Canada: Agglomerations
Provinces and Territories
The population of the Canadian provinces and territories according to official estimates.
Name | Status | Population Estimate 2002-07-01 | Population Estimate 2007-07-01 | Population Estimate 2012-07-01 | Population Estimate 2017-07-01 | Population Estimate 2023-07-01 | |
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Alberta | Province | 3,128,757 | 3,514,151 | 3,871,947 | 4,237,310 | 4,695,290 | → |
British Columbia | Province | 4,100,504 | 4,290,987 | 4,570,866 | 4,934,202 | 5,519,013 | → |
Manitoba | Province | 1,156,673 | 1,189,446 | 1,249,094 | 1,334,734 | 1,454,902 | → |
New Brunswick | Province | 749,375 | 745,430 | 758,121 | 766,697 | 834,691 | → |
Newfoundland and Labrador | Province | 519,411 | 509,047 | 526,235 | 529,742 | 538,605 | → |
Northwest Territories | Territory | 41,698 | 43,396 | 43,624 | 44,656 | 44,972 | → |
Nova Scotia | Province | 935,172 | 935,164 | 943,163 | 952,159 | 1,058,694 | → |
Nunavut | Territory | 28,817 | 31,394 | 34,658 | 37,656 | 40,673 | → |
Ontario | Province | 12,093,412 | 12,765,133 | 13,392,364 | 14,078,499 | 15,608,369 | → |
Prince Edward Island | Province | 136,882 | 137,709 | 144,415 | 149,740 | 173,787 | → |
Québec [Quebec] | Province | 7,441,305 | 7,692,400 | 8,059,752 | 8,292,832 | 8,874,683 | → |
Saskatchewan | Province | 996,854 | 1,002,074 | 1,083,005 | 1,147,315 | 1,209,107 | → |
Yukon | Territory | 30,339 | 32,555 | 36,151 | 39,533 | 44,975 | → |
Canada | Country | 31,359,199 | 32,888,886 | 34,713,395 | 36,545,075 | 40,097,761 |
Major Metropolitan Areas
Name | Population Estimate 2023-07-01 | |
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1 | Toronto | 6,804,847 |
2 | Montréal | 4,502,177 |
3 | Vancouver | 2,971,853 |
4 | Calgary | 1,682,509 |
5 | Ottawa - Gatineau | 1,609,805 |
6 | Edmonton | 1,563,571 |
7 | Winnipeg | 910,240 |
8 | Québec | 880,875 |
9 | Hamilton | 841,186 |
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 2002-07-01 | Population Estimate 2007-07-01 | Population Estimate 2012-07-01 | Population Estimate 2017-07-01 | Population Estimate 2023-07-01 | |
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Abbotsford - Mission | Metropolitan Area | British Columbia | 155,191 | 166,250 | 176,701 | 193,234 | 213,785 | → |
Alma | Census Agglomeration | Québec | 30,508 | 30,143 | 31,042 | 30,643 | 30,745 | → |
Amos | Census Agglomeration | Québec | 18,630 | 18,446 | 18,653 | 19,006 | 18,958 | → |
Baie-Comeau | Census Agglomeration | Québec | 30,092 | 29,124 | 28,673 | 27,449 | 26,599 | → |
Barrie | Metropolitan Area | Ontario | 161,594 | 186,496 | 194,593 | 206,896 | 238,540 | → |
Bathurst | Census Agglomeration | New Brunswick | 33,979 | 32,681 | 31,885 | 31,619 | 32,821 | → |
Belleville | Metropolitan Area | Ontario | 100,915 | 104,512 | 104,639 | 108,194 | 121,982 | → |
Brandon | Census Agglomeration | Manitoba | 43,718 | 46,159 | 50,356 | 54,154 | 59,152 | → |
Brantford | Metropolitan Area | Ontario | 129,635 | 136,306 | 139,770 | 146,115 | 167,718 | → |
Brockville | Census Agglomeration | Ontario | 32,728 | 32,944 | 31,798 | 31,912 | 33,649 | → |
Brooks | Census Agglomeration | Alberta | 12,050 | 13,328 | 14,624 | 14,826 | 15,762 | → |
Calgary | Metropolitan Area | Alberta | 1,007,907 | 1,156,150 | 1,299,559 | 1,453,860 | 1,682,509 | → |
Campbell River | Census Agglomeration | British Columbia | 34,409 | 35,960 | 36,935 | 40,006 | 43,812 | → |
Campbellton | Census Agglomeration | New Brunswick / Québec | 16,931 | 16,251 | 15,825 | 15,029 | 15,165 | → |
Camrose | Census Agglomeration | Alberta | 15,423 | 16,625 | 18,095 | 19,135 | 19,687 | → |
Canmore | Census Agglomeration | Alberta | 11,280 | 12,524 | 13,104 | 14,806 | 17,813 | → |
Cape Breton (Sydney) | Census Agglomeration | Nova Scotia | 110,930 | 106,825 | 102,986 | 100,281 | 109,962 | → |
Centre Wellington (Fergus) | Census Agglomeration | Ontario | 25,488 | 26,910 | 27,547 | 29,463 | 33,811 | → |
Charlottetown | Census Agglomeration | Prince Edward Island | 62,437 | 63,953 | 70,663 | 76,453 | 90,648 | → |
Chatham-Kent | Census Agglomeration | Ontario | 111,546 | 111,085 | 105,969 | 105,168 | 110,986 | → |
Chilliwack | Census Agglomeration | British Columbia | 81,038 | 88,641 | 97,576 | 108,739 | 124,163 | → |
Cobourg | Census Agglomeration | Ontario | 17,959 | 18,702 | 19,324 | 20,178 | 20,854 | → |
Collingwood | Census Agglomeration | Ontario | 16,947 | 18,116 | 20,373 | 22,710 | 26,846 | → |
Corner Brook | Census Agglomeration | Newfoundland and Labrador | 29,907 | 30,288 | 31,061 | 31,339 | 31,061 | → |
Cornwall | Census Agglomeration | Ontario | 60,079 | 60,263 | 60,530 | 61,645 | 66,351 | → |
Courtenay | Census Agglomeration | British Columbia | 49,300 | 53,506 | 56,607 | 61,261 | 67,844 | → |
Cowansville | Census Agglomeration | Québec | 12,207 | 12,147 | 12,755 | 13,920 | 16,180 | → |
Cranbrook | Census Agglomeration | British Columbia | 25,024 | 24,995 | 25,638 | 27,273 | 28,968 | → |
Dawson Creek | Census Agglomeration | British Columbia | 17,906 | 18,149 | 18,531 | 19,468 | 19,550 | → |
Dolbeau-Mistassini | Census Agglomeration | Québec | 16,647 | 16,100 | 15,982 | 15,525 | 15,320 | → |
Drummondville | Census Agglomeration | Québec | 83,546 | 88,171 | 94,006 | 98,582 | 106,347 | → |
Duncan | Census Agglomeration | British Columbia | 40,515 | 42,696 | 43,908 | 46,968 | 50,590 | → |
Edmonton | Metropolitan Area | Alberta | 985,447 | 1,104,768 | 1,233,817 | 1,388,606 | 1,563,571 | → |
Edmundston | Census Agglomeration | New Brunswick | 23,769 | 22,683 | 22,270 | 22,361 | 23,113 | → |
Elliot Lake | Census Agglomeration | Ontario | 12,109 | 11,671 | 11,212 | 11,083 | 12,115 | → |
Essa (Angus - Borden) | Census Agglomeration | Ontario | 17,527 | 17,800 | 19,504 | 22,123 | 25,125 | → |
Estevan | Census Agglomeration | Saskatchewan | 12,225 | 12,341 | 13,622 | 13,736 | 12,982 | → |
Fort St. John | Census Agglomeration | British Columbia | 24,292 | 26,498 | 28,268 | 29,863 | 29,988 | → |
Fredericton | Census Agglomeration | New Brunswick | 90,367 | 94,309 | 101,226 | 106,393 | 119,059 | → |
Gander | Census Agglomeration | Newfoundland and Labrador | 11,468 | 11,818 | 13,061 | 13,580 | 14,037 | → |
Granby | Census Agglomeration | Québec | 71,611 | 76,566 | 82,320 | 86,296 | 93,922 | → |
Grande Prairie | Census Agglomeration | Alberta | 40,531 | 52,289 | 60,455 | 65,096 | 67,606 | → |
Grand Falls-Windsor | Census Agglomeration | Newfoundland and Labrador | 13,589 | 13,516 | 13,983 | 14,286 | 14,398 | → |
Greater Sudbury (Grand Sudbury) | Metropolitan Area | Ontario | 165,164 | 168,485 | 169,572 | 171,705 | 185,230 | → |
Guelph | Metropolitan Area | Ontario | 130,568 | 140,202 | 147,997 | 160,702 | 180,476 | → |
Halifax | Metropolitan Area | Nova Scotia | 397,058 | 409,592 | 427,891 | 445,326 | 518,711 | → |
Hamilton | Metropolitan Area | Ontario | 697,366 | 721,934 | 748,466 | 779,719 | 841,186 | → |
Hawkesbury | Census Agglomeration | Ontario / Québec | 12,055 | 12,351 | 12,242 | 12,173 | 12,668 | → |
High River | Census Agglomeration | Alberta | 9,852 | 11,383 | 13,676 | 14,125 | 15,184 | → |
Ingersoll | Census Agglomeration | Ontario | 11,471 | 12,104 | 12,585 | 13,287 | 14,642 | → |
Joliette | Census Agglomeration | Québec | 40,705 | 43,984 | 47,745 | 50,028 | 54,583 | → |
Kamloops | Census Agglomeration | British Columbia | 92,512 | 97,458 | 102,188 | 111,084 | 125,332 | → |
Kawartha Lakes (Lindsay) | Census Agglomeration | Ontario | 72,887 | 76,146 | 75,479 | 78,384 | 85,117 | → |
Kelowna | Metropolitan Area | British Columbia | 156,043 | 170,950 | 186,270 | 208,874 | 246,894 | → |
Kenora | Census Agglomeration | Ontario | 16,319 | 15,505 | 15,599 | 15,660 | 15,612 | → |
Kentville | Census Agglomeration | Nova Scotia | 25,892 | 26,499 | 26,911 | 26,688 | 28,842 | → |
Kingston | Metropolitan Area | Ontario | 154,873 | 158,700 | 164,384 | 169,997 | 188,267 | → |
Kitchener - Cambridge - Waterloo (Tri-Cities) | Metropolitan Area | Ontario | 455,905 | 492,541 | 517,628 | 553,879 | 665,188 | → |
Lachute | Census Agglomeration | Québec | 11,802 | 11,854 | 12,630 | 12,885 | 15,021 | → |
Lacombe | Census Agglomeration | Alberta | 9,763 | 11,309 | 12,503 | 13,337 | 13,600 | → |
Ladysmith | Census Agglomeration | British Columbia | 12,608 | 13,498 | 13,932 | 15,285 | 16,539 | → |
Lethbridge | Metropolitan Area | Alberta | 91,393 | 101,896 | 111,253 | 121,990 | 135,230 | → |
Lloydminster | Census Agglomeration | Alberta / Saskatchewan | 26,595 | 30,553 | 34,923 | 37,636 | 38,214 | → |
London | Metropolitan Area | Ontario | 458,700 | 478,822 | 492,475 | 523,022 | 608,343 | → |
Matane | Census Agglomeration | Québec | 19,829 | 19,574 | 19,272 | 18,757 | 18,886 | → |
Medicine Hat | Census Agglomeration | Alberta | 64,533 | 72,827 | 76,043 | 78,434 | 80,331 | → |
Midland | Census Agglomeration | Ontario | 25,700 | 26,393 | 26,084 | 27,263 | 29,957 | → |
Miramichi (Chatham - Douglastown) | Census Agglomeration | New Brunswick | 30,180 | 28,965 | 28,135 | 27,872 | 29,411 | → |
Moncton | Metropolitan Area | New Brunswick | 124,627 | 132,111 | 142,912 | 150,156 | 178,971 | → |
Montréal | Metropolitan Area | Québec | 3,669,938 | 3,828,356 | 4,036,837 | 4,193,413 | 4,502,177 | → |
Moose Jaw | Census Agglomeration | Saskatchewan | 34,041 | 34,137 | 35,485 | 36,266 | 36,966 | → |
Nanaimo | Census Agglomeration | British Columbia | 90,058 | 96,085 | 101,344 | 111,651 | 125,430 | → |
Nelson | Census Agglomeration | British Columbia | 17,179 | 17,384 | 18,250 | 19,016 | 19,973 | → |
New Glasgow | Census Agglomeration | Nova Scotia | 37,450 | 36,665 | 36,195 | 34,932 | 36,208 | → |
Norfolk (Simcoe) | Census Agglomeration | Ontario | 63,534 | 64,492 | 64,351 | 66,423 | 73,730 | → |
North Battleford | Census Agglomeration | Saskatchewan | 19,100 | 18,628 | 19,849 | 20,476 | 19,953 | → |
North Bay | Census Agglomeration | Ontario | 73,225 | 74,049 | 74,045 | 73,118 | 79,732 | → |
Okotoks | Census Agglomeration | Alberta | 13,304 | 19,387 | 26,655 | 29,949 | 32,214 | → |
Orillia | Census Agglomeration | Ontario | 30,481 | 31,261 | 31,711 | 32,501 | 36,316 | → |
Oshawa | Metropolitan Area | Ontario | 315,315 | 347,944 | 372,501 | 398,669 | 464,356 | → |
Ottawa - Gatineau (National Capital Region; incl. Arnprior, Carleton Place) | Metropolitan Area | Ontario / Québec | 1,186,232 | 1,250,095 | 1,351,419 | 1,437,124 | 1,609,805 | → |
Owen Sound | Census Agglomeration | Ontario | 32,893 | 33,121 | 32,593 | 32,715 | 34,757 | → |
Parksville | Census Agglomeration | British Columbia | 25,421 | 27,222 | 28,057 | 30,453 | 32,292 | → |
Pembroke | Census Agglomeration | Ontario | 23,175 | 24,156 | 24,859 | 24,110 | 25,068 | → |
Penticton | Census Agglomeration | British Columbia | 41,594 | 42,632 | 43,282 | 45,905 | 49,650 | → |
Petawawa | Census Agglomeration | Ontario | 14,993 | 15,612 | 16,570 | 17,742 | 19,464 | → |
Peterborough | Metropolitan Area | Ontario | 116,685 | 120,596 | 122,554 | 127,603 | 142,737 | → |
Portage la Prairie | Census Agglomeration | Manitoba | 13,195 | 12,937 | 13,063 | 13,570 | 13,980 | → |
Port Alberni | Census Agglomeration | British Columbia | 25,478 | 25,312 | 25,131 | 25,674 | 27,343 | → |
Port Hope | Census Agglomeration | Ontario | 16,269 | 16,764 | 16,492 | 17,424 | 18,707 | → |
Powell River | Census Agglomeration | British Columbia | 16,901 | 16,970 | 16,792 | 17,518 | 18,815 | → |
Prince Albert | Census Agglomeration | Saskatchewan | 43,166 | 43,026 | 44,981 | 46,233 | 47,385 | → |
Prince George | Census Agglomeration | British Columbia | 87,026 | 86,691 | 86,859 | 91,494 | 96,758 | → |
Prince Rupert | Census Agglomeration | British Columbia | 16,174 | 14,428 | 14,031 | 13,970 | 14,155 | → |
Québec | Metropolitan Area | Québec | 714,436 | 743,428 | 789,511 | 817,163 | 880,875 | → |
Quesnel | Census Agglomeration | British Columbia | 24,582 | 23,382 | 23,901 | 24,034 | 23,853 | → |
Red Deer | Census Agglomeration | Alberta | 73,080 | 89,071 | 96,916 | 102,941 | 109,262 | → |
Regina | Metropolitan Area | Saskatchewan | 198,340 | 203,572 | 225,246 | 249,788 | 271,119 | → |
Rimouski | Census Agglomeration | Québec | 49,700 | 50,302 | 52,664 | 53,654 | 55,733 | → |
Rivière-du-Loup | Census Agglomeration | Québec | 26,682 | 28,141 | 29,091 | 29,207 | 30,637 | → |
Rouyn-Noranda | Census Agglomeration | Québec | 39,887 | 40,274 | 41,599 | 42,702 | 42,954 | → |
Saguenay (Chicoutimi - Jonquière) | Metropolitan Area | Québec | 162,155 | 158,701 | 161,790 | 161,824 | 167,399 | → |
Sainte-Agathe-des-Monts | Census Agglomeration | Québec | 15,335 | 16,667 | 17,338 | 18,333 | 20,694 | → |
Sainte-Marie | Census Agglomeration | Québec | 11,513 | 11,858 | 13,038 | 13,582 | 13,745 | → |
Saint-Georges | Census Agglomeration | Québec | 30,286 | 31,561 | 33,270 | 34,265 | 35,764 | → |
Saint-Hyacinthe | Census Agglomeration | Québec | 53,722 | 54,448 | 56,665 | 58,629 | 62,497 | → |
Saint John | Metropolitan Area | New Brunswick | 127,177 | 126,745 | 129,680 | 129,658 | 138,985 | → |
Salaberry-de-Valleyfield | Census Agglomeration | Québec | 39,759 | 39,906 | 40,240 | 41,088 | 44,827 | → |
Salmon Arm | Census Agglomeration | British Columbia | 15,965 | 16,979 | 17,745 | 18,930 | 20,938 | → |
Sarnia | Census Agglomeration | Ontario | 99,665 | 99,529 | 99,623 | 99,041 | 106,984 | → |
Saskatoon | Metropolitan Area | Saskatchewan | 234,394 | 246,127 | 280,673 | 313,434 | 352,093 | → |
Sault Ste. Marie | Census Agglomeration | Ontario | 82,226 | 82,792 | 82,201 | 80,145 | 85,033 | → |
Sept-Îles | Census Agglomeration | Québec | 27,723 | 28,038 | 28,886 | 28,174 | 27,845 | → |
Shawinigan | Census Agglomeration | Québec | 52,398 | 51,848 | 50,006 | 49,081 | 51,165 | → |
Sherbrooke | Metropolitan Area | Québec | 185,753 | 194,707 | 206,465 | 215,730 | 238,808 | → |
Sorel-Tracy | Census Agglomeration | Québec | 41,349 | 41,213 | 41,611 | 41,475 | 42,729 | → |
Squamish | Census Agglomeration | British Columbia | 15,180 | 16,036 | 18,369 | 21,715 | 29,206 | → |
St. Catharines - Niagara | Metropolitan Area | Ontario | 394,752 | 402,926 | 404,937 | 425,266 | 478,261 | → |
Steinbach | Census Agglomeration | Manitoba | 9,866 | 12,007 | 14,900 | 16,885 | 19,258 | → |
St. John's | Metropolitan Area | Newfoundland and Labrador | 179,699 | 188,198 | 206,603 | 215,534 | 232,039 | → |
Stratford | Census Agglomeration | Ontario | 31,218 | 31,553 | 31,781 | 32,753 | 35,421 | → |
Strathmore | Census Agglomeration | Alberta | 8,389 | 11,199 | 12,948 | 14,097 | 15,202 | → |
Summerside | Census Agglomeration | Prince Edward Island | 16,656 | 16,667 | 17,208 | 17,350 | 19,795 | → |
Swift Current | Census Agglomeration | Saskatchewan | 16,668 | 16,916 | 18,140 | 19,189 | 19,686 | → |
Sylvan Lake | Census Agglomeration | Alberta | 8,659 | 11,629 | 13,938 | 15,790 | 17,970 | → |
Terrace | Census Agglomeration | British Columbia | 20,172 | 19,006 | 19,216 | 19,795 | 21,202 | → |
Thetford Mines | Census Agglomeration | Québec | 28,678 | 27,982 | 27,902 | 27,709 | 28,947 | → |
Thompson | Census Agglomeration | Manitoba | 13,664 | 13,749 | 13,376 | 14,167 | 13,438 | → |
Thunder Bay | Metropolitan Area | Ontario | 126,836 | 125,921 | 125,063 | 126,189 | 130,752 | → |
Tillsonburg | Census Agglomeration | Ontario | 14,645 | 15,253 | 16,041 | 16,786 | 19,767 | → |
Timmins | Census Agglomeration | Ontario | 45,259 | 44,430 | 44,259 | 42,636 | 44,819 | → |
Toronto (Greater Toronto Area) | Metropolitan Area | Ontario | 5,004,342 | 5,418,316 | 5,852,887 | 6,202,798 | 6,804,847 | → |
Trail | Census Agglomeration | British Columbia | 14,603 | 14,241 | 14,445 | 14,690 | 15,143 | → |
Trois-Rivières | Metropolitan Area | Québec | 143,142 | 147,126 | 153,888 | 157,615 | 169,204 | → |
Truro | Census Agglomeration | Nova Scotia | 45,715 | 46,235 | 46,861 | 46,590 | 49,597 | → |
Val-d'Or | Census Agglomeration | Québec | 32,543 | 32,785 | 33,815 | 33,946 | 34,512 | → |
Vancouver | Metropolitan Area | British Columbia | 2,099,745 | 2,218,269 | 2,422,957 | 2,619,630 | 2,971,853 | → |
Vernon | Census Agglomeration | British Columbia | 54,051 | 57,575 | 60,121 | 64,870 | 71,966 | → |
Victoria | Metropolitan Area | British Columbia | 328,100 | 342,279 | 358,777 | 390,727 | 434,429 | → |
Victoriaville | Census Agglomeration | Québec | 44,494 | 46,380 | 49,476 | 51,737 | 54,199 | → |
Wasaga Beach | Census Agglomeration | Ontario | 13,472 | 15,892 | 18,576 | 22,168 | 27,595 | → |
Wetaskiwin | Census Agglomeration | Alberta | 11,444 | 12,156 | 12,990 | 13,023 | 12,797 | → |
Weyburn | Census Agglomeration | Saskatchewan | 10,679 | 10,764 | 12,052 | 12,486 | 12,764 | → |
Whitehorse | Census Agglomeration | Yukon | 22,724 | 24,676 | 28,051 | 31,123 | 36,315 | → |
Williams Lake | Census Agglomeration | British Columbia | 25,438 | 24,221 | 23,721 | 23,942 | 25,088 | → |
Windsor (incl. Leamington) | Metropolitan Area | Ontario | 397,124 | 406,874 | 400,460 | 416,871 | 467,973 | → |
Winkler | Census Agglomeration | Manitoba | 20,181 | 23,875 | 28,094 | 31,538 | 36,054 | → |
Winnipeg | Metropolitan Area | Manitoba | 702,397 | 722,298 | 760,667 | 821,697 | 910,240 | → |
Wood Buffalo (Fort McMurray) | Census Agglomeration | Alberta | 46,561 | 58,887 | 73,966 | 73,834 | 78,737 | → |
Woodstock | Census Agglomeration | Ontario | 35,516 | 37,443 | 40,105 | 43,280 | 51,387 | → |
Yellowknife | Census Agglomeration | Northwest Territories | 18,562 | 19,697 | 20,158 | 21,169 | 22,600 | → |
Yorkton | Census Agglomeration | Saskatchewan | 18,985 | 18,915 | 19,925 | 20,503 | 20,631 | → |
Source: Statistics Canada.
Explanation: Metropolitan areas and census agglomerations according to the 2021 definition. In contrast to census figures, population estimates are adjusted for underenumeration.