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Science Fair Project Encyclopedia
List of the 100 largest cities in Canada by population
The below table is a list of the 100 largest cities (or municipalities) in Canada. Populations are from the 2001 Census, and include recent amalgamations.
This list includes only the population figures living within a city's municipal boundaries. However, some cities form Census Metropolitan Areas with smaller communities in the same area. For more information, see List of the 100 largest metropolitan areas in Canada.
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Rank |
Municipality |
Population in 2001 |
| 1 |
Toronto, Ontario |
2,481,494 |
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2 |
Montreal, Quebec |
1,812,723 | |
3 |
Calgary, Alberta |
878,866 | |
4 |
Ottawa, Ontario |
774,610 | |
5 |
Edmonton, Alberta |
666,104 | |
6 |
Winnipeg, Manitoba |
619,544 | |
7 |
Mississauga, Ontario |
612,925 | |
8 |
Vancouver, British Columbia |
545,671 |
|
9 |
Quebec City, Quebec |
507,986 |
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10 |
Hamilton, Ontario |
490,268 | |
11 |
Halifax, Nova Scotia |
359,111
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12 |
Longueuil, Quebec |
348,091 |
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13 |
Surrey, British Columbia |
347,825 | |
14 |
Laval, Quebec |
343,005 | |
15 |
London, Ontario |
336,539 | |
16 |
Brampton, Ontario |
325,428
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17 |
Gatineau, Quebec |
226,696 |
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18 |
Markham, Ontario |
208,615 | |
19 |
Windsor, Ontario |
208,402 | |
20 |
Saskatoon, Saskatchewan |
196,811 | |
21 |
Burnaby, British Columbia |
193,954 | |
22 |
Kitchener, Ontario |
190,399 | |
23 |
Vaughan, Ontario |
182,022 | |
24 |
Regina, Saskatchewan |
178,225 | |
25 |
Richmond, British Columbia |
164,345 | |
26 |
Greater Sudbury, Ontario |
155,219 | |
27 |
Burlington, Ontario |
150,836 |
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28 |
Saguenay, Quebec |
148,050 |
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29 |
Sherbrooke, Quebec |
146,689 |
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30 |
Oakville, Ontario |
144,738
| |
31 |
Oshawa, Ontario |
139,051 | |
32 |
Richmond Hill, Ontario |
132,030
| |
33 |
St. Catharines, Ontario |
129,170
| |
34 |
Trois-Rivieres, Quebec |
122,395
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35 |
Levis, Quebec |
121,999 |
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36 |
Abbotsford, British Columbia |
115,469 | |
37 |
Kingston, Ontario |
114,195 | |
38 |
Coquitlam, British Columbia |
112,890 | |
39 |
Cambridge, Ontario |
110,372 | |
40 |
Thunder Bay, Ontario |
109,016 | |
41 |
Chatham-Kent, Ontario |
107,341 | |
42 |
Guelph, Ontario |
106,170 | |
43 |
Cape Breton, Nova Scotia |
105,968 | |
44 |
Barrie, Ontario |
103,710 | |
45 |
Saanich, British Columbia |
103,654 | |
46 |
St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador |
99,192 | |
47 |
Delta, British Columbia |
96,950 | |
48 |
Kelowna, British Columbia |
96,288 | |
49 |
Whitby, Ontario |
87,413 | |
50 |
Pickering, Ontario |
87,139 | |
51 |
Langley, British Columbia (District Municipality) |
86,896 | |
52 |
Waterloo, Ontario |
86,543 | |
53 |
Brantford, Ontario |
86,417 | |
54 |
North Vancouver, British Columbia (District) |
82,310 | |
55 |
Terrebonne, Quebec |
80,531 | |
56 |
Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu, Quebec |
79,600 | |
57 |
Niagara Falls, Ontario |
78,815 | |
58 |
Kamloops, British Columbia |
77,281 | |
59 |
Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario |
74,566 | |
60 |
Victoria, British Columbia |
74,125 | |
61 |
Ajax, Ontario |
73,753 | |
62 |
Nanaimo, British Columbia |
73,000 | |
63 |
Prince George, British Columbia |
72,406 | |
64 |
Strathcona County, Alberta |
71,986 | |
65 |
Peterborough, Ontario |
71,446 | |
66 |
Sarnia, Ontario |
70,876 | |
67 |
Clarington, Ontario |
69,834 | |
68 |
Saint John, New Brunswick |
69,661 | |
69 |
Kawartha Lakes, Ontario |
69,179 | |
70 |
Red Deer, Alberta |
67,707 | |
71 |
Lethbridge, Alberta |
67,374 | |
72 |
Newmarket, Ontario |
65,788 | |
73 |
Maple Ridge, British Columbia |
63,169 | |
74 |
Chilliwack, British Columbia |
62,927 | |
75 |
Saint-Jérôme, Quebec |
62,418 | |
76 |
Moncton, New Brunswick |
61,046 | |
77 |
Norfolk, Ontario |
60,847 | |
78 |
New Westminster, British Columbia |
54,656 | |
79 |
Repentigny, Quebec |
54,550 | |
80 |
St. Albert, Alberta |
53,081 | |
81 |
North Bay, Ontario |
52,771
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82 |
Shawinigan, Quebec |
52,040 | |
83 |
Port Coquitlam, British Columbia |
51,257 | |
84 |
Medicine Hat, Alberta |
51,249 | |
85 |
Caledon, Ontario |
50,595 | |
86 |
Saint-Hyacinthe, Quebec |
50,394 | |
87 |
Welland, Ontario |
48,402 | |
88 |
Halton Hills, Ontario |
48,184 | |
89 |
Fredericton, New Brunswick |
47,560 | |
90 |
Kings County, Nova Scotia |
47,159 | |
91 |
Drummondville, Quebec |
46,599 | |
92 |
Belleville, Ontario |
45,986 | |
93 |
Cornwall, Ontario |
45,640 | |
94 |
North Vancouver, British Columbia (City) |
44,303 | |
95 |
Granby, Quebec |
44,121 | |
96 |
Haldimand, Ontario |
43,728 | |
97 |
Timmins, Ontario |
43,686 | |
98 |
Rimouski, Quebec |
41,549 | |
99 |
Wood Buffalo, Alberta |
41,466 | |
100 |
West Vancouver, British Columbia |
41,421 |
- Note these are only city proper populations; suburbs outside city limits are not included.
Source: Statistics Canada
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