List of census divisions of Canada by population
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The following table lists Canada's census divisions by population in the Canada 2006 Census, from highest to lowest. Clicking on the province's two letter abbreviation will take you to a list of census divisions for that province with links.
| Rank | Name | Type of Division | Province | Population | Seat |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Toronto | independent city | ON | 2,503,281 | |
| 2 | Greater Vancouver | regional distict | BC | 2,116,581 | Burnaby |
| 3 | Montreal | 16 independent cities making up the Island of Montreal | QC | 1,854,442 | Montreal |
| 4 | Division No. 6 | division | AB | 1,160,936 | Calgary |
| 5 | Peel | regional municipality | ON | 1,159,405 | Brampton |
| 6 | Division No. 11 | division | AB | 1,076,103 | Edmonton |
| 7 | York | regional municipality | ON | 892,712 | Newmarket |
| 8 | Ottawa | independent city | ON | 812,129 | |
| 9 | Division No. 11 | division | MB | 636,177 | Winnipeg |
| 10 | Durham | regional municipality | ON | 561,258 | Whitby |
| 11 | Quebec City | independent city | QC | 525,376 | |
| 12 | Hamilton | independent city | ON | 504,559 | |
| 13 | Waterloo | regional municipality | ON | 478,121 | Kitchener |
| 14 | Halton | regional municipality | ON | 439,256 | Milton |
| 15 | Niagara | regional municipality | ON | 427,421 | Thorold |
| 16 | Middlesex | county | ON | 422,333 | London |
| 17 | Simcoe | county | ON | 422,204 | Barrie |
| 18 | Essex | county | ON | 393,402 | Windsor |
| 19 | Longueuil | independent city | QC | 385,533 | |
| 20 | Halifax | regional municipality | NS | 372,858 | Halifax |
| 21 | Laval | independent city | QC | 368,709 | |
| 22 | Capital | regional district | BC | 345,164 | Victoria |
| 23 | Fraser Valley | regional district | BC | 257,031 | Abbotsford |
| 24 | Division No. 1 | division | NL | 248,418 | St. John's |
| 25 | Division No. 11 | division | SK | 244,273 | Saskatoon |
| 26 | Gatineau | independent city | QC | 242,124 | |
| 27 | Division No. 6 | division | SK | 220,688 | Regina |
| 28 | Wellington County | county | ON | 200,425 | Guelph |
| 29 | Division No. 8 | division | AB | 175,337 | Red Deer |
| 30 | Saguenay-et-Le Fjord | city and regional county municipality | QC | 163,717 | Saguenay |
| 31 | Central Okanagan | regional district | BC | 162,276 | Kelowna |
| 32 | Greater Sudbury | independent city | ON | 157,909 | |
| 33 | Rousillon | regional county municipality | QC | 149,996 | Delson |
| 34 | Thunder Bay | district | ON | 149,063 | Thunder Bay |
| 35 | Sherbrooke | independent city | QC | 147,427 | |
| 36 | Frontenac | management unit | ON | 143,865 | Kingston |
| 37 | Thérèse-de-Blainville | regional county municipality | QC | 130,529 | Boisbrand |
| 38 | Les Chenaux | regional county municipality | QC | 143,267 | Saint-Luc-de-Vincennes |
| 39 | Division No. 2 | division | AB | 142,249 | Lethbridge |
| 40 | Nanaimo | regional district | BC | 138,631 | Nanaimo |
| 41 | Peterborough | county | ON | 133,080 | Peterborough |
| 42 | Westmorland | county | NB | 132,849 | Dorchester |
| 43 | Hastings | county | ON | 130,474 | Belleville |
| 44 | Lévis | independent city | QC | 130,006 | |
| 45 | Les Moulins | regional county municipality | QC | 128,467 | Terrebonne |
| 46 | Lambton | county | ON | 128,204 | Plympton-Wyoming |
| 47 | Brant/Brantford | two single-tier municipalities | ON | 125,099 | |
| 48 | Thompson-Nicola | regional district | BC | 122,286 | Kamloops |
| 49 | Vaudreuil-Soulanges | regional county municipality | QC | 120,395 | Vaudreuil-Dorion |
| 50 | Algoma District | district | ON | 117,461 | Sault Ste. Marie |
| 51 | Stormont, Dundas and Glengarry | county | ON | 110,399 | Cornwall |
| 52 | L'Assomption | regional county municipality | QC | 109,636 | L'Assomption |
| 53 | Le Haut-Richelieu | regional county municipality | QC | 108,892 | Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu |
| 54 | Chatham-Kent | single-tier municipality | ON | 108,589 | |
| 55 | Haldimand-Norfolk | two single-tier municipalities | ON | 107,812 | |
| 56 | La Vallée-de-Richelieu | regional county municipality | QC | 106,762 | Beloeil |
| 57 | Cape Breton | regional municipality | NS | 105,928 | Sydney |
| 58 | Oxford | county | ON | 102,756 | Woodstock |
| 59 | Comox-Strathcona | regional district | BC | 101,595 | Courtenay |
| 60 | La Rivière-du-Nord | regional county municipality | QC | 101,571 | Saint-Jérôme |
| 61 | Leeds and Grenville | county | ON | 99,206 | Brockville |
| 62 | Division No. 19 | division | AB | 98,712 | Grande Prairie |
| 63 | Renfrew | county | ON | 97,545 | Pembroke |
| 64 | Drummond | regional county municipality | QC | 92,982 | Drummondville |
| 65 | Grey | county | ON | 92,411 | Owen Sound |
| 66 | Fraser-Fort George | regional district | BC | 92,264 | Prince George |
| 67 | York | county | NB | 90,872 | Fredericton |
| 68 | Deux-Montagnes | regional county municipality | QC | 87,249 | Deux-Montagnes |
| 69 | Division No. 10 | division | AB | 86,796 | Camrose |
| 70 | La Haute-Yamaska | regional county municipality | QC | 85,405 | Granby |
| 71 | Elgin | county | ON | 85,351 | St. Thomas |
| 72 | Nipissing | district | ON | 84,688 | North Bay |
| 73 | Cochrane | district | ON | 82,503 | Timmins |
| 74 | Northumberland | county | ON | 80,963 | Cobourg |
| 75 | Les Maskoutains | regional county municipality | QC | 80,694 | Saint-Hyacinthe |
| 76 | Prescott and Russell | county | ON | 80,184 | L'Orignal |
| 77 | Okanagan-Similkameen | regional district | BC | 79,475 | Penticton |
| 78 | Division No. 15 | division | SK | 79,018 | Prince Albert |
| 79 | Gloucester | county | NB | 78,948 | Bathurst |
| 80 | North Okanagan | regional district | BC | 77,301 | Coldstream |
| 81 | Cowichan Valley | regional district | BC | 76,929 | Duncan |
| 82 | Saint John | county | NB | 74,621 | Saint John |
| 83 | Kawartha Lakes | single-tier | ON | 74,561 | Lindsay |
| 84 | Division No. 1 | division | AB | 74,550 | Medicine Hat |
| 85 | Perth | county | ON | 74,344 | Stratford |
| 86 | Queens | county | PEI | 72,744 | Charlottetown |
| 87 | Lajemmerais | regional county municipality | QC | 69,881 | Verchères |
| 88 | Division No. 13 | division | AB | 66,972 | Athabasca |
| 89 | Arthabaska | regional county municipality | QC | 66,247 | Victoriaville |
| 90 | Kings | county | NB | 60,035 | Hampton |
| 91 | Bruce | county | ON | 65,349 | Walkerton |
| 92 | Kenora | district | ON | 64,419 | Kenora |
| 93 | Lanark | county | ON | 63,785 | Perth |
| 94 | Cariboo | regional district | BC | 62,190 | Williams Lake |
| 95 | Beauharnois-Salaberry | regional county municipality | QC | 60,802 | Beauharnois |
| 96 | Kings | county | NS | 60,035 | Kentville |
| 97 | Division No. 12 | division | AB | 59,990 | St. Paul |
| 98 | Huron | county | ON | 59,325 | Goderich |
| 99 | Division No. 17 | division | AB | 59,282 | Slave Lake |
| 100 | Division No. 7 | division | MB | 59,168 | Brandon |
| 101 | Joliette | regional county municipality | QC | 58,354 | Joliette |
| 102 | Peace River | regional district | BC | 58,264 | Dawson Creek |
| 103 | Muskoka | regional municipality | ON | 57,563 | Bracebridge |
| 104 | Division No. 2 | division | MB | 55,886 | Steinbach |
| 105 | Central Kootenay | regional district | BC | 55,883 | Nelson |
| 106 | East Kootenay | regional district | BC | 55,485 | Cranbrook |
| 107 | Dufferin | county | ON | 54,436 | Orangeville |
| 108 | Rimouski-Neigette | regional county municipality | QC | 53,193 | Rimouski |
| 109 | Division No. 16 | division | AB | 53,080 | Fort McMurray |
| 110 | Shawinigan | independent city | QC | 51,904 | |
| 111 | Lac-Saint-Jean-Est | regional county municipality | QC | 51,170 | Alma |
| 112 | Division No. 5 | division | AB | 51,104 | Drumheller |
| 113 | Columbia-Shuswap | regional district | BC | 50,141 | Salmon Arm |
| 114 | Colchester | county | NS | 50,023 | Truro |
| 115 | Le Bas-Richelieu | regional county municipality | QC | 49,932 | Sorel-Tracy |
| 116 | Matawinie | regional county municipality | QC | 49,717 | Rawdon |
| 117 | Beauce-Sartignan | regional county municipality | QC | 49,611 | Saint-Georges |
| 118 | Northumberland | county | NB | 48,868 | Miramichi |
| 119 | Lunenburg | county | NS | 47,150 | Lunenburg |
| 120 | Brome-Missisquoi | regional county municipality | QC | 46,720 | Cowansville |
| 121 | Pictou | county | NS | 46,513 | Pictou |
| 122 | Portneuf | regional county municipality | QC | 46,507 | Cap-Santé |
| 123 | Division No. 7 | division | SK | 45,532 | Moose Jaw |
| 124 | Memphrémagog | regional county municipality | QC | 45,310 | Magog |
| 125 | Division No. 3 | division | MB | 44,873 | Winkler |
| 126 | Division No. 13 | division | MB | 44,829 | Selkirk |
| 127 | Prince | county | PEI | 44,499 | Summerside |
| 128 | L'Amiante | regional county municipality | QC | 43,390 | Thetford Mines |
| 129 | Les Laurentides | regional county municipality | QC | 42,896 | Saint-Faustin-Lac-Carré |
| 130 | Montcalm | regional county municipality | QC | 42,558 | Sainte-Julienne |
| 131 | Les Collines-de-l'Outaouais | regional county municipality | QC | 42.005 | Chelsea |
| 132 | La Vallée-de-l'Or | regional county municipality | QC | 41,896 | Val-d'Or |
| 133 | Hants | county | NS | 41,182 | Windsor |
| 134 | Parry Sound | district | ON | 40,918 | Parry Sound |
| 135 | Division No. 5 | division | NL | 40,805 | Corner Brook |
| 136 | Lennox and Addington | county | ON | 40,542 | Napanee |
| 137 | Division No. 17 | division | SK | 40,406 | Lloydminster |
| 138 | D'Autray | regional county municipality | QC | 40,321 | Berthierville |
| 139 | Rouyn-Noranda | independent city | QC | 39,924 | |
| 140 | Division No. 7 | division | AB | 39,909 | Stettler |
| 141 | Nord-du-Québec (Jamésie-Nunavik) | administrative region | QC | 39,817 | Chibougamau |
| 142 | Division No. 8 | division | NL | 38,937 | Lewisporte |
| 143 | Sept-Rivières-Caniapiscau | two regional county municipalities | QC | 38,661 | Sept-Îles, Fermont |
| 144 | Division No. 22 | division | MB | 38,421 | Thompson |
| 145 | Bulkley-Nechako | regional district | BC | 38,243 | Burns Lake |
| 146 | Kitimat-Stikine | regional district | BC | 37,999 | Terrace |
| 147 | Division No. 3 | division | AB | 37,846 | Fort Macleod |
| 148 | Division No. 16 | division | SK | 37,118 | North Battleford |
| 149 | Les Pays-d'en-Haut | regional county municipality | QC | 36,573 | Sainte-Adèle |
| 150 | Division No. 14 | division | SK | 36,515 | Melfort |
| 151 | Division No. 6 | division | NL | 36,208 | Grand Falls-Windsor |
| 152 | Maskinongé | regional county municipality | QC | 35,637 | Louiseville |
| 153 | Division No. 7 | division | NL | 35,501 | Bonavista |
| 154 | Squamish-Lillooet | regional district | BC | 35,225 | Pemberton |
| 155 | Antoine-Labelle | regional county municipality | QC | 34,999 | Mont-Laurier |
| 156 | Division No. 9 | division | SK | 34,736 | Yorkton |
| 157 | Mirabel | regional county municipality | QC | 34,626 | Mirabel |
| 158 | Division No. 15 | division | AB | 34,150 | Banff |
| 159 | Madawaska | county | NB | 34,071 | Edmundston |
| 160 | Division No. 18 | division | SK | 33,919 | La Ronge |
| 161 | Restigouche | county | NB | 33,834 | Dalhousie |
| 162 | Bellechasse | regional county municipality | QC | 33,330 | Saint-Lazare-de-Bellechasse |
| 163 | Rivière-du-Loup | regional county municipality | QC | 33,305 | Rivière-du-Loup |
| 164 | Timiskaming District | district | ON | 33,283 | Temiskaming Shores |
| 165 | Manicouagan | regional county municipality | QC | 33,052 | Baie-Comeau |
| 166 | Fort Smith | region | NT | 32,272 | Yellowknife |
| 167 | Cumberland | county | NS | 32,046 | Amherst |
| 168 | Le Domaine-du-Roy | regional county municipality | QC | 31,956 | Roberval |
| 169 | Kent | county | NB | 31,449 | Richibucto |
| 170 | La Nouvelle-Beauce | regional county municipality | QC | 31,415 | Sainte-Marie |
| 171 | Rouville | regional county municipality | QC | 31,365 | Marieville |
| 172 | Kootenay Boundary | regional district | BC | 30,742 | Trail |
| 173 | Alberni-Clayoquot | regional district | BC | 30,664 | Port Alberni |
| 174 | Division No. 5 | division | SK | 30,529 | Melville |
| 175 | Yukon | territory | YT | 30,372 | Whitehorse |
| 176 | Argenteuil | regional county municipality | QC | 29,992 | Lachute |
| 177 | La Jacques-Cartier | regional county municipality | QC | 29,738 | Shannon |
| 178 | Division No. 8 | division | SK | 29,199 | Swift Current |
| 179 | Division No. 1 | division | SK | 29,168 | Estevan |
| 180 | Le Val-Saint-François | regional county municipality | QC | 29,023 | Richmond |
| 181 | Division No. 14 | division | AB | 27,881 | Edson |
| 182 | Sunshine Coast | regional district | BC | 27,759 | Sechelt |
| 183 | Albert | county | NB | 27,562 | Riverview |
| 184 | Lotbinière | regional county municipality | QC | 27,425 | Sainte-Croix |
| 185 | Charlotte | county | NB | 26,898 | St. Andrews |
| 186 | Carleton | county | NB | 26,632 | Woodstock |
| 187 | Yarmouth | county | NS | 26,277 | Yarmouth |
| 188 | Maria-Chapdelaine | regional county municipality | QC | 25,767 | Dolbeau-Mistassini |
| 189 | Sunbury | county | NB | 25,542 | Burton |
| 190 | Prince Edward County | single-tier | ON | 25,496 | Picton |
| 191 | Abitibi | regional county municipality | QC | 24,275 | Amos |
| 192 | Les Jardins-de-Napierville | regional county municipality | QC | 24,111 | Napierville |
| 193 | Division No. 10 | division | NL | 23,950 | Happy Valley-Goose Bay |
| 194 | Division No. 18 | division | MB | 23,861 | Gimli |
| 195 | Montmagny | regional county municipality | QC | 23,201 | Montmagny |
| 196 | L'Érable | regional county municipality | QC | 23,158 | Plessisville |
| 197 | Division No. 9 | division | MB | 23,086 | Portage la Prairie |
| 198 | La Côte-de-Beaupré | regional county municipality | QC | 23,015 | Château-Richer |
| 199 | Nicolet-Yamaska | regional county municipality | QC | 23,007 | Nicolet |
| 200 | Division No. 12 | division | SK | 22,452 | Battleford |
| 201 | Division No. 17 | division | MB | 22,358 | Dauphin |
| 202 | Division No. 13 | division | SK | 22,342 | Kindersley |
| Le Granit | regional county municipality | QC | 22,342 | Lac-Mégantic | |
| 204 | Division No. 2 | division | NL | 22,298 | Marystown |
| 205 | Matane | regional county municipality | QC | 22,247 | Matane |
| 206 | Kamouraska | regional county municipality | QC | 22,084 | Saint-Pascal |
| 207 | Le Haut-Saint-Laurent | regional county municipality | QC | 21,943 | Huntingdon |
| 208 | Papineau | regional county municipality | QC | 21,863 | Papineauville |
| 209 | Témiscouata | regional county municipality | QC | 21,785 | Notre-Dame-du-Lac |
| 210 | Le Haut-Saint-François | regional county municipality | QC | 21,744 | Cookshire-Eaton |
| 211 | Division No. 21 | division | MB | 21,606 | Flin Flon |
| 212 | Rainy River | district | ON | 21,564 | Fort Frances |
| 213 | Annapolis | county | NS | 21,438 | Annapolis Royal |
| 214 | Division No. 15 | division | MB | 21,417 | Neepawa |
| 215 | Sudbury District | district | ON | 21,392 | Espanola |
| 216 | Division No. 4 | division | NL | 21,168 | Stephenville |
| 217 | Abitibi-Ouest | regional county municipality | QC | 20,792 | La Sarre |
| 218 | La Vallée-de-la-Gatineau | regional county municipality | QC | 20,518 | Gracefield |
| 219 | Division No. 2 | division | SK | 20,363 | Weyburn |
| 220 | Division No. 9 | division | AB | 20,351 | Rocky Mountain House |
| 221 | Victoria | county | NB | 20,319 | Perth-Andover |
| 222 | Division No. 12 | division | MB | 19,753 | Beausejour |
| 223 | Skeena-Queen Charlotte | regional district | BC | 19,664 | Prince Rupert |
| 224 | Powell River | regional district | BC | 19,599 | Powell River |
| 225 | La Mitis | regional county municipality | QC | 19,365 | Mont-Joli |
| 226 | La Matapédia | regional county municipality | QC | 19,199 | Amqui |
| 227 | Inverness | county | NS | 19,036 | Port Hood |
| 228 | Digby | county | NS | 18,992 | Digby |
| 229 | L'Islet | regional county municipality | QC | 18,902 | Saint-Jean-Port-Joli |
| 230 | Antigonish | county | NS | 18,836 | Antigonish |
| 231 | Bécancour | regional county municipality | QC | 18,806 | Bécancour |
| 232 | Robert-Cliche | regional county municipality | QC | 18,790 | Beauceville |
| 233 | Kings | county | PEI | 18,608 | Georgetown |
| 234 | Coaticook | regional county municipality | QC | 18,467 | Coaticook |
| 235 | Le Rocher-Percé | regional county municipality | QC | 18,437 | Chandler |
| 236 | Division No. 14 | division | MB | 18,118 | Stonewall |
| 237 | Division No. 9 | division | NL | 18,084 | St. Anthony |
| 238 | Bonaventure | regional county municipality | QC | 17,948 | New Carlisle |
| 239 | La Côte-de-Gaspé | regional county municipality | QC | 17,888 | Rivière-au-Renard |
| 240 | Division No. 3 | division | NL | 17,686 | Channel-Port aux Basques |
| 241 | Division No. 10 | division | SK | 17,680 | Wynyard |
| 242 | Les Etchemins | regional county municipality | QC | 17,599 | Lac-Etchemin |
| 243 | Division No. 1 | division | MB | 17,476 | Lac du Bonnet |
| 244 | Témiscamingue | regional county municipality | QC | 16,985 | Ville-Marie |
| 245 | Charlevoix-Est | regional county municipality | QC | 16,372 | Clermont |
| 246 | Division No. 19 | division | MB | 16,321 | Bissett |
| 247 | Haliburton | county | ON | 16,147 | Minden |
| 248 | Baffin | region | NU | 15,765 | Iqaluit |
| 249 | Shelburne | county | NS | 15,544 | Shelburne |
| 250 | La Tuque | independent city | QC | 15,448 | |
| 251 | Acton | regional county municipality | QC | 15,289 | Acton Vale |
| 252 | Avignon | regional county municipality | QC | 14,643 | Nouvelle |
| 253 | Pontiac | regional county municipality | QC | 14,586 | Campbell's Bay |
| 254 | Les Sources | regional county municipality | QC | 14,466 | Asbestos |
| 255 | Division No. 18 | division | AB | 14,322 | Grande Cache |
| 256 | Division No. 8 | division | MB | 14,052 | Gladstone |
| 257 | Division No. 5 | division | MB | 13,301 | Killarney |
| 258 | Charlevoix | regional county municipality | QC | 13,190 | Baie-Saint-Paul |
| 259 | Division No. 3 | division | SK | 13,133 | Assiniboia |
| 260 | Les Îles-de-la-Madeleine | agglomeration area | QC | 13,091 | Cap-aux-Meules |
| 261 | Manitoulin | district | ON | 13,090 | Gore Bay |
| 262 | Mékinac | regional county municipality | QC | 12,672 | Saint-Tite |
| 263 | La Haute-Gaspésie | regional county municipality | QC | 12,329 | Saint-Anne-des-Monts |
| 264 | La Haute-Côte-Nord | regional county municipality | QC | 12,303 | Les Escoumins |
| 265 | Minganie-Basse-Côte-Nord | regional county municipality and adjacent territory | QC | 11,895 | Havre-Saint-Pierre |
| 266 | Queens | county | NB | 11,708 | Gagetown |
| 267 | Mount Waddington | regional district | BC | 11,651 | Port McNeill |
| 268 | Queens | county | NS | 11,212 | Liverpool |
| 269 | Division No. 4 | division | SK | 11,086 | Maple Creek |
| 270 | Division No. 4 | division | AB | 10,600 | Hanna |
| 271 | Division No. 20 | division | MB | 10,405 | Swan River |
| 272 | Division No. 16 | division | MB | 9,945 | Roblin |
| 273 | Division No. 10 | division | MB | 9,902 | Sanford |
| 274 | Division No. 6 | division | MB | 9,814 | Virden |
| 275 | Richmond | county | NS | 9,740 | Arichat |
| 276 | Les Basques | regional county municipality | QC | 9,475 | Trois-Pistoles |
| 277 | Division No. 4 | division | MB | 9,380 | Pilot Mound |
| 278 | Inuvik Region | region | NT | 9,192 | Inuvik |
| 279 | Guysborough County | county | NS | 9,058 | Guysborough |
| 280 | Keewatin | region | NU | 8,348 | Rankin Inlet |
| 281 | Division No. 23 | division | MB | 8,252 | Churchill |
| 282 | Victoria County | county | NS | 7,594 | Baddeck |
| 283 | L'Île-d'Orléans | regional county municipality | QC | 6,862 | Sainte-Famille |
| 284 | Northern Rockies Regional District | regional district | BC | 6,147 | Fort Nelson |
| 285 | Kitikmeot | region | NU | 5,361 | Cambridge Bay |
| 286 | Central Coast | regional district | BC | 3,189 | Bella Coola |
| 287 | Division No. 11 | division | NL | 2,414 | Nain |
| 288 | Stikine | region | BC | 1,109 |
Source: Statistics Canada [1]
