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Map of Canada with Ontario highlighted in red
Ubicación de Ontario en Canadá
Distribution of Ontario's incorporated municipalities and unincorporated areas
Los municipios representan el 17% de la superficie total de Ontario. Las áreas no incorporadas abarcan el 83% restante.

Ontario es la provincia más poblada de Canadá con 13,448,494 residentes a partir de 2016 y es la tercera más grande en área terrestre [a] con 908,699 km 2 (350,851 millas cuadradas). [2] Los 444 municipios de Ontario [3] cubren solo el 17% de la masa terrestre de la provincia, pero albergan al 99% de su población. [4] Estos municipios proporcionan servicios de gobierno municipal local o regional dentro de una estructura municipal de un solo nivel o de dos niveles compartidos. [5]

Un municipio de Ontario es "un área geográfica cuyos habitantes están incorporados" de acuerdo con la Ley Municipal de 2001 . [6] Los tres tipos de municipios de Ontario incluyen municipios de nivel superior e inferior dentro de la estructura de dos niveles y municipios de un solo nivel ( autoridades unitarias ) que están exentos de la estructura de dos niveles. [5] Los municipios de nivel único y de nivel inferior se agrupan como municipios locales. [6] De los 444 municipios de Ontario, 30 de ellos son municipios de nivel superior y 414 son municipios locales: 241 municipios de nivel inferior y 173 municipios de nivel único.

La Ley Municipal de 2001 es la legislación que permite la incorporación y estipula la gobernanza de los municipios de Ontario, excluyendo la Ciudad de Toronto , que está sujeta a la Ley de la Ciudad de Toronto de 2006 . [7] La Ley Municipal de 2001 otorga a los municipios inferiores y de un solo nivel la autoridad para incorporarse como ciudades , pueblos , aldeas , municipios o, genéricamente, como municipios. [5] [8]No existen umbrales mínimos de población u otros requisitos para estos subtipos municipales. Un municipio puede cambiar su estado a cualquiera de estos siempre que el nombre resultante no esté siendo utilizado por otro municipio. [9] Para los municipios de nivel superior, la ley les otorga la autoridad para incorporarse como condados, regiones y municipios distritales. [5] [8]

El municipio más grande de Ontario por población es la ciudad de Toronto con 2.731.571 residentes, mientras que el más grande por área terrestre es la ciudad de Greater Sudbury con 3.228,35 km 2 (1.246,47 millas cuadradas). [4] La ciudad de Ottawa , la capital de Canadá, es el segundo municipio más poblado de la provincia con 934.243 residentes. [4] El municipio más pequeño de Ontario por población es el municipio de Cockburn Island con 0 residentes, [b] mientras que el más pequeño por superficie terrestre es el pueblo de Westport en 1,68 km 2 (0,65 millas cuadradas). [4] La primera comunidad en incorporarse como municipio en Ontario fueBrockville en 1832. [11]

Municipios de nivel superior [ editar ]

Los municipios de nivel superior de Ontario representan 30 de sus 49 divisiones censales .

La Ley Municipal de Ontario de 2001 define municipio superior como "un municipio del que forman parte dos o más municipios de nivel inferior para fines municipales". [6] Ontario tiene 30 municipios de nivel superior que comprenden varios municipios de nivel inferior, [8] que tienen una población total de 6.622.900, una superficie total de 87.449,74 km 2 (33.764,53 millas cuadradas). Estos municipios de nivel superior incluyen 19 condados, 3 condados unidos y 8 municipios regionales [c] o regiones, todos los cuales representan 30 de las 49 divisiones del censo de Ontario . [6] [12]Los gobiernos regionales son responsables de las carreteras arteriales, los servicios de salud, la vigilancia, la planificación y el desarrollo del uso de la tierra en toda la región, los sistemas de alcantarillado y agua, los servicios sociales, el tránsito y la eliminación de desechos, mientras que los gobiernos de los condados tienen las responsabilidades menores de las carreteras y el uso de la tierra del condado planificación, servicios de salud y servicios sociales. [8]

Local municipalities[edit]

Distribution of Ontario's 173 single-tier and 241 lower-tier municipalities

Ontario's Municipal Act, 2001 defines local municipality as "a single-tier municipality or a lower-tier municipality".[6] Combined, Ontario has 414 local municipalities comprising 173 single-tier municipalities and 241 lower-tier municipalities. The 414 local municipalities have a total population of 13,357,197, a total land area of 155,673 km2 (60,106 sq mi). These totals represent 99.3% of Ontario's population and 17.1% of its land area.

Single-tier municipalities[edit]

Ontario's Municipal Act, 2001 defines a single-tier municipality as "a municipality, other than an upper-tier municipality, that does not form part of an upper-tier municipality for municipal purposes".[6] In southern Ontario, single-tier municipalities are either politically separate from but geographically within neighbouring counties or were formed through the amalgamation of upper-tier and lower-tier municipalities. All municipalities in northern Ontario are single-tier municipalities as upper-tier municipalities are not present. Single-tier municipalities provide for all local government services.[8] Ontario has 173 single-tier municipalities comprising 32 cities, 23 municipalities, 28 towns, 85 townships, and 5 villages.

Lower-tier municipalities[edit]

Ontario's Municipal Act, 2001 defines a lower-tier municipality as "a municipality that forms part of an upper-tier municipality for municipal purposes".[6] Ontario has 241 lower-tier municipalities comprising 19 cities, 41 municipalities, 61 towns, 114 townships and 6 villages.[8] Within regions, they are responsible for providing certain local services that are not provided by the regional municipality.[8] Within counties, they are responsible for providing a wider range of local services since counties as upper-tier municipalities provide fewer local services than regions.[8]

List of local municipalities[edit]

  • Toronto is Ontario's capital and most populous municipality.

  • Ottawa is the capital of Canada and Ontario's second-most populous municipality.

  • Skyline of Mississauga, Ontario's third largest municipality by population and suburb of Toronto

  • Downtown Brampton, Ontario's fourth largest municipality by population and suburb of Toronto

  • Skyline of downtown Hamilton

  • Skyline of downtown London, Ontario, the largest city in southwestern Ontario by population

  • Suburban tract housing in Markham, Ontario's seventh largest municipality by population and suburb of Toronto

  • Vaughan as viewed from Canada's Wonderland

  • Downtown of Kitchener

  • Skyline of downtown Windsor seen from Detroit, Michigan

See also[edit]

  • Former municipalities in Ontario
  • List of census agglomerations in Ontario
  • List of census divisions of Ontario
  • List of cities in Ontario
  • List of designated places in Ontario
  • List of population centres in Ontario
  • List of towns in Ontario
  • List of township municipalities in Ontario
  • List of villages in Ontario

Notes[edit]

  1. ^ Although Ontario is the third-largest province in land area, it is second-largest in total area after accounting for its freshwater area.[1]
  2. ^ a b Although the Township of Cockburn Island's population is published as 0 by Statistics Canada, 1 of its 79 private dwellings was occupied by usual residents. To protect privacy, Statistics Canada has rounded Cockburn Island's actual population to the nearest 5, which in this case is 0.[10] Its seasonal summer population is much higher.
  3. ^ a b c Though Muskoka and Oxford are officially named the District Municipality of Muskoka and the County of Oxford respectively, both are actually regional municipalities per the definition of "regional municipality" in Ontario's Municipal Act, 2001, which states that a regional municipality "means an upper-tier municipality that was a regional or district municipality or the County of Oxford on December 31, 2002".[6]
  4. ^ Demographic information excludes the Saugeen 29 and Neyaashiinigmiing 27 Indian Reserves.[14]
  5. ^ Demographic information excludes the Mississaugas of Scugog Island Indian Reserve.[15]
  6. ^ Demographic information excludes the city of St. Thomas which is independent of Elgin County but included in the Elgin County Census Division.[16]
  7. ^ Demographic information excludes the city of Windsor and the township of Pelee which are independent of Essex County but included in the Essex County Census Division.[17]
  8. ^ Demographic information excludes the city of Kingston which is independent of Frontenac County but included in the Frontenac County Census Division.[18]
  9. ^ Demographic information excludes the Tyendinaga Mohawk Territory Indian Reserve, and the cities of Belleville and Quinte West which are independent of Hastings County but included in the Hastings County Census Division.[19]
  10. ^ Demographic information excludes the Chippewas of Kettle and Stony Point First Nation, Aamjiwnaang First Nation, and Walpole Island Indian Reserves which are independent of Lambton County but included in the Lambton County Census Division. Walpole Island was incompletely enumerated in the 2011 census and population figures are not included in the 2011 population.[20]
  11. ^ Demographic information excludes the city of Smiths Falls which is independent of Lanark County but included in the Lanark County Census Division.[21]
  12. ^ Demographic information excludes the city of Brockville and towns of Gananoque and Prescott which are independent of Leeds and Grenville but included in the Leeds and Grenville Census Division.[22]
  13. ^ Demographic information excludes the city of London and the Chippewas of the Thames 42, Munsee-Delaware 1, Oneida 41 Indian Reserves which are independent of Middlesex County but included in the Middlesex County Census Division. Chippewas of the Thames 42 and Oneida 41 were incompletely enumerated in the 2016 census and population figures are not included in the 2016 population.[23]
  14. ^ Demographic information excludes the Moose Point 79 Indian Reserve which is independent of District Municipality of Muskoka but included in the District Municipality of Muskoka Census Division.[24]
  15. ^ Demographic information excludes the Alderville First Nation Indian Reserve which is independent of Northumberland County but included in the Northumberland County Census Division.[25]
  16. ^ Demographic information excludes the City of Stratford and Town of St. Marys which are independent of Perth County but included in the Perth County Census Division.[26]
  17. ^ Demographic information excludes the city of Peterborough and the Curve Lake First Nation 35 and Hiawatha First Nation Indian Reserves which are independent of Peterborough County but included in the Peterborough County Census Division.[27]
  18. ^ Demographic information excludes the city of Pembroke and the Pikwakanagan (Golden Lake 39) Indian Reserve which are independent of Renfrew County but included in the Renfrew County Census Division.[28]
  19. ^ Demographic information excludes the cities of Barrie and Orillia and the Christian Island 30, Christian Island 30A, and Mnjikaning First Nation 32 Indian Reserves which are independent of Simcoe County but included in the Simcoe County Census Division.[29]
  20. ^ Demographic information exclude the single-tier municipality of Cornwall and the Akwesasne 59 Indian Reserve which are independent of Stormont, Dundas and Glengarry but included in the Stormont, Dundas and Glengarry Census Division. Akwesasne 59 was incompletely enumerated in the 2011 census and population figures are not included in the 2011 population.[30]
  21. ^ Demographic information exclude the city of Guelph which is independent of Wellington County but included in the Wellington County Census Division.[31]
  22. ^ Demographic information exclude the Chippewas of Georgina Island First Nation Indian Reserve which is independent of Regional Municipality of York but included in the Regional Municipality of York Census Division.[32]
  23. ^ a b A unique set of legal powers, beyond other single-tier municipalities, is provided by the City of Toronto Act, 2006, SO 2006, c 11, Sch A.

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Land and freshwater area, by province and territory". Statistics Canada. February 1, 2005. Retrieved December 18, 2014.
  2. ^ "Population and dwelling counts, for Canada, provinces and territories, 2016 and 2011 censuses – 100% data". Statistics Canada. February 8, 2017. Retrieved February 11, 2017.
  3. ^ "List of Ontario Municipalities". Ontario Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Housing. Archived from the original on February 28, 2013. Retrieved June 20, 2013.
  4. ^ a b c d e f "Population and Dwelling Count Highlight Tables, 2016 Census". Statistics Canada. February 8, 2017. Retrieved February 8, 2017.
  5. ^ a b c d "The Municipal Councillor's Guide" (PDF). Ontario Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Housing. Archived from the original on January 14, 2009. Retrieved June 25, 2013.
  6. ^ a b c d e f g h i "Municipal Act, S.O. 2001, Chapter 25". Service Ontario. Retrieved July 3, 2013.
  7. ^ "City of Toronto Act, 2006". e-Laws. Government of Ontario. Retrieved August 20, 2013.
  8. ^ a b c d e f g h "Ontario Municipalities". Association of Municipalities of Ontario. Retrieved June 25, 2013.
  9. ^ "Town of Markham ready to take another shot at city status". Metro. Free Daily News Group Inc. May 10, 2013. Archived from the original on August 18, 2013. Retrieved August 18, 2013.
  10. ^ "Census Profile: Cockburn Island, TP, Ontario (Census subdivision)". Statistics Canada. March 1, 2013. Retrieved June 27, 2013.
  11. ^ Doug Grant. "A Short History: Brockville – Ontario's First Incorporated Town". City of Brockville. Archived from the original on August 21, 2010. Retrieved June 20, 2013.
  12. ^ a b "Population and dwelling counts, for Canada, provinces and territories, and census divisions, 2016 and 2011 censuses". Statistics Canada. August 9, 2017. Retrieved July 28, 2017.
  13. ^ a b c "List of Ontario Municipalities". Ontario Municipal Affairs and Housing. September 21, 2012. Archived from the original on February 28, 2013. Retrieved January 3, 2013.
  14. ^ "Standard Geographical Classification (SGC) 2001 Bruce County". Statistics Canada. October 7, 2014. Retrieved January 23, 2016.
  15. ^ "Standard Geographical Classification (SGC) 2001 Durham Regional Municipality". Statistics Canada. October 7, 2014. Retrieved January 23, 2016.
  16. ^ "Elgin County". County of Elgin. 2012. Retrieved January 23, 2016.
  17. ^ "Our Municipalities". County of Essex. 2014. Retrieved January 23, 2016.
  18. ^ "Township Boundaries" (PDF). County of Frontenac. 2010. Retrieved January 23, 2016.
  19. ^ "Member Municipalities". County of Hastings. 2016. Retrieved January 23, 2016.
  20. ^ "Local Municipalities". County of Lambton. 2016. Retrieved January 23, 2016.
  21. ^ "Local Municipalities". The County of Lanark. 2014. Retrieved January 23, 2016.
  22. ^ "Member Municipalities". United Counties of Leeds and Grenville. 2015. Archived from the original on January 30, 2016. Retrieved January 23, 2016.
  23. ^ "Municipalities". Middlesex County. 2012. Retrieved January 23, 2016.
  24. ^ "Long Range Solid Waste Management Plan Environmental Assessment Waste Quantity Projections and Existing Environment Profile". The District Municipality of Muskoka. 2016. p. 16. Retrieved January 26, 2016.
  25. ^ "Northumberland County". Northumberland. 2015. Retrieved January 26, 2016.
  26. ^ "About Perth County". Perth County. Archived from the original on February 2, 2016. Retrieved January 26, 2016.
  27. ^ "Municipalities". County of Peterborough. 2016. Retrieved January 26, 2016.
  28. ^ "Municipalities". County of Renfrew. 2016. Retrieved January 26, 2016.
  29. ^ "Municipal Partners". Simcoe County. 2014. Retrieved January 27, 2016.
  30. ^ "Municipalities". Stormont, Dundas and Glengarry. 2015. Retrieved January 27, 2016.
  31. ^ "Local Towns and Townships". County of Wellington. 2015. Retrieved January 27, 2016.
  32. ^ "Local Municipalities". The Regional Municipality of York. 2016. Retrieved January 27, 2016.
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  36. ^ a b c "Population and dwelling count amendments, 2016 Census". Statistics Canada. January 16, 2018. Retrieved February 3, 2018.

External links[edit]

  • Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Housing
  • Municipal Restructuring Activity Summary Table