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The table below lists the 100 largest municipalities in Canada by population, using data from the Canada 2001 census for census subdivisions.* Data collection for the 2006 census is underway and some of these rankings will change significantly. Several municipalities on the list, particularly in Quebec, have undergone amalgamations and demergers since the 2001 census.
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.
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Population in 2001 |
1 |
Toronto, Ontario (City) |
2,481,494 |
2 |
Montreal, Quebec (Ville)|
1,039,534 |
3 |
Calgary, Alberta (City) |
878,866 |
4 |
Ottawa, Ontario (City) |
774,610 |
5 |
Edmonton, Alberta (City) |
666,104 |
6 |
Winnipeg, Manitoba (City) |
619,544 |
7 |
Mississauga, Ontario (City) |
612,925 |
8 |
Vancouver, British Columbia (City) |
545,671 |
9 |
Hamilton, Ontario (City) |
490,268 |
10 |
Halifax, Nova Scotia (Regional municipality) |
359,111 |
11 |
Surrey, British Columbia (City) |
347,825 |
12 |
Laval, Quebec (Ville) |
343,005 |
13 |
London, Ontario (City) |
336,539 |
14 |
Brampton, Ontario (City) |
325,428 |
15 |
Markham, Ontario (Town) |
208,615 |
16 |
Windsor, Ontario (City) |
208,402 |
17 |
Saskatoon, Saskatchewan (City) |
196,811 |
18 |
Burnaby, British Columbia (City) |
193,954 |
19 |
Kitchener, Ontario (City) |
190,399 |
20 |
Vaughan, Ontario (City) |
182,022 |
21 |
Regina, Saskatchewan (City) |
178,225 |
22 |
Quebec City, Quebec (Ville) |
169,076 |
23 |
Richmond, British Columbia (City) |
164,345 |
24 |
Greater Sudbury, Ontario (City) |
155,219 |
25 |
Burlington, Ontario (City) |
150,836 |
26 |
Oakville, Ontario (Town) |
144,738 |
27 |
Oshawa, Ontario (City) |
139,051 |
28 |
Richmond Hill, Ontario (Town) |
132,030 |
29 |
St. Catharines, Ontario (City) |
129,170 |
30 |
Longueuil, Quebec (Ville) |
128,016 |
31 |
Abbotsford, British Columbia (City) |
115,469 |
32 |
Kingston, Ontario (City) |
114,195 |
33 |
Coquitlam, British Columbia (City) |
112,890 |
34 |
Cambridge, Ontario (City) |
110,372 |
35 |
Thunder Bay, Ontario (City) |
109,016 |
36 |
Chatham-Kent, Ontario (City) |
107,341 |
37 |
Guelph, Ontario (City) |
106,170 |
38 |
Cape Breton, Nova Scotia (Regional municipality) |
105,968 |
39 |
Barrie, Ontario (City) |
103,710 |
40 |
Saanich, British Columbia (District Municipality) |
103,654 |
41 |
Gatineau, Quebec (Ville) |
102,898 |
42 |
St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador (City) |
99,192 |
43 |
Delta, British Columbia (District Municipality) |
96,950 |
44 |
Kelowna, British Columbia (City) |
96,288 |
45 |
Whitby, Ontario (Town) |
87,413 |
46 |
Pickering, Ontario (City) |
87,139 |
47 |
Langley, British Columbia (District Municipality) |
86,896 |
48 |
Waterloo, Ontario (City) |
86,543 |
49 |
Brantford, Ontario (City) |
86,417 |
50 |
Montréal-Nord, Quebec (Ville) |
83,600 |
51 |
North Vancouver, British Columbia (District Municipality) |
82,310 |
52 |
Niagara Falls, Ontario (City) |
78,815 |
53 |
Saint-Laurent, Quebec (Ville) |
77,391 |
54 |
Kamloops, British Columbia (City) |
77,281 |
55 |
Sherbrooke, Quebec (Ville) |
75,916 |
56 |
Saint-Hubert, Quebec (Ville) |
75,912 |
57 |
Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario (City) |
74,566 |
58 |
Victoria, British Columbia (City) |
74,125 |
59 |
LaSalle, Quebec (Ville) |
73,983 |
60 |
Ajax, Ontario (Town) |
73,753 |
61 |
Nanaimo, British Columbia (City) |
73,000 |
62 |
Beauport, Quebec (Ville) |
72,813 |
63 |
Sainte-Foy, Quebec (Ville) |
72,547 |
64 |
Prince George, British Columbia (City) |
72,406 |
65 |
Strathcona County, Alberta (Specialized Municipality) |
71,986 |
66 |
Peterborough, Ontario (City) |
71,446 |
67 |
Sarnia, Ontario (City) |
70,876 |
68 |
Charlesbourg, Quebec (Ville) |
70,310 |
69 |
Clarington, Ontario (Town) |
69,834 |
70 |
Saint John, New Brunswick (City) |
69,661 |
71 |
Saint-Léonard, Quebec (Ville) |
69,604 |
72 |
Kawartha Lakes, Ontario (City) |
69,179 |
73 |
Red Deer, Alberta (City) |
67,707 |
74 |
Lethbridge, Alberta (City) |
67,374 |
75 |
Hull, Quebec (Ville) |
66,246 |
76 |
Newmarket, Ontario (Town) |
65,788 |
77 |
Brossard, Quebec (Ville) |
65,026 |
78 |
Maple Ridge, British Columbia (District Municipality) |
63,169 |
79 |
Chilliwack, British Columbia (City) |
62,927 |
80 |
Moncton, New Brunswick (City) |
61,046 |
81 |
Norfolk, Ontario (City) |
60,847 |
82 |
Verdun, Quebec (Ville) |
60,564 |
83 |
Chicoutimi, Quebec (Ville) |
60,008 |
84 |
Pierrefonds, Quebec (Ville) |
54,963 |
85 |
Jonquière, Quebec (Ville) |
54,842 |
86 |
New Westminster, British Columbia (City) |
54,656 |
87 |
Repentigny, Quebec (Ville) |
54,550 |
88 |
St. Albert, Alberta (City) |
53,081 |
89 |
North Bay, Ontario (City) |
52,771 |
90 |
Port Coquitlam, British Columbia (City) |
51,257 |
91 |
Medicine Hat, Alberta (City) |
51,249 |
92 |
Caledon, Ontario (Town) |
50,595 |
93 |
Welland, Ontario (City) |
48,402 |
94 |
Dollard-des-Ormeaux, Quebec (Ville) |
48,206 |
95 |
Halton Hills, Ontario (Town) |
48,184 |
96 |
Fredericton, New Brunswick (City) |
47,560 |
97 |
Drummondville, Quebec (Ville) |
46,599 |
98 |
Trois-Rivières, Quebec (Ville) |
46,264 |
99 |
Belleville, Ontario (City) |
45,986 |
100 |
Cornwall, Ontario (City) |
45,640 |
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Note 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. For example, Montreal (pop. 1,039,534) is a "Ville", but L'Ile Dorval (resident population: 0) is also a "Ville". Therefore, translating to "City" would be inaccurate.
Source: Statistics Canada
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