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The placement of this category within Ontario is in compliance with that used throughout the rest of Canada.

No web sites will be accepted in this category. Please don't submit them.
Ontario has nine Metropolitan Areas (Hamilton, Kitchener-Waterloo, London, Ottawa-Gatineau, St. Catherines-Niagara, Sudbury, Thunder Bay, Toronto and Windsor) as defined by Statistics Canada description of Census Metropolitan Areas, Hamilton, Kitchener-Waterloo, London, Ottawa-Gatineau, St. Catherines-Niagara, Sudbury, Thunder Bay, Toronto and Windsor at StatsCan Name Search , which provides useful statistical data and a zoomable map.

Greater Toronto

Metro Area categories are for sites of businesses with multiple locations in the area or general information sites specifically about the particular metro area. Also appropriate to the Metro Area are sites for, or about, organizations that have members throughout the area.

Do not submit sites to these categories based on the area served by a business but rather by the physical location of the business.

As an example, unless a Real Estate agent has multiple office locations within the Metro Area they should be submitted to the appropriate locality level category. Service organizations such as Meals on Wheels that service a complete metro area can be submitted to this Metro Area category.

Submitting your site the the wrong category will delay your listing in the directory.

The Greater Toronto area is comprised the City of Toronto, the regional municipalities of Durham, Halton, Peel and York and the local cities/towns within the regional municipalities.

Kingston

Submit only sites having a Census Metropolitan Area of Kingston focus.

The Census Metropolitan Area of Kingston is in the southern region of Ontario, near Lake Ontario and southwest of Ottawa. It is the municipal area as outlined by Statistics Canada and includes the City of Kingston and the Townships of Frontenac Islands, Loyalist and South Frontenac.

London

Metro Area categories are for sites of businesses with multiple locations in the area or general information sites specifically about the particular metro area. Also appropriate to the Metro Area are sites for, or about, organizations that have members throughout the area.

Do not submit sites to these categories based on the area served by a business but rather by the physical location of the business.

As an example, unless a Real Estate agent has multiple office locations within the Metro Area they should be submitted to the appropriate locality level category. Service organizations such as Meals on Wheels that service a complete metro area can be submitted to this Metro Area category.

Submitting your site the the wrong category will delay your listing in the directory.

The London Metro area is comprised of London, Port Stanley, the Township of Southwold, St. Thomas, and West Nissouri.

Ottawa-Gatineau

Metro Area categories are for sites of businesses with multiple locations in the area or general information sites specifically about the particular metro area. Also appropriate to the Metro Area are sites for, or about, organizations that have members throughout the area.

Do not submit sites to these categories based on the area served by a business but rather by the physical location of the business.

As an example, unless a Real Estate agent has multiple office locations within the Metro Area they should be submitted to the appropriate locality level category. Service organizations such as Meals on Wheels that service a complete metro area can be submitted to this Metro Area category.

Submitting your site the the wrong category will delay your listing in the directory.

The Ottawa-Hull Metro area is comprised of Cantley, Quebec, Casselman, Ontario, Chelsea, Quebec, Clarence-Rockland, Ontario, Gatineau, Quebec, La Peche, Quebec, Ottawa, Ontario, Russell Township, Ontario, and Val-des-Monts, Quebec.

St. Catharines-Niagara

Metro Area categories are for sites of businesses with multiple locations in the area or general information sites specifically about the particular metro area. Also appropriate to the Metro Area are sites for, or about, organizations that have members throughout the area.

Do not submit sites to these categories based on the area served by a business but rather by the physical location of the business.

As an example, unless a Real Estate agent has multiple office locations within the Metro Area they should be submitted to the appropriate locality level category. Service organizations such as Meals on Wheels that service a complete metro area can be submitted to this Metro Area category.

Submitting your site the the wrong category will delay your listing in the directory.

The St. Catherines-Niagara Metro area is comprised of Fort Erie, Lincoln, Niagara Falls, Niagara-on-the-Lake, Pelham, Port Colborne, St. Catharines, Thorold, Wainfleet, and Welland.

Thunder Bay

Metro Area categories are for sites of businesses with multiple locations in the area or general information sites specifically about the particular metro area. Also appropriate to the Metro Area are sites for, or about, organizations that have members throughout the area.

Do not submit sites to these categories based on the area served by a business but rather by the physical location of the business.

As an example, unless a Real Estate agent has multiple office locations within the Metro Area they should be submitted to the appropriate locality level category. Service organizations such as Meals on Wheels that service a complete metro area can be submitted to this Metro Area category.

Submitting your site the the wrong category will delay your listing in the directory.

The Thunder Bay Metro area is comprised of Neebing, Oliver Paipoonge, the Township of Shuniah, and Thunder Bay.

Windsor

Metro Area categories are for sites of businesses with multiple locations in the area or general information sites specifically about the particular metro area. Also appropriate to the Metro Area are sites for, or about, organizations that have members throughout the area.

Do not submit sites to these categories based on the area served by a business but rather by the physical location of the business.

As an example, unless a Real Estate agent has multiple office locations within the Metro Area they should be submitted to the appropriate locality level category. Service organizations such as Meals on Wheels that service a complete metro area can be submitted to this Metro Area category.

Submitting your site the the wrong category will delay your listing in the directory.

The Windsor Metro area is comprised of Belle River, Essex, La Salle, Tecumseh, and Windsor.

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