The table below lists the 100 largest census subdivisions (municipalities or municipal equivalents) in Canada by population, using data from the Canada 2011 census for census subdivisions.[1]
This list includes only the population within a census subdivision's boundaries as defined at the time of the census. Many census subdivisions are part of a larger census metropolitan area or census agglomeration. For their ranking, see the list of census metropolitan areas and agglomerations in Canada.
List
Rank |
Census subdivision |
Province |
Type |
Land area
(km2, 2011) |
Population 2011 |
Population 2006 |
Population 2001 |
Population 1996 |
Change in % 2006–2011 |
Change in % 1996–2011 |
1 |
Toronto |
Ontario |
city |
630.21 |
2,615,060 |
2,503,281 |
2,481,494 |
2,385,421 |
4.5 |
9.6 |
2 |
Montreal |
Quebec |
ville |
365.13 |
1,649,519 |
1,620,693 |
1,583,590 |
1,547,030 |
1.8 |
6.6 |
3 |
Calgary |
Alberta |
city |
825.29 |
1,096,833 |
988,193 |
879,003 |
768,082 |
10.9 |
42.7 |
4 |
Ottawa |
Ontario |
city |
2,790.22 |
883,391 |
812,129 |
774,072 |
721,136 |
8.8 |
22.5 |
5 |
Edmonton |
Alberta |
city |
684.37 |
812,201 |
730,372 |
666,104 |
616,306 |
11.2 |
31.8 |
6 |
Mississauga |
Ontario |
city |
292.40 |
713,443 |
668,549 |
612,000 |
544,382 |
6.7 |
31.1 |
7 |
Winnipeg |
Manitoba |
city |
464.08 |
663,617 |
633,451 |
619,544 |
618,477 |
4.8 |
7.3 |
8 |
Vancouver |
British Columbia |
city |
114.97 |
603,502 |
578,041 |
545,671 |
514,008 |
4.4 |
17.3 |
9 |
Brampton |
Ontario |
city |
266.34 |
523,911 |
433,806 |
325,428 |
268,251 |
20.8 |
95.1 |
10 |
Hamilton |
Ontario |
city |
1,117.23 |
519,949 |
504,559 |
490,268 |
467,799 |
3.1 |
11.1 |
11 |
Quebec City |
Quebec |
ville |
454.10 |
516,622 |
491,142 |
476,330 |
467,728 |
5.2 |
10.5 |
12 |
Surrey |
British Columbia |
city |
316.41 |
468,251 |
394,976 |
347,820 |
304,477 |
18.6 |
53.9 |
13 |
Laval |
Quebec |
ville |
247.09 |
401,553 |
368,709 |
343,005 |
330,393 |
8.9 |
21.5 |
14 |
Halifax |
Nova Scotia |
regional municipality |
5,490.28 |
390,096 |
372,679 |
359,111 |
342,851 |
4.7 |
14.1 |
15 |
London |
Ontario |
city |
420.57 |
366,151 |
352,395 |
336,539 |
325,669 |
3.9 |
12.6 |
16 |
Markham |
Ontario |
city |
212.58 |
301,709 |
261,573 |
208,615 |
173,383 |
15.3 |
74.0 |
17 |
Vaughan |
Ontario |
city |
273.52 |
288,301 |
238,866 |
182,022 |
132,549 |
20.7 |
118.2 |
18 |
Gatineau |
Quebec |
ville |
342.98 |
265,349 |
242,124 |
226,696 |
217,591 |
9.6 |
22.1 |
19 |
Longueuil |
Quebec |
ville |
115.59 |
231,409 |
229,330 |
225,761 |
225,722 |
0.9 |
2.7 |
20 |
Burnaby |
British Columbia |
city |
90.61 |
223,218 |
202,799 |
193,954 |
179,209 |
10.1 |
24.6 |
21 |
Saskatoon |
Saskatchewan |
city |
209.56 |
222,189 |
202,340 |
196,861 |
193,653 |
9.8 |
15.0 |
22 |
Kitchener |
Ontario |
city |
136.79 |
219,153 |
204,668 |
190,399 |
178,420 |
7.1 |
22.3 |
23 |
Windsor |
Ontario |
city |
146.32 |
210,891 |
216,473 |
209,218 |
197,694 |
−2.6 |
6.6 |
24 |
Regina |
Saskatchewan |
city |
145.45 |
193,100 |
179,246 |
178,225 |
180,404 |
7.7 |
7.2 |
25 |
Richmond |
British Columbia |
city |
129.27 |
190,473 |
174,461 |
164,345 |
148,867 |
9.2 |
28.4 |
26 |
Richmond Hill |
Ontario |
town |
100.95 |
185,541 |
162,704 |
132,030 |
101,725 |
14.0 |
83.1 |
27 |
Oakville |
Ontario |
town |
138.88 |
182,520 |
165,613 |
144,738 |
128,405 |
10.2 |
42.2 |
28 |
Burlington |
Ontario |
city |
185.66 |
175,779 |
164,415 |
150,836 |
136,976 |
6.9 |
28.7 |
29 |
Greater Sudbury |
Ontario |
city |
3,227.38 |
160,274 |
157,857 |
155,219 |
165,336 |
1.5 |
−3.2 |
30 |
Sherbrooke |
Quebec |
ville |
353.49 |
154,601 |
147,427 |
138,785 |
136,883 |
4.9 |
13.2 |
31 |
Oshawa |
Ontario |
city |
145.68 |
149,607 |
141,590 |
139,051 |
134,464 |
5.7 |
11.1 |
32 |
Saguenay |
Quebec |
ville |
1,126.48 |
144,746 |
143,692 |
147,133 |
152,811 |
0.7 |
−5.2 |
33 |
Lévis |
Quebec |
ville |
449.31 |
138,769 |
130,006 |
121,999 |
103,750 |
6.7 |
33.9 |
34 |
Barrie |
Ontario |
city |
77.39 |
135,711 |
128,430 |
103,710 |
79,191 |
5.7 |
70.9 |
35 |
Abbotsford |
British Columbia |
city |
375.55 |
133,497 |
123,864 |
115,494 |
105,403 |
7.4 |
26.7 |
36 |
St. Catharines |
Ontario |
city |
96.11 |
131,400 |
131,989 |
129,170 |
130,926 |
−0.4 |
0.4 |
37 |
Trois-Rivières |
Quebec |
ville |
288.90 |
131,338 |
126,323 |
122,395 |
124,417 |
4.0 |
5.6 |
38 |
Cambridge |
Ontario |
city |
113.00 |
126,748 |
120,371 |
110,372 |
101,429 |
5.3 |
24.6 |
39 |
Coquitlam |
British Columbia |
city |
122.30 |
126,456 |
114,565 |
112,890 |
101,820 |
10.4 |
24.8 |
40 |
Kingston |
Ontario |
city |
451.17 |
123,363 |
117,207 |
114,195 |
112,605 |
5.3 |
9.8 |
41 |
Whitby |
Ontario |
town |
146.53 |
122,022 |
111,184 |
87,413 |
73,794 |
9.7 |
64.9 |
42 |
Guelph |
Ontario |
city |
87.20 |
121,688 |
114,943 |
106,170 |
95,821 |
5.9 |
26.1 |
43 |
Kelowna |
British Columbia |
city |
211.62 |
117,312 |
106,707 |
96,288 |
89,442 |
9.6 |
31.5 |
44 |
Saanich |
British Columbia |
district municipality |
103.78 |
109,752 |
108,265 |
103,654 |
101,388 |
1.4 |
7.9 |
45 |
Ajax |
Ontario |
town |
67.07 |
109,600 |
90,167 |
73,753 |
64,430 |
21.6 |
70.3 |
46 |
Thunder Bay |
Ontario |
city |
328.24 |
108,359 |
109,140 |
109,016 |
113,662 |
−0.7 |
−4.4 |
47 |
Terrebonne |
Quebec |
ville |
154.74 |
106,322 |
94,703 |
80,536 |
75,116 |
12.3 |
41.3 |
48 |
St. John's |
Newfoundland and Labrador |
city |
446.04 |
106,172 |
100,646 |
99,182 |
101,936 |
5.5 |
4.0 |
49 |
Langley |
British Columbia |
district municipality |
308.03 |
104,177 |
93,726 |
86,896 |
80,179 |
11.2 |
30.0 |
50 |
Chatham-Kent |
Ontario |
municipality |
2,458.09 |
103,671 |
108,177 |
107,341 |
109,950 |
−4.2 |
−5.8 |
51 |
Delta |
British Columbia |
district municipality |
180.11 |
99,863 |
96,723 |
96,950 |
95,411 |
3.3 |
4.7 |
52 |
Waterloo |
Ontario |
city |
64.02 |
98,780 |
97,475 |
86,543 |
77,949 |
1.3 |
26.7 |
53 |
Cape Breton |
Nova Scotia |
regional municipality |
2,433.35 |
97,398 |
102,250 |
105,968 |
114,733 |
−4.7 |
−15.2 |
54 |
Brantford |
Ontario |
city |
72.47 |
93,650 |
90,192 |
86,417 |
86,417 |
3.8 |
8.4 |
55 |
Strathcona County |
Alberta |
specialized municipality |
1,180.56 |
92,490 |
82,511 |
71,986 |
64,176 |
12.1 |
44.1 |
56 |
Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu |
Quebec |
ville |
225.78 |
92,394 |
87,492 |
79,600 |
76,461 |
5.6 |
20.8 |
57 |
Red Deer |
Alberta |
city |
104.29 |
90,564 |
82,772 |
67,829 |
60,080 |
8.9 |
50.7 |
58 |
Pickering |
Ontario |
city |
231.59 |
88,721 |
87,838 |
87,139 |
78,989 |
1.0 |
12.3 |
59 |
Kamloops |
British Columbia |
city |
299.23 |
85,678 |
80,376 |
77,281 |
76,394 |
6.6 |
12.2 |
60 |
Clarington |
Ontario |
municipality |
611.30 |
84,548 |
77,820 |
69,834 |
60,615 |
8.6 |
39.5 |
61 |
North Vancouver |
British Columbia |
district municipality |
160.76 |
84,412 |
82,562 |
82,310 |
80,418 |
2.2 |
5.0 |
62 |
Milton |
Ontario |
town |
363.22 |
84,362 |
53,939 |
31,471 |
32,104 |
56.5 |
162.8 |
63 |
Nanaimo |
British Columbia |
city |
91.30 |
83,810 |
78,692 |
73,000 |
70,130 |
6.5 |
18.0 |
64 |
Lethbridge |
Alberta |
city |
122.36 |
83,517 |
74,637 |
67,374 |
63,053 |
11.8 |
32.5 |
65 |
Niagara Falls |
Ontario |
city |
209.71 |
82,997 |
82,184 |
78,815 |
76,917 |
1.0 |
7.9 |
66 |
Repentigny |
Quebec |
ville |
61.79 |
82,000 |
76,237 |
72,218 |
70,677 |
7.6 |
16.0 |
67 |
Victoria |
British Columbia |
city |
19.47 |
80,017 |
78,057 |
74,125 |
73,405 |
2.5 |
9.0 |
68 |
Newmarket |
Ontario |
town |
38.33 |
79,978 |
74,295 |
65,788 |
57,125 |
7.6 |
40.0 |
69 |
Brossard |
Quebec |
ville |
45.20 |
79,273 |
71,154 |
65,026 |
65,927 |
11.4 |
20.2 |
70 |
Peterborough |
Ontario |
city |
63.80 |
78,698 |
74,898 |
71,446 |
69,742 |
4.4 |
12.8 |
71 |
Chilliwack |
British Columbia |
city |
261.50 |
77,936 |
69,217 |
62,567 |
60,186 |
12.6 |
29.5 |
72 |
Maple Ridge |
British Columbia |
district municipality |
266.78 |
76,052 |
68,949 |
63,169 |
56,173 |
10.3 |
35.4 |
73 |
Sault Ste. Marie |
Ontario |
city |
223.26 |
75,141 |
74,948 |
74,566 |
80,054 |
0.3 |
−6.3 |
74 |
Kawartha Lakes |
Ontario |
city |
3,083.06 |
73,214 |
74,561 |
69,179 |
67,926 |
−1.8 |
7.8 |
75 |
Sarnia |
Ontario |
city |
164.71 |
72,366 |
71,419 |
70,876 |
72,738 |
1.3 |
−0.5 |
76 |
Prince George |
British Columbia |
city |
318.26 |
71,974 |
70,981 |
72,406 |
75,510 |
1.4 |
−4.7 |
77 |
Drummondville |
Quebec |
ville |
246.85 |
71,852 |
67,392 |
63,029 |
58,588 |
6.6 |
22.6 |
78 |
Saint John |
New Brunswick |
city |
315.82 |
70,063 |
68,043 |
69,661 |
72,494 |
3.0 |
-3.4 |
79 |
Moncton |
New Brunswick |
city |
141.17 |
69,074 |
64,128 |
61,046 |
59,313 |
7.7 |
16.5 |
80 |
Saint-Jérôme |
Quebec |
ville |
90.52 |
68,456 |
63,729 |
59,614 |
59,533 |
7.4 |
15.0 |
81 |
New Westminster |
British Columbia |
city |
15.63 |
65,976 |
58,549 |
54,656 |
49,350 |
12.7 |
33.7 |
82 |
Wood Buffalo |
Alberta |
specialized municipality |
63,637.47 |
65,565 |
51,496 |
41,445 |
35,213 |
27.3 |
86.2 |
83 |
Granby |
Quebec |
ville |
152.72 |
63,433 |
47,637 |
44,121 |
43,316 |
6.8 |
46.4 |
84 |
Norfolk County |
Ontario |
city |
1,607.60 |
63,175 |
62,563 |
60,847 |
60,534 |
1.0 |
4.4 |
85 |
St. Albert |
Alberta |
city |
48.27 |
61,466 |
57,719 |
53,081 |
46,888 |
6.4 |
31.1 |
86 |
Medicine Hat |
Alberta |
city |
112.01 |
60,005 |
56,997 |
51,249 |
46,783 |
5.3 |
28.3 |
87 |
Caledon |
Ontario |
town |
688.15 |
59,460 |
57,050 |
50,605 |
39,893 |
4.2 |
49.1 |
88 |
Halton Hills |
Ontario |
town |
276.25 |
59,008 |
55,289 |
48,184 |
42,390 |
6.7 |
39.2 |
89 |
Port Coquitlam |
British Columbia |
city |
29.17 |
56,342 |
52,687 |
51,257 |
46,682 |
6.9 |
20.7 |
90 |
Fredericton |
New Brunswick |
city |
131.67 |
56,224 |
50,535 |
47,580 |
46,507 |
11.3 |
20.9 |
91 |
Grande Prairie |
Alberta |
city |
72.80 |
55,032 |
47,076 |
36,983 |
31,353 |
16.8 |
75.5 |
92 |
North Bay |
Ontario |
city |
319.05 |
53,651 |
53,966 |
52,771 |
54,332 |
−0.6 |
−1.2 |
93 |
Blainville |
Quebec |
ville |
55.10 |
53,510 |
46,493 |
36,029 |
29,603 |
15.1 |
80.8 |
94 |
Saint-Hyacinthe |
Quebec |
ville |
188.69 |
53,236 |
51,616 |
50,394 |
50,027 |
3.1 |
6.4 |
95 |
Aurora |
Ontario |
town |
49.78 |
53,203 |
47,629 |
40,167 |
34,857 |
11.7 |
52.6 |
96 |
Welland |
Ontario |
city |
81.09 |
50,631 |
50,331 |
48,402 |
48,411 |
0.6 |
4.6 |
97 |
Shawinigan |
Quebec |
ville |
733.48 |
50,060 |
51,904 |
52,040 |
56,721 |
−3.6 |
−11.7 |
98 |
Dollard-des-Ormeaux |
Quebec |
ville |
15.10 |
49,637 |
48,930 |
48,206 |
47,826 |
1.4 |
3.8 |
99 |
Belleville |
Ontario |
city |
247.21 |
49,454 |
48,821 |
46,029 |
46,195 |
1.3 |
7.1 |
100 |
North Vancouver |
British Columbia |
city |
11.83 |
48,196 |
45,165 |
44,303 |
41,475 |
6.7 |
16.2 |
Gallery
Highest growth, 2006–2011
The following is a list of the 15 census subdivisions in Canada with a population of 5,000 or greater that experienced the highest percentage of population growth between the 2006 and 2011 censuses as published by Statistics Canada.[2]
Census subdivision |
Population
2011 |
Population
2006 |
Change in %
2006–2011 |
Milton, Ontario (town) |
84,362 |
53,889 |
56.5 |
Martensville, Saskatchewan (city) |
7,716 |
4,978 |
55.0 |
Whitchurch–Stouffville, Ontario (town) |
37,628 |
24,390 |
54.3 |
Sainte-Brigitte-de-Laval (municipalité) |
5,696 |
3,790 |
50.3 |
Chestermere, Alberta (city) |
14,824 |
9,923 |
49.4 |
Warman, Saskatchewan (city) |
7,084 |
4,769 |
48.5 |
Beaumont, Alberta (town) |
13,284 |
8,961 |
48.2 |
Airdrie, Alberta (city) |
42,564 |
28,927 |
47.1 |
Leduc, Alberta (city) |
24,279 |
16,967 |
43.1 |
Okotoks, Alberta (town) |
24,511 |
17,150 |
42.9 |
La Broquerie, Manitoba (rural municipality) |
5,198 |
3,659 |
42.1 |
Paradise, Newfoundland and Labrador (town) |
17,695 |
12,584 |
40.6 |
Sainte-Marthe-sur-le-Lac, Quebec (ville) |
15,689 |
11,311 |
38.7 |
Blackfalds, Alberta (town) |
6,300 |
4,618 |
36.4 |
Marieville, Quebec (ville) |
10,094 |
7,527 |
34.1 |
Largest decreases, 2006–2011
The following is a list of the 15 census subdivisions in Canada with a population of 5,000 or greater that experienced the largest percentage of population decreases between the 2006 and 2011 censuses as published by Statistics Canada.[2]
Census subdivision |
Population
2011 |
Population
2006 |
Change in %
2006–2011 |
Unorganized Thunder Bay District, Ontario (unorganized) |
5,909 |
6,585 |
−10.3 |
Inverness, Subdivision A, Nova Scotia (subdivision) |
5,280 |
5,859 |
−9.9 |
Hearst, Ontario (town) |
5,090 |
5,620 |
−9.4 |
Lac La Biche County, Alberta (municipal district) |
8,402 |
9,123 |
−7.9 |
Kitimat, British Columbia (district municipality) |
8,335 |
8,987 |
−7.3 |
Dryden, Ontario (city) |
7,617 |
8,195 |
−7.1 |
Digby, Nova Scotia (municipal district) |
7,463 |
7,986 |
−6.5 |
Shippagan, New Brunswick (parish) |
5,032 |
5,370 |
−6.3 |
Clare, Nova Scotia (municipal district) |
8,319 |
8,813 |
−5.6 |
Yarmouth, Nova Scotia (town) |
6,761 |
7,162 |
−5.6 |
The Blue Mountains, Ontario (town) |
6,453 |
6,825 |
−5.5 |
Kings, Subdivision D, Nova Scotia (subdivision of county municipality) |
5,201 |
5,499 |
−5.4 |
Brock, Ontario (township) |
11,341 |
11,979 |
−5.3 |
Annapolis, Subdivision A, Nova Scotia (subdivision of county municipality) |
6,008 |
6,342 |
−5.3 |
La Tuque, Quebec (ville) |
11,227 |
11,821 |
−5.0 |
See also
References
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