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Map of Designated Areas

1. City of Toronto (All)
2. City of Hamilton (All of the City of Hamilton as it exists on Dec. 31, 2000)
3. Regional Municipality of Niagara: Cities of: Port Colborne and Welland
4. City of Ottawa (All)
5. Regional Municipality of Peel: City of Mississauga, City of Brampton (effective January 1, 2007)
6. City of Greater Sudbury (All)
7. County of Dundas: Township of Winchester
8. County of Essex: City of Windsor, Towns of Belle River and Tecumseh; Townships of: Anderdon, Colchester North, Maidstone, Sandwich South, Sandwich West, Tilbury North, Tilbury West and Rochester
9. County of Glengarry (All)
10. County of Kent: Town of Tilbury, Townships of Dover and Tilbury East
11. County of Prescott (All)
12. County of Renfrew: City of Pembroke, Townships of: Stafford and Westmeath
13. County of Russell (All)
14. County of Simcoe: Town of Penetanguishene, Townships of: Tiny and Essa
15. County of Stormont (All)
16. District of Algoma (All)
17. District of Cochrane (All)
18. District of Kenora: Township of Ignace
19. District of Nipissing (All)
20. District of Sudbury (All)
21. District of Thunder Bay: Towns of Geraldton, Longlac and Marathon, Townships of Manitouwadge, Beardmore, Nakina & Terrace Bay
22. District of Timiskaming (All)
23. County of Middlesex: City of London
24. District of Parry Sound: municipality of Callander
25. County of Frontenac: City of Kingston (effective May 1, 2009)

The following criteria have to be met for an area to be designated:

• Francophones must make up at least 10% of the local population, or
• in urban centres, Francophones must exceed 5,000.

(Some areas were designated before the Act and do not necessarily meet the above criteria)