NATIONAL CAPITAL REGION (CANADA)

The 'National Capital Region' is an official federal designation for the Canadian capital of Ottawa, Ontario, the neighbouring city of Gatineau, Quebec and the surrounding area. Also known as 'Ottawa-Gatineau' (or previously 'Ottawa-Hull'), the National Capital Region has a total population of 1,130,761 [1] (2006), and consists of an area of 5,318.36 square kilometres that straddles the boundary between the provinces of Ontario and Quebec.
The National Capital Region is not a separate political jurisdiction, although the National Capital Commission is heavily involved in political, cultural and land use planning matters in both cities. Proposals have sometimes been made to separate the National Capital Region from its two respective provinces, and transform it into a separate administrative area, such as the District of Columbia or the Australian Capital Territory. Such proposals have never come close to implementation, and there does not currently appear to be any political will to pursue this option.
The area of the National Capital Region is very similar to that of the Ottawa-Gatineau Census Metropolitan Area, although the National Capital Region contains a number of small neighbouring communities that are not contained within the CMA.
== Municipalities and populations within Ottawa-Gatineau CMA ==
Municipality Population
''Ontario''
Clarence-Rockland 19,612
Ottawa 808,391
Russell Township 12,412
''Quebec''
Cantley 5,898
Chelsea 6,036
Gatineau 226,696
La Pêche 6,453
Pontiac 4,643
Val-des-Monts 7,842


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Other municipalities within National Capital Region
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Other municipalities within National Capital Region


While not officially in the CMA, the following municipalities (most of which are adjacent to the CMA) are included in the National Capital Region, due to close economic and social ties with Ottawa
Municipality Population
''Ontario''
Alfred and Plantagenet 8,593
Arnprior 7,192
Beckwith 6,046
Carleton Place 9,083
Casselman 2,910
Mississippi Mills 11,647
North Dundas 11,014
North Grenville 13,581
North Stormont 6,855
The Nation 10,599
''Quebec''
L'Ange-Gardien 3,610
Lochaber 456
Lochaber-Partie-Ouest 477
Low 852
Montebello 1,039
Notre-Dame-de-la-Salette 706
Papineauville 2,247
Plaisance 1,004
Thurso(2,436)

References


1. The sum of the populations of all the municipalities in the national capital region in the 2006 Census

External links



National Capital Commission - Commission de la capitale nationale

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