The table below lists the 100 largest census subdivisions (municipalities or municipal equivalents) in Canada by population, using data from the 2021 Canadian 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.
A city is displayed in bold if it is a provincial or federal capital (Ottawa). The three territories (Yukon, Northwest Territories, Nunavut) and one province (Prince Edward Island) do not have municipalities among the 100 most populous in Canada.
Rank (2021) | Municipality | Province | Municipal status | Population (2021) | Population (2016) | Change | Land area (km2) | Population density (/km2) |
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Toronto | Ontario | City | 2,794,356 | 2,731,571 | +2.3% | 631.1 | 4,427.8 |
2
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Montreal | Quebec | Ville | 1,762,949 | 1,704,694 | +3.4% | 364.74 | 4,833.4 |
3
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Calgary | Alberta | City | 1,306,784 | 1,239,220 | +5.5% | 820.62 | 1,592.4 |
4
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Ottawa | Ontario | City | 1,017,449 | 934,243 | +8.9% | 2788.2 | 364.9 |
5
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Edmonton | Alberta | City | 1,010,899 | 933,088 | +8.3% | 765.61 | 1,320.4 |
6
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Winnipeg | Manitoba | City | 749,607 | 705,244 | +6.3% | 461.78 | 1,623.3 |
7
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Mississauga | Ontario | City | 717,961 | 721,599 | −0.5% | 292.74 | 2,452.6 |
8
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Vancouver | British Columbia | City | 662,248 | 631,486 | +4.9% | 115.18 | 5,749.7 |
9
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Brampton | Ontario | City | 656,480 | 593,638 | +10.6% | 265.89 | 2,469.0 |
10
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Hamilton | Ontario | City | 569,353 | 536,917 | +6.0% | 1118.31 | 509.1 |
11
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Surrey | British Columbia | City | 568,322 | 517,887 | +9.7% | 316.11 | 1,797.9 |
12
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Quebec City | Quebec | Ville | 549,459 | 531,902 | +3.3% | 452.30 | 1,214.8 |
13
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Halifax | Nova Scotia | Regional municipality | 439,819 | 403,131 | +9.1% | 5475.57 | 80.3 |
14
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Laval | Quebec | Ville | 438,366 | 422,993 | +3.6% | 246.13 | 1,781.0 |
15
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London | Ontario | City | 422,324 | 383,822 | +10.0% | 420.5 | 1,004.3 |
16
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Markham | Ontario | City | 338,503 | 328,966 | +2.9% | 210.93 | 1,604.8 |
17
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Vaughan | Ontario | City | 323,103 | 306,233 | +5.5% | 272.44 | 1,186.0 |
18
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Gatineau | Quebec | Ville | 291,041 | 276,245 | +5.4% | 341.84 | 851.4 |
19
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Saskatoon | Saskatchewan | City | 266,141 | 247,201 | +7.7% | 226.56 | 1,174.7 |
20
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Kitchener | Ontario | City | 256,885 | 233,222 | +10.1% | 136.81 | 1,877.7 |
21
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Longueuil | Quebec | Ville | 254,483 | 239,897 | +6.1% | 115.77 | 2,198.2 |
22
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Burnaby | British Columbia | City | 249,125 | 232,755 | +7.0% | 90.57 | 2,750.6 |
23
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Windsor | Ontario | City | 229,660 | 217,188 | +5.7% | 146.02 | 1,572.8 |
24
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Regina | Saskatchewan | City | 226,404 | 215,106 | +5.3% | 178.81 | 1,266.2 |
25
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Oakville | Ontario | Town | 213,759 | 193,832 | +10.3% | 138.94 | 1,538.5 |
26
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Richmond | British Columbia | City | 209,937 | 198,309 | +5.9% | 128.87 | 1,629.1 |
27
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Richmond Hill | Ontario | City | 202,022 | 195,022 | +3.6% | 100.79 | 2,004.4 |
28
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Burlington | Ontario | City | 186,948 | 183,314 | +2.0% | 186.12 | 1,004.4 |
29
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Oshawa | Ontario | City | 175,383 | 159,458 | +10.0% | 145.72 | 1,203.6 |
30
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Sherbrooke | Quebec | Ville | 172,950 | 161,531 | +7.1% | 353.40 | 489.4 |
31
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Greater Sudbury | Ontario | City | 166,004 | 161,531 | +2.8% | 3186.26 | 52.1 |
32
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Abbotsford | British Columbia | City | 153,524 | 141,397 | +8.6% | 375.33 | 409.0 |
33
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Lévis | Quebec | Ville | 149,683 | 143,414 | +4.4% | 448.07 | 334.1 |
34
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Coquitlam | British Columbia | City | 148,625 | 139,284 | +6.7% | 122.15 | 1,216.7 |
35
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Barrie | Ontario | City | 147,829 | 141,434 | +4.5% | 99.01 | 1,493.1 |
36
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Saguenay | Quebec | Ville | 144,723 | 145,949 | −0.8% | 1124.63 | 128.7 |
37
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Kelowna | British Columbia | City | 144,576 | 127,390 | +13.5% | 211.85 | 682.4 |
38
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Guelph | Ontario | City | 143,740 | 131,794 | +9.1% | 87.43 | 1,644.1 |
39
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Trois-Rivières | Quebec | Ville | 139,163 | 134,413 | +3.5% | 288.65 | 482.1 |
40
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Whitby | Ontario | Town | 138,501 | 128,377 | +7.9% | 146.69 | 944.2 |
41
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Cambridge | Ontario | City | 138,479 | 129,920 | +6.6% | 112.99 | 1,225.6 |
42
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St. Catharines | Ontario | City | 136,803 | 133,113 | +2.8% | 96.20 | 1,422.1 |
43
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Milton | Ontario | Town | 132,979 | 110,128 | +20.7% | 363.83 | 365.5 |
44
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Langley | British Columbia | District municipality | 132,603 | 117,285 | +13.1% | 307.22 | 431.6 |
45
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Kingston | Ontario | City | 132,485 | 123,798 | +7.0% | 451.58 | 293.4 |
46
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Ajax | Ontario | Town | 126,666 | 119,677 | +5.8% | 66.64 | 1,900.8 |
47
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Waterloo | Ontario | City | 121,436 | 104,986 | +15.7% | 64.06 | 1,895.7 |
48
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Terrebonne | Quebec | Ville | 119,944 | 111,575 | +7.5% | 153.76 | 780.1 |
49
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Saanich | British Columbia | District municipality | 117,735 | 114,148 | +3.1% | 103.59 | 1,136.5 |
50
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St. John's | Newfoundland and Labrador | City | 110,525 | 108,860 | +1.5% | 446.02 | 247.8 |
51
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Thunder Bay | Ontario | City | 108,843 | 107,909 | +0.9% | 327.77 | 332.1 |
52
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Delta | British Columbia | City | 108,455 | 102,238 | +6.1% | 179.66 | 603.7 |
53
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Brantford | Ontario | City | 104,688 | 98,563 | +6.2% | 98.65 | 1,061.2 |
54
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Chatham-Kent | Ontario | Municipality | 103,988 | 101,647 | +2.3% | 2451.90 | 42.4 |
55
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Clarington | Ontario | Municipality | 101,427 | 92,013 | +10.2% | 610.84 | 166.0 |
56
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Red Deer | Alberta | City | 100,844 | 100,418 | +0.4% | 104.34 | 966.5 |
57
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Nanaimo | British Columbia | City | 99,863 | 90,504 | +10.3% | 90.45 | 1,104.1 |
58
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Strathcona County | Alberta | Specialized municipality | 99,225 | 98,024 | +1.2% | 1170.65 | 84.8 |
59
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Pickering | Ontario | City | 99,186 | 91,771 | +8.1% | 231.10 | 429.2 |
60
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Lethbridge | Alberta | City | 98,406 | 92,729 | +6.1% | 121.12 | 812.5 |
61
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Kamloops | British Columbia | City | 97,902 | 90,280 | +8.4% | 297.93 | 328.6 |
62
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Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu | Quebec | Ville | 97,873 | 95,114 | +2.9% | 226.93 | 431.3 |
63
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Niagara Falls | Ontario | City | 94,415 | 88,071 | +7.2% | 210.25 | 449.1 |
64
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Cape Breton | Nova Scotia | Regional municipality | 93,694 | 94,285 | −0.6% | 2419.70 | 38.7 |
65
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Chilliwack | British Columbia | City | 93,203 | 83,788 | +11.2% | 261.34 | 356.6 |
66
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Victoria | British Columbia | City | 91,867 | 85,792 | +7.1% | 19.45 | 4,723.2 |
67
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Brossard | Quebec | Ville | 91,525 | 85,721 | +6.8% | 45.19 | 2,025.3 |
68
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Maple Ridge | British Columbia | City | 90,990 | 82,256 | +10.6% | 267.82 | 339.7 |
69
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North Vancouver | British Columbia | District municipality | 88,168 | 85,649 | +2.9% | 160.66 | 548.8 |
70
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Newmarket | Ontario | Town | 87,942 | 84,224 | +4.4% | 38.50 | 2,284.2 |
71
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Repentigny | Quebec | Ville | 86,100 | 84,285 | +2.2% | 61.52 | 1,399.5 |
72
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Peterborough | Ontario | City | 83,651 | 81,032 | +3.2% | 64.76 | 1,291.7 |
73
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Saint-Jérôme | Quebec | Ville | 80,213 | 74,346 | +7.9% | 90.18 | 889.5 |
74
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Moncton | New Brunswick | City | 79,470 | 71,889 | +10.5% | 140.67 | 564.9 |
75
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Drummondville | Quebec | Ville | 79,258 | 75,423 | +5.1% | 247.11 | 320.7 |
76
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Kawartha Lakes | Ontario | City | 79,247 | 75,423 | +5.1% | 3033.66 | 26.1 |
77
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New Westminster | British Columbia | City | 78,916 | 70,996 | +11.2% | 15.62 | 5,052.2 |
78
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Prince George | British Columbia | City | 76,708 | 74,003 | +3.7% | 316.74 | 242.2 |
79
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Caledon | Ontario | Town | 76,581 | 66,502 | +15.2% | 688.82 | 111.2 |
80
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Airdrie | Alberta | City | 74,100 | 61,581 | +20.3% | 84.39 | 878.1 |
81
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Wood Buffalo | Alberta | Specialized municipality | 72,326 | 71,594 | +1.0% | 60843.88 | 1.2 |
82
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Sault Ste. Marie | Ontario | City | 72,051 | 73,368 | −1.8% | 221.99 | 324.6 |
83
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Sarnia | Ontario | City | 72,047 | 71,594 | +0.6% | 163.90 | 439.6 |
84
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Saint John | New Brunswick | City | 69,895 | 67,575 | +3.4% | 315.59 | 221.5 |
85
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Granby | Quebec | Ville | 69,025 | 66,222 | +4.2% | 152.69 | 452.1 |
86
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St. Albert | Alberta | City | 68,232 | 65,589 | +4.0% | 47.84 | 1,426.3 |
87
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Norfolk County | Ontario | City | 67,490 | 64,044 | +5.4% | 1597.68 | 42.2 |
88
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Grande Prairie | Alberta | City | 64,141 | 63,166 | +1.5% | 132.71 | 483.3 |
89
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Medicine Hat | Alberta | City | 63,271 | 63,260 | 0.0% | 111.97 | 565.1 |
90
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Fredericton | New Brunswick | City | 63,116 | 58,721 | +7.5% | 133.93 | 471.3 |
91
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Halton Hills | Ontario | Town | 62,951 | 61,161 | +2.9% | 276.81 | 227.4 |
92
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Aurora | Ontario | Town | 62,057 | 55,445 | +11.9% | 50.00 | 1,241.1 |
93
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Port Coquitlam | British Columbia | City | 61,498 | 58,612 | +4.9% | 29.16 | 2,109.0 |
94
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Mirabel | Quebec | City | 61,108 | 50,513 | +21.0% | 484.09 | 126.2 |
95
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Blainville | Quebec | Ville | 59,819 | 56,863 | +5.2% | 54.97 | 1,088.2 |
96
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North Vancouver | British Columbia | City | 58,120 | 52,898 | +9.9% | 11.83 | 4,912.9 |
97
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Saint-Hyacinthe | Quebec | Ville | 57,239 | 55,648 | +2.9% | 188.85 | 303.1 |
98
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Welland | Ontario | City | 55,750 | 52,293 | +6.6% | 81.16 | 686.9 |
99
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Belleville | Ontario | City | 55,071 | 50,716 | +8.6% | 247.15 | 222.8 |
100
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North Bay | Ontario | City | 52,662 | 51,553 | +2.2% | 315.53 | 166.9 |
See also
[edit]- List of the largest cities and towns in Canada by area
- List of the largest population centres in Canada
- List of largest Canadian cities by census
- List of census metropolitan areas and agglomerations in Canada
- Population of Canada by year
- Population of Canada by province and territory
References
[edit]- ^ "Population and dwelling counts, for Canada and census subdivisions (municipalities), 2021 and 2016 censuses". Statistics Canada. 9 February 2022. Retrieved 2022-02-09.