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Provinces and Territories

The population of the Canadian provinces and territories according to official estimates.

NameStatusPopulation
Estimate
2002-07-01
Population
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2007-07-01
Population
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2012-07-01
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2017-07-01
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2022-07-01
 
AlbertaProvince3,128,2623,514,1473,874,5484,241,1004,543,111
British ColumbiaProvince4,100,1614,290,9844,566,7694,929,3845,319,324
ManitobaProvince1,156,6361,189,4511,249,9751,334,7901,409,223
New BrunswickProvince749,379745,433758,378766,621812,061
Newfoundland and LabradorProvince519,483509,055526,345528,249525,972
Northwest TerritoriesTerritory41,69443,37243,64844,89145,605
Nova ScotiaProvince935,155935,115943,635950,1081,019,725
NunavutTerritory28,82231,39534,67237,54640,526
OntarioProvince12,093,29912,764,80613,390,63214,070,14115,109,416
Prince Edward IslandProvince136,876137,711144,530150,402170,688
Québec [Quebec]Province7,441,4987,692,9168,061,1018,302,0638,695,659
SaskatchewanProvince996,8161,002,0861,083,7551,150,3311,194,803
YukonTerritory30,33732,55436,23439,61043,789
CanadaCountry31,358,41832,889,02534,714,22236,545,23638,929,902

Major Metropolitan Areas

 NamePopulation
Estimate
2022-07-01
1Toronto6,685,621
2Montréal4,378,796
3Vancouver2,842,730
4Calgary1,608,342
5Ottawa - Gatineau1,557,650
6Edmonton1,516,719
7Winnipeg871,778
8Québec848,776
9Hamilton821,839

Contents: Metropolitan Areas and Census Agglomerations

The population of all Canadian metropolitan areas and census agglomerations according to official estimates.

The Details icon links to further information about a selected place including its population structure (gender, age groups, age distribution, country of birth, mother tongue).

Name StatusProvince(s)Population
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2002-07-01
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2007-07-01
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2012-07-01
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2017-07-01
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2022-07-01
 
Abbotsford - MissionMetropolitan AreaBritish Columbia155,316166,354176,526193,390208,961
AlmaCensus AgglomerationQuébec...32,16333,26632,91133,195
Baie-ComeauCensus AgglomerationQuébec...29,22028,74927,54226,667
BarrieMetropolitan AreaOntario161,642186,501194,450206,729228,979
BathurstCensus AgglomerationNew Brunswick...32,73531,95231,65031,999
BellevilleMetropolitan AreaOntario...104,664104,718107,922116,013
BrandonCensus AgglomerationManitoba...52,02756,60760,86763,822
BrantfordMetropolitan AreaOntario129,629136,502139,847145,652158,391
BrockvilleCensus AgglomerationOntario...40,74739,35239,68141,217
BrooksCensus AgglomerationAlberta...23,74224,99725,08224,966
CalgaryMetropolitan AreaAlberta1,007,4691,155,5601,300,2921,458,3361,608,342
Campbell RiverCensus AgglomerationBritish Columbia...36,03836,99340,16343,529
CampbelltonCensus AgglomerationNew Brunswick / Québec...17,59217,12716,18015,896
CamroseCensus AgglomerationAlberta...16,70518,17619,08218,801
CanmoreCensus AgglomerationAlberta...12,61513,21414,86516,347
Cape Breton (Sydney)Census AgglomerationNova Scotia...106,827103,12299,63898,821
Centre Wellington (Fergus)Census AgglomerationOntario...26,99627,63929,50632,889
CharlottetownCensus AgglomerationPrince Edward Island...61,59168,18874,48586,865
Chatham-KentCensus AgglomerationOntario...111,170106,000105,259109,051
ChilliwackCensus AgglomerationBritish Columbia...88,69497,595108,962121,802
CobourgCensus AgglomerationOntario...18,78319,42320,02020,258
CollingwoodCensus AgglomerationOntario...18,20920,45622,66825,722
Corner BrookCensus AgglomerationNewfoundland and Labrador...31,34032,09832,36031,840
CornwallCensus AgglomerationOntario...60,34060,55961,44363,160
CourtenayCensus AgglomerationBritish Columbia...50,55153,05457,24261,865
CowansvilleCensus AgglomerationQuébec...12,27212,86214,04716,065
CranbrookCensus AgglomerationBritish Columbia...25,08025,69827,30628,052
Dawson CreekCensus AgglomerationBritish Columbia...11,64312,19112,99813,784
Dolbeau-MistassiniCensus AgglomerationQuébec...15,96615,91515,51815,317
DrummondvilleCensus AgglomerationQuébec...87,30893,06097,851104,076
DuncanCensus AgglomerationBritish Columbia...42,76043,94846,96149,500
EdmontonMetropolitan AreaAlberta984,5551,104,3171,234,3071,390,1491,516,719
EdmundstonCensus AgglomerationNew Brunswick...24,29524,00023,99624,132
Elliot LakeCensus AgglomerationOntario...11,76311,30111,14411,696
EstevanCensus AgglomerationSaskatchewan...12,45013,72813,84613,148
Fort St. JohnCensus AgglomerationBritish Columbia...26,56528,31529,80229,730
FrederictonCensus AgglomerationNew Brunswick...93,391100,362106,034116,159
GanderCensus AgglomerationNewfoundland and Labrador...11,90713,14213,60613,667
GranbyCensus AgglomerationQuébec...76,54382,45086,52393,332
Grande PrairieCensus AgglomerationAlberta...52,37260,54865,29868,350
Grand Falls-WindsorCensus AgglomerationNewfoundland and Labrador...13,60514,06814,38414,411
Greater Sudbury (Grand Sudbury)Metropolitan AreaOntario161,198167,308168,205169,578175,357
GuelphMetropolitan AreaOntario131,172140,239147,971159,996172,400
HalifaxMetropolitan AreaNova Scotia374,410386,402404,376421,712480,582
HamiltonMetropolitan AreaOntario697,023721,376747,678777,572821,839
HawkesburyCensus AgglomerationOntario / Québec...12,48412,42612,39912,519
High RiverCensus AgglomerationAlberta...11,45813,77714,13314,391
IngersollCensus AgglomerationOntario...12,20412,66513,36714,521
JolietteCensus AgglomerationQuébec...44,18847,84950,10054,072
KamloopsCensus AgglomerationBritish Columbia...97,468102,073110,509119,408
Kawartha Lakes (Lindsay)Census AgglomerationOntario...76,17775,51778,49283,356
KelownaMetropolitan AreaBritish Columbia155,950170,995186,137208,476235,473
KenoraCensus AgglomerationOntario...15,60815,69915,85515,990
KentvilleCensus AgglomerationNova Scotia...26,59427,01027,01529,683
KingstonMetropolitan AreaOntario154,919158,849164,353169,487180,070
Kitchener - Cambridge - Waterloo (Tri-Cities)Metropolitan AreaOntario439,937492,486517,359553,526622,497
LachuteCensus AgglomerationQuébec...11,95512,73812,90514,537
LacombeCensus AgglomerationAlberta...11,39112,57913,24112,956
LethbridgeMetropolitan AreaAlberta...101,924111,288122,403133,064
LloydminsterCensus AgglomerationAlberta / Saskatchewan...29,14233,25735,72736,747
LondonMetropolitan AreaOntario458,586478,557491,868520,146574,238
MataneCensus AgglomerationQuébec...18,76318,45817,92317,748
Medicine HatCensus AgglomerationAlberta...72,90076,13978,57380,126
MidlandCensus AgglomerationOntario...36,53136,13238,04241,281
Miramichi (Chatham - Douglastown)Census AgglomerationNew Brunswick...29,05428,21627,96528,749
MonctonMetropolitan AreaNew Brunswick123,776132,060142,871150,438171,608
MontréalMetropolitan AreaQuébec3,570,4983,820,6274,031,6554,193,2074,378,796
Moose JawCensus AgglomerationSaskatchewan...34,20835,55736,26735,361
NanaimoCensus AgglomerationBritish Columbia...96,089101,238111,163120,165
NelsonCensus AgglomerationBritish Columbia...17,47318,33919,20920,254
New GlasgowCensus AgglomerationNova Scotia...36,76536,30334,95835,717
Norfolk (Simcoe)Census AgglomerationOntario...64,61564,43467,01973,166
North BattlefordCensus AgglomerationSaskatchewan...18,35719,56720,09219,416
North BayCensus AgglomerationOntario...74,13474,08373,19077,037
OkotoksCensus AgglomerationAlberta...19,36326,62029,94331,764
OrilliaCensus AgglomerationOntario...31,37431,79332,57735,272
OshawaMetropolitan AreaOntario315,099347,901372,288398,742447,079
Ottawa - Gatineau (National Capital Region; incl. Arnprior, Carleton Place)Metropolitan AreaOntario / Québec...1,293,3121,396,4661,485,0151,557,650
Owen SoundCensus AgglomerationOntario...33,21532,66532,88734,606
ParksvilleCensus AgglomerationBritish Columbia...27,29328,12130,47131,809
PembrokeCensus AgglomerationOntario...24,24124,93523,89723,415
PentictonCensus AgglomerationBritish Columbia...42,60743,22045,54047,449
PetawawaCensus AgglomerationOntario...15,70016,66017,99819,902
PeterboroughMetropolitan AreaOntario116,736120,672122,458127,162135,005
Portage la PrairieCensus AgglomerationManitoba...13,03113,15813,57513,647
Port AlberniCensus AgglomerationBritish Columbia...25,87725,66326,25427,771
Port HopeCensus AgglomerationOntario...16,85216,56117,49418,109
Powell RiverCensus AgglomerationBritish Columbia...17,03816,86317,46017,931
Prince AlbertCensus AgglomerationSaskatchewan...43,07245,04446,11146,104
Prince GeorgeCensus AgglomerationBritish Columbia...86,69486,84291,99396,207
Prince RupertCensus AgglomerationBritish Columbia...13,65413,31213,32813,828
QuébecMetropolitan AreaQuébec708,728738,487783,796810,125848,776
QuesnelCensus AgglomerationBritish Columbia...23,47423,96424,14924,115
Red DeerCensus AgglomerationAlberta...89,08596,878103,302107,073
ReginaMetropolitan AreaSaskatchewan196,908203,144225,232251,167268,804
RimouskiCensus AgglomerationQuébec...52,36054,64555,65857,013
Rivière-du-LoupCensus AgglomerationQuébec...28,24429,16929,23729,979
Rouyn-NorandaCensus AgglomerationQuébec...40,38741,66942,84943,075
Saguenay (Chicoutimi - Jonquière)Metropolitan AreaQuébec160,973158,111161,168161,694165,185
Sainte-MarieCensus AgglomerationQuébec...11,96313,13113,74013,608
Saint-GeorgesCensus AgglomerationQuébec...30,17831,77832,85133,975
Saint-HyacintheCensus AgglomerationQuébec...55,87258,06660,12662,557
Saint JohnMetropolitan AreaNew Brunswick125,856126,700129,755129,483135,622
Salaberry-de-ValleyfieldCensus AgglomerationQuébec...40,02040,34141,29744,508
Salmon ArmCensus AgglomerationBritish Columbia...17,06117,81518,87219,997
SarniaCensus AgglomerationOntario...99,57799,54998,595102,216
SaskatoonMetropolitan AreaSaskatchewan232,779246,052280,765315,702347,536
Sault Ste. MarieCensus AgglomerationOntario...82,87482,21780,20481,158
Sept-ÎlesCensus AgglomerationQuébec...28,14328,99328,32528,202
ShawiniganCensus AgglomerationQuébec...56,12854,67154,26556,876
SherbrookeMetropolitan AreaQuébec185,838194,838206,677215,386231,055
Sorel-TracyCensus AgglomerationQuébec...41,30741,69841,62943,038
SquamishCensus AgglomerationBritish Columbia...16,10218,41021,52825,179
St. Catharines - NiagaraMetropolitan AreaOntario394,772402,845404,504422,407450,501
SteinbachCensus AgglomerationManitoba...11,95214,84316,25615,997
St. John'sMetropolitan AreaNewfoundland and Labrador177,681186,173204,537212,144219,119
StratfordCensus AgglomerationOntario...31,66231,84532,77134,643
StrathmoreCensus AgglomerationAlberta...11,26013,01514,05514,468
SummersideCensus AgglomerationPrince Edward Island...16,47317,00917,10318,938
Swift CurrentCensus AgglomerationSaskatchewan...17,00618,21519,27419,438
Sylvan LakeCensus AgglomerationAlberta...11,72114,02915,64816,477
TerraceCensus AgglomerationBritish Columbia...15,84715,97416,40417,682
Thetford MinesCensus AgglomerationQuébec...28,94728,93328,64729,290
ThompsonCensus AgglomerationManitoba...13,82313,48414,46214,421
Thunder BayMetropolitan AreaOntario126,800125,977125,031125,535125,334
TillsonburgCensus AgglomerationOntario...15,34116,11716,64718,252
TimminsCensus AgglomerationOntario...44,51444,32342,65942,675
Toronto (Greater Toronto Area)Metropolitan AreaOntario5,004,0115,415,7655,852,8416,217,3286,685,621
Trois-RivièresMetropolitan AreaQuébec143,138147,126153,902158,181167,732
TruroCensus AgglomerationNova Scotia...46,29746,92946,49748,282
Val-d'OrCensus AgglomerationQuébec...32,90033,90334,09534,687
VancouverMetropolitan AreaBritish Columbia2,098,1702,216,9482,418,9382,616,9042,842,730
VernonCensus AgglomerationBritish Columbia...57,63760,12864,51168,961
VictoriaMetropolitan AreaBritish Columbia328,301342,052358,426390,665423,136
VictoriavilleCensus AgglomerationQuébec...44,26447,38349,66251,541
Wasaga BeachCensus AgglomerationOntario...15,97218,65122,05425,852
WetaskiwinCensus AgglomerationAlberta...12,25213,09513,12212,935
WeyburnCensus AgglomerationSaskatchewan...9,76710,92211,26111,143
WhitehorseCensus AgglomerationYukon...24,62428,05531,20335,372
Williams LakeCensus AgglomerationBritish Columbia...19,38418,85819,00919,596
Windsor (incl. Leamington)Metropolitan AreaOntario...386,937380,602394,057414,228
WinklerCensus AgglomerationManitoba...23,95528,21731,89835,666
WinnipegMetropolitan AreaManitoba700,054719,269757,053817,603871,778
Wood Buffalo (Fort McMurray)Census AgglomerationAlberta...58,97474,25973,49376,649
WoodstockCensus AgglomerationOntario...37,35139,97243,09349,819
YellowknifeCensus AgglomerationNorthwest Territories...19,67820,18921,40722,983
YorktonCensus AgglomerationSaskatchewan...17,91318,94219,55319,399

Source: Statistics Canada (web).

Explanation: In contrast to census figures, population estimates are adjusted for underenumeration. 2022 figures are based on the 2016 census.