Edmonton Metropolitan Region

The Edmonton Metropolitan Region (EMR), also commonly referred to as the Alberta Capital Region, Greater Edmonton or Metro Edmonton, is a conglomeration of municipalities centred on Alberta's provincial capital of Edmonton.

Edmonton Metropolitan Region

Alberta Capital Region
Greater Edmonton
Metro Edmonton
Metropolitan area
Member municipalities of the Edmonton Metropolitan Region Board
Location of the region in Alberta
Coordinates: 53°34′N 113°31′W
ProvinceAlberta
CountryCanada
Area
 (2016)[1]
 • CMA9,438.86 km2 (3,644.36 sq mi)
Population
 (2016)[1]
 • CMA
1,321,426
 • CMA density140.0/km2 (363/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC-7 (MST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-6 (MDT)
Forward sortation areas
T4X to T6Z, T7X to T8R, T8T, T9E to T9G
Area code(s)780, 587, 825
Highways2, 2A, 14, 15, 16, 16A, 19, 21, 28, 28A, 37, 39, 43, 44, 60, 100, 216
Websiteemrb.ca

The EMR's commonly known boundaries are coincident with those of the Edmonton census metropolitan area (CMA) as delineated by Statistics Canada. However, its boundaries are defined differently for Edmonton Metropolitan Region Board administrative purposes.[2]

The EMR is considered a major gateway to northern Alberta and the Canadian North, particularly for many companies, including airlines and oil/natural gas exploration. Located within central Alberta and at the northern end of the Calgary–Edmonton Corridor, the EMR is the northernmost metropolitan area in Canada.

Edmonton CMA

The Edmonton CMA includes the following 35 census subdivisions (municipalities or municipality equivalents):[3]

The Edmonton CMA is the largest CMA in Canada by area at 9,426.73 km2 (3,639.68 sq mi).[4] In the 2016 Census, it had a population of 1,321,426, making it the sixth largest CMA in Canada by population.[5] The Edmonton CMA comprises the majority of Statistics Canada's Division No. 11 in Alberta.

Demographics

In the 2016 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, the Edmonton metropolitan region recorded a population of 1,321,426 living in 502,143 of its 537,634 total private dwellings, a change of 13.9% from its 2011 population of 1,159,869. With a land area of 9,438.86 km2 (3,644.36 sq mi), it had a population density of 140.0/km2 (362.6/sq mi) in 2016.[1]

Ethnicity
Ethnic groups in Edmonton's metropolitan region (2016)[1]
Population% of total population
Ethnic groupEuropean814,40561.6%
South Asian91,4206.9%
Chinese60,2004.6%
Black57,8204.4%
Filipino61,0404.6%
Aboriginal89,8656.8%
Latin American18,7551.4%
Arab25,5051.9%
Southeast Asian17,2701.3%
Korean7,5850.6%
West Asian6,7500.5%
Japanese2,4700.2%
Other visible minority4,0450.3%
Mixed visible minority11,1250.8%
Total visible minority population363,99027.5%
Aboriginal groupFirst Nations54,6954.1%
Métis38,1552.9%
Inuit1,6150.1%
Total Aboriginal population89,8656.8%
Total population1,321,426100%

Edmonton Metropolitan Region Board

A fragmentation in regional cooperation and partnership has long played a divisive role within the EMR. Particularly, Edmonton was frustrated that its surrounding municipalities were receiving an increased tax base for major industrial development, while not contributing to Edmonton's burden to maintain and build new infrastructure within Edmonton used by the residents and businesses of the surrounding municipalities.

After pulling out of the Alberta Capital Region Alliance (ACRA), Edmonton lobbied the provincial government to establish some form of regional government that would be more effective in fostering regional cooperation between it and its surrounding municipalities. As a result, Premier Ed Stelmach announced in December 2007 that a governing board would be established for Edmonton's Capital Region.[6] Four months later, the Capital Region Board was formed on April 15, 2008 with the passing of the Capital Region Board Regulation by Order in Council 127/2008 under the authority of the Municipal Government Act.[7] On October 26, 2017,[8] the Capital Region Board (CRB) was renamed to the Edmonton Metropolitan Region Board (EMRB).[9]

Member municipalities

The CRB was originally established with 25 participating or member municipalities[10] – 23 of which were within the Edmonton CMA and two of which were outside the CMA (Lamont County and the Town of Lamont).[2] The number of member municipalities was reduced to 24 on September 10, 2010[11] after the Village of New Sarepta dissolved to hamlet status under the jurisdiction of Leduc County on September 1, 2010.[12] Concurrent with the CRB's name change to the EMRB in October 2017, municipal membership decreased from 24 to 13 to include only those municipalities with a population of 5,000 or more.[13]

More specifically, the EMRB includes:[13]

  • six cities (Beaumont, Edmonton, Fort Saskatchewan, Leduc, St. Albert, and Spruce Grove);
  • one specialized municipality (Strathcona County, which includes the Sherwood Park urban service area);
  • three municipal districts (Leduc County, Parkland County, and Sturgeon County); and
  • three towns (Devon, Morinville, and Stony Plain).

Edmonton Metropolitan Region Growth Plan

Under the CRB Regulation, the CRB was tasked with preparing a growth plan to cover land use, intermunicipal transit, housing, and geographic information services components.[14] In March, 2010, Growing Forward: The Capital Region Growth Plan (CRGP), consisting of individual plans for these four components and two addenda, was approved by the Government of Alberta.[15]

The CRGP includes a population and employment forecast for the Capital Region. With a base population of 1.12 million in 2009, the CRB has forecasted the population of the Capital Region to reach 1.31 million by 2019.[16] However, the 2019 population estimate was reached and exceeded by 2014.[17] The CRGP also designates priority growth areas and cluster country residential areas within the Capital Region.[18]

List of municipalities
St. Albert
Strathcona County (Sherwood Park)
Fort Saskatchewan
Morinville

The following is a list of municipalities in the Edmonton CMA, with those that are members of the EMRB indicated accordingly.

Municipality Municipal
status[19]		 Federal
census
population
(2016)[20]		 Latest
municipal
census
population
(2016-2017)[21]		 Latest
municipal
census
year[21]		 EMRB
member[13]
Alexander 134 Indian reserve 1,099 N
Beaumont City 17,396 19,236 2019 Y
Betula Beach Summer village 16 N
Bon Accord Town 1,529 N
Bruderheim Town 1,308 N
Calmar Town 2,228 N
Devon Town 6,578 Y
Edmonton City 932,546 972,223 2019 Y
Enoch Cree Nation 135 Indian reserve 1,690 N
Fort Saskatchewan City 24,149 26,942 2019 Y
Gibbons Town 3,159 N
Golden Days Summer village 160 N
Itaska Beach Summer village 23 N
Kapasiwin Summer village 10 N
Lakeview Summer village 30 N
Leduc City 29,993 33,032 2019 Y
Leduc County Municipal district 13,780 Y
Legal Town 1,345 N
Morinville Town 9,848 9,893 2016 Y
Parkland County Municipal district 32,097 Y
Point Alison Summer village 10 N
Redwater Town 2,053 N
Seba Beach Summer village 169 N
Spring Lake Village 699 N
Spruce Grove City 34,066 35,766 2018 Y
St. Albert City 65,589 66,082 2018 Y
Stony Plain Town 17,189 Y
Strathcona County Specialized municipality 98,044 Y
Sturgeon County Municipal district 20,495 Y
Sundance Beach Summer village 73 N
Thorsby Town 985 N
Wabamun Village 682 N
Wabamun 133A and 133B Indian reserve 1,622 N
Warburg Village 766 N
Total Edmonton CMA 1,321,426 — — —
  • ^ Strathcona County's 2016 federal census population of 98,044 includes 70,618 in the Sherwood Park urban service area.[22]
  • ^ The combined Wabamun 133A and 133B population of 1,622 includes 1,592 in Wabamun 133A and 30 in Wabamun 133B.[20]

Major industrial areas

Major industrial areas within the ECR include the northwest, southeast and Clover Bar industrial areas in Edmonton, Nisku Industrial Business Park in Leduc County, Acheson Industrial Area in Parkland County, Refinery Row in Strathcona County, and Alberta's Industrial Heartland spanning portions of Sturgeon County, Strathcona County, Lamont County and Fort Saskatchewan.

At the moment, two more major industrial areas are in the final stages of establishment. The establishment of the Horse Hills industrial area in northeast Edmonton is in the final planning stages, while Edmonton Airports is currently planning its inland port development under the Port Alberta initiative at the Edmonton International Airport within Leduc County.

See also

References
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