Winnipeg Metropolitan Region | |
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.jpg) Downtown Winnipeg in 2016 | |
 Red areas are part of the Statistics Canada CMA while green areas show other regions included in the wider WMR. | |
| Country |  Canada |
| Province |  Manitoba |
| Established | 1998; 28 years ago (1998) |
| Government | |
| • Body | Board[1] |
| • Co-chairs | Scott Gillingham and Shelley Hart |
| Area | |
• Total | 7,795.96 km2 (3,010.04 sq mi) |
| Population | |
• Total | 834,678 |
| • Extended area | 39,202 |
| • Extended area density | 157.9/km2 (409/sq mi) |
| • Combined | 873,880 |
| GDP | |
| • WinnipegCMA | CA$45.0 billion (2020)[4] |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (CST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| Area codes | 204, 431 |
| Website | winnipegmetroregion |
TheWinnipeg Metropolitan Region[5] (formerly called theWinnipeg Capital Region and theManitoba Capital Region)[6] is ametropolitan area in theCanadianprovince ofManitoba located in theRed River Valley in the southeast portion of the province ofManitoba, Canada. It contains the provincial capital ofWinnipeg and 17 surroundingrural municipalities, cities, and towns.[5]
Other places in the region besides Winnipeg with a population over 1,000 are the city ofSelkirk; towns ofStonewall andNiverville; and communities ofOakbank,Oak Bluff,Stony Mountain,Teulon, andLorette. As the mostdensely-populated and economically-important area of Manitoba, the region accounts for two-thirds of the province's population and 70% of the provincialGDP as of 2021[update].[5]
It also includes the smallercensus metropolitan area (CMA) of Winnipeg, with the addition of theBrokenhead 4 Indian Reserve.[7][8]
In the late 1990s, issues such as providingShoal Lake water to nearby municipalities and allowingexurban housing growth beyond Winnipeg became more important. At the time, MayorSusan Thompson voiced the idea of a regionalplanning authority to mediate such issues.[9]
In June 1998, formerGreat West Life PresidentKevin Kavanagh was appointed byPremier Gary Filmon to chair theCapital Region Review Committee.[10] The panel looked atland-use planning andeconomic development between the City of Winnipeg and surrounding municipalities. Thompson along with the mayors andreeves of the 14 municipalities adjacent to Winnipeg began to meet on a regular basis starting in October 1998, thus forming the Winnipeg Metropolitan Region.[11] Due to a change of government inSeptember 1999, however, creating a regional planning authority took longer than originally foreseen.
The Capital Region was originally defined in 2006, throughThe Capital Region Partnership Act, to include 16 municipalities.[12]
A pro-economic growth planning document was released in November 2018, calledSecuring Our Future: An Action Plan for Winnipeg's Metropolitan Region.[13]
In October 2019,Dentons released a speech and discussion document,For the Benefit of All: Regional Competitiveness and Collaboration in the Winnipeg Metro Region,[14] which sought to reform regional planning. Upon publication, PremierBrian Pallister and Winnipeg MayorBrian Bowman spoke in favour of creating a new entity to manage development and transportation in the Winnipeg Metro Region.[15]
The Winnipeg Metro Region is located in theRed River Valley in the southeast portion of the province ofManitoba, and is bounded to the north by the south basin ofLake Winnipeg.[6]
The Region was originally defined inThe Capital Region Partnership Act (2006) to include 16 municipalities.[12] Since that time, the Town of Niverville and the Village of Dunnottar have been incorporated into the Winnipeg Metropolitan Region, giving the Region 18 municipalities in total.
The Region today comprises the following cities, towns, and RMs:[5]
However, there are some municipalities that are geographically (entirely or largely) within the Region's territory that are not officially part of the Metro Region. These include the town ofTeulon, the village ofGarson, and theIndian reserve ofBrokenhead Ojibway Nation.
The Winnipeg Metro Region includes the smaller Winnipegcensus metropolitan area (CMA), with the addition of theBrokenhead 4 Indian Reserve. The included CMA municipalities are:[7]
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The population of the Winnipeg Metro Region is greatly concentrated within the city of Winnipeg itself, which has 86.5% of the Region's population residing in less than 6% of its land area. On the provincial level, the city has 54.9% of the province's population, while the Region's share is 63.5%.
| Census area | 1991 census | 1996 census | 2001 census | 2006 census | 2011 census | 2016 census | 2021 census |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| City of Winnipeg[16][17] | 615,215 | 618,477 | 619,544 | 633,451 | 663,617 | 705,244 | 749,607 |
| WinnipegCMA[8][18][19][20] | 660,450 | 672,109 | 676,594 | 694,668 | 730,018 | 778,489 | 834,678 |
| Winnipeg Metropolitan Region[21][22][23] | 696,453 | 705,806 | 711,455 | 730,305 | 771,616 | 821,537 | 873,880 |
| Panethnic group | 2021[24][25] | 2016[26] | 2011[27] | 2006[28] | 2001[29] | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pop. | % | Pop. | % | Pop. | % | Pop. | % | Pop. | % | |||||
| European[a] | 460,240 | 56.15% | 473,360 | 62.16% | 495,445 | 69.33% | 514,715 | 75.03% | 523,405 | 79.1% | ||||
| Indigenous | 102,075 | 12.45% | 92,810 | 12.19% | 78,420 | 10.97% | 68,385 | 9.97% | 55,755 | 8.43% | ||||
| Southeast Asian[b] | 94,700 | 11.55% | 81,875 | 10.75% | 63,740 | 8.92% | 42,275 | 6.16% | 35,125 | 5.31% | ||||
| South Asian | 63,805 | 7.78% | 38,100 | 5% | 23,175 | 3.24% | 15,295 | 2.23% | 12,290 | 1.86% | ||||
| African | 40,920 | 4.99% | 27,375 | 3.59% | 17,840 | 2.5% | 14,475 | 2.11% | 11,440 | 1.73% | ||||
| East Asian[c] | 28,525 | 3.48% | 25,270 | 3.32% | 19,375 | 2.71% | 16,720 | 2.44% | 13,470 | 2.04% | ||||
| Middle Eastern[d] | 10,480 | 1.28% | 7,110 | 0.93% | 4,705 | 0.66% | 4,020 | 0.59% | 1,955 | 0.3% | ||||
| Latin American | 9,160 | 1.12% | 6,825 | 0.9% | 6,560 | 0.92% | 5,475 | 0.8% | 4,550 | 0.69% | ||||
| Other/Multiracial[e] | 10,595 | 1.29% | 8,810 | 1.16% | 5,390 | 0.75% | 4,680 | 0.68% | 3,735 | 0.56% | ||||
| Total responses | 819,715 | 98.21% | 761,540 | 97.82% | 714,635 | 97.89% | 686,040 | 98.76% | 661,725 | 98.58% | ||||
| Total population | 834,678 | 100% | 778,489 | 100% | 730,018 | 100% | 694,668 | 100% | 671,274 | 100% | ||||
| Note: Totals greater than 100% due to multiple origin responses | ||||||||||||||
The question on knowledge of languages allows for multiple responses.
| Language | 2021[30] | 2011[27] | 2001[31] | |||
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| Pop. | % | Pop. | % | Pop. | % | |
| English | 805,680 | 98.29% | 711,285 | 99.53% | 655,360 | 99.04% |
| French | 83,365 | 10.17% | 76,765 | 10.74% | 74,460 | 11.25% |
| Tagalog | 64,725 | 7.9% | 45,745 | 6.4% | 23,560 | 3.56% |
| Punjabi | 40,105 | 4.89% | 12,010 | 1.68% | 6,130 | 0.93% |
| Hindi | 23,670 | 2.89% | 6,900 | 0.97% | 3,245 | 0.49% |
| Spanish | 16,550 | 2.02% | 13,475 | 1.89% | 10,655 | 1.61% |
| German | 15,755 | 1.92% | 23,485 | 3.29% | 28,485 | 4.3% |
| Mandarin | 15,240 | 1.86% | 3,590 | 0.5% | 1,490 | 0.23% |
| Ukrainian | 9,720 | 1.19% | 13,490 | 1.89% | 20,865 | 3.15% |
| Russian | 9,615 | 1.17% | 5,495 | 0.77% | 3,100 | 0.47% |
| Arabic | 9,470 | 1.16% | 4,485 | 0.63% | 1,900 | 0.29% |
| Portuguese | 8,605 | 1.05% | 6,595 | 0.92% | 7,965 | 1.2% |
| Cantonese | 8,165 | 1% | 4,365 | 0.61% | 3,025 | 0.46% |
| Urdu | 6,240 | 0.76% | 2,315 | 0.32% | 1,115 | 0.17% |
| Polish | 6,145 | 0.75% | 7,380 | 1.03% | 11,005 | 1.66% |
| Vietnamese | 6,015 | 0.73% | 3,825 | 0.54% | 3,900 | 0.59% |
| Yoruba | 5,350 | 0.65% | N/a | N/a | N/a | N/a |
| Italian | 4,860 | 0.59% | 5,440 | 0.76% | 6,740 | 1.02% |
| Gujarati | 4,280 | 0.52% | 1,310 | 0.18% | 485 | 0.07% |
| Tigrigna | 4,100 | 0.5% | 1,010 | 0.14% | N/a | N/a |
| Korean | 3,900 | 0.48% | 2,660 | 0.37% | 885 | 0.13% |
| Hebrew | 3,690 | 0.45% | 2,575 | 0.36% | 1,625 | 0.25% |
| Amharic | 3,370 | 0.41% | 1,605 | 0.22% | N/a | N/a |
| Ojibway | 3,265 | 0.4% | 2,260 | 0.32% | 3,535 | 0.53% |
| Ilocano | 3,015 | 0.37% | 1,165 | 0.16% | N/a | N/a |
| Swahili | 2,775 | 0.34% | 1,200 | 0.17% | 550 | 0.08% |
| Bengali | 2,660 | 0.32% | 630 | 0.09% | 275 | 0.04% |
| Serbo-Croatian | 2,630 | 0.32% | 2,085 | 0.29% | 3,535 | 0.53% |
| Plautdietsch | 2,190 | 0.27% | N/a | N/a | N/a | N/a |
| Cree | 1,805 | 0.22% | 1,555 | 0.22% | 2,850 | 0.43% |
| Pampangan (Kapampangan, Pampango) | 1,635 | 0.2% | N/a | N/a | N/a | N/a |
| Somali | 1,590 | 0.19% | 735 | 0.1% | N/a | N/a |
| Dutch | 1,565 | 0.19% | 1,935 | 0.27% | 2,980 | 0.45% |
| Iranian Persian | 1,525 | 0.19% | N/a | N/a | N/a | N/a |
| Greek | 1,500 | 0.18% | 1,435 | 0.2% | 1,655 | 0.25% |
| Igbo | 1,400 | 0.17% | N/a | N/a | N/a | N/a |
| Cebuano | 1,365 | 0.17% | N/a | N/a | N/a | N/a |
| Japanese | 1,310 | 0.16% | 860 | 0.12% | 975 | 0.15% |
| Kurdish | 1,170 | 0.14% | 265 | 0.04% | 365 | 0.06% |
| Lao | 1,165 | 0.14% | 960 | 0.13% | 1,285 | 0.19% |
| Sinhala | 1,160 | 0.14% | 535 | 0.07% | 425 | 0.06% |
| Malayalam | 1,095 | 0.13% | 310 | 0.04% | 90 | 0.01% |
| Hungarian | 1,035 | 0.13% | 1,140 | 0.16% | 1,680 | 0.25% |
| Chinese,n.o.s | N/a | N/a | 6,430 | 0.9% | 5,650 | 0.85% |
| Persian | N/a | N/a | 1,950 | 0.27% | 810 | 0.12% |
| Total Responses | 819,715 | 98.21% | 714,635 | 97.89% | 661,725 | 98.58% |
| Total Population | 834,678 | 100% | 730,018 | 100% | 671,274 | 100% |
Regional partnership is led by aboard of governors. As of 2021[update], board members include:[1]
In addition to those located entirely in the City of Winnipeg, the Region falls into several federalelectoral districts:
Places surrounding the City of Winnipeg | |
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