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List of census metropolitan areas and agglomerations in Canada

January 01, 1970

This is a list of the census metropolitan areas and agglomerations in Canada by population, using data from the 2021 Canadian census and the 2016 Canadian census.[1] Each entry is identified as a census metropolitan area (CMA) or a census agglomeration (CA) as defined by Statistics Canada.

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.[2]

In 2021, 27,465,137 people (71.9% of Canada's population) lived in a CMA, while 4,596,279 (12.0%) lived in a CA.[citation needed]

Recent growth

Between 2016 and 2021, the five CMAs with the highest percentage growth were located in British Columbia and Southern Ontario. The five CMAs with the lowest percentage growth were in Quebec, Alberta, Northern Ontario and Newfoundland and Labrador. There were no CMAs for which negative growth was recorded in the 2021 census. The five CAs that grew the fastest were in British Columbia, Southern Ontario, and Alberta, while the five CAs whose population declined the most were in New Brunswick, Saskatchewan, Northern British Columbia, Manitoba and Newfoundland and Labrador.

Between 2011 and 2016, the six fastest-growing CMAs by percentage growth were located in Western Canada, with Alberta's two CMAs, Calgary and Edmonton, leading the country. Saskatoon, Regina, and Lethbridge rounded out the top five in the country and each grew by at least 10%. Of the remaining 30 CMAs, population growth was recorded in all but two of them. Those that experienced population decline were Brantford and Saint John.[3][4][5] 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.

Between 2006 and 2011, twenty-four CAs experienced population decline. 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.[3][4]

List

Further information: List of North American cities by population

Canada had 41 CMAs and 111 CAs at the 2021 census. The number of CMAs increased from 35 in 2016 with the promotion of the Nanaimo, Kamloops, Chilliwack, Fredericton, Drummondville and Red Deer CAs.[6] Overall, between promotion to CMA, absorption, and dissolution, the number of CAs decreased by seven. Amos was reinstated as a CA and Ladysmith, Trail and Essa were added as new CAs. The Carleton Place and Arnprior CAs were dissolved as they were added to the Ottawa–Gatineau CMA, the Leamington CA was dissolved as it was added to the Windsor CMA, and the Cold Lake and Bay Roberts CAs were dissolved as their urban population decreased below 10,000. 2016 rankings in the chart below are based on 2021 boundaries and exclude the five CAs dissolved in 2021 but include the four new/reinstated CAs.

Canada had 35 CMAs and 117 CAs at the 2016 census. The number of CMAs increased from 33 in 2011 with the promotion of the Belleville and Lethbridge CAs.[7] The number of CAs increased from 113 through the creation of eight new CAs – Arnprior, Carleton Place, Gander, Nelson, Sainte-Marie, Wasaga Beach, Weyburn and Winkler – the demotion of two CAs – Amos and Temiskaming Shores – and the promotion of Belleville and Lethbridge to CMAs.[7]

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    Toronto (6,202,225)
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    Montreal (4,291,732)
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    Vancouver (2,642,825)
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    Ottawa (1,488,307)
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    Calgary (1,481,806)
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    Edmonton (1,418,118)
Rank (2021) Rank (2016) Geographic name Province Type Population Change Land area (km2)[8] Population density (/km2)
(2021)[8] (2016)[8]
1 1 Toronto Ontario CMA 6,202,225 5,928,040 +4.63% 5902.75 1,050.7
2 2 Montreal Quebec CMA 4,291,732 4,104,074 +4.57% 4670.10 919.0
3 3 Vancouver British Columbia CMA 2,642,825 2,463,431 +7.28% 2878.93 918.0
4 5 Ottawa–Gatineau Ontario/Quebec CMA 1,488,307 1,371,576 +8.51% 8046.99 185.0
5 4 Calgary Alberta CMA 1,481,806 1,392,609 +6.41% 5098.68 290.6
6 6 Edmonton Alberta CMA 1,418,118 1,321,441 +7.32% 9416.19 150.6
7 7 Quebec City Quebec CMA 839,311 806,406 +4.08% 3499.46 239.8
8 8 Winnipeg Manitoba CMA 834,678 783,099 +6.59% 5285.46 157.9
9 9 Hamilton Ontario CMA 785,184 747,545 +5.04% 1373.15 571.8
10 10 Kitchener–Cambridge–Waterloo Ontario CMA 575,847 523,894 +9.92% 1092.33 527.2
11 11 London Ontario CMA 543,551 494,069 +10.02% 2661.48 204.2
12 12 Halifax Nova Scotia CMA 465,703 426,932 +9.08% 7276.22 64.0
13 13 St. Catharines–Niagara Ontario CMA 433,604 406,074 +6.78% 1397.09 310.4
14 14 Windsor Ontario CMA 422,630 398,718 +6.00% 1803.17 234.4
15 15 Oshawa Ontario CMA 415,311 379,848 +9.34% 903.25 459.8
16 16 Victoria British Columbia CMA 397,237 367,770 +8.01% 695.29 571.3
17 17 Saskatoon Saskatchewan CMA 317,480 295,095 +7.59% 5864.48 54.1
18 18 Regina Saskatchewan CMA 249,217 236,695 +5.29% 4323.66 57.6
19 19 Sherbrooke Quebec CMA 227,398 212,105 +7.21% 1458.10 156.0
20 22 Kelowna British Columbia CMA 222,162 194,892 +13.99% 2902.45 76.5
21 21 Barrie Ontario CMA 212,856 197,059 +8.02% 897.26 237.2
22 20 St. John's Newfoundland and Labrador CMA 212,579 208,418 +2.00% 931.56 228.2
23 23 Abbotsford–Mission British Columbia CMA 195,726 180,518 +8.42% 606.72 322.6
24 26 Kingston Ontario CMA 172,546 161,175 +7.06% 1919.17 89.9
25 24 Greater Sudbury Ontario CMA 170,605 165,958 +2.80% 4187.40 40.7
26 28 Guelph Ontario CMA 165,588 151,984 +8.95% 595.08 278.3
27 25 Saguenay Quebec CMA 161,567 161,520 +0.03% 3133.53 51.6
28 27 Trois-Rivières Quebec CMA 161,489 156,042 +3.49% 1038.64 155.5
29 29 Moncton New Brunswick CMA 157,717 144,810 +8.91% 2562.47 61.5
30 30 Brantford Ontario CMA 144,162 134,203 +7.42% 1074.00 134.2
31 31 Saint John New Brunswick CMA 130,613 126,202 +3.50% 3505.66 37.3
32 32 Peterborough Ontario CMA 128,624 121,721 +5.67% 1508.44 85.3
33 34 Lethbridge Alberta CMA 123,847 117,394 +5.50% 2958.96 41.9
34 33 Thunder Bay Ontario CMA 123,258 121,621 +1.35% 2550.79 48.3
35 35 Nanaimo British Columbia CMA 115,459 104,936 +10.03% 1279.28 90.3
36 36 Kamloops British Columbia CMA 114,142 103,811 +9.95% 5654.08 20.2
37 40 Chilliwack British Columbia CMA 113,767 101,512 +12.07% 1444.02 78.8
38 37 Belleville–Quinte West Ontario CMA 111,184 103,401 +7.53% 1337.50 83.1
39 38 Fredericton New Brunswick CMA 108,610 102,690 +5.76% 6014.66 18.1
40 39 Chatham-Kent Ontario CA 104,316 102,042 +2.23% 2464.52 42.3
41 43 Drummondville Quebec CMA 101,610 97,149 +4.59% 1094.36 92.8
42 41 Red Deer Alberta CMA 100,844 100,418 +0.42% 104.34 966.5
43 42 Cape Breton Nova Scotia CA 98,318 98,722 −0.41% 2457.21 40.0
44 44 Sarnia Ontario CA 97,592 96,151 +1.50% 1117.20 87.4
45 46 Granby Quebec CA 90,833 85,056 +6.79% 494.10 183.8
46 45 Prince George British Columbia CA 89,490 86,622 +3.31% 17650.99 5.1
47 49 Kawartha Lakes Ontario CA 79,247 75,423 +5.07% 3033.66 26.1
48 51 Charlottetown Prince Edward Island CA 78,858 71,821 +9.80% 1112.43 70.9
49 47 Sault Ste. Marie Ontario CA 76,731 78,159 −1.83% 802.58 95.6
50 48 Medicine Hat Alberta CA 76,376 76,522 −0.19% 13106.11 5.8
51 50 Wood Buffalo Alberta CA 73,837 73,325 +0.70% 60957.21 1.2
52 52 North Bay Ontario CA 71,736 70,378 +1.93% 5314.85 13.5
53 53 Norfolk Ontario CA 67,490 64,044 +5.38% 1597.68 42.2
54 55 Vernon British Columbia CA 67,086 61,324 +9.40% 1041.09 64.4
55 54 Grande Prairie Alberta CA 64,141 63,166 +1.54% 132.71 483.3
56 58 Courtenay British Columbia CA 63,282 57,950 +9.20% 624.33 101.4
57 56 Cornwall Ontario CA 61,415 59,699 +2.87% 509.21 120.6
58 57 Saint-Hyacinthe Quebec CA 59,980 58,201 +3.06% 259.38 231.2
59 60 Brandon Manitoba CA 54,268 51,807 +4.75% 1232.81 44.0
60 59 Rimouski Quebec CA 53,944 53,498 +0.83% 772.93 69.8
61 61 Victoriaville Quebec CA 52,936 51,336 +3.12% 378.10 140.0
62 62 Joliette Quebec CA 52,706 49,439 +6.61% 108.66 485.1
63 63 Shawinigan Quebec CA 49,620 49,349 +0.55% 729.98 68.0
64 65 Duncan British Columbia CA 47,582 44,451 +7.04% 373.22 127.5
65 67 Penticton British Columbia CA 47,380 43,534 +8.83% 1734.72 27.3
66 71 Woodstock Ontario CA 46,705 41,098 +13.64% 56.46 827.2
67 64 Truro Nova Scotia CA 46,157 45,753 +0.88% 2732.53 16.9
68 66 Prince Albert Saskatchewan CA 45,718 44,160 +3.53% 2537.68 18.0
69 72 Salaberry-de-Valleyfield Quebec CA 42,787 40,745 +5.01% 108.56 394.1
70 68 Rouyn-Noranda Quebec CA 42,313 42,334 −0.05% 5963.57 7.1
71 70 Sorel-Tracy Quebec CA 41,934 41,629 +0.73% 170.31 246.2
72 69 Timmins Ontario CA 41,145 41,788 −1.54% 2955.33 13.9
73 73 Campbell River British Columbia CA 40,704 37,861 +7.51% 1734.05 23.5
74 74 Lloydminster Alberta/Saskatchewan CA 36,508 36,736 −0.62% 1984.24 18.4
75 75 Moose Jaw Saskatchewan CA 34,872 35,053 −0.52% 843.44 41.3
76 77 Saint-Georges Quebec CA 34,833 34,176 +1.92% 365.21 95.4
77 76 New Glasgow Nova Scotia CA 34,397 34,487 −0.26% 2066.47 16.6
78 78 Val-d'Or Quebec CA 34,037 33,871 +0.49% 3539.98 9.6
79 82 Orillia Ontario CA 33,411 31,166 +7.20% 28.53 1,171.1
80 80 Stratford Ontario CA 33,232 31,470 +5.60% 30.02 1,107.0
81 79 Owen Sound Ontario CA 32,712 31,820 +2.80% 624.18 52.4
82 86 Winkler Manitoba CA 32,655 30,297 +7.78% 872.19 37.4
83 92 Whitehorse Yukon CA 31,913 28,225 +13.07% 8465.21 3.8
84 81 Brockville Ontario CA 31,661 31,200 +1.48% 576.87 54.9
85 83 Bathurst New Brunswick CA 31,387 31,110 +0.89% 2100.05 14.9
86 93 Centre Wellington Ontario CA 31,093 28,191 +10.29% 409.41 75.9
87 88 Parksville British Columbia CA 31,054 28,922 +7.37% 81.81 379.6
88 87 Okotoks Alberta CA 30,405 29,016 +4.79% 38.55 788.7
89 85 Alma Quebec CA 30,331 30,771 −1.43% 194.92 155.6
90 89 Rivière-du-Loup Quebec CA 30,025 28,902 +3.89% 543.02 55.3
91 84 Corner Brook Newfoundland and Labrador CA 29,762 30,969 −3.90% 1122.58 26.5
92 91 Fort St. John British Columbia CA 28,729 28,396 +1.17% 617.73 46.5
93 95 Thetford Mines Quebec CA 28,287 27,564 +2.62% 405.92 69.7
94 99 Midland Ontario CA 27,894 25,826 +8.01% 60.75 459.2
95 90 Sept-Îles Quebec CA 27,729 28,534 −2.82% 1750.44 15.8
96 96 Miramichi New Brunswick CA 27,593 27,518 +0.27% 7564.06 3.6
97 98 Cranbrook British Columbia CA 27,040 26,068 +3.73% 4563.87 5.9
98 97 Kentville Nova Scotia CA 26,929 26,222 +2.70% 607.05 44.4
99 94 Baie-Comeau Quebec CA 26,643 27,692 −3.79% 682.89 39.0
100 100 Port Alberni British Columbia CA 25,786 24,669 +4.53% 1633.13 15.8
101 107 Wasaga Beach Ontario CA 24,862 20,675 +20.25% 57.42 433.0
102 105 Collingwood Ontario CA 24,811 21,793 +13.85% 33.15 748.4
103 110 Squamish British Columbia CA 24,232 19,893 +21.81% 105.43 229.8
104 101 Pembroke Ontario CA 23,814 23,269 +2.34% 553.40 43.0
105 103 Williams Lake British Columbia CA 23,608 23,113 +2.14% 12422.14 1.9
106 102 Quesnel British Columbia CA 23,113 23,146 −0.14% 21708.62 1.1
107 106 Essa Ontario CA 22,970 21,083 +8.95% 279.92 82.1
108 104 Edmundston New Brunswick CA 22,144 21,955 +0.86% 1582.36 14.0
109 112 Cobourg Ontario CA 20,519 19,440 +5.55% 22.41 915.6
110 111 Yellowknife Northwest Territories CA 20,340 19,569 +3.94% 103.37 196.8
111 120 Sainte-Agathe-des-Monts Quebec CA 19,892 18,010 +10.45% 210.96 94.3
112 109 Yorkton Saskatchewan CA 19,859 19,927 −0.34% 1623.32 12.2
113 121 Salmon Arm British Columbia CA 19,705 17,904 +10.06% 165.42 119.1
114 113 Terrace British Columbia CA 19,606 19,160 +2.33% 9721.84 2.0
115 108 North Battleford Saskatchewan CA 19,374 20,052 −3.38% 1118.54 17.3
116 119 Nelson British Columbia CA 19,119 18,307 +4.44% 1224.30 15.6
117 116 Amos Quebec CA 18,873 18,872 +0.01% 2298.16 8.2
118 117 Camrose Alberta CA 18,772 18,742 +0.16% 41.67 450.5
119 118 Swift Current Saskatchewan CA 18,745 18,536 +1.13% 1129.78 16.6
120 127 Tillsonburg Ontario CA 18,615 15,872 +17.28% 22.20 838.5
121 114 Matane Quebec CA 18,474 18,894 −2.22% 865.87 21.3
122 122 Petawawa Ontario CA 18,160 17,187 +5.66% 164.70 110.3
123 123 Summerside Prince Edward Island CA 18,157 16,831 +7.88% 125.12 145.1
124 115 Dawson Creek British Columbia CA 17,878 18,890 −5.36% 11716.80 1.5
125 124 Powell River British Columbia CA 17,825 16,783 +6.21% 799.80 22.3
126 126 Steinbach Manitoba CA 17,806 16,022 +11.13% 37.56 474.1
127 125 Port Hope Ontario CA 17,294 16,753 +3.23% 278.80 62.0
128 129 Sylvan Lake Alberta CA 16,514 15,302 +7.92% 24.25 681.0
129 136 Canmore Alberta CA 15,990 13,992 +14.28% 68.47 233.5
130 132 Ladysmith British Columbia CA 15,501 14,572 +6.38% 412.01 37.6
131 128 Dolbeau-Mistassini Quebec CA 15,306 15,750 −2.82% 647.75 23.6
132 139 Cowansville Quebec CA 15,234 13,656 +11.56% 46.87 325.0
133 130 Kenora Ontario CA 14,967 15,096 −0.85% 211.65 70.7
134 133 Brooks Alberta CA 14,924 14,451 +3.27% 18.21 819.5
135 137 Strathmore Alberta CA 14,339 13,756 +4.24% 26.98 531.5
136 141 High River Alberta CA 14,324 13,594 +5.37% 22.19 645.5
137 134 Trail British Columbia CA 14,268 14,196 +0.51% 279.13 51.1
138 147 Lachute Quebec CA 14,100 12,862 +9.63% 108.66 129.8
139 135 Grand Falls-Windsor Newfoundland and Labrador CA 13,853 14,171 −2.24% 54.84 252.6
140 148 Ingersoll Ontario CA 13,693 12,757 +7.34% 12.73 1,075.6
141 143 Prince Rupert British Columbia CA 13,442 13,462 −0.15% 3303.63 4.1
142 145 Gander Newfoundland and Labrador CA 13,414 13,234 +1.36% 2412.67 5.6
143 146 Lacombe Alberta CA 13,396 13,057 +2.60% 20.59 650.6
144 131 Campbellton New Brunswick CA 13,330 14,679 −9.19% 1525.45 8.7
145 144 Portage la Prairie Manitoba CA 13,270 13,304 −0.26% 24.72 536.8
146 142 Sainte-Marie Quebec CA 13,134 13,565 −3.18% 107.55 122.1
147 138 Thompson Manitoba CA 13,035 13,678 −4.70% 16.62 784.3
148 140 Estevan Saskatchewan CA 12,798 13,615 −6.00% 793.36 16.1
149 149 Wetaskiwin Alberta CA 12,594 12,655 −0.48% 18.75 671.7
150 150 Weyburn Saskatchewan CA 12,247 12,055 +1.59% 828.28 14.8
151 151 Hawkesbury Ontario/Quebec CA 12,010 11,974 +0.30% 12.91 930.3
152 152 Elliot Lake Ontario CA 11,372 10,741 +5.87% 696.06 16.3

See also

References

  1. ^ "Population and dwelling counts, for census metropolitan areas and census agglomerations, 2016 and 2011 censuses (table). 2016 Census". Statistics Canada. Retrieved February 19, 2017.
  2. ^ "What's the difference between the Greater Toronto Area (GTA) and CMA Toronto (census metropolitan area)?". Computing in the Humanities and Social Sciences University of Toronto. May 9, 2001. from the original on April 9, 2010. Retrieved August 5, 2013.
  3. ^ a b "Population and dwelling counts, for census metropolitan areas and census agglomerations, 2011 and 2006 censuses (table). 2011 Census". Statistics Canada. from the original on July 22, 2012. Retrieved February 8, 2012.
  4. ^ a b "The Canadian Population in 2011: Population Counts and Growth" (PDF) (PDF). Statistics Canada. February 2012. pp. 13–17. (PDF) from the original on July 2, 2013. Retrieved October 12, 2014.
  5. ^ "The Daily — Population size and growth in Canada: Key results from the 2016 Census". Statistics Canada. from the original on 10 February 2017. Retrieved 29 April 2018.
  6. ^ "Dictionary, Census of Population, 2021 | Changes to the name and number of CMAs and CAs for the 2021 Census". Statistics Canada. 2021-11-17. from the original on 2023-04-03. Retrieved 2023-07-03. For the 2021 Census, Fredericton (N.B.), Drummondville (Que.), Red Deer (Alta.), Kamloops (B.C.), Chilliwack (B.C.) and Nanaimo (B.C.), which were all CAs in 2016, became CMAs, while Saint‑Hyacinthe (Que.) is now subdivided into census tracts because its core population was at least 50,000 in the previous census. Five new CAs were created: Sainte‑Agathe‑des‑Monts (Que.), Amos (Que.), Essa (Ont.), Trail (B.C.) and Ladysmith (B.C.). ... The CAs of Bay Roberts (N.L.), and Cold Lake (Alta.) were retired because the population of their cores dropped below 10,000 in 2016.
  7. ^ a b "Statistical Area Classification - Variant of SGC 2016 (Census metropolitan area and census agglomeration)". Statistics Canada. November 16, 2016. from the original on November 16, 2016. Retrieved November 16, 2016. There are 35 CMAs and 117 CAs in 2016. Two new CMAs were created: Belleville (Ont.) and Lethbridge (Alta.). Eight new CAs were created: Gander (N.L.), Sainte-Marie (Que.), Arnprior (Ont.), Carleton Place (Ont.), Wasaga Beach (Ont.), Winkler (Man.), Weyburn (Sask.) and Nelson (Alta.). The CAs of Amos (Que.) and Temiskaming Shores (Ont.) were retired because the population of their cores dropped below 10,000 in 2011.
  8. ^ a b c "Population and dwelling counts: Census metropolitan areas, census agglomerations and census subdivisions (municipalities)1". Statistics Canada. from the original on 2022-02-09. Retrieved 2023-06-07.

External links

  • Population estimates of census metropolitan areas, Statistics Canada

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Contents 1 Recent growth 2 List 3 See also 4 References 5 External links This is a list of the census metropolitan areas and agglomerations in Canada by population using data from the 2021 Canadian census and the 2016 Canadian census 1 Each entry is identified as a census metropolitan area CMA or a census agglomeration CA as defined by Statistics Canada 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 2 In 2021 27 465 137 people 71 9 of Canada s population lived in a CMA while 4 596 279 12 0 lived in a CA citation needed Recent growthBetween 2016 and 2021 the five CMAs with the highest percentage growth were located in British Columbia and Southern Ontario The five CMAs with the lowest percentage growth were in Quebec Alberta Northern Ontario and Newfoundland and Labrador There were no CMAs for which negative growth was recorded in the 2021 census The five CAs that grew the fastest were in British Columbia Southern Ontario and Alberta while the five CAs whose population declined the most were in New Brunswick Saskatchewan Northern British Columbia Manitoba and Newfoundland and Labrador Between 2011 and 2016 the six fastest growing CMAs by percentage growth were located in Western Canada with Alberta s two CMAs Calgary and Edmonton leading the country Saskatoon Regina and Lethbridge rounded out the top five in the country and each grew by at least 10 Of the remaining 30 CMAs population growth was recorded in all but two of them Those that experienced population decline were Brantford and Saint John 3 4 5 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 Between 2006 and 2011 twenty four CAs experienced population decline 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 3 4 ListFurther information List of North American cities by population Canada had 41 CMAs and 111 CAs at the 2021 census The number of CMAs increased from 35 in 2016 with the promotion of the Nanaimo Kamloops Chilliwack Fredericton Drummondville and Red Deer CAs 6 Overall between promotion to CMA absorption and dissolution the number of CAs decreased by seven Amos was reinstated as a CA and Ladysmith Trail and Essa were added as new CAs The Carleton Place and Arnprior CAs were dissolved as they were added to the Ottawa Gatineau CMA the Leamington CA was dissolved as it was added to the Windsor CMA and the Cold Lake and Bay Roberts CAs were dissolved as their urban population decreased below 10 000 2016 rankings in the chart below are based on 2021 boundaries and exclude the five CAs dissolved in 2021 but include the four new reinstated CAs Canada had 35 CMAs and 117 CAs at the 2016 census The number of CMAs increased from 33 in 2011 with the promotion of the Belleville and Lethbridge CAs 7 The number of CAs increased from 113 through the creation of eight new CAs Arnprior Carleton Place Gander Nelson Sainte Marie Wasaga Beach Weyburn and Winkler the demotion of two CAs Amos and Temiskaming Shores and the promotion of Belleville and Lethbridge to CMAs 7 nbsp Toronto 6 202 225 nbsp Montreal 4 291 732 nbsp Vancouver 2 642 825 nbsp Ottawa 1 488 307 nbsp Calgary 1 481 806 nbsp Edmonton 1 418 118 Rank 2021 Rank 2016 Geographic name Province Type Population Change Land area km2 8 Population density km2 2021 8 2016 8 1 1 Toronto Ontario CMA 6 202 225 5 928 040 4 63 5902 75 1 050 7 2 2 Montreal Quebec CMA 4 291 732 4 104 074 4 57 4670 10 919 0 3 3 Vancouver British Columbia CMA 2 642 825 2 463 431 7 28 2878 93 918 0 4 5 Ottawa Gatineau Ontario Quebec CMA 1 488 307 1 371 576 8 51 8046 99 185 0 5 4 Calgary Alberta CMA 1 481 806 1 392 609 6 41 5098 68 290 6 6 6 Edmonton Alberta CMA 1 418 118 1 321 441 7 32 9416 19 150 6 7 7 Quebec City Quebec CMA 839 311 806 406 4 08 3499 46 239 8 8 8 Winnipeg Manitoba CMA 834 678 783 099 6 59 5285 46 157 9 9 9 Hamilton Ontario CMA 785 184 747 545 5 04 1373 15 571 8 10 10 Kitchener Cambridge Waterloo Ontario CMA 575 847 523 894 9 92 1092 33 527 2 11 11 London Ontario CMA 543 551 494 069 10 02 2661 48 204 2 12 12 Halifax Nova Scotia CMA 465 703 426 932 9 08 7276 22 64 0 13 13 St Catharines Niagara Ontario CMA 433 604 406 074 6 78 1397 09 310 4 14 14 Windsor Ontario CMA 422 630 398 718 6 00 1803 17 234 4 15 15 Oshawa Ontario CMA 415 311 379 848 9 34 903 25 459 8 16 16 Victoria British Columbia CMA 397 237 367 770 8 01 695 29 571 3 17 17 Saskatoon Saskatchewan CMA 317 480 295 095 7 59 5864 48 54 1 18 18 Regina Saskatchewan CMA 249 217 236 695 5 29 4323 66 57 6 19 19 Sherbrooke Quebec CMA 227 398 212 105 7 21 1458 10 156 0 20 22 Kelowna British Columbia CMA 222 162 194 892 13 99 2902 45 76 5 21 21 Barrie Ontario CMA 212 856 197 059 8 02 897 26 237 2 22 20 St John s Newfoundland and Labrador CMA 212 579 208 418 2 00 931 56 228 2 23 23 Abbotsford Mission British Columbia CMA 195 726 180 518 8 42 606 72 322 6 24 26 Kingston Ontario CMA 172 546 161 175 7 06 1919 17 89 9 25 24 Greater Sudbury Ontario CMA 170 605 165 958 2 80 4187 40 40 7 26 28 Guelph Ontario CMA 165 588 151 984 8 95 595 08 278 3 27 25 Saguenay Quebec CMA 161 567 161 520 0 03 3133 53 51 6 28 27 Trois Rivieres Quebec CMA 161 489 156 042 3 49 1038 64 155 5 29 29 Moncton New Brunswick CMA 157 717 144 810 8 91 2562 47 61 5 30 30 Brantford Ontario CMA 144 162 134 203 7 42 1074 00 134 2 31 31 Saint John New Brunswick CMA 130 613 126 202 3 50 3505 66 37 3 32 32 Peterborough Ontario CMA 128 624 121 721 5 67 1508 44 85 3 33 34 Lethbridge Alberta CMA 123 847 117 394 5 50 2958 96 41 9 34 33 Thunder Bay Ontario CMA 123 258 121 621 1 35 2550 79 48 3 35 35 Nanaimo British Columbia CMA 115 459 104 936 10 03 1279 28 90 3 36 36 Kamloops British Columbia CMA 114 142 103 811 9 95 5654 08 20 2 37 40 Chilliwack British Columbia CMA 113 767 101 512 12 07 1444 02 78 8 38 37 Belleville Quinte West Ontario CMA 111 184 103 401 7 53 1337 50 83 1 39 38 Fredericton New Brunswick CMA 108 610 102 690 5 76 6014 66 18 1 40 39 Chatham Kent Ontario CA 104 316 102 042 2 23 2464 52 42 3 41 43 Drummondville Quebec CMA 101 610 97 149 4 59 1094 36 92 8 42 41 Red Deer Alberta CMA 100 844 100 418 0 42 104 34 966 5 43 42 Cape Breton Nova Scotia CA 98 318 98 722 0 41 2457 21 40 0 44 44 Sarnia Ontario CA 97 592 96 151 1 50 1117 20 87 4 45 46 Granby Quebec CA 90 833 85 056 6 79 494 10 183 8 46 45 Prince George British Columbia CA 89 490 86 622 3 31 17650 99 5 1 47 49 Kawartha Lakes Ontario CA 79 247 75 423 5 07 3033 66 26 1 48 51 Charlottetown Prince Edward Island CA 78 858 71 821 9 80 1112 43 70 9 49 47 Sault Ste Marie Ontario CA 76 731 78 159 1 83 802 58 95 6 50 48 Medicine Hat Alberta CA 76 376 76 522 0 19 13106 11 5 8 51 50 Wood Buffalo Alberta CA 73 837 73 325 0 70 60957 21 1 2 52 52 North Bay Ontario CA 71 736 70 378 1 93 5314 85 13 5 53 53 Norfolk Ontario CA 67 490 64 044 5 38 1597 68 42 2 54 55 Vernon British Columbia CA 67 086 61 324 9 40 1041 09 64 4 55 54 Grande Prairie Alberta CA 64 141 63 166 1 54 132 71 483 3 56 58 Courtenay British Columbia CA 63 282 57 950 9 20 624 33 101 4 57 56 Cornwall Ontario CA 61 415 59 699 2 87 509 21 120 6 58 57 Saint Hyacinthe Quebec CA 59 980 58 201 3 06 259 38 231 2 59 60 Brandon Manitoba CA 54 268 51 807 4 75 1232 81 44 0 60 59 Rimouski Quebec CA 53 944 53 498 0 83 772 93 69 8 61 61 Victoriaville Quebec CA 52 936 51 336 3 12 378 10 140 0 62 62 Joliette Quebec CA 52 706 49 439 6 61 108 66 485 1 63 63 Shawinigan Quebec CA 49 620 49 349 0 55 729 98 68 0 64 65 Duncan British Columbia CA 47 582 44 451 7 04 373 22 127 5 65 67 Penticton British Columbia CA 47 380 43 534 8 83 1734 72 27 3 66 71 Woodstock Ontario CA 46 705 41 098 13 64 56 46 827 2 67 64 Truro Nova Scotia CA 46 157 45 753 0 88 2732 53 16 9 68 66 Prince Albert Saskatchewan CA 45 718 44 160 3 53 2537 68 18 0 69 72 Salaberry de Valleyfield Quebec CA 42 787 40 745 5 01 108 56 394 1 70 68 Rouyn Noranda Quebec CA 42 313 42 334 0 05 5963 57 7 1 71 70 Sorel Tracy Quebec CA 41 934 41 629 0 73 170 31 246 2 72 69 Timmins Ontario CA 41 145 41 788 1 54 2955 33 13 9 73 73 Campbell River British Columbia CA 40 704 37 861 7 51 1734 05 23 5 74 74 Lloydminster Alberta Saskatchewan CA 36 508 36 736 0 62 1984 24 18 4 75 75 Moose Jaw Saskatchewan CA 34 872 35 053 0 52 843 44 41 3 76 77 Saint Georges Quebec CA 34 833 34 176 1 92 365 21 95 4 77 76 New Glasgow Nova Scotia CA 34 397 34 487 0 26 2066 47 16 6 78 78 Val d Or Quebec CA 34 037 33 871 0 49 3539 98 9 6 79 82 Orillia Ontario CA 33 411 31 166 7 20 28 53 1 171 1 80 80 Stratford Ontario CA 33 232 31 470 5 60 30 02 1 107 0 81 79 Owen Sound Ontario CA 32 712 31 820 2 80 624 18 52 4 82 86 Winkler Manitoba CA 32 655 30 297 7 78 872 19 37 4 83 92 Whitehorse Yukon CA 31 913 28 225 13 07 8465 21 3 8 84 81 Brockville Ontario CA 31 661 31 200 1 48 576 87 54 9 85 83 Bathurst New Brunswick CA 31 387 31 110 0 89 2100 05 14 9 86 93 Centre Wellington Ontario CA 31 093 28 191 10 29 409 41 75 9 87 88 Parksville British Columbia CA 31 054 28 922 7 37 81 81 379 6 88 87 Okotoks Alberta CA 30 405 29 016 4 79 38 55 788 7 89 85 Alma Quebec CA 30 331 30 771 1 43 194 92 155 6 90 89 Riviere du Loup Quebec CA 30 025 28 902 3 89 543 02 55 3 91 84 Corner Brook Newfoundland and Labrador CA 29 762 30 969 3 90 1122 58 26 5 92 91 Fort St John British Columbia CA 28 729 28 396 1 17 617 73 46 5 93 95 Thetford Mines Quebec CA 28 287 27 564 2 62 405 92 69 7 94 99 Midland Ontario CA 27 894 25 826 8 01 60 75 459 2 95 90 Sept Iles Quebec CA 27 729 28 534 2 82 1750 44 15 8 96 96 Miramichi New Brunswick CA 27 593 27 518 0 27 7564 06 3 6 97 98 Cranbrook British Columbia CA 27 040 26 068 3 73 4563 87 5 9 98 97 Kentville Nova Scotia CA 26 929 26 222 2 70 607 05 44 4 99 94 Baie Comeau Quebec CA 26 643 27 692 3 79 682 89 39 0 100 100 Port Alberni British Columbia CA 25 786 24 669 4 53 1633 13 15 8 101 107 Wasaga Beach Ontario CA 24 862 20 675 20 25 57 42 433 0 102 105 Collingwood Ontario CA 24 811 21 793 13 85 33 15 748 4 103 110 Squamish British Columbia CA 24 232 19 893 21 81 105 43 229 8 104 101 Pembroke Ontario CA 23 814 23 269 2 34 553 40 43 0 105 103 Williams Lake British Columbia CA 23 608 23 113 2 14 12422 14 1 9 106 102 Quesnel British Columbia CA 23 113 23 146 0 14 21708 62 1 1 107 106 Essa Ontario CA 22 970 21 083 8 95 279 92 82 1 108 104 Edmundston New Brunswick CA 22 144 21 955 0 86 1582 36 14 0 109 112 Cobourg Ontario CA 20 519 19 440 5 55 22 41 915 6 110 111 Yellowknife Northwest Territories CA 20 340 19 569 3 94 103 37 196 8 111 120 Sainte Agathe des Monts Quebec CA 19 892 18 010 10 45 210 96 94 3 112 109 Yorkton Saskatchewan CA 19 859 19 927 0 34 1623 32 12 2 113 121 Salmon Arm British Columbia CA 19 705 17 904 10 06 165 42 119 1 114 113 Terrace British Columbia CA 19 606 19 160 2 33 9721 84 2 0 115 108 North Battleford Saskatchewan CA 19 374 20 052 3 38 1118 54 17 3 116 119 Nelson British Columbia CA 19 119 18 307 4 44 1224 30 15 6 117 116 Amos Quebec CA 18 873 18 872 0 01 2298 16 8 2 118 117 Camrose Alberta CA 18 772 18 742 0 16 41 67 450 5 119 118 Swift Current Saskatchewan CA 18 745 18 536 1 13 1129 78 16 6 120 127 Tillsonburg Ontario CA 18 615 15 872 17 28 22 20 838 5 121 114 Matane Quebec CA 18 474 18 894 2 22 865 87 21 3 122 122 Petawawa Ontario CA 18 160 17 187 5 66 164 70 110 3 123 123 Summerside Prince Edward Island CA 18 157 16 831 7 88 125 12 145 1 124 115 Dawson Creek British Columbia CA 17 878 18 890 5 36 11716 80 1 5 125 124 Powell River British Columbia CA 17 825 16 783 6 21 799 80 22 3 126 126 Steinbach Manitoba CA 17 806 16 022 11 13 37 56 474 1 127 125 Port Hope Ontario CA 17 294 16 753 3 23 278 80 62 0 128 129 Sylvan Lake Alberta CA 16 514 15 302 7 92 24 25 681 0 129 136 Canmore Alberta CA 15 990 13 992 14 28 68 47 233 5 130 132 Ladysmith British Columbia CA 15 501 14 572 6 38 412 01 37 6 131 128 Dolbeau Mistassini Quebec CA 15 306 15 750 2 82 647 75 23 6 132 139 Cowansville Quebec CA 15 234 13 656 11 56 46 87 325 0 133 130 Kenora Ontario CA 14 967 15 096 0 85 211 65 70 7 134 133 Brooks Alberta CA 14 924 14 451 3 27 18 21 819 5 135 137 Strathmore Alberta CA 14 339 13 756 4 24 26 98 531 5 136 141 High River Alberta CA 14 324 13 594 5 37 22 19 645 5 137 134 Trail British Columbia CA 14 268 14 196 0 51 279 13 51 1 138 147 Lachute Quebec CA 14 100 12 862 9 63 108 66 129 8 139 135 Grand Falls Windsor Newfoundland and Labrador CA 13 853 14 171 2 24 54 84 252 6 140 148 Ingersoll Ontario CA 13 693 12 757 7 34 12 73 1 075 6 141 143 Prince Rupert British Columbia CA 13 442 13 462 0 15 3303 63 4 1 142 145 Gander Newfoundland and Labrador CA 13 414 13 234 1 36 2412 67 5 6 143 146 Lacombe Alberta CA 13 396 13 057 2 60 20 59 650 6 144 131 Campbellton New Brunswick CA 13 330 14 679 9 19 1525 45 8 7 145 144 Portage la Prairie Manitoba CA 13 270 13 304 0 26 24 72 536 8 146 142 Sainte Marie Quebec CA 13 134 13 565 3 18 107 55 122 1 147 138 Thompson Manitoba CA 13 035 13 678 4 70 16 62 784 3 148 140 Estevan Saskatchewan CA 12 798 13 615 6 00 793 36 16 1 149 149 Wetaskiwin Alberta CA 12 594 12 655 0 48 18 75 671 7 150 150 Weyburn Saskatchewan CA 12 247 12 055 1 59 828 28 14 8 151 151 Hawkesbury Ontario Quebec CA 12 010 11 974 0 30 12 91 930 3 152 152 Elliot Lake Ontario CA 11 372 10 741 5 87 696 06 16 3See also nbsp Ontario portal nbsp Canada portal List of Canadian census agglomerations by province or territory List of census agglomerations in Canada List of the largest municipalities in Canada by population List of the largest population centres in Canada Population of Canada by yearReferences Population and dwelling counts for census metropolitan areas and census agglomerations 2016 and 2011 censuses table 2016 Census Statistics Canada Retrieved February 19 2017 What s the difference between the Greater Toronto Area GTA and CMA Toronto census metropolitan area Computing in the Humanities and Social Sciences University of Toronto May 9 2001 Archived from the original on April 9 2010 Retrieved August 5 2013 a b Population and dwelling counts for census metropolitan areas and census agglomerations 2011 and 2006 censuses table 2011 Census Statistics Canada Archived from the original on July 22 2012 Retrieved February 8 2012 a b The Canadian Population in 2011 Population Counts and Growth PDF PDF Statistics Canada February 2012 pp 13 17 Archived PDF from the original on July 2 2013 Retrieved October 12 2014 The Daily Population size and growth in Canada Key results from the 2016 Census Statistics Canada Archived from the original on 10 February 2017 Retrieved 29 April 2018 Dictionary Census of Population 2021 Changes to the name and number of CMAs and CAs for the 2021 Census Statistics Canada 2021 11 17 Archived from the original on 2023 04 03 Retrieved 2023 07 03 For the 2021 Census Fredericton N B Drummondville Que Red Deer Alta Kamloops B C Chilliwack B C and Nanaimo B C which were all CAs in 2016 became CMAs while Saint Hyacinthe Que is now subdivided into census tracts because its core population was at least 50 000 in the previous census Five new CAs were created Sainte Agathe des Monts Que Amos Que Essa Ont Trail B C and Ladysmith B C The CAs of Bay Roberts N L and Cold Lake Alta were retired because the population of their cores dropped below 10 000 in 2016 a b Statistical Area Classification Variant of SGC 2016 Census metropolitan area and census agglomeration Statistics Canada November 16 2016 Archived from the original on November 16 2016 Retrieved November 16 2016 There are 35 CMAs and 117 CAs in 2016 Two new CMAs were created Belleville Ont and Lethbridge Alta Eight new CAs were created Gander N L Sainte Marie Que Arnprior Ont Carleton Place Ont Wasaga Beach Ont Winkler Man Weyburn Sask and Nelson Alta The CAs of Amos Que and Temiskaming Shores Ont were retired because the population of their cores dropped below 10 000 in 2011 a b c Population and dwelling counts Census metropolitan areas census agglomerations and census subdivisions municipalities 1 Statistics Canada Archived from the original on 2022 02 09 Retrieved 2023 06 07 External linksPopulation estimates of census metropolitan areas Statistics Canada Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title List of census metropolitan areas and agglomerations in Canada amp oldid 1185970653, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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