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 .
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 [ edit ]
Highest growth, 2006–2011 [ edit ]
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 [ edit ]
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 [ edit ]
References [ edit ]