List of the 100 largest municipalities in Canada by population

The table below lists the 100 largest municipalities in Canada

Canada

Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...

by population, using data from the Canada

Canada

2006 census

Canada 2006 Census

The Canada 2006 Census was a detailed enumeration of the Canadian population. Census day was May 16, 2006. The next census following will be the 2011 Census. Canada's total population enumerated by the 2006 census was 31,612,897...

for census subdivisions.

This list includes only the population within a municipality's boundaries as defined at the time of the census. Many municipalities are part of a larger census metropolitan area or census agglomeration. For their ranking, see the list of the 100 largest metropolitan areas in Canada.

List

Rank	Municipality	Province	Type	Land Area (km2)	Population 2006	Population 2001	Population 1996	Change 1996–2006
1	Toronto Toronto Toronto is the provincial capital of Ontario and the largest city in Canada. It is located in Southern Ontario on the northwestern shore of Lake Ontario. A relatively modern city, Toronto's history dates back to the late-18th century, when its land was first purchased by the British monarchy from...	Ontario Ontario Ontario is a province of Canada, located in east-central Canada. It is Canada's most populous province and second largest in total area. It is home to the nation's most populous city, Toronto, and the nation's capital, Ottawa....	city	630.18	2,503,281	2,481,494	2,385,421	4.9
2	Montreal Montreal Montreal is a city in Canada. It is the largest city in the province of Quebec, the second-largest city in Canada and the seventh largest in North America...	Quebec Quebec Quebec or is a province in east-central Canada. It is the only Canadian province with a predominantly French-speaking population and the only one whose sole official language is French at the provincial level....	ville	365.13	1,620,693	1,583,590	1,547,030	4.8
3	Calgary Calgary Calgary is a city in the Province of Alberta, Canada. It is located in the south of the province, in an area of foothills and prairie, approximately east of the front ranges of the Canadian Rockies...	Alberta Alberta Alberta is a province of Canada. It had an estimated population of 3.7 million in 2010 making it the most populous of Canada's three prairie provinces...	city	726.50	988,193	879,003	768,082	28.7
4	Ottawa Ottawa Ottawa is the capital of Canada, the second largest city in the Province of Ontario, and the fourth largest city in the country. The city is located on the south bank of the Ottawa River in the eastern portion of Southern Ontario...	Ontario	city	2,778.64	812,129	774,072	721,136	12.6
5	Edmonton Edmonton Edmonton is the capital of the Canadian province of Alberta and is the province's second-largest city. Edmonton is located on the North Saskatchewan River and is the centre of the Edmonton Capital Region, which is surrounded by the central region of the province.The city and its census...	Alberta	city	684.37	730,372	666,104	616,306	18.5
6	Mississauga	Ontario	city	288.53	668,549	612,000	544,382	22.8
7	Winnipeg Winnipeg Winnipeg is the capital and largest city of Manitoba, Canada, and is the primary municipality of the Winnipeg Capital Region, with more than half of Manitoba's population. It is located near the longitudinal centre of North America, at the confluence of the Red and Assiniboine Rivers .The name...	Manitoba Manitoba Manitoba is a Canadian prairie province with an area of . The province has over 110,000 lakes and has a largely continental climate because of its flat topography. Agriculture, mostly concentrated in the fertile southern and western parts of the province, is vital to the province's economy; other...	city	464.01	633,451	619,544	618,477	2.4
8	Vancouver Vancouver Vancouver is a coastal seaport city on the mainland of British Columbia, Canada. It is the hub of Greater Vancouver, which, with over 2.3 million residents, is the third most populous metropolitan area in the country,...	British Columbia British Columbia British Columbia is the westernmost of Canada's provinces and is known for its natural beauty, as reflected in its Latin motto, Splendor sine occasu . Its name was chosen by Queen Victoria in 1858...	city	114.71	578,041	545,671	514,008	12.5
9	Hamilton Hamilton, Ontario Hamilton is a port city in the Canadian province of Ontario. Conceived by George Hamilton when he purchased the Durand farm shortly after the War of 1812, Hamilton has become the centre of a densely populated and industrialized region at the west end of Lake Ontario known as the Golden Horseshoe...	Ontario	city	1117.21	504,559	490,268	467,799	7.9
10	Quebec City Quebec City Quebec , also Québec, Quebec City or Québec City is the capital of the Canadian province of Quebec and is located within the Capitale-Nationale region. It is the second most populous city in Quebec after Montreal, which is about to the southwest...	Quebec	ville	454.26	491,142	476,330	467,728	5.0
11	Brampton Brampton Brampton is the third-largest city in the Greater Toronto Area of Ontario, Canada.Brampton may also refer to:- Canada :* Brampton, a city in Ontario** Brampton GO Station, a station in the GO Transit network located in the city- United Kingdom :...	Ontario	city	266.71	433,806	325,428	268,251	61.7
12	Surrey Surrey, British Columbia Surrey is a city in the province of British Columbia, Canada. It is a member municipality of Metro Vancouver, the governing body of the Greater Vancouver Regional District...	British Columbia	city	317.19	394,976	347,820	304,477	29.7
13	Halifax	Nova Scotia Nova Scotia Nova Scotia is one of Canada's three Maritime provinces and is the most populous province in Atlantic Canada. The name of the province is Latin for "New Scotland," but "Nova Scotia" is the recognized, English-language name of the province. The provincial capital is Halifax. Nova Scotia is the...	regional municipality Regional municipality A regional municipality is a type of Canadian municipal government similar to and at the same municipal government level as a county, although the specific structure and servicing responsibilities may vary from place to place...	5,490.18	372,679	359,111	342,851	8.7
14	Laval Laval, Quebec Laval is a Canadian city and a region in southwestern Quebec. It is the largest suburb of Montreal, the third largest municipality in the province of Quebec, and the 14th largest city in Canada with a population of 368,709 in 2006...	Quebec	ville	247.09	368,709	343,005	330,393	11.6
15	London London, Ontario London is a city in Southwestern Ontario, Canada, situated along the Quebec City – Windsor Corridor. The city has a population of 352,395, and the metropolitan area has a population of 457,720, according to the 2006 Canadian census; the metro population in 2009 was estimated at 489,274. The city...	Ontario	city	420.57	352,395	336,539	325,669	8.2
16	Markham Markham, Ontario Markham is a town in the Regional Municipality of York, located within the Greater Toronto Area of Southern Ontario, Canada. The population was 261,573 at the 2006 Canadian census...	Ontario	town	212.58	261,573	208,615	173,383	50.9
17	Gatineau Gatineau Gatineau is a city in western Quebec, Canada. It is the fourth largest city in the province. It is located on the northern banks of the Ottawa River, immediately across from Ottawa, Ontario, and together they form Canada's National Capital Region. Ottawa and Gatineau comprise a single Census...	Quebec	ville	342.21	242,124	226,696	217,591	11.2
18	Vaughan Vaughan Vaughan is a city in York Region north of Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Vaughan is the fastest growing municipality in Canada achieving a population growth rate of 80.2% between 1996–2006, according to Statistics Canada having nearly doubled in population since 1991. Vaughan is located in Southern...	Ontario	city	273.58	238,866	182,022	132,549	80.2
19	Longueuil Longueuil Longueuil is a city in the province of Quebec, Canada. It is the seat of the Montérégie administrative region and sits on the south shore of the Saint Lawrence River directly across from Montreal. The population as of the Canada 2006 Census totaled 229,330, making it the third largest city in...	Quebec	ville	115.59	229,330	225,761	225,722	1.6
20	Windsor Windsor, Ontario Windsor is the southernmost city in Canada and is located in Southwestern Ontario at the western end of the heavily populated Quebec City – Windsor Corridor. It is within Essex County, Ontario, although administratively separated from the county government. Separated by the Detroit River, Windsor...	Ontario	city	146.91	216,473	209,218	197,694	9.5
21	Kitchener Kitchener, Ontario The City of Kitchener is a city in Southern Ontario, Canada. It was the Town of Berlin from 1854 until 1912 and the City of Berlin from 1912 until 1916. The city had a population of 204,668 in the Canada 2006 Census...	Ontario	city	136.89	204,668	190,399	178,420	14.7
22	Burnaby	British Columbia	city	89.12	202,799	193,954	179,209	13.2
23	Saskatoon Saskatoon Saskatoon is a city in central Saskatchewan, Canada, on the South Saskatchewan River. Residents of the city of Saskatoon are called Saskatonians. The city is surrounded by the Rural Municipality of Corman Park No. 344....	Saskatchewan Saskatchewan Saskatchewan is a prairie province in Canada, which has an area of . Saskatchewan is bordered on the west by Alberta, on the north by the Northwest Territories, on the east by Manitoba, and on the south by the U.S. states of Montana and North Dakota....	city	217.92	202,340	196,861	193,653	4.5
24	Regina Regina, Saskatchewan Regina is the capital city of the Canadian province of Saskatchewan. The city is the second-largest in the province and a cultural and commercial centre for southern Saskatchewan. It is governed by Regina City Council. Regina is the cathedral city of the Roman Catholic and Romanian Orthodox...	Saskatchewan	city	118.87	179,246	178,225	180,404	−0.6
25	Richmond Richmond, British Columbia Richmond is a coastal city, incorporated in the Canadian province of British Columbia. Part of Metro Vancouver, its neighbouring communities are Vancouver and Burnaby to the north, New Westminster to the east, and Delta to the south, while the Strait of Georgia forms its western border...	British Columbia	city	128.76	174,461	164,345	148,867	17.2
26	Oakville Oakville, Ontario Oakville is a town in Halton Region, on Lake Ontario in Southern Ontario, Canada, and is part of the Greater Toronto Area. As of the 2006 census the population was 165,613.-History:In 1793, Dundas Street was surveyed for a military road...	Ontario	town	138.56	165,613	144,738	128,405	29.0
27	Burlington Burlington, Ontario Burlington , is a city located in Halton Region at the western end of Lake Ontario. Burlington is part of the Greater Toronto Area, and is also included in the Hamilton Census Metropolitan Area. Physically, Burlington lies between the north shore of Lake Ontario and the Niagara Escarpment...	Ontario	city	185.74	164,415	150,836	136,976	20.0
28	Richmond Hill Richmond Hill, Ontario Richmond Hill is a town located in Southern Ontario, Canada in the central portion of York Region, Ontario. It is part of the Greater Toronto Area, being located about halfway between Toronto and Lake Simcoe...	Ontario	town	100.89	162,704	132,030	101,725	60.0
29	Greater Sudbury	Ontario	city	3,200.56	157,857	155,219	165,336	−4.5
30	Sherbrooke	Quebec	ville	353.46	147,427	138,785	136,883	7.7
31	Saguenay Saguenay, Quebec Saguenay is a city in the Saguenay-Lac-Saint-Jean region of Quebec, Canada, on the Saguenay River, about north of Quebec City....	Quebec	ville	1,126.27	143,692	147,133	152,811	−6.0
32	Oshawa Oshawa Oshawa is a city in Ontario, Canada, on the Lake Ontario shoreline. It lies in Southern Ontario approximately 60 kilometres east of downtown Toronto. It is commonly viewed as the eastern anchor of both the Greater Toronto Area and the Golden Horseshoe. It is now commonly referred to as the most...	Ontario	city	145.65	141,590	139,051	134,464	5.3
33	St. Catharines	Ontario	city	96.11	131,989	129,170	130,926	0.8
34	Lévis Lévis, Quebec Lévis is a city in eastern Quebec, Canada. It is located on the south shore of the St. Lawrence River, opposite Quebec City. A ferry links Old Quebec with Old Lévis, and two bridges, the Quebec Bridge and the Pierre Laporte Bridge, connect western Lévis with Quebec City. The Société de transport de...	Quebec	ville	449.32	130,006	121,999	103,750	25.3
35	Barrie Barrie Barrie may refer to:* Barrie, city in Ontario, Canada* Barrie , Canadian federal electoral district* Barrie , provincial electoral district* Barrie—Simcoe—Bradford, former Canadian electoral district...	Ontario	city	76.99	128,430	103,710	79,191	62.1
36	Trois-Rivières Trois-Rivières Trois-Rivières means three rivers in French and may refer to:in CanadaTrois-Rivières, the largest city in the Mauricie region of Quebec, CanadaCircuit Trois-Rivières, a racetrack in Trois-Rivières, Quebec...	Quebec	ville	288.92	126,323	122,395	124,417	1.5
37	Abbotsford Abbotsford, British Columbia Abbotsford is a Canadian city located in the Lower Mainland of British Columbia, adjacent to Greater Vancouver. It is the fifth largest municipality in British Columbia, home to 123,864 people . Its Census Metropolitan Area, which includes the District of Mission, is the 23rd largest in Canada,...	British Columbia	city	359.36	123,864	115,494	105,403	17.5
38	Cambridge Cambridge, Ontario Cambridge is a city located in Southern Ontario at the confluence of the Grand and Speed rivers in the Regional Municipality of Waterloo, Ontario, Canada. It is an amalgamation of the City of Galt, the towns of Preston and Hespeler, and the hamlet of Blair.Galt covers the largest portion of...	Ontario	city	112.86	120,371	110,372	101,429	18.7
39	Kingston Kingston, Ontario Kingston, Ontario is a Canadian city located in Eastern Ontario where the St. Lawrence River flows out of Lake Ontario. Originally a First Nations settlement called "Katarowki," , growing European exploration in the 17th Century made it an important trading post...	Ontario	city	450.39	117,207	114,195	112,605	4.1
40	Guelph Guelph Guelph is a city in Ontario, Canada.Guelph may also refer to:* Guelph , consisting of the City of Guelph, Ontario* Guelph , as the above* University of Guelph, in the same city...	Ontario	city	86.72	114,943	106,170	95,821	20.0
41	Coquitlam	British Columbia	city	152.5	114,565	112,890	101,820	12.5
42	Whitby Whitby, Ontario Whitby is a town in Durham Region. Whitby is located in Southern Ontario east of Toronto on the north shore of Lake Ontario, and is home to the headquarters of Durham Region...	Ontario	town	146.52	111,184	87,413	73,794	50.7
43	Thunder Bay Thunder Bay -In Canada:Thunder Bay is the name of three places in the province of Ontario, Canada along Lake Superior:Thunder Bay District, Ontario, a district in Northwestern OntarioThunder Bay, a city in Thunder Bay District*Thunder Bay, Unorganized, Ontario...	Ontario	city	328.5	109,140	109,016	113,662	−4.0
44	Saanich Saanich, British Columbia The District of Saanich is a municipality on Vancouver Island in British Columbia. It is located north of the provincial capital, Victoria. It has a population of 108,265 people, making it the most populous municipality on Vancouver Island, and the seventh most populous in the province...	British Columbia	district municipality District municipality A district municipality is a designation for a class of municipalities found in several locations, including Canada, Lithuania, and South Africa.-Usage in British Columbia:...	103.44	108,265	103,654	101,388	6.8
45	Chatham-Kent Chatham-Kent, Ontario Chatham–Kent is a unitary authority in Southwestern Ontario, Canada. Mostly rural, its centres of population are Blenheim, Chatham, Dresden, Ridgetown, Tilbury and Wallaceburg. Modern Chatham–Kent was created in 1998 by the merger of Kent County and its municipalities.- History :The former city of...	Ontario	municipality	2,458.06	108,177	107,341	109,950	−1.6
46	Kelowna Kelowna Kelowna is a city on Okanagan Lake in the Okanagan Valley, in the southern interior of British Columbia, Canada. Its name derives from a Okanagan language term for "grizzly bear"...	British Columbia	city	211.69	106,707	96,288	89,442	19.3
47	Cape Breton Cape Breton Regional Municipality, Nova Scotia Cape Breton Regional Municipality often shortened to simply CBRM, is a regional municipality in Nova Scotia's Cape Breton County.According to the 2006 Census of Canada, the population within the Cape Breton Regional Municipality is 102,250...	Nova Scotia	regional municipality	2,433.33	102,250	105,968	114,733	−10.9
48	St. John's St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador St. John's is the capital and largest city in Newfoundland and Labrador, and is the oldest English-founded city in North America. It is located on the eastern tip of the Avalon Peninsula on the island of Newfoundland. With a population of 192,326 as of July 1, 2010, the St...	Newfoundland and Labrador Newfoundland and Labrador Newfoundland and Labrador is the easternmost province of Canada. Situated in the country's Atlantic region, it incorporates the island of Newfoundland and mainland Labrador with a combined area of . As of April 2011, the province's estimated population is 508,400...	city	446.04	100,646	99,182	101,936	−1.3
49	Waterloo Waterloo, Ontario Waterloo is a city in Southern Ontario, Canada. It is the smallest of the three cities in the Regional Municipality of Waterloo, and is adjacent to the city of Kitchener....	Ontario	city	64.10	97,475	86,543	77,949	25.1
50	Delta Delta, British Columbia Delta is a district municipality in British Columbia, and forms part of Metro Vancouver. Located south of Richmond, it is bordered by the Fraser River to the north, the United States to the south and the city of Surrey to the east...	British Columbia	district municipality	183.70	96,723	96,950	95,411	1.4
51	Terrebonne Terrebonne, Quebec Terrebonne is an off-island suburb of Montreal, in western Quebec, Canada. It is located on the north shores of the Rivière des Mille-Îles and of the Rivière des Prairies, North of Montreal and Laval....	Quebec	ville	154.60	94,703	80,536	75,116	26.1
52	Langley Langley, British Columbia (district municipality) The Township of Langley is a district municipality immediately east of the City of Surrey in southwestern British Columbia, Canada. It extends south from the Fraser River to the U.S. border, and west of the City of Abbotsford...	British Columbia	district municipality	306.93	93,726	86,896	80,179	16.9
53	Brantford	Ontario	city	72.47	90,192	86,417	86,417	4.4
54	Ajax Ajax, Ontario Ajax is a town in the Durham Region in the Greater Toronto Area.The town is named for the HMS Ajax a Royal Navy cruiser that served in World War II. Ajax is a part of the Greater Toronto Area and the...	Ontario	town	67.09	90,167	73,753	64,430	40.0
55	Pickering Pickering, Ontario Pickering is a city located in Southern Ontario, Canada immediately east of Toronto in Durham Region. It is part of the Greater Toronto Area, the largest metropolitan area in Canada.- Early Period :...	Ontario	city	231.58	87,838	87,139	78,989	11.3
56	Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu	Quebec	ville	225.78	87,492	79,600	76,461	14.4
57	Red Deer Red Deer, Alberta Red Deer is a city in Central Alberta, Canada. It is located near the midpoint of the Calgary-Edmonton Corridor and is surrounded by Red Deer County. It is Alberta's third-most-populous city – after Calgary and Edmonton. The city is located in aspen parkland, a region of rolling hills...	Alberta	city	69.23	82,772	67,829	60,080	37.8
58	North Vancouver North Vancouver, British Columbia (district municipality) The District of North Vancouver is a district municipality in British Columbia and is part of the GVRD. It surrounds the City of North Vancouver on three sides.-Geography:The District of North Vancouver is separated from Vancouver by Burrard Inlet...	British Columbia	district municipality	160.47	82,562	82,310	80,418	2.7
59	Strathcona County Strathcona County, Alberta Strathcona County is a specialized municipality in central Alberta, Canada between Edmonton and Elk Island National Park.It is located in Division No. 11 and is also part of the Edmonton Census Metropolitan Area. More than half of the population lives in Sherwood Park, a large community east of...	Alberta	specialized municipality Specialized municipalities of Alberta A specialized municipality is a type of municipal status used in the Canadian Province of Alberta. Alberta specialized municipalities are unique local governments that can be formed without resorting to special acts of Alberta's legislature...	1,179	82,511	71,986	64,176	28.6
60	Niagara Falls Niagara Falls, Ontario Niagara Falls is a Canadian city on the Niagara River in the Golden Horseshoe region of Southern Ontario. The municipality was incorporated on June 12, 1903...	Ontario	city	209.58	82,184	78,815	76,917	6.8
61	Kamloops	British Columbia	city	297.3	80,376	77,281	76,394	5.2
62	Nanaimo	British Columbia	city	89.30	78,692	73,000	70,130	12.2
63	Victoria Victoria, British Columbia Victoria is the capital city of British Columbia, Canada and is located on the southern tip of Vancouver Island off Canada's Pacific coast. The city has a population of about 78,000 within the metropolitan area of Greater Victoria, which has a population of 360,063, the 15th most populous Canadian...	British Columbia	city	19.68	78,057	74,125	73,405	6.3
64	Clarington	Ontario	municipality	611.1	77,820	69,834	60,615	28.3
65	Repentigny Repentigny, Quebec Repentigny is an off-island suburb of Montreal, in the province of Quebec, located north of Montreal, on the lower end of the L'Assomption River and on the Saint Lawrence River. Repentigny and Charlemagne are the first towns off the island of Montreal.-History:...	Quebec	ville	61.76	76,237	72,218	70,677	7.9
66	Sault Ste. Marie Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario Sault Ste. Marie is a city on the St. Marys River in Algoma District, Ontario, Canada. It is the third largest city in Northern Ontario, after Sudbury and Thunder Bay, with a population of 74,948. The community was founded as a French religious mission: Sault either means "jump" or "rapids" in...	Ontario	city	221.71	74,948	74,566	80,054	−6.4
67	Peterborough Peterborough, Ontario Peterborough is a city on the Otonabee River in southern Ontario, Canada, 125 kilometres northeast of Toronto. The population of the City of Peterborough was 74,898 as of the 2006 census, while the census metropolitan area has a population of 121,428 as of a 2009 estimate. It presently ranks...	Ontario	city	58.40	74,898	71,446	69,742	7.4
68	Lethbridge Lethbridge Lethbridge is a city in the province of Alberta, Canada, and the largest city in southern Alberta. It is Alberta's fourth-largest city by population after Calgary, Edmonton and Red Deer, and the third-largest by area after Calgary and Edmonton. The nearby Canadian Rockies contribute to the city's...	Alberta	city	121.97	74,637	67,374	63,053	18.4
69	Kawartha Lakes Kawartha Lakes The city of Kawartha Lakes is a unitary municipality in Central Ontario, Canada. Although called a city, Kawartha Lakes is the size of a typical Ontarian county and is mostly rural....	Ontario	city	3,059.47	74,561	69,179	67,926	9.8
70	Newmarket Newmarket, Ontario Newmarket is a town in Southern Ontario located approximately 50 km north of downtown Toronto, Ontario, Canada. It is part of the Greater Toronto Area and is connected to Toronto by freeway, and is served by three interchanges along Highway 404. It is also connected to Highway 400 via Highway 9...	Ontario	town	38.07	74,295	65,788	57,125	30.0
71	Sarnia Sarnia, Ontario Sarnia is a city in Southern Ontario, Canada . It is the largest city on Lake Huron and is located where the upper Great Lakes empty into the St. Clair River....	Ontario	city	164.63	71,419	70,876	72,738	−1.8
72	Brossard Brossard Brossard is a suburban area, located on the south shore of the Saint Lawrence River, opposite the island and city of Montreal.Brossard is subdivided into many smaller sections. These sections are characterized by having street names that all begin with the same letter of the alphabet...	Quebec	ville	45.2	71,154	65,026	65,927	7.9
73	Prince George Prince George, British Columbia Prince George, with a population of 71,030 , is the largest city in northern British Columbia, Canada, and is known as "BC's Northern Capital"...	British Columbia	city	316	70,981	72,406	75,510	−6.0
74	Chilliwack Chilliwack, British Columbia Chilliwack is a Canadian city in the Province of British Columbia. It is a predominantly agricultural community with an estimated population of 80,000 people. Chilliwack is the second largest city in the Fraser Valley Regional District after Abbotsford. The city is surrounded by mountains and...	British Columbia	city	260.19	69,217	62,567	60,186	15.0
75	Maple Ridge Maple Ridge, British Columbia Maple Ridge is a District Municipality in British Columbia, located in the northeastern section of Metro Vancouver. Maple Ridge has a population of approximately 68,949.-History:...	British Columbia	district municipality	265.79	68,949	63,169	56,173	22.7
76	Saint John Saint John, New Brunswick City of Saint John , or commonly Saint John, is the largest city in the province of New Brunswick, and the first incorporated city in Canada. The city is situated along the north shore of the Bay of Fundy at the mouth of the Saint John River. In 2006 the city proper had a population of 74,043...	New Brunswick New Brunswick New Brunswick is one of Canada's three Maritime provinces and is the only province in the federation that is constitutionally bilingual . The provincial capital is Fredericton and Saint John is the most populous city. Greater Moncton is the largest Census Metropolitan Area...	city	315.49	68,043	69,661	72,494	−6.1
77	Drummondville	Quebec	ville	246.79	67,392	63,029	58,588	15.0
78	Moncton	New Brunswick	city	141.17	64,128	61,046	59,313	8.1
79	Saint-Jérôme Saint-Jérôme, Quebec Saint-Jérôme is a town in Quebec, Canada, near Mirabel, about northwest of Montreal along Autoroute des Laurentides. The town is a gateway to the Laurentian Mountains and its resorts....	Quebec	ville	90.50	63,729	59,614	59,533	7.0
80	Norfolk County Norfolk County, Ontario Norfolk County is a rural city-status single-tier municipality on the north shore of Lake Erie in Southwestern Ontario, Canada. Bloomsburg is a small town located in Norfolk County and is the hometown of David Slater. The county seat and largest community is Simcoe...	Ontario	city	1,606.91	62,563	60,847	60,534	3.4
81	New Westminster	British Columbia	city	15.4	58,549	54,656	49,350	18.6
82	St. Albert St. Albert, Alberta St. Albert is a suburban city in Alberta, located northwest of Edmonton, on the Sturgeon River. It was originally settled as a Métis community, and is now the second largest city in the Edmonton area. St...	Alberta	city	35.04	57,719	53,081	46,888	23.1
83	Caledon Caledon, Ontario Caledon is a town in the Regional Municipality of Peel in the Greater Toronto Area of Ontario, Canada. In terms of land use, Caledon is somewhat urban, though it is primarily rural in nature...	Ontario	town	687.17	57,050	50,605	39,893	43.0
84	Medicine Hat	Alberta	city	112.01	56,997	51,249	46,783	21.8
85	Halton Hills Halton Hills, Ontario Halton Hills is a town in the Regional Municipality of Halton, west of Toronto, Ontario, Canada. It is located within the Greater Toronto Area....	Ontario	town	276.26	55,289	48,184	42,390	30.4
86	North Bay North Bay, Ontario North Bay is a city in Northeastern Ontario, Canada. It is the seat of Nipissing District, and takes its name from its position on the shore of Lake Nipissing.-History:...	Ontario	city	314.91	53,966	52,771	54,332	−0.7
87	Milton Milton, Ontario Milton is a town in Southern Ontario, Canada, and part of the Halton Region in the Greater Toronto Area. Milton received a tremendous amount of awareness following the release of the results of the 2006 Census, which indicated that Milton is the fastest growing municipality in the Greater Golden...	Ontario	town	366.61	53,939	31,471	32,104	68.0
88	Port Coquitlam	British Columbia	city	28.79	52,687	51,257	46,682	12.9
89	Shawinigan	Quebec	ville	733.27	51,904	52,040	56,721	−8.5
90	Saint-Hyacinthe Saint-Hyacinthe, Quebec Saint-Hyacinthe is a city in southwestern Quebec east of Montreal on the Yamaska River. The population as of the Canada 2006 Census was 55,823. The city is located in Les Maskoutains Regional County Municipality of the Montérégie region, and is traversed by the Yamaska River which flows...	Quebec	ville	188.69	51,616	50,394	50,027	3.2
91	Wood Buffalo Wood Buffalo, Alberta The Regional Municipality of Wood Buffalo is a specialized municipality located in northeastern Alberta. Formed as a result of the amalgamation of the City of Fort McMurray and Improvement District No. 143 on April 1, 1995, it is the second largest municipality in Alberta by area...	Alberta	specialized municipality	63,342.89	51,496	41,445	35,213	61.9
92	Fredericton	New Brunswick	city	130.68	50,535	47,580	46,507	8.7
93	Welland Welland, Ontario Welland is a city in the Regional Municipality of Niagara in Southern Ontario, Canada.The city has been traditionally known as the place where rails and water meet, referring to the railways from Buffalo to Toronto and Southwestern Ontario, and the waterways of Welland Canal and Welland River,...	Ontario	city	81.09	50,331	48,402	48,411	4.0
94	Dollard-des-Ormeaux	Quebec	ville	15.1	48,930	48,206	47,826	2.3
95	Belleville Belleville, Ontario Belleville is a city located at the mouth of the Moira River on the Bay of Quinte in Southern Ontario, Canada, in the Quebec City-Windsor Corridor. It is the seat of Hastings County, but is politically independent of it. and the centre of the Bay of Quinte Region...	Ontario	city	246.76	48,821	46,029	46,195	5.7
96	Granby Granby, Quebec Granby is a city in southwestern Quebec, located east of Montreal. The population as of the Canada 2006 Census was 47,637. Granby is the seat of La Haute-Yamaska Regional County Municipality. It is the fifth most populated city in Montérégie after Longueuil, Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu, Brossard and...	Quebec	ville	72.05	47,637	44,121	43,316	10.0
97	Aurora Aurora, Ontario Aurora is an affluent town in York Region, approximately 20 km north of Toronto. It is partially situated on the Oak Ridges Moraine, and is a part of the Greater Toronto Area and Golden Horseshoe of Southern Ontario.Many Aurora residents commute to Toronto and surrounding communities.In the...	Ontario	town	49.61	47,629	40,167	34,857	36.6
98	Grande Prairie	Alberta	city	61.08	47,076	36,983	31,353	50.1
99	Blainville Blainville, Quebec Blainville is an off-island suburb of Montreal, in southwestern Quebec and is located northwest of downtown Montreal.The idyllic setting and small town environment makes for a sharp contrast with the booming urban centre next door. Blainville sits right at the foot of the Laurentians, an ancient...	Quebec	ville	55.10	46,493	36,029	29,603	57.1
100	Cornwall Cornwall, Ontario Cornwall is a city in Eastern Ontario, Canada and the seat of the United Counties of Stormont, Dundas and Glengarry, Ontario. Cornwall is Ontario's easternmost city, located on the St...	Ontario	city	61.83	45,965	45,640	47,403	−3.0

Shown above, over half of the 100 largest Canadian municipalities are located in one of the two largest provinces – Ontario and Quebec. Very few are listed as being in one of the Atlantic Provinces – New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, Prince Edward Island, and Newfoundland and Labrador, as well as the Prairie Provinces – Manitoba, Saskatchewan, and Alberta. There are none listed in the Territories – Nunavut, Northwest Territories, and Yukon. The last province, with an average (relatively) amount of cities listed, is British Columbia.

Most growth 2001–2006

Census Subdivision	2006 Population	% vs 2001
Chestermere, Alberta Chestermere, Alberta Chestermere is a town adjacent to the City of Calgary in the Province of Alberta, Canada within Rocky View County. It is largely a bedroom community of Calgary and is a member municipality of the Calgary Regional Partnership... (town)	9,564	148.0
Milton, Ontario Milton, Ontario Milton is a town in Southern Ontario, Canada, and part of the Halton Region in the Greater Toronto Area. Milton received a tremendous amount of awareness following the release of the results of the 2006 Census, which indicated that Milton is the fastest growing municipality in the Greater Golden... (town)	53,939	71.4
Okotoks, Alberta Okotoks, Alberta Okotoks is a town situated on the Sheep River, south of Calgary, Alberta, Canada. The town is a member of the Calgary Regional Partnership, a cooperative of communities within the Calgary Region. Okotoks has become a popular bedroom community for the City of Calgary... (town)	17,145	46.7
Airdrie, Alberta Airdrie, Alberta Airdrie is a city in Alberta, Canada, located just north of Calgary within the Calgary–Edmonton Corridor. The City of Airdrie is part of Calgary's Census Metropolitan Area and a member community of the Calgary Regional Partnership . Due to its proximity to Calgary, Airdrie's population has been... (city)	28,927	41.8
Greater Vancouver A, British Columbia (regional district electoral area)	11,050	37.5
Sylvan Lake, Alberta Sylvan Lake, Alberta Sylvan Lake is a town in central Alberta, Canada. It is located west of the City of Red Deer along Highway 11 or Highway 11A. It is situated on the southeast edge of Sylvan Lake, a long freshwater lake, in Red Deer County.... (town)	10,208	36.1
Cantley, Quebec Cantley, Quebec Cantley, Quebec, Canada, is a rural municipality north of the city of Gatineau, east of the Gatineau River, located within Canada's National Capital Region approximately 15–20 minutes from Parliament Hill. The population in 2006 was 7,926. Between 2001 and 2006, Cantley had the largest population... (municipalité)	7,926	34.4
Saint-Colomban, Quebec Saint-Colomban, Quebec Saint-Colomban is a parish municipality in the regional county municipality of La Rivière-du-Nord in Québec, Canada. It is situated in the Laurentides region of Québec and was named in honour of Saint Columbanus.... (paroisse)	10,136	34.8
Strathmore, Alberta Strathmore, Alberta Strathmore is a town located along the Trans-Canada Highway in southern Alberta, Canada, east of the city of Calgary, within the boundaries of Wheatland County.- History :... (town)	10,225	34.2
Brampton Brampton Brampton is the third-largest city in the Greater Toronto Area of Ontario, Canada.Brampton may also refer to:- Canada :* Brampton, a city in Ontario** Brampton GO Station, a station in the GO Transit network located in the city- United Kingdom :... , Ontario (city)	433,806	33.3
Saint-Lazare, Quebec Saint-Lazare, Quebec Saint-Lazare, also known as Saint-Lazare-de-Vaudreuil, is an off-island suburb of Montreal, in southwestern Quebec, Canada in the Regional County Municipality of Vaudreuil-Soulanges.... (ville)	17,016	32.0
Saint-Philippe, Quebec Saint-Philippe, Quebec Saint-Philippe is a municipality located in Roussillon Regional County Municipality in the Montérégie region of Quebec, Canada. The municipality was established on July 1, 1855. The population as of the Canada 2006 Census was 5,121.-Population:... (municipalité)	5,121	31.6
McMasterville, Quebec McMasterville, Quebec McMasterville is a municipality in southwestern Quebec, Canada on the Richelieu River in the Regional County Municipality of La Vallée-du-Richelieu. The population as of the Canada 2006 Census was 5,234. It is within the Administrative Region of Montérégie.... (municipalité)	5,234	31.4
Vaughan Vaughan Vaughan is a city in York Region north of Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Vaughan is the fastest growing municipality in Canada achieving a population growth rate of 80.2% between 1996–2006, according to Statistics Canada having nearly doubled in population since 1991. Vaughan is located in Southern... , Ontario (city)	238,866	31.2
Paradise, Newfoundland and Labrador Paradise, Newfoundland and Labrador Paradise is a town on the Avalon Peninsula in the province of Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. The town is a part of the St. John's Metropolitan Area. The town borders the City of St. John's, the City of Mount Pearl, the Town of Portugal Cove-St. Philip's, and the town of Conception Bay South... (town)	12,584	31.1
Vaudreuil-Dorion, Quebec (city)	25,789	29.5
Sainte-Marthe-sur-le-Lac, Quebec Sainte-Marthe-sur-le-Lac, Quebec Sainte-Marthe-sur-le-Lac is a town in the Canadian province of Quebec, located in Deux-Montagnes Regional County Municipality. It is crossed from east to west by road 344, commonly known as Oka road... (ville)	11,311	29.4
Blainville, Quebec Blainville, Quebec Blainville is an off-island suburb of Montreal, in southwestern Quebec and is located northwest of downtown Montreal.The idyllic setting and small town environment makes for a sharp contrast with the booming urban centre next door. Blainville sits right at the foot of the Laurentians, an ancient... (ville)	46,493	29.0
Stony Plain, Alberta Stony Plain, Alberta Stony Plain is a large town in rural Alberta, Canada, just west of Edmonton.Stony Plain is a rapidly growing town with strong historical roots. It is located west of Spruce Grove and surrounded by Parkland County. The town is governed by one mayor and six councillors. The region is dominated by... (town)	12,363	28.5
Beaumont, Alberta (town)	8,961	27.9

Greatest decline 2001–2006

Census Subdivision	2006 Population	% vs 2001
Kitimat, British Columbia Kitimat, British Columbia Kitimat is a coastal city in northwestern British Columbia, in the Regional District of Kitimat-Stikine. The Kitimat Valley, which includes the adjacent community of Terrace, is the most populous urban district in Northwest British Columbia... (district municipality)	8,987	−12.6
Prince Rupert, British Columbia Prince Rupert, British Columbia Prince Rupert is a port city in the province of British Columbia, Canada. It is the land, air, and water transportation hub of British Columbia's North Coast, and home to some 12,815 people .-History:... (city)	12,815	−12.5
Cariboo A, British Columbia Cariboo A, British Columbia Cariboo A is a regional district electoral area in the Cariboo Regional District, British Columbia, Canada. The electoral area is located in central BC along the east coast of the Fraser River south of Quesnel and west of the Quesnel River... (regional district electoral area)	5,859	−8.9
Crowsnest Pass, Alberta Crowsnest Pass, Alberta The Municipality of Crowsnest Pass is a specialized municipality located in the Crowsnest Pass of the Rocky Mountains in southwest Alberta, Canada. The municipality formed as a result of the amalgamation of five municipalities – the Village of Bellevue, the Town of Blairmore, Town of Coleman, the... (specialized municipality)	5,749	−8.2
Marystown, Newfoundland and Labrador Marystown, Newfoundland and Labrador Marystown is a Canadian town in the province of Newfoundland and Labrador with a population of 5,436 . Situated 306 km from the province's capital, St. John's, it is on the Burin Peninsula. Up until the early 1990s, its economy was largely based on shipbuilding, and it is due in part to this... (town)	5,436	−8.0
Kapuskasing, Ontario Ontario Ontario is a province of Canada, located in east-central Canada. It is Canada's most populous province and second largest in total area. It is home to the nation's most populous city, Toronto, and the nation's capital, Ottawa.... (town)	8,509	−7.9
Kenora, Unorganized, Ontario Kenora, Unorganized, Ontario Unorganized Kenora is an unorganized area in northwestern Ontario, Canada, in Kenora District. Comprising 98.39 percent of the district's land area, yet only 10.93 percent of its population, it is essentially the remainder of the district's territory after all incorporated cities, municipalities,... (unorganized)	7,041	−7.7
Stephenville, Newfoundland and Labrador Stephenville, Newfoundland and Labrador Stephenville is a Canadian town in Newfoundland and Labrador on the west coast of the island of Newfoundland.... (town)	6,588	−7.3
Quesnel, British Columbia Quesnel, British Columbia -Demographics:Quesnel had a population of 9,326 people in 2006, which was a decrease of 7.1% from the 2001 census count. The median household income in 2005 for Quesnel was $54,044, which is slightly above the British Columbia provincial average of $52,709.... (city)	9,326	−7.1
Bulkley-Nechako Regional District, British Columbia (regional district electoral area)	5,290	−7.1
Inverness, Subdivision B, Nova Scotia (sub. of county municipality)	5,369	−6.9
Flin Flon Flin Flon Flin Flon is a Canadian mining city located on the border of Manitoba and Saskatchewan, with the majority of the city located within Manitoba.- Founding :... , Manitoba (city)	5,594	−6.8
Melfort, Saskatchewan Melfort, Saskatchewan Melfort is a small Canadian city in Saskatchewan, approximately southeast of Prince Albert, northwest of Saskatoon and north of Regina.According to The World Gazetteer, its population as of 2004 was 5,400... (city)	5,192	−6.6
Labrador City, Newfoundland and Labrador Labrador City, Newfoundland and Labrador Labrador City is a town in western Labrador , near the Quebec border. As of 2006, its population is 7,240... (town)	7,240	−6.5
Algoma, Unorganized, North Part, Ontario Algoma, Unorganized, North Part, Ontario Algoma Unorganized North Part is an unorganized area in northeastern Ontario, Canada, comprising all areas in Algoma District, north of the Sault Ste. Marie to Elliot Lake corridor, which are not part of an incorporated municipality or a First Nation... (unorganized)	5,717	−6.5
Terrace, British Columbia Terrace, British Columbia Terrace is a city on the Skeena River in British Columbia, Canada. The Kitselas people, a tribe of the Tsimshian Nation, have lived in the Terrace area for thousands of years. The community population fell between 2001 and 2006 from 12,109 with a regional population of 19,980 to 11,320 and... (city)	11,320	−6.5
Bathurst, New Brunswick Bathurst, New Brunswick Bathurst is a Canadian city in Gloucester County, New Brunswick.Bathurst is situated on Bathurst Harbour, an estuary at the mouth of the Nepisiguit River at the southernmost part of Chaleur Bay.... (parish)	5,144	−6.4
Alnwick, New Brunswick Alnwick, New Brunswick Alnwick is a Canadian parish in Northumberland County, New Brunswick.Its population in the 2006 Census was 6,152.-Delineation:Alnwick Parish is defined in the Territorial Division Act as:-Communities:... (parish)	6,152	−6.3
Banff, Alberta Banff, Alberta Banff is a town within Banff National Park in Alberta, Canada. It is located in Alberta's Rockies along the Trans-Canada Highway, approximately west of Calgary and east of Lake Louise.... (town)	6,700	−6.1
Yarmouth, Nova Scotia Yarmouth, Nova Scotia Yarmouth is a town and fishing port located on the Gulf of Maine in rural southwestern Nova Scotia, Canada. It is the shire town of Yarmouth County. The town is located in the heart of the world's largest lobster fishing grounds and has Canada's highest lobster catch.- History :The townsite may... (town)	7,162	−5.3

Populations shown for 2001 and 1996 are what the populations would have been if the municipal boundaries were as defined in 2006. Because of mergers and demergers, these numbers may be different from the populations for the municipalities as their boundaries were actually defined in those years.
These are only city proper populations; suburbs outside city limits are not included.
Quebec municipal classifications such as "Ville" have not been translated, because they do not directly correspond to the meaning generally understood by their English translations. Translating to "City" would be inaccurate.
Some municipalities calculate their populations differently than Statistics Canada. For example, Statistics Canada does not count post-secondary students in the municipality where they are attending school, yet those municipalities may count them.

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