Calgary-Edmonton Corridor

The Calgary-Edmonton Corridor is a geographical region of the Canadian province of Alberta. It is the most urbanized region in the province and one of the densest in Canada. It consists of Statistics Canada census divisions No. 11, No. 8, and No. 6. The area is also considered a urban agglomeration. Measured from north to south, the region covers a distance of roughly 400 kilometres. It includes the entire census metropolitan areas of Calgary and Edmontonand the cities of Airdrie, Red Deer, Wetaskiwin, and Leduc. The region is one of four Statistics Canada urban regions that, in total, comprise 50% of the Canadian population. According to the 2006 Canadian census, the population of the Calgary-Edmonton Corridor was 2,412,736 (73.3% of Alberta's population).

Transportation

The busiest stretch of highway in Alberta, the Queen Elizabeth II (part of Highway 2), spans the corridor. The region has two major international airports, located in Calgary (Calgary International) and Edmonton Capital Region (Edmonton International). This is one of Canada's busiest commuter flight sectors. Many business people fly the route and back in a single business day. Many airlines that fly this route: Air Canada having up to 20 daily flights and Westjet having roughly 10.

Growth

The Calgary-Edmonton Corridor is one of the fastest growing regions in the country because of the surging wealth of oil during the early 21st century. A 2003 study by TD Bank Financial Group found the corridor is the only Canadian urban centre to amass a U.S. level of wealth while maintaining a Canadian-style quality of life, offering universal health care benefits. [ [http://www.td.com/economics/special/alta03.pdf] ] The study found GDP per capita in the corridor is 10% above average U.S. metropolitan areas and 40% above other Canadian cities.

Communities

* Airdrie
* Red Deer
* Wetaskiwin
* Leduc
* Calgary Region
** Airdrie
** Banff
** Beiseker
** Black Diamond
** Calgary
** Canmore
** Chestermere
** Cochrane
** Crossfield
** High River
** Irricana
** Municipal District of Bighorn
** Municipal District of Foothills
** Municipal District of Rocky View
** Okotoks
** Strathmore
** Tsuu T'ina Nation
** Turner Valley
* Edmonton Capital Region
** Edmonton
** Fort Saskatchewan
** Leduc
** Spruce Grove
** St. Albert
** Beaumont
** Bon Accord
** Bruderheim
** Calmar
** Devon
** Gibbons
** Lamont
** Legal
** Morinville
** Redwater
** Stony Plain
** New Sarepta
** Thorsby
** Wabamun
** Warburg
** Leduc County
** Parkland County
** Sturgeon County
** Strathcona County
** Enoch Cree Nation #1440

ee also

* Golden Horseshoe, Ontario
* Greater Montreal Area, Quebec
* Lower Mainland and Southern Vancouver Island, British Columbia
* Megacity
* Megalopolis
* High-speed rail in Canada

References

External links

* [http://geodepot.statcan.ca/Diss/Highlights/Page9/Page9d_e.cfm/ Statistics Canada Information]
* [http://www.edrgroup.com/edr1/consulting/2_8/P129-calgary-edmonton-train.shtml Potential for high speed rail]