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List of the 100 largest metropolitan areas in Canada
The table below lists the 100 largest metropolitan areas in Canada by population, using data from the Canada 2001 Census [1] and the Canada 2006 Census .[2] Each metropolitan area is identified by the official name of the Census Metropolitan Area (CMA) or Census Agglomeration (CA) as defined by Statistics Canada . Typically, that is the name of the largest city in the area. Any other municipality that comprises at least 10 per cent of the CMA or CA population is listed in parentheses. All listings are CAs, unless noted otherwise.
See also: List of the 100 largest cities in Canada by population
Rank in 2006
Rank in 2001
Place
Province
Type
2006 Population
2001 Population
1
1
Toronto (Mississauga )Ontario CMA
5,113,149
4,682,897
2
2
Montreal (Laval , Longueuil )Quebec CMA
3,635,571
3,451,027
3
3
Vancouver (Surrey )British Columbia CMA
2,116,581
1,986,965
4
4
Ottawa-Gatineau Ontario /Quebec CMA
1,130,761
1,063,664
5
5
Calgary Alberta CMA
1,079,310
951,494
6
6
Edmonton Alberta CMA
1,034,945
937,845
7
7
Quebec City (Lévis )Quebec CMA
715,515
686,569
8
8
Winnipeg Manitoba CMA
694,668
676,594
9
9
Hamilton (Burlington )Ontario CMA
692,911
662,401
10
10
London Ontario CMA
457,720
435,600
11
11
Kitchener (Cambridge , Waterloo )Ontario CMA
451,235
414,284
12
12
St. Catharines -Niagara (Niagara Falls , Welland )Ontario CMA
390,317
377,009
13
13
Halifax Nova Scotia CMA
372,858
359,183
14
16
Oshawa (Whitby , Clarington )Ontario CMA
330,594
296,298
15
14
Victoria (Saanich )British Columbia CMA
330,088
311,902
16
15
Windsor (Tecumseh , LaSalle , Lakeshore )Ontario CMA
323,342
307,877
17
17
Saskatoon Saskatchewan CMA
233,923
225,927
18
18
Regina Saskatchewan CMA
194,971
192,800
19
19
Sherbrooke (Magog )Quebec CMA
186,952
175,950
20
20
St. John's (Mount Pearl , Conception Bay South )Newfoundland and Labrador CMA
181,113
172,918
21
23
Barrie (Innisfil )Ontario CMA
177,061
148,480
22
24
Kelowna (Westside )British Columbia CMA
162,276
147,739
23
25
Abbotsford (Mission )British Columbia CMA
159,020
147,370
24
21
Greater Sudbury Ontario CMA
158,258
155,601
25
26
Kingston (South Frontenac )Ontario CMA
152,358
146,838
26
22
Saguenay Quebec CMA
151,643
154,938
27
27
Trois-Rivières Quebec CMA
141,529
137,507
28
32
Guelph Ontario CMA
127,009
117,344
29
30
Moncton (Dieppe , Riverview )New Brunswick CMA
126,424
118,678
30
31
Brantford (Brant )Ontario CMA
124,607
118,086
31
29
Thunder Bay Ontario CMA
122,907
121,986
32
28
Saint John (Quispamsis )New Brunswick CMA
122,389
122,678
33
33
Peterborough (Smith-Ennismore-Lakefield )Ontario CMA
116,570
110,876
34
35
Chatham-Kent Ontario CA
108,589
107,709
35
34
Cape Breton Nova Scotia CA
105,928
109,330
36
39
Lethbridge (County of Lethbridge )Alberta CA
95,196
87,388
37
36
Kamloops British Columbia CA
92,882
88,951
38
40
Nanaimo British Columbia CA
92,361
85,664
39
38
Belleville (Quinte West )Ontario CA
91,518
87,395
40
37
Sarnia (St. Clair )Ontario CA
88,793
88,331
41
43
Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu Quebec CA
87,492
79,600
42
42
Fredericton New Brunswick CA
85,688
81,346
43
41
Prince George British Columbia CA
83,225
85,035
44
48
Red Deer Alberta CA
82,772
67,829
45
45
Chilliwack British Columbia CA
80,892
74,003
46
44
Sault Ste. Marie Ontario CA
80,098
78,908
47
46
Drummondville Quebec CA
78,108
72,778
48
47
Kawartha Lakes Ontario CA
74,561
69,179
49
53
Grande Prairie (Grande Prairie County No. 1 )Alberta CA
71,868
58,787
50
51
Medicine Hat Alberta CA
68,822
61,735
51
49
Granby Quebec CA
68,352
63,069
52
50
North Bay Ontario CA
63,424
62,303
53
52
Norfolk Ontario CA
62,563
60,847
54
55
Charlottetown (Stratford )Prince Edward Island CA
58,625
57,234
55
54
Cornwall (South Stormont )Ontario CA
58,485
57,581
56
56
Shawinigan Quebec CA
56,434
56,412
57
57
Saint-Hyacinthe Quebec CA
55,823
54,275
58
58
Vernon (Coldstream )British Columbia CA
55,418
51,530
59
67
Wood Buffalo Alberta CA
52,643
42,581
60
61
Leamington (Kingsville )Ontario CA
49,741
46,757
61
64
Courtenay (Comox , Comox-Strathcona B )British Columbia CA
49,214
45,205
62
60
Victoriaville Quebec CA
48,893
46,908
63
59
Sorel-Tracy (Contrecoeur )Quebec CA
48,295
47,802
64
62
Brandon Manitoba CA
48,256
46,273
65
63
Rimouski Quebec CA
46,807
46,012
66
65
Truro (Colchester Subd. B , Colchester Subd. C )Nova Scotia CA
45,077
44,276
67
70
Joliette (Notre-Dame-des-Prairies , Saint-Charles-Borromée )Quebec CA
43,595
39,720
68
68
Penticton (Okanagan-Similkameen D )British Columbia CA
43,313
41,564
69
66
Timmins Ontario CA
42,997
43,686
70
74
Duncan (North Cowichan )British Columbia CA
41,387
38,813
71
69
Prince Albert Saskatchewan CA
40,766
41,460
72
75
Orillia (Ramara )Ontario CA
40,532
38,333
73
71
Rouyn-Noranda Quebec CA
39,924
39,621
74
73
Salaberry-de-Valleyfield Quebec CA
39,672
39,028
75
72
Brockville (Elizabethtown-Kitley , Augusta )Ontario CA
39,668
39,049
76
77
Campbell River (Comox-Strathcona D )British Columbia CA
36,461
35,036
77
76
New Glasgow (Pictou, Subd. C , Pictou, Subd. B , Stellarton , Westville )Nova Scotia CA
36,288
36,735
78
80
Woodstock Ontario CA
35,480
33,269
79
78
Midland (Tay , Penetanguishene )Ontario CA
35,402
33,692
80
79
Moose Jaw Saskatchewan CA
33,360
33,519
81
81
Alma Quebec CA
32,603
32,930
82
83
Val-d'Or Quebec CA
32,288
32,423
83
84
Owen Sound (Georgian Bluffs )Ontario CA
32,259
31,583
84
82
Bathurst (Bathurst Parish , Beresford Parish , Beresford )New Brunswick CA
31,424
32,523
85
87
Saint-Georges Quebec CA
31,364
29,759
86
86
Stratford Ontario CA
30,461
29,780
87
85
Baie-Comeau Quebec CA
29,808
30,401
88
88
Sept-Îles Quebec CA
27,827
27,623
89
98
Lloydminster Alberta /Saskatchewan CA
27,023
23,964
90
90
Corner Brook Newfoundland and Labrador CA
26,623
26,153
91
95
Parksville (Qualicum Beach , Nanaimo G )British Columbia CA
26,518
24,285
92
89
Thetford Mines Quebec CA
26,107
26,721
93
97
Centre Wellington Ontario CA
26,049
24,260
94
93
Kentville (Kings, Subd. B , Kings, Subd. C )Nova Scotia CA
25,969
25,172
95
91
Port Alberni (Alberni-Clayoquot E )British Columbia CA
25,297
25,299
96
100
Fort St. John (Peace River C )British Columbia CA
25,136
23,007
97
92
Miramichi (Northesk )New Brunswick CA
24,737
25,274
98
99
Rivière-du-Loup (Saint-Antonin )Quebec CA
24,570
23,229
99
96
Cranbrook (East Kootenay C )British Columbia CA
24,138
24,275
100
101
Pembroke (Laurentian Valley )Ontario CA
23,195
22,223
See also
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