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Census Results
1871-xx-xx
3,689,257
1881-xx-xx
4,324,810
1891-xx-xx
4,833,239
1901-xx-xx
5,371,315
1911-xx-xx
7,206,643
1921-xx-xx
8,787,949
1931-xx-xx
10,376,786
1941-xx-xx
11,506,655
1951-06-01
14,009,429
1956-06-01
16,080,791
1961-06-01
18,238,247
1966-06-01
20,014,900
1971-06-01
21,568,310
1976-06-01
22,992,605
1981-06-03
24,343,185
1986-06-03
25,309,330
1991-06-04
27,296,860
1996-05-14
28,846,761
2001-05-15
30,007,094
2006-05-16
31,612,897
2011-05-02
33,476,688
General Information
Official name
Canada
Official name [native]
Canada «English»
le Canada «French»
Capital
Ottawa
Capital [native]
Ottawa «English»
Ottawa «French»
Region
Northern America
ISO code
CA
Statistical agency
Statistics Canada
Name in Chinese
加拿大
Name in Arabic
كندا
Name in Spanish
el Canadá
Name in Russian
Канада
Name in French
le Canada
Administrative units
code
Province, Territory
capital
area (sq.km.)
population
2001-05-15
census
population
2006-05-16
census
population
2011-05-02
census
48
Alberta
Edmonton
640,081.87
2,974,807
3,290,350
3,645,257
59
British Columbia
Victoria
922,509.29
3,907,738
4,113,487
4,400,057
46
Manitoba
Winnipeg
552,329.52
1,119,583
1,148,401
1,208,268
13
New Brunswick
Fredericton
71,377.18
729,498
729,997
751,171
10
Newfoundland and Labrador
Saint-John's
370,510.76
512,930
505,469
514,536
61
Northwest Territories
Yellowknife
1,143,793.47
37,360
41,464
41,462
12
Nova Scotia
Halifax
52,939.44
908,007
913,462
921,727
62
Nunavut
Iqaluit
1,877,787.62
26,745
29,474
31,906
35
Ontario
Toronto
908,607.67
11,410,046
12,160,282
12,851,821
11
Prince Edward Island
Charlottetown
5,685.73
135,294
135,851
140,204
24
Quebec
Quebec
1,356,547.02
7,237,479
7,546,131
7,903,001
47
Saskatchewan
Regina
588,239.21
978,933
968,157
1,033,381
60
Yukon
Whitehorse
474,712.64
28,674
30,372
33,897
total
8,965,121.42
30,007,094
31,612,897
33,476,688
source: Statistics Canada.
note: Land area for 2011 is 8,965,121.42 sq.km., total area is 9,984,670 sq.km.
Agglomerations
name
population
2001-05-15
census
population
2006-05-16
census
population
2011-05-02
census
Toronto
4,682,897
5,113,149
5,583,064
Montréal
3,451,027
3,635,571
3,824,221
Vancouver
1,986,965
2,116,581
2,313,328
Ottawa - Gatineau
1,067,800
1,130,761
1,236,324
Calgary
951,494
1,079,310
1,214,839
Edmonton
937,845
1,034,945
1,159,869
Québec
686,569
719,153
765,706
Winnipeg
676,594
694,668
730,018
Hamilton
662,401
692,911
721,053
Kitchener
414,284
451,235
477,160
London
435,600
457,720
474,786
St. Catharines - Niagara
377,009
390,317
392,184
Halifax
359,183
372,858
390,328
Oshawa
296,298
330,594
356,177
Victoria
311,902
330,088
344,615
Windsor
307,877
323,342
319,246
Saskatoon
225,927
233,923
260,600
Regina
192,800
194,971
210,556
Sherbrooke
175,950
191,410
201,890
St. John's
172,918
181,113
196,966
Barrie
148,480
177,061
187,013
Kelowna
147,739
162,276
179,839
Abbotsford-Mission
147,370
159,020
170,191
Greater Sudbury
155,601
158,258
160,770
Kingston
146,838
152,358
159,561
Saguenay
154,938
156,305
157,790
Trois-Rivières
137,507
144,713
151,773
Guelph
117,344
133,698
141,097
Moncton
118,678
126,424
138,644
Brantford
118,086
124,607
135,501
Saint John
122,678
122,389
127,761
Thunder Bay
121,986
122,907
121,596
Peterborough
110,876
116,570
118,975
Chatham-Kent
107,709
108,589
104,075
Cape Breton
109,330
105,928
101,619
source: Statistics Canada.
Main cities
name
population
2001-05-15
census
population
2006-05-16
census
population
2011-05-02
census
Toronto
2,481,494
2,503,281
2,615,060
Montréal
1,583,590
1,620,693
1,649,519
Calgary
879,003
988,193
1,096,833
Ottawa
774,072
812,129
883,391
Edmonton
666,104
730,372
812,201
Mississauga
612,925
668,549
713,443
Winnipeg
619,544
633,451
663,617
Vancouver
545,671
578,041
603,502
Brampton
325,428
433,806
523,911
Hamilton
490,268
504,559
519,949
Quebec City
476,330
491,142
516,622
Surrey
347,820
394,976
468,251
Laval
343,005
368,709
401,553
Halifax
359,111
372,679
390,096
London
336,539
352,395
366,151
Markham
208,615
261,573
301,709
Vaughan
182,022
238,866
288,301
Gatineau
226,696
242,124
265,349
Longueuil
225,761
229,330
231,409
Burnaby
193,954
202,799
223,218
Saskatoon
196,861
202,340
222,189
Kitchener
190,399
204,668
219,153
Windsor
209,218
216,473
210,891
Regina
178,225
179,246
193,100
Richmond
164,345
174,461
190,473
Richmond Hill
132,030
162,704
185,541
Oakville
144,738
165,613
182,520
Burlington
150,836
164,415
175,779
Greater Sudbury
155,219
157,857
160,274
Sherbrooke
138,785
147,427
154,601
Oshawa
139,051
141,590
149,607
Saguenay
147,133
143,692
144,746
Lévis
121,999
130,006
138,769
Barrie
103,710
128,430
135,711
Abbotsford
115,494
124,258
133,497
Saint Catharines
129,170
131,989
131,400
Trois-Rivières
122,395
126,323
131,338
Cambridge
110,372
120,371
126,748
Coquitlam
112,890
114,565
126,456
Kingston
114,195
117,207
123,363
Whitby
87,413
111,184
122,022
Guelph
106,170
114,943
121,688
Kelowna
96,288
107,035
117,312
Saanich
103,654
108,265
109,752
Thunder Bay
109,016
109,140
108,359
St.John's
99,182
100,646
106,172
Langley
..
93,726
104,177
Chatham-Kent
107,341
108,177
103,671
Cape Breton
105,968
102,250
97,398
source: Statistics Canada.