
Canada: Agglomerations
Provinces and Territories
The population of the Canadian provinces and territories according to official estimates.
Name | Status | Population Estimate 1997-07-01 | Population Estimate 2002-07-01 | Population Estimate 2007-07-01 | Population Estimate 2012-07-01 | Population Estimate 2017-07-01 | Population Estimate 2021-07-01 | |
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Alberta | Province | 2,829,848 | 3,128,262 | 3,514,147 | 3,874,548 | 4,241,100 | 4,442,879 | → |
British Columbia | Province | 3,948,583 | 4,100,161 | 4,290,984 | 4,566,769 | 4,929,384 | 5,214,805 | → |
Manitoba | Province | 1,136,128 | 1,156,636 | 1,189,451 | 1,249,975 | 1,334,790 | 1,383,765 | → |
New Brunswick | Province | 752,511 | 749,379 | 745,433 | 758,378 | 766,621 | 789,225 | → |
Newfoundland and Labrador | Province | 550,911 | 519,483 | 509,055 | 526,345 | 528,249 | 520,553 | → |
Northwest Territories | Territory | 41,625 | 41,694 | 43,372 | 43,648 | 44,891 | 45,504 | → |
Nova Scotia | Province | 932,402 | 935,155 | 935,115 | 943,635 | 950,108 | 992,055 | → |
Nunavut | Territory | 25,884 | 28,822 | 31,395 | 34,672 | 37,546 | 39,403 | → |
Ontario | Province | 11,227,651 | 12,093,299 | 12,764,806 | 13,390,632 | 14,070,141 | 14,826,276 | → |
Prince Edward Island | Province | 136,095 | 136,876 | 137,711 | 144,530 | 150,402 | 164,318 | → |
Québec [Quebec] | Province | 7,274,611 | 7,441,498 | 7,692,916 | 8,061,101 | 8,302,063 | 8,604,495 | → |
Saskatchewan | Province | 1,017,902 | 996,816 | 1,002,086 | 1,083,755 | 1,150,331 | 1,179,844 | → |
Yukon | Territory | 31,797 | 30,337 | 32,554 | 36,234 | 39,610 | 42,986 | → |
Canada | Country | 29,905,948 | 31,358,418 | 32,889,025 | 34,714,222 | 36,545,236 | 38,246,108 |
Major Metropolitan Areas
Name | Population Estimate 2021-07-01 | |
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1 | Toronto | 6,572,524 |
2 | Montréal | 4,342,213 |
3 | Vancouver | 2,773,148 |
4 | Calgary | 1,559,284 |
5 | Edmonton | 1,480,754 |
6 | Ottawa - Gatineau | 1,476,756 |
7 | Winnipeg | 852,778 |
8 | Québec | 836,837 |
9 | Hamilton | 812,528 |
Contents: Metropolitan Areas and Census Agglomerations
The population of all Canadian metropolitan areas and census agglomerations according to official estimates.
Name | Status | Province(s) | Population Estimate 1997-07-01 | Population Estimate 2002-07-01 | Population Estimate 2007-07-01 | Population Estimate 2012-07-01 | Population Estimate 2017-07-01 | Population Estimate 2021-07-01 | |
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Abbotsford - Mission | Metropolitan Area | British Columbia | 145,868 | 155,316 | 166,354 | 176,526 | 193,390 | 205,847 | → |
Alma | Census Agglomeration | Québec | ... | ... | 32,163 | 33,266 | 32,911 | 33,103 | → |
Arnprior | Census Agglomeration | Ontario | ... | ... | 15,062 | 16,089 | 16,662 | 18,185 | → |
Baie-Comeau | Census Agglomeration | Québec | ... | ... | 29,220 | 28,749 | 27,542 | 26,695 | → |
Barrie | Metropolitan Area | Ontario | 146,495 | 161,642 | 186,501 | 194,450 | 206,729 | 221,576 | → |
Bathurst | Census Agglomeration | New Brunswick | ... | ... | 32,735 | 31,952 | 31,650 | 31,808 | → |
Bay Roberts | Census Agglomeration | Newfoundland and Labrador | ... | ... | 10,605 | 11,070 | 11,337 | 11,011 | → |
Belleville | Metropolitan Area | Ontario | ... | ... | 104,664 | 104,718 | 107,922 | 113,729 | → |
Brandon | Census Agglomeration | Manitoba | ... | ... | 52,027 | 56,607 | 60,867 | 63,056 | → |
Brantford | Metropolitan Area | Ontario | 123,674 | 129,629 | 136,502 | 139,847 | 145,652 | 154,483 | → |
Brockville | Census Agglomeration | Ontario | ... | ... | 40,747 | 39,352 | 39,681 | 40,948 | → |
Brooks | Census Agglomeration | Alberta | ... | ... | 23,742 | 24,997 | 25,082 | 24,854 | → |
Calgary | Metropolitan Area | Alberta | 868,650 | 1,007,469 | 1,155,560 | 1,300,292 | 1,458,336 | 1,559,284 | → |
Campbell River | Census Agglomeration | British Columbia | ... | ... | 36,038 | 36,993 | 40,163 | 42,870 | → |
Campbellton | Census Agglomeration | New Brunswick / Québec | ... | ... | 17,592 | 17,127 | 16,180 | 15,803 | → |
Camrose | Census Agglomeration | Alberta | ... | ... | 16,705 | 18,176 | 19,082 | 18,575 | → |
Canmore | Census Agglomeration | Alberta | ... | ... | 12,615 | 13,214 | 14,865 | 15,751 | → |
Cape Breton (Sydney) | Census Agglomeration | Nova Scotia | ... | ... | 106,827 | 103,122 | 99,638 | 98,643 | → |
Carleton Place | Census Agglomeration | Ontario | ... | ... | 28,778 | 30,363 | 33,397 | 38,877 | → |
Centre Wellington (Fergus) | Census Agglomeration | Ontario | ... | ... | 26,996 | 27,639 | 29,506 | 32,060 | → |
Charlottetown | Census Agglomeration | Prince Edward Island | ... | ... | 61,591 | 68,188 | 74,485 | 83,063 | → |
Chatham-Kent | Census Agglomeration | Ontario | ... | ... | 111,170 | 106,000 | 105,259 | 107,929 | → |
Chilliwack | Census Agglomeration | British Columbia | ... | ... | 88,694 | 97,595 | 108,962 | 119,725 | → |
Cobourg | Census Agglomeration | Ontario | ... | ... | 18,783 | 19,423 | 20,020 | 19,962 | → |
Cold Lake (Grand Centre) | Census Agglomeration | Alberta | ... | ... | 12,936 | 14,796 | 15,048 | 13,911 | → |
Collingwood | Census Agglomeration | Ontario | ... | ... | 18,209 | 20,456 | 22,668 | 25,249 | → |
Corner Brook | Census Agglomeration | Newfoundland and Labrador | ... | ... | 31,340 | 32,098 | 32,360 | 31,500 | → |
Cornwall | Census Agglomeration | Ontario | ... | ... | 60,340 | 60,559 | 61,443 | 62,235 | → |
Courtenay | Census Agglomeration | British Columbia | ... | ... | 50,551 | 53,054 | 57,242 | 60,973 | → |
Cowansville | Census Agglomeration | Québec | ... | ... | 12,272 | 12,862 | 14,047 | 15,553 | → |
Cranbrook | Census Agglomeration | British Columbia | ... | ... | 25,080 | 25,698 | 27,306 | 28,094 | → |
Dawson Creek | Census Agglomeration | British Columbia | ... | ... | 11,643 | 12,191 | 12,998 | 13,715 | → |
Dolbeau-Mistassini | Census Agglomeration | Québec | ... | ... | 15,966 | 15,915 | 15,518 | 15,305 | → |
Drummondville | Census Agglomeration | Québec | ... | ... | 87,308 | 93,060 | 97,851 | 102,504 | → |
Duncan | Census Agglomeration | British Columbia | ... | ... | 42,760 | 43,948 | 46,961 | 48,951 | → |
Edmonton | Metropolitan Area | Alberta | 900,471 | 984,555 | 1,104,317 | 1,234,307 | 1,390,149 | 1,480,754 | → |
Edmundston | Census Agglomeration | New Brunswick | ... | ... | 24,295 | 24,000 | 23,996 | 23,804 | → |
Elliot Lake | Census Agglomeration | Ontario | ... | ... | 11,763 | 11,301 | 11,144 | 11,524 | → |
Estevan | Census Agglomeration | Saskatchewan | ... | ... | 12,450 | 13,728 | 13,846 | 13,257 | → |
Fort St. John | Census Agglomeration | British Columbia | ... | ... | 26,565 | 28,315 | 29,802 | 30,139 | → |
Fredericton | Census Agglomeration | New Brunswick | ... | ... | 93,391 | 100,362 | 106,034 | 112,138 | → |
Gander | Census Agglomeration | Newfoundland and Labrador | ... | ... | 11,907 | 13,142 | 13,606 | 13,523 | → |
Granby | Census Agglomeration | Québec | ... | ... | 76,543 | 82,450 | 86,523 | 92,291 | → |
Grande Prairie | Census Agglomeration | Alberta | ... | ... | 52,372 | 60,548 | 65,298 | 68,240 | → |
Grand Falls-Windsor | Census Agglomeration | Newfoundland and Labrador | ... | ... | 13,605 | 14,068 | 14,384 | 14,338 | → |
Greater Sudbury (Grand Sudbury) | Metropolitan Area | Ontario | 168,582 | 161,198 | 167,308 | 168,205 | 169,578 | 172,781 | → |
Guelph | Metropolitan Area | Ontario | 114,021 | 131,172 | 140,239 | 147,971 | 159,996 | 169,674 | → |
Halifax | Metropolitan Area | Nova Scotia | 355,526 | 374,410 | 386,402 | 404,376 | 421,712 | 460,274 | → |
Hamilton | Metropolitan Area | Ontario | 643,286 | 697,023 | 721,376 | 747,678 | 777,572 | 812,528 | → |
Hawkesbury | Census Agglomeration | Ontario / Québec | ... | ... | 12,484 | 12,426 | 12,399 | 12,634 | → |
High River | Census Agglomeration | Alberta | ... | ... | 11,458 | 13,777 | 14,133 | 14,175 | → |
Ingersoll | Census Agglomeration | Ontario | ... | ... | 12,204 | 12,665 | 13,367 | 14,149 | → |
Joliette | Census Agglomeration | Québec | ... | ... | 44,188 | 47,849 | 50,100 | 53,241 | → |
Kamloops | Census Agglomeration | British Columbia | ... | ... | 97,468 | 102,073 | 110,509 | 117,620 | → |
Kawartha Lakes (Lindsay) | Census Agglomeration | Ontario | ... | ... | 76,177 | 75,517 | 78,492 | 82,401 | → |
Kelowna | Metropolitan Area | British Columbia | 145,314 | 155,950 | 170,995 | 186,137 | 208,476 | 229,400 | → |
Kenora | Census Agglomeration | Ontario | ... | ... | 15,608 | 15,699 | 15,855 | 15,904 | → |
Kentville | Census Agglomeration | Nova Scotia | ... | ... | 26,594 | 27,010 | 27,015 | 28,788 | → |
Kingston | Metropolitan Area | Ontario | 148,855 | 154,919 | 158,849 | 164,353 | 169,487 | 176,467 | → |
Kitchener - Cambridge - Waterloo (Tri-Cities) | Metropolitan Area | Ontario | 400,687 | 439,937 | 492,486 | 517,359 | 553,526 | 600,304 | → |
Lachute | Census Agglomeration | Québec | ... | ... | 11,955 | 12,738 | 12,905 | 13,888 | → |
Lacombe | Census Agglomeration | Alberta | ... | ... | 11,391 | 12,579 | 13,241 | 12,879 | → |
Leamington | Census Agglomeration | Ontario | ... | ... | 51,480 | 50,631 | 53,058 | 53,284 | → |
Lethbridge | Metropolitan Area | Alberta | ... | ... | 101,924 | 111,288 | 122,403 | 130,027 | → |
Lloydminster | Census Agglomeration | Alberta / Saskatchewan | ... | ... | 29,142 | 33,257 | 35,727 | 36,186 | → |
London | Metropolitan Area | Ontario | 439,584 | 458,586 | 478,557 | 491,868 | 520,146 | 556,397 | → |
Matane | Census Agglomeration | Québec | ... | ... | 18,763 | 18,458 | 17,923 | 17,483 | → |
Medicine Hat | Census Agglomeration | Alberta | ... | ... | 72,900 | 76,139 | 78,573 | 79,147 | → |
Midland | Census Agglomeration | Ontario | ... | ... | 36,531 | 36,132 | 38,042 | 40,299 | → |
Miramichi (Chatham - Douglastown) | Census Agglomeration | New Brunswick | ... | ... | 29,054 | 28,216 | 27,965 | 28,014 | → |
Moncton | Metropolitan Area | New Brunswick | 119,352 | 123,776 | 132,060 | 142,871 | 150,438 | 162,422 | → |
Montréal | Metropolitan Area | Québec | 3,423,596 | 3,570,498 | 3,820,627 | 4,031,655 | 4,193,207 | 4,342,213 | → |
Moose Jaw | Census Agglomeration | Saskatchewan | ... | ... | 34,208 | 35,557 | 36,267 | 35,349 | → |
Nanaimo | Census Agglomeration | British Columbia | ... | ... | 96,089 | 101,238 | 111,163 | 117,972 | → |
Nelson | Census Agglomeration | British Columbia | ... | ... | 17,473 | 18,339 | 19,209 | 20,119 | → |
New Glasgow | Census Agglomeration | Nova Scotia | ... | ... | 36,765 | 36,303 | 34,958 | 35,193 | → |
Norfolk (Simcoe) | Census Agglomeration | Ontario | ... | ... | 64,615 | 64,434 | 67,019 | 71,820 | → |
North Battleford | Census Agglomeration | Saskatchewan | ... | ... | 18,357 | 19,567 | 20,092 | 19,323 | → |
North Bay | Census Agglomeration | Ontario | ... | ... | 74,134 | 74,083 | 73,190 | 74,426 | → |
Okotoks | Census Agglomeration | Alberta | ... | ... | 19,363 | 26,620 | 29,943 | 31,291 | → |
Orillia | Census Agglomeration | Ontario | ... | ... | 31,374 | 31,793 | 32,577 | 34,582 | → |
Oshawa | Metropolitan Area | Ontario | 284,834 | 315,099 | 347,901 | 372,288 | 398,742 | 434,736 | → |
Ottawa - Gatineau (National Capital Region) | Metropolitan Area | Ontario / Québec | 1,036,836 | 1,126,321 | 1,205,632 | 1,303,562 | 1,384,897 | 1,476,756 | → |
Owen Sound | Census Agglomeration | Ontario | ... | ... | 33,215 | 32,665 | 32,887 | 34,269 | → |
Parksville | Census Agglomeration | British Columbia | ... | ... | 27,293 | 28,121 | 30,471 | 31,537 | → |
Pembroke | Census Agglomeration | Ontario | ... | ... | 24,241 | 24,935 | 23,897 | 23,328 | → |
Penticton | Census Agglomeration | British Columbia | ... | ... | 42,607 | 43,220 | 45,540 | 47,506 | → |
Petawawa | Census Agglomeration | Ontario | ... | ... | 15,700 | 16,660 | 17,998 | 19,719 | → |
Peterborough | Metropolitan Area | Ontario | 111,976 | 116,736 | 120,672 | 122,458 | 127,162 | 131,608 | → |
Portage la Prairie | Census Agglomeration | Manitoba | ... | ... | 13,031 | 13,158 | 13,575 | 13,446 | → |
Port Alberni | Census Agglomeration | British Columbia | ... | ... | 25,877 | 25,663 | 26,254 | 27,455 | → |
Port Hope | Census Agglomeration | Ontario | ... | ... | 16,852 | 16,561 | 17,494 | 17,773 | → |
Powell River | Census Agglomeration | British Columbia | ... | ... | 17,038 | 16,863 | 17,460 | 17,819 | → |
Prince Albert | Census Agglomeration | Saskatchewan | ... | ... | 43,072 | 45,044 | 46,111 | 46,238 | → |
Prince George | Census Agglomeration | British Columbia | ... | ... | 86,694 | 86,842 | 91,993 | 96,553 | → |
Prince Rupert | Census Agglomeration | British Columbia | ... | ... | 13,654 | 13,312 | 13,328 | 13,740 | → |
Québec | Metropolitan Area | Québec | 689,763 | 708,728 | 738,487 | 783,796 | 810,125 | 836,837 | → |
Quesnel | Census Agglomeration | British Columbia | ... | ... | 23,474 | 23,964 | 24,149 | 24,234 | → |
Red Deer | Census Agglomeration | Alberta | ... | ... | 89,085 | 96,878 | 103,302 | 105,415 | → |
Regina | Metropolitan Area | Saskatchewan | 199,777 | 196,908 | 203,144 | 225,232 | 251,167 | 263,659 | → |
Rimouski | Census Agglomeration | Québec | ... | ... | 52,360 | 54,645 | 55,658 | 56,639 | → |
Rivière-du-Loup | Census Agglomeration | Québec | ... | ... | 28,244 | 29,169 | 29,237 | 29,893 | → |
Rouyn-Noranda | Census Agglomeration | Québec | ... | ... | 40,387 | 41,669 | 42,849 | 43,047 | → |
Saguenay (Chicoutimi - Jonquière) | Metropolitan Area | Québec | 161,188 | 160,973 | 158,111 | 161,168 | 161,694 | 163,583 | → |
Sainte-Marie | Census Agglomeration | Québec | ... | ... | 11,963 | 13,131 | 13,740 | 13,482 | → |
Saint-Georges | Census Agglomeration | Québec | ... | ... | 30,178 | 31,778 | 32,851 | 33,730 | → |
Saint-Hyacinthe | Census Agglomeration | Québec | ... | ... | 55,872 | 58,066 | 60,126 | 61,849 | → |
Saint John | Metropolitan Area | New Brunswick | 128,162 | 125,856 | 126,700 | 129,755 | 129,483 | 132,499 | → |
Salaberry-de-Valleyfield | Census Agglomeration | Québec | ... | ... | 40,020 | 40,341 | 41,297 | 43,791 | → |
Salmon Arm | Census Agglomeration | British Columbia | ... | ... | 17,061 | 17,815 | 18,872 | 19,728 | → |
Sarnia | Census Agglomeration | Ontario | ... | ... | 99,577 | 99,549 | 98,595 | 100,483 | → |
Saskatoon | Metropolitan Area | Saskatchewan | 230,357 | 232,779 | 246,052 | 280,765 | 315,702 | 340,086 | → |
Sault Ste. Marie | Census Agglomeration | Ontario | ... | ... | 82,874 | 82,217 | 80,204 | 80,268 | → |
Sept-Îles | Census Agglomeration | Québec | ... | ... | 28,143 | 28,993 | 28,325 | 28,243 | → |
Shawinigan | Census Agglomeration | Québec | ... | ... | 56,128 | 54,671 | 54,265 | 55,975 | → |
Sherbrooke | Metropolitan Area | Québec | 174,709 | 185,838 | 194,838 | 206,677 | 215,386 | 227,403 | → |
Sorel-Tracy | Census Agglomeration | Québec | ... | ... | 41,307 | 41,698 | 41,629 | 42,576 | → |
Squamish | Census Agglomeration | British Columbia | ... | ... | 16,102 | 18,410 | 21,528 | 24,161 | → |
St. Catharines - Niagara | Metropolitan Area | Ontario | 381,539 | 394,772 | 402,845 | 404,504 | 422,407 | 439,777 | → |
Steinbach | Census Agglomeration | Manitoba | ... | ... | 11,952 | 14,843 | 16,256 | 15,940 | → |
St. John's | Metropolitan Area | Newfoundland and Labrador | 184,286 | 177,681 | 186,173 | 204,537 | 212,144 | 214,674 | → |
Stratford | Census Agglomeration | Ontario | ... | ... | 31,662 | 31,845 | 32,771 | 34,219 | → |
Strathmore | Census Agglomeration | Alberta | ... | ... | 11,260 | 13,015 | 14,055 | 14,322 | → |
Summerside | Census Agglomeration | Prince Edward Island | ... | ... | 16,473 | 17,009 | 17,103 | 18,470 | → |
Swift Current | Census Agglomeration | Saskatchewan | ... | ... | 17,006 | 18,215 | 19,274 | 19,246 | → |
Sylvan Lake | Census Agglomeration | Alberta | ... | ... | 11,721 | 14,029 | 15,648 | 15,857 | → |
Terrace | Census Agglomeration | British Columbia | ... | ... | 15,847 | 15,974 | 16,404 | 17,472 | → |
Thetford Mines | Census Agglomeration | Québec | ... | ... | 28,947 | 28,933 | 28,647 | 29,113 | → |
Thompson | Census Agglomeration | Manitoba | ... | ... | 13,823 | 13,484 | 14,462 | 13,907 | → |
Thunder Bay | Metropolitan Area | Ontario | 133,371 | 126,800 | 125,977 | 125,031 | 125,535 | 125,247 | → |
Tillsonburg | Census Agglomeration | Ontario | ... | ... | 15,341 | 16,117 | 16,647 | 17,575 | → |
Timmins | Census Agglomeration | Ontario | ... | ... | 44,514 | 44,323 | 42,659 | 42,183 | → |
Toronto (Greater Toronto Area) | Metropolitan Area | Ontario | 4,493,065 | 5,004,011 | 5,415,765 | 5,852,841 | 6,217,328 | 6,572,524 | → |
Trois-Rivières | Metropolitan Area | Québec | 142,397 | 143,138 | 147,126 | 153,902 | 158,181 | 164,973 | → |
Truro | Census Agglomeration | Nova Scotia | ... | ... | 46,297 | 46,929 | 46,497 | 47,558 | → |
Val-d'Or | Census Agglomeration | Québec | ... | ... | 32,900 | 33,903 | 34,095 | 34,608 | → |
Vancouver | Metropolitan Area | British Columbia | 1,957,766 | 2,098,170 | 2,216,948 | 2,418,938 | 2,616,904 | 2,773,148 | → |
Vernon | Census Agglomeration | British Columbia | ... | ... | 57,637 | 60,128 | 64,511 | 67,800 | → |
Victoria | Metropolitan Area | British Columbia | 318,159 | 328,301 | 342,052 | 358,426 | 390,665 | 415,573 | → |
Victoriaville | Census Agglomeration | Québec | ... | ... | 44,264 | 47,383 | 49,662 | 51,102 | → |
Wasaga Beach | Census Agglomeration | Ontario | ... | ... | 15,972 | 18,651 | 22,054 | 24,554 | → |
Wetaskiwin | Census Agglomeration | Alberta | ... | ... | 12,252 | 13,095 | 13,122 | 12,804 | → |
Weyburn | Census Agglomeration | Saskatchewan | ... | ... | 9,767 | 10,922 | 11,261 | 11,232 | → |
Whitehorse | Census Agglomeration | Yukon | ... | ... | 24,624 | 28,055 | 31,203 | 34,478 | → |
Williams Lake | Census Agglomeration | British Columbia | ... | ... | 19,384 | 18,858 | 19,009 | 19,503 | → |
Windsor | Metropolitan Area | Ontario | 299,666 | 326,624 | 335,457 | 329,971 | 340,999 | 351,116 | → |
Winkler | Census Agglomeration | Manitoba | ... | ... | 23,955 | 28,217 | 31,898 | 35,034 | → |
Winnipeg | Metropolitan Area | Manitoba | 683,782 | 700,054 | 719,269 | 757,053 | 817,603 | 852,778 | → |
Wood Buffalo (Fort McMurray) | Census Agglomeration | Alberta | ... | ... | 58,974 | 74,259 | 73,493 | 75,910 | → |
Woodstock | Census Agglomeration | Ontario | ... | ... | 37,351 | 39,972 | 43,093 | 48,213 | → |
Yellowknife | Census Agglomeration | Northwest Territories | ... | ... | 19,678 | 20,189 | 21,407 | 22,664 | → |
Yorkton | Census Agglomeration | Saskatchewan | ... | ... | 17,913 | 18,942 | 19,553 | 19,289 | → |
Source: Statistics Canada (web).
Explanation: Boundaries of metropolitan areas and census agglomerations according to the definition of 2016. In contrast to census figures, population estimates are adjusted for underenumeration.