Latest Unemployment Rates for Canadian Census Metropolitan Areas
The Government of Canada announced that they will be freezing the processing of low-wage LMIAs for Census Metropolitan Areas (CMAs) with an unemployment rate of 6% or above. This freeze on processing low wage LMIA will come into effect on September 26, 2024, and there's a need to confirm which CMAs will fall under this freeze.

It is important to keep in mind that the freeze on low-wage LMIA will be applicable to the entire province of Quebec effective September 3, as the province demanded it and was the one to trigger the change for the rest of Canada.
One or more nearby municipalities centred on a population centre (referred to as the core) with a total population of at least 100,000 make up a census metropolitan area (CMA). So there can be multiple cities that fall under a given CMA. For example, Windsor CMA includes Windsor, Lakeshore, LaSalle, Tecumseh, and Amherstburg.
In order to better understand, we have put together a full list of CMAs and their unemployment rates from Statistics Canada as of July 2024.
Latest Unemployment Rates for Canadian Census Metropolitan Areas
Below is the full list of CMAs with the latest unemployment rates as of July 2024.
You can click on any of the CMAs listed to see the map showing the areas included in that particular CMA.
What are the Census Metropolitan Areas in Ontario?
- Toronto
- Ottawa – Gatineau
- Hamilton
- Kitchener – Cambridge – Waterloo
- London
- St. Catharines – Niagara
- Windsor
- Barrie
- Kingston
- Greater Sudbury
- Guelph
- Brantford
- Peterborough
- Thunder Bay
- Belleville – Quinte West
What are the areas included in Toronto Census Metropolitan Area?
City of Toronto, Mississauga, Brampton, Markham, Vaughan, Oakville, Richmond Hill, Milton, Ajax, Pickering, Newmarket, Caledon, Halton Hills, Aurora, Whitchurch-Stouffville, Georgina, New Tecumseth, Bradford West Gwillimbury, East Gwillimbury, Orangeville, King, Uxbridge, and Mono are the part of Toronto CMA.
What are the Census Metropolitan Areas in British Columbia?
- Vancouver
- Victoria
- Kelowna
- Abbotsford – Mission
- Nanaimo
- Kamloops
- Chilliwack
What are the CMAs in Alberta?
- Calgary
- Edmonton
- Lethbridge
- Red Deer
What are the sectors not affected by the freeze on low-wage LMIA processing?
Jobs in sectors critical to food security, including primary agriculture, food processing, and fish processing, as well as in construction and healthcare.
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