From: An evaluation of access to health care services along the rural-urban continuum in Canada
 | Category | Description | % of Canadian Population |
---|---|---|---|
Urban | Â | Â | Â |
 | Census Metropolitan Areas (CMA) | One or more adjacent Census Subdivisions (CSDs) situated around a major urban core (population ≥ 100,000). | 64.3 |
 | Census Agglomerations (CA) | One or more adjacent CSDs situated around a major urban core (population ≥ 10,000). | 15.1 |
Rural | Â | Â | Â |
 | Strong Metropolitan Influenced Zone (MIZ) | A CSD where more than 30% of residents commute to work in an urban core (population < 10,000). | 5.1 |
 | Moderate MIZ | A CSD where between 5% and 30% of residents commute to work in an urban core (population < 10,000). | 7.6 |
 | Weak MIZ | A CSD where between 0% and 5% of residents commute to work in an urban core (population < 10,000). | 6.6 |
 | No MIZ | A CSD where forty or fewer residents commute to work in an urban core (population < 10,000). | 1.1 |