Living in Canada Near a Major City

Statistics Canada released its updated Index of Remoteness (IOR) at the start of 2023. This study aimed to assign a “remoteness” ranking to every habitable location in Canada.

The study evaluated various “Census Subdivisions (CSD),” i.e., Cities, Municipalities, Villages, Townships, etc., across Canada to determine the distance and ease of travel between each CSD and a major population centre.

The study also assigns each CSD a score ranging from 0, closest to a population centre, to 1, which is the most remote score conceivable. This is calculated using a formula that factors in the number of population centres that can be reached within or equal to a travel cost of $36 CAD, which is equal to 2.5 hours of travel time for a given CSD, a proxy for the quality of goods and services, and the cost of travel.

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