Edmonton Metropolitan Region
The Edmonton Metropolitan Region (EMR), also commonly referred to as Greater Edmonton or Metro Edmonton, is a conglomeration of municipalities centred on Edmonton, the capital of the Canadian province of Alberta.
Edmonton Metropolitan Region | |
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Downtown Edmonton skyline | |
Member municipalities of the Edmonton Metropolitan Region Board | |
Location of the region in Alberta | |
| Coordinates: 53°34′N 113°31′W | |
| Province | Alberta |
| Country | Canada |
| Area (2021)
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| • CMA | 9,416.19 km2 (3,635.61 sq mi) |
| Population (2021) | |
| • CMA | 1,418,118 |
| • CMA density | 150.6/km2 (390/sq mi) |
| GDP | |
| • CMA | CA$87.5 billion (2020) |
| Time zone | UTC-7 (MST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-6 (MDT) |
| Forward sortation areas | |
| Area code(s) | 780, 587, 825 |
| Highways | 2, 2A, 14, 15, 16, 16A, 19, 21, 28, 28A, 37, 39, 43, 44, 60, 100, 216 |
| Website | emrb.ca |
While the EMR is not a strictly defined entity, its commonly known boundaries are coincident with those of the Edmonton census metropolitan area (CMA) as delineated by Statistics Canada. However, the Edmonton Metropolitan Region Board (EMRB) – established by the provincial government to provide a form of regional government, fostering cooperation for regional planning amongst the City of Edmonton and its surrounding municipalities – has a membership that differs slightly from the CMA.
The EMR is considered a major gateway to northern Alberta and the Canadian North, particularly for many companies, including airlines and oil/natural gas exploration. Located within central Alberta and at the northern end of the Calgary–Edmonton Corridor, the EMR is both the northernmost metropolitan area in Canada and the northernmost metropolitan area in North America with a population of over one million.