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 2016 Census. Each entry is identified as a census metropolitan area or a census agglomeration as defined by Statistics Canada.
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.

Recent growth

Between 2011 and 2016, the six fastest growing CMAs 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, all but two of them recorded population growth. Those that experienced population decline were Brantford and Saint John.
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, Manitoba, New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, Ontario and Quebec. Okotoks experienced the greatest increase while Thompson experienced the greatest decline.

List

Canada had 35 CMAs and 117 CAs as of the 2016 census. The number of CMAs increased from 33 in 2011 by promoting the Belleville and Lethbridge CAs. 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.
Rank
Rank
Geographic nameProvinceTypePopulation
Population
Change
11TorontoOntarioCMA--
22MontrealQuebecCMA--
33VancouverBritish ColumbiaCMA--
45CalgaryAlbertaCMA--
54Ottawa–GatineauOntario/QuebecCMA--
66EdmontonAlbertaCMA--
77Quebec CityQuebecCMA--
88WinnipegManitobaCMA--
99HamiltonOntarioCMA--
1010Kitchener–Cambridge–WaterlooOntarioCMA--
1111LondonOntarioCMA--
1212St. Catharines – NiagaraOntarioCMA--
1313HalifaxNova ScotiaCMA--
1414OshawaOntarioCMA--
1515VictoriaBritish ColumbiaCMA--
1616WindsorOntarioCMA--
1717SaskatoonSaskatchewanCMA--
1818ReginaSaskatchewanCMA--
1919SherbrookeQuebecCMA--
2020St. John'sNewfoundland and LabradorCMA--
2121BarrieOntarioCMA--
2222KelownaBritish ColumbiaCMA--
2323Abbotsford–MissionBritish ColumbiaCMA--
2424Greater SudburyOntarioCMA--
2525KingstonOntarioCMA--
2626SaguenayQuebecCMA--
2727Trois-RivièresQuebecCMA--
2828GuelphOntarioCMA--
2929MonctonNew BrunswickCMA--
3030BrantfordOntarioCMA--
3131Saint JohnNew BrunswickCMA--
3233PeterboroughOntarioCMA--
3332Thunder BayOntarioCMA--
3434LethbridgeAlbertaCMA--
3538NanaimoBritish ColumbiaCA--
3637KamloopsBritish ColumbiaCA--
3740BellevilleOntarioCMA--
3835Chatham-KentOntarioCA--
3939FrederictonNew BrunswickCA--
4042ChilliwackBritish ColumbiaCA--
4143Red DeerAlbertaCA--
4236Cape BretonNova ScotiaCA--
4344SarniaOntarioCA--
4445DrummondvilleQuebecCA--
4546Prince GeorgeBritish ColumbiaCA--
4648GranbyQuebecCA--
4747Sault Ste. MarieOntarioCA--
4850Medicine HatAlbertaCA--
4949Kawartha LakesOntarioCA--
5051Wood BuffaloAlbertaCA--
5153North BayOntarioCA--
5252CharlottetownPrince Edward IslandCA--
5354NorfolkOntarioCA--
5459Grande PrairieAlbertaCA--
5556VernonBritish ColumbiaCA--
5655CornwallOntarioCA--
5757Saint-HyacintheQuebecCA--
5861BrandonManitobaCA--
5962RimouskiQuebecCA--
6060ShawiniganQuebecCA--
6158CourtenayBritish ColumbiaCA--
6265JolietteQuebecCA--
6366VictoriavilleQuebecCA--
6463LeamingtonOntarioCA--
6567TruroNova ScotiaCA--
6668DuncanBritish ColumbiaCA--
6770Prince AlbertSaskatchewanCA--
6871PentictonBritish ColumbiaCA--
6972Rouyn-NorandaQuebecCA--
7069TimminsOntarioCA--
7164Sorel-TracyQuebecCA--
7276WoodstockOntarioCA--
7374Salaberry-de-ValleyfieldQuebecCA--
7475BrockvilleOntarioCA--
7577Campbell RiverBritish ColumbiaCA--
7679MidlandOntarioCA--
7781Moose JawSaskatchewanCA--
7887LloydminsterAlberta/SaskatchewanCA--
7978New GlasgowNova ScotiaCA--
8083Val-d'OrQuebecCA--
8184AlmaQuebecCA--
8280Saint-GeorgesQuebecCA--
8394Corner BrookNewfoundland and LabradorCA--
8485Owen SoundOntarioCA--
8586StratfordOntarioCA--
86NRCarleton PlaceOntarioCA--
8773OrilliaOntarioCA--
8882BathurstNew BrunswickCA--
89NRWinklerManitobaCA--
9092ParksvilleBritish ColumbiaCA--
9193Rivière-du-LoupQuebecCA--
92101OkotoksAlbertaCA--
9389Sept-ÎlesQuebecCA--
9491Thetford MinesQuebecCA--
9596Fort St. JohnBritish ColumbiaCA--
9698WhitehorseYukonCA--
9795Centre WellingtonOntarioCA--
9888Baie-ComeauQuebecCA--
9990MiramichiNew BrunswickCA--
10097KentvilleNova ScotiaCA--
101100CranbrookBritish ColumbiaCA--
10299Port AlberniBritish ColumbiaCA--
103103BrooksAlbertaCA--
104105EdmundstonNew BrunswickCA--
105102PembrokeOntarioCA--
106104QuesnelBritish ColumbiaCA--
107106CollingwoodOntarioCA--
108NRWasaga BeachOntarioCA--
109116SquamishBritish ColumbiaCA--
110108North BattlefordSaskatchewanCA--
111107YellowknifeNorthwest TerritoriesCA--
112109CobourgOntarioCA--
113112YorktonSaskatchewanCA--
114117CamroseAlbertaCA--
115115Swift CurrentSaskatchewanCA--
116NRNelsonBritish ColumbiaCA--
117110Williams LakeBritish ColumbiaCA--
118111MataneQuebecCA--
119114Salmon ArmBritish ColumbiaCA--
120123PetawawaOntarioCA--
121119Powell RiverBritish ColumbiaCA--
122121Port HopeOntarioCA--
123120SummersidePrince Edward IslandCA--
124NRArnpriorOntarioCA--
125126TillsonburgOntarioCA--
126130SteinbachManitobaCA--
127113CampbelltonNew BrunswickCA--
128124TerraceBritish ColumbiaCA--
129122Dolbeau-MistassiniQuebecCA--
130136Sylvan LakeAlbertaCA--
131125KenoraOntarioCA--
132127Cold LakeAlbertaCA--
133128Grand Falls-WindsorNewfoundland and LabradorCA--
134141CanmoreAlbertaCA--
135140StrathmoreAlbertaCA--
136135ThompsonManitobaCA--
137139CowansvilleQuebecCA--
138133EstevanSaskatchewanCA--
139134High RiverAlbertaCA--
140NRSainte-MarieQuebecCA--
141132Portage la PrairieManitobaCA--
142NRGanderNewfoundland and LabradorCA--
143144LacombeAlbertaCA--
144137LachuteQuebecCA--
145142IngersollOntarioCA--
146131Prince RupertBritish ColumbiaCA--
147138WetaskiwinAlbertaCA--
148145Dawson CreekBritish ColumbiaCA--
149143HawkesburyOntario/QuebecCA--
150147Bay RobertsNewfoundland and LabradorCA--
151NRWeyburnSaskatchewanCA--
152146Elliot LakeOntarioCA--