Irricana, Okotoks, Strathmore, and Turner Valley, two villages: Beiseker and Longview, and two First Nations communities: Tsuu T'ina 145 and Eden Valley 216. Not all of these, however, are administrative members of the CMRB.

The Calgary census metropolitan area (CMA) as delineated by Statistics Canada is smaller than the CMR. The Calgary CMA includes Calgary, Rocky View County, Airdrie, Beiseker, Chestermere, Cochrane, Crossfield, Irricana, and Tsuu T'ina 145.

The Calgary Metropolitan Region is a major transportation hub for southern Alberta, Saskatchewan, eastern British Columbia, and parts of the northern United States. It is home to the Calgary International Airport, the fourth busiest airport in Canada in terms of total aircraft movements. ^[3]

Calgary CMA

The Calgary CMA, as defined by Statistics Canada, includes the following nine municipalities: ^[4]

• three cities (Airdrie, Calgary and Chestermere);
• one municipal district (Rocky View County, which includes Langdon – the CMA's largest hamlet);
• three towns (Cochrane, Crossfield, and Irricana);
• one village (Beiseker); and
• one First Nations reserve (Tsuu T'ina Nation, which includes the Townsite of Redwood Meadows).

In the 2011 Census, the Calgary CMA had a population of 1,214,839 living in 464,001 of its 488,451 total dwellings, a 12.6% change from its 2006 population of 1,079,310, making it the largest CMA in Alberta and the fourth largest in Canada. With a land area of 5,107.55 km² (1,972.04 sq mi), it had a population density of 237.9 people per square kilometre in 2011. ^[5]

Also in terms of area, the Calgary CMA makes up approximately 40% of Statistics Canada's Division No. 6 in Alberta. ^{[6] [7]} The balance of Division No. 6 includes the census consolidated subdivisions of the MD of Foothills No. 31 to the south and Mountain View County to the north. ^[8]

Foothills County and the municipalities within are often considered as part of Calgary's metropolitan area due to, among other things, the MDs shared boundary with the City of Calgary and the bedroom community nature of towns like Okotoks, High River, Black Diamond and Turner Valley.

Demographics

Ethnicity

Ethnic groups in Metro Calgary(2016) Source:		Population	%
Ethnic group	European	869,555	63.3%
	South Asian	122,900	8.9%
	Chinese	89,675	6.5%
	Filipino	70,660	5.1%
	Aboriginal	55,430	4%
	Black	54,190	3.9%
	Latin American	27,710	2%
	Arab	26,320	1.9%
	Southeast Asian	23,240	1.7%
	West Asian	12,810	0.9%
	Korean	10,995	0.8%
	Japanese	5,570	0.4%
	Multiple minorities	14,775	1.1%
	Visible minority, n.i.e.	4,610	0.3%
Total population		1,392,609	100%

Calgary Metropolitan Region Board

The Calgary Metropolitan Region Board (CMRB) was legislated through the enactment of the CMRB Regulation in 2017, and will be officially established on its effective date of January 1, 2018. ^[2] Municipalities that will be participating as members of the CMRB include the cities of Airdrie, Calgary, and Chestermere, the towns of Cochrane, Okotoks, High River and Strathmore, the MD of Foothills No. 31, Rocky View County, and Wheatland County. ^[9]

Calgary Regional Partnership

Founded in 1999, ^[10] the Calgary Regional Partnership (CRP) is a cooperative between 15 urban municipalities in the greater Calgary area that deals with regional growth and planning issues. ^[11] The CRP's motto is Thinking regionally... acting locally... ^[11]

Membership

The CRP's current membership includes three cities (Airdrie, Calgary, and Chestermere), nine towns (Banff, Black Diamond, Canmore, Cochrane, Irricana, Nanton, Okotoks, Strathmore, and Turner Valley), and one townsite (Redwood Meadows). ^{[11] [12]} Of these thirteen municipalities, four of the ten towns (Banff, Canmore, Nanton, and Strathmore) are outside, but in proximity to, the Calgary Region's boundaries as defined in this article. Of the remaining six towns, three of them (Black Diamond, Okotoks, and Turner Valley) are outside the Calgary CMA boundaries as defined by Statistics Canada.

Past members

Membership in the CRP once consisted of the four municipal districts and two additional towns. These included the MD of Bighorn No. 8, the MD of Foothills No. 31, Rocky View County, Wheatland County and the towns of Crossfield and High River. The MD of Bighorn No. 8 pulled out of the CRP in March 2009 due to the lack of opportunity for infrastructure connectivity to the balance of the Calgary Region. ^[13] In June 2009, the latter three opposed the Calgary Metropolitan Plan that was being considered for approval by the CRP's member municipalities. ^{[14] [15]} All three subsequently withdrew from the CRP in September 2009. ^{[15] [16] [17]} Crossfield and High River withdrew from the CRP in December 2011 and April 2013 respectively citing concerns that the CRP was becoming another layer of government. ^{[18] [12]}

In an attempt to bring the MD of Foothills No. 31 and Rocky View County back to the CRP, Alberta's Minister of Municipal Affairs, Doug Griffiths, requested that the two municipal districts and the CRP engage in mediation. ^[19] All parties agreed to participate and the mediation process has since concluded with a report delivered to Minister Griffiths for review and decision. ^[20]

List of municipalities

Calgary

Okotoks

The following is a list of municipalities that are included as part of the Calgary CMA, or they are recognized administrative members of the CMR or they are enveloped within the established boundaries of the Calgary Metropolitan Region Board as defined in provincial statute.

Municipality	Municipal status  [21]	Calgary CMA  [22]	CRP member  [11] [12]	Population (2016)  [23]	Population (2011)  [24]	Population (2006)  [25]
Airdrie	City	Y	Y	61,581	42,564	28,927
Beiseker	Village	Y		819	785	804
Black Diamond	Town		Y	2,700	2,373	1,900
Calgary	City	Y	Y	1,239,220	1,096,833	988,193
Chestermere	City	Y	Y	19,887	14,824	9,564
Cochrane	Town	Y	Y	25,853	17,580	13,760
Crossfield	Town	Y		2,983	2,853	2,648
Eden Valley 216	First Nations reserve			596	587	370
Foothills No. 31, MD of	Municipal district			22,766	21,258	19,736
High River	Town			13,584	12,920	10,716
Irricana	Town	Y	Y	1,216	1,162	1,243
Longview	Village			307	307	300
Okotoks	Town		Y	28,881	24,511	17,145
Rocky View County	Municipal district	Y		39,407	36,461	34,171
Strathmore	Town		Y	13,756	12,305	10,225
Tsuu T'ina Nation 145	First Nations reserve	Y		1,643	1,777
Turner Valley	Town		Y	2,559	2,167	1,908
Total Calgary CMA				1,392,609	1,214,839	1,079,310
Total Calgary Metropolitan Region				1,477,582	1,291,267	1,141,610

See also

• Calgary
• Calgary-Edmonton Corridor
• Edmonton metropolitan region
• Census Metropolitan Area

References

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17. Kirsten Mundy (September 23, 2009). "Wheatland County withdraws from the CRP". Strathmore Standard. Canoe Sun Media. Retrieved September 3, 2010.
18. Marie Pollack (December 21, 2011). "Crossfield leaves Calgary Regional Partnership". Airdrie Echo. Canoe Sun Media. Archived from the original on November 29, 2013. Retrieved November 29, 2013.
19. Robson Fletcher (2013-02-14). "Decision on Calgary Regional Partnership mediation process expected next week". Metronews.ca . Archived from the original on 2013-12-03. Retrieved 2013-11-27.
20. Jason Markusoff (2013-11-21). "Tories to amend controversial civic planning bill". Calgary Herald . Archived from the original on 2014-01-12. Retrieved 2013-11-27.
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External links

• Official website