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Originally Posted by Arrdeeharharharbour
I was wondering about London in terms of its CMA and all the investment/job growth in the area. What happens if St. Thomas reaches the 100k mark? Will it become its own CMA and then be hived-out of the London CMA? And what about Port Stanley? Would PS become part of the St. Thomas CMA thus reducing London's CMA population even more?
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There is no "hiving out" of CMAs. As far as Statistics Canada is concerned, a CMA is sacrosanct, and can never be broken up. Also, once a CMA, always a CMA. If the metro population falls below 100,000, the city will continue to have CMA status.