List of census metropolitan areas and agglomerations in Canada

The table below lists the census metropolitan areas and agglomerations in Canada by population, using data from the Canada 2011 Census.[1] Each entry is identified as a census metropolitan area (CMA) or a census agglomeration (CA) as defined by Statistics Canada. Any other census subdivision that comprises at least 10 per cent of the CMA or CA population is listed in parentheses.[2]

Note that a city's metropolitan area in colloquial or administrative terms may be different from its CMA as defined by Statistics Canada, resulting in differing populations. Such is the case with the Greater Toronto Area where its metro population is notably higher than its CMA population due to its inclusion of the neighbouring Oshawa CMA to the east and the Burlington portion of the neighbouring Hamilton CMA to the west.[3]

Toronto
Montreal
Vancouver
Ottawa
Calgary
Edmonton
Quebec City
Winnipeg
Hamilton
Kitchener

Recent growth

Between 2006 and 2011, four of the five fastest growing CMAs were located in Western Canada with Alberta's two CMAs, Calgary and Edmonton, leading the country. Saskatoon, Kelowna and Moncton rounded out the top five in the country, while nine other CMAs registered growth that outpaced the national average. Of the remaining nineteen CMAs, all but two of them recorded population growth. Those that experienced population decline were Thunder Bay and Windsor.[1][4]

Ten of the fifteen fastest growing CAs in Canada between the two most recent censuses were located in Alberta. The other five were located in British Columbia with two, and Manitoba, Ontario and Yukon each with one. Twenty-four CAs experienced population decline between 2006 and 2011. The fifteen CAs that experienced the greatest population decline were located in British Columbia (two), Manitoba (one), New Brunswick (one), Nova Scotia (three), Ontario (four) and Quebec (four). Okotoks experienced the greatest increase while Thompson experienced the greatest decline.[1][4]

List

Canada had 33 CMAs and 114 CAs as of the 2011 census.

Rank
(2011)
Rank
(2006)
Geographic name Province Type Population
(2011)
Population
(2006)
Change
11Toronto (Mississauga)OntarioCMA5,583,0645,113,1499.2
22Montreal (Laval)QuebecCMA3,824,2213,635,5565.2
33Vancouver (Surrey)British ColumbiaCMA2,313,3282,116,5819.3
44Ottawa - GatineauOntario/QuebecCMA1,236,3241,133,6339.1
55CalgaryAlbertaCMA1,214,8391,079,31012.6
66EdmontonAlbertaCMA1,159,8691,034,94512.1
77Quebec (Lévis)QuebecCMA765,706719,1536.5
88WinnipegManitobaCMA730,018694,6685.1
99Hamilton (Burlington)OntarioCMA721,053692,9114.1
1011Kitchener - Cambridge - WaterlooOntarioCMA477,160451,2355.7
1110LondonOntarioCMA474,786457,7203.7
1212St. Catharines - Niagara (Niagara Falls, Welland)OntarioCMA392,184390,3170.5
1313HalifaxNova ScotiaCMA390,328372,8584.7
1414Oshawa (Whitby, Clarington)OntarioCMA356,177330,5947.7
1515Victoria (Saanich)British ColumbiaCMA344,615330,0884.4
1616Windsor (Lakeshore)OntarioCMA319,246323,342-1.3
1717SaskatoonSaskatchewanCMA260,600233,92311.4
1818ReginaSaskatchewanCMA210,556194,9718
1919Sherbrooke (Magog)QuebecCMA201,890191,4105.5
2020St. John's (Mount Pearl, Conception Bay South)Newfoundland and LabradorCMA196,966181,1138.8
2121Barrie (Innisfil)OntarioCMA187,013177,0615.6
2222Kelowna (West Kelowna)British ColumbiaCMA179,839162,27610.8
2323Abbotsford - MissionBritish ColumbiaCMA170,191159,0207
2424Greater SudburyOntarioCMA160,770158,2581.6
2526Kingston (South Frontenac, Loyalist)OntarioCMA159,561152,3584.7
2625SaguenayQuebecCMA157,790156,3051
2727Trois-RivièresQuebecCMA151,773144,7134.9
2828GuelphOntarioCMA141,097133,6985.5
2929Moncton (Dieppe, Riverview)New BrunswickCMA138,644126,4249.7
3030Brantford (Brant)OntarioCMA135,501124,6078.7
3132Saint John (Quispamsis)New BrunswickCMA127,761122,3894.4
3231Thunder BayOntarioCMA121,596122,907-1.1
3333Peterborough (Selwyn)OntarioCMA118,975116,5702.1
3436LethbridgeAlbertaCA105,99995,19611.3
3534Chatham-KentOntarioCA104,075108,589-4.2
3635Cape BretonNova ScotiaCA101,619105,928-4.1
3737KamloopsBritish ColumbiaCA98,75492,7976.4
3838NanaimoBritish ColumbiaCA98,02192,3616.1
3942FrederictonNew BrunswickCA94,26886,2269.3
4039Belleville (Quinte West)OntarioCA92,54091,5181.1
4141Saint-Jean-sur-RichelieuQuebecCA92,39487,4925.6
4246ChilliwackBritish ColumbiaCA92,30882,46511.9
4344Red DeerAlbertaCA90,56483,1548.9
4440Sarnia (St. Clair)OntarioCA89,55588,7930.9
4545DrummondvilleQuebecCA88,48082,9496.7
4643Prince GeorgeBritish ColumbiaCA84,23283,2251.2
4747Sault Ste. MarieOntarioCA79,80080,098-0.4
4849GranbyQuebecCA77,07771,1768.3
4948Kawartha LakesOntarioCA73,21474,561-1.8
5050Medicine HatAlbertaCA72,80768,8225.8
5158Wood BuffaloAlbertaCA66,89652,64327.1
5253Charlottetown (Stratford)Prince Edward IslandCA64,48759,3258.7
5351North BayOntarioCA64,04363,4241
5452NorfolkOntarioCA63,17562,5631
5554Cornwall (South Stormont)OntarioCA58,95758,4850.8
5656Vernon (Coldstream)British ColumbiaCA58,58455,4185.7
5757Saint-HyacintheQuebecCA56,79454,9763.3
5859Courtenay (Comox, Comox Valley A & B)British ColumbiaCA55,21351,3837.5
5963Grande PrairieAlbertaCA55,03247,10716.8
6055ShawiniganQuebecCA55,00956,408-2.5
6162BrandonManitobaCA53,22948,25610.3
6261RimouskiQuebecCA50,91248,9184.1
6360Leamington (Kingsville)OntarioCA49,76549,7410
6464Sorel-Tracy (Contrecœur)QuebecCA47,77246,5952.5
6566Joliette (Notre-Dame-des-Prairies, Saint-Charles-Borromée, Saint-Paul)QuebecCA46,93243,3068.4
6667VictoriavilleQuebecCA46,35443,1957.3
6765Truro (Colchester, Subd. B & C)Nova ScotiaCA45,88845,0771.8
6869Duncan (North Cowichan)British ColumbiaCA43,25241,3874.5
6968TimminsOntarioCA43,16542,9970.4
7071Prince AlbertSaskatchewanCA42,67340,7664.7
7170Penticton (Okanagan-Similkameen D)British ColumbiaCA42,36141,3032.6
7272Rouyn-NorandaQuebecCA41,79840,6502.8
7373Orillia (Ramara)OntarioCA40,73140,5320.5
7474Salaberry-de-ValleyfieldQuebecCA40,07739,6721
7575Brockville (Elizabethtown-Kitley, Augusta)OntarioCA39,02439,668-1.6
7677WoodstockOntarioCA37,75435,8225.4
7779Campbell River (Strathcona D)British ColumbiaCA36,09634,7074
7876New Glasgow (Pictou, Subd. C & B, Stellarton, Westville)Nova ScotiaCA35,80936,288-1.3
7978Midland (Tay, Penetanguishene)OntarioCA35,41935,4320
8082Saint-GeorgesQuebecCA34,64232,9025.3
8181Moose JawSaskatchewanCA34,42133,3603.2
8280Bathurst (Bathurst Parish, Beresford Parish, Beresford)New BrunswickCA33,48434,106-1.8
8383Val-d'OrQuebecCA33,26532,2883
8485AlmaQuebecCA33,01831,8643.6
8584Owen Sound (Georgian Bluffs)OntarioCA32,09232,259-0.5
8686StratfordOntarioCA30,88630,5161.2
8792LloydminsterAlberta/SaskatchewanCA30,79827,02314
8887Baie-ComeauQuebecCA28,78929,674-3
8990Sept-ÎlesQuebecCA28,48727,8272.4
9088Miramichi (North Esk)New BrunswickCA28,11528,773-2.3
9189Thetford MinesQuebecCA27,96828,110-0.5
9293Parksville (Qualicum Beach, Nanaimo G)British ColumbiaCA27,82226,5184.9
9394Rivière-du-Loup (Saint-Antonin)QuebecCA27,73426,4235
9491Corner BrookNewfoundland and LabradorCA27,20227,1940
9595Centre WellingtonOntarioCA26,69326,0492.5
9698Fort St. John (Peace River C)British ColumbiaCA26,38025,1364.9
9796Kentville (Kings, Subd. B & C)Nova ScotiaCA26,35925,9691.5
98101WhitehorseYukonCA26,02822,89813.7
9997Port Alberni (Alberni-Clayoquot E)British ColumbiaCA25,46525,3430.5
10099Cranbrook (East Kootenay C)British ColumbiaCA25,03724,1383.7
101114OkotoksAlbertaCA24,51117,15042.9
102100Pembroke (Laurentian Valley)OntarioCA24,01723,1953.5
103103Brooks (Newell County)AlbertaCA23,43022,4524.4
104104Quesnel (Cariboo A & B)British ColumbiaCA22,09621,0495
105102EdmundstonNew BrunswickCA21,90322,471-2.5
106112CollingwoodOntarioCA19,24117,29011.3
107107YellowknifeNorthwest TerritoriesCA19,23418,7002.9
108109North Battleford (Battleford)SaskatchewanCA19,21618,0816.3
109108CobourgOntarioCA18,51918,2101.7
110105Williams Lake (Cariboo D & E)British ColumbiaCA18,49018,760-1.4
111106MataneQuebecCA18,36818,709-1.8
112111Yorkton (Orkney No. 244)SaskatchewanCA18,23817,4384.6
113110Campbellton, New Brunswick (Addington, Dalhousie, Listuguj)New BrunswickCA17,84217,878-0.2
114119Salmon ArmBritish ColumbiaCA17,68316,2059.1
115116Swift Current (Swift Current No. 137)SaskatchewanCA17,53516,5336.1
116123SquamishBritish ColumbiaCA17,47915,25614.6
117121CamroseAlbertaCA17,28615,63010.6
118113AmosQuebecCA17,09017,176-0.5
119115Powell River (Powell River C)British ColumbiaCA16,68916,5370.9
120120SummersidePrince Edward IslandCA16,48816,1532.1
121117Port HopeOntarioCA16,21416,390-1.1
122118Dolbeau-MistassiniQuebecCA16,01916,257-1.5
123126PetawawaOntarioCA15,98814,6519.1
124122Terrace (Kitimat-Stikine E)British ColumbiaCA15,56915,4201
125124KenoraOntarioCA15,34815,1771.1
126125TillsonburgOntarioCA15,30114,8223.2
127135Cold LakeAlbertaCA13,83911,99115.4
128128Grand Falls-WindsorNewfoundland and LabradorCA13,72513,5581.2
129127Temiskaming ShoresOntarioCA13,56613,654-0.6
130141SteinbachManitobaCA13,52411,06622.2
131130Prince RupertBritish ColumbiaCA13,05213,392-2.5
132131Portage la PrairieManitobaCA12,99612,7282.1
133136EstevanSaskatchewanCA12,97311,8839.2
134144High RiverAlbertaCA12,92010,71620.6
135129ThompsonManitobaCA12,83913,446-4.5
136145Sylvan LakeAlbertaCA12,76210,70319.2
137137LachuteQuebecCA12,55111,8326.1
138139WetaskiwinAlbertaCA12,52511,6897.2
139133CowansvilleQuebecCA12,48912,1822.5
140147StrathmoreAlbertaCA12,30510,28019.7
141134CanmoreAlbertaCA12,28812,0392.1
142138IngersollOntarioCA12,14611,7603.3
143132Hawkesbury (Grenville)Ontario/QuebecCA12,12812,267-1.1
144143LacombeAlbertaCA11,70710,7528.9
145142Dawson CreekBritish ColumbiaCA11,58310,9945.4
146140Elliot LakeOntarioCA11,34811,549-1.7
147146Bay Roberts (Spaniard's Bay, Upper Island Cove)Newfoundland and LabradorCA10,87110,5073.5

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