List of the 100 largest municipalities in Canada by population


The table below lists the 100 largest census subdivisions in Canada by population, using data from the 2016 census for census subdivisions.
This list includes only the population within a census subdivision's boundaries as defined at the time of the census. Many census subdivisions are part of a larger census metropolitan area or census agglomeration. For their ranking, see the list of census metropolitan areas and agglomerations in Canada.

List

A city is displayed in bold if it is a provincial or federal capital, and in italics if it is the most populous city in the province. Three territories and one province—Yukon, Northwest Territories, Nunavut and Prince Edward Island—do not have cities with populations of 50,500 or more.
Rank
MunicipalityProvinceMunicipal statusLand area
Growth Rate
2011–2016		Population
Population
Population
Population
Population
1
TorontoOntarioCity630.24.46%2,731,5712,615,0602,503,2812,481,4942,385,421
2
MontrealQuebecVille365.13.34%1,704,6941,649,5191,620,6931,583,5901,547,030
3
CalgaryAlbertaCity825.312.99%1,239,2201,096,833988,193879,003768,082
4
OttawaOntarioCity2,790.25.76%934,243883,391812,129774,072721,136
5
EdmontonAlbertaCity684.414.82%932,546812,201730,372666,104616,306
6
MississaugaOntarioCity292.41.14%721,599713,443668,549612,925544,382
7
WinnipegManitobaCity464.16.27%705,224663,617633,451619,544618,477
8
VancouverBritish ColumbiaCity115.04.64%631,486603,502578,041545,671514,008
9
BramptonOntarioCity266.313.31%593,638523,911433,806325,428268,251
10
HamiltonOntarioCity1,117.23.26%536,917519,949504,559490,268467,799
11
Quebec CityQuebecVille454.12.96%531,902516,622491,142476,330473,569
12
SurreyBritish ColumbiaCity316.410.60%517,887468,251394,976347,820304,477
13
LavalQuebecVille247.15.34%422,993401,553368,709343,005330,393
14
HalifaxNova ScotiaRegional municipality5,490.33.34%403,131390,096372,679359,111342,851
15
LondonOntarioCity420.64.83%383,822366,151352,395336,539325,669
16
MarkhamOntarioCity212.69.03%328,966301,709261,573208,615173,383
17
VaughanOntarioCity273.56.22%306,233288,301238,866182,022132,549
18
GatineauQuebecVille343.04.11%276,245265,349242,124226,696217,591
19
SaskatoonSaskatchewanCity209.610.89%246,376222,189202,340196,861193,653
20
LongueuilQuebecVille115.63.58%239,700231,409229,330225,761227,408
21
KitchenerOntarioCity136.86.42%233,222219,153204,668190,399178,420
22
BurnabyBritish ColumbiaCity90.64.27%232,755223,218202,799193,954179,209
23
WindsorOntarioCity146.32.99%217,188210,891216,473209,218197,694
24
ReginaSaskatchewanCity179.9711.40%215,106193,100179,246178,225180,404
25
RichmondBritish ColumbiaCity129.34.11%198,309190,473174,461164,345148,867
26
Richmond HillOntarioCity101.05.11%195,022185,541162,704132,030101,725
27
OakvilleOntarioTown138.96.20%193,832182,520165,613144,738128,405
28
BurlingtonOntarioCity185.74.29%183,314175,779164,415150,836136,976
29
Greater SudburyOntarioCity3,227.40.78%161,531160,274157,857155,219165,336
30
SherbrookeQuebecVille353.54.35%161,323154,601147,427138,785136,883
31
OshawaOntarioCity145.76.58%159,458149,607141,590139,051134,464
32
SaguenayQuebecVille1,126.50.83%145,949144,746143,692147,133152,811
33
LévisQuebecVille449.33.35%143,414138,769130,006121,999103,750
34
BarrieOntarioCity77.44.22%141,434135,711128,430103,71079,191
35
AbbotsfordBritish ColumbiaCity375.65.92%141,397133,497123,864115,494105,403
36
CoquitlamBritish ColumbiaCity122.310.14%139,284126,456114,565112,890101,820
37
Trois-RivièresQuebecVille288.92.30%134,413131,338126,323122,395124,417
38
St. CatharinesOntarioCity96.11.30%133,113131,400131,989129,170130,926
39
GuelphOntarioCity87.28.30%131,794121,688114,943106,17095,821
40
CambridgeOntarioCity113.02.50%129,920126,748120,371110,372101,429
41
WhitbyOntarioTown146.55.21%128,377122,022111,18487,41373,794
42
KelownaBritish ColumbiaCity211.68.58%127,380117,312106,70796,28889,442
43
KingstonOntarioCity451.20.35%123,798123,363117,207114,195112,605
44
AjaxOntarioTown67.19.19%119,677109,60090,16773,75364,430
45
LangleyBritish ColumbiaDistrict municipality308.012.58%117,285104,17793,72686,89680,179
46
SaanichBritish ColumbiaDistrict municipality103.84.01%114,148109,752108,265103,654101,388
47
TerrebonneQuebecVille154.74.94%111,575106,32294,70380,53675,116
48
MiltonOntarioTown363.230.54%110,12884,36253,93931,47132,104
49
St. John'sNewfoundland and LabradorCity446.02.53%108,860106,172100,64699,182101,936
50
Thunder BayOntarioCity328.2-0.41%107,909108,359109,140109,016113,662
51
WaterlooOntarioCity64.06.28%104,98698,78097,47586,54377,949
52
DeltaBritish ColumbiaCity180.12.38%102,23899,86396,72396,95095,411
53
Chatham-KentOntarioMunicipality2,458.1-1.95%101,647103,671108,177107,341109,950
54
Red DeerAlbertaCity104.310.88%100,41890,56482,77267,82960,080
55
Strathcona CountyAlbertaSpecialized municipality1,180.66.00%98,04492,49082,51171,98664,176
56
BrantfordOntarioCity72.54.11%97,49693,65090,19286,41786,417
57
Saint-Jean-sur-RichelieuQuebecVille225.82.94%95,11492,39487,49279,60076,461
58
Cape BretonNova ScotiaRegional municipality2,433.4-3.20%94,28597,398102,250105,968114,733
59
LethbridgeAlbertaCity122.411.51%92,72983,51774,63767,37463,053
60
ClaringtonOntarioMunicipality611.38.83%92,01384,54877,82069,83460,615
61
PickeringOntarioCity231.63.44%91,77188,72187,83887,13978,989
62
NanaimoBritish ColumbiaCity91.37.99%90,50483,81078,69273,00070,130
63
KamloopsBritish ColumbiaCity299.25.37%90,28085,67880,37677,28176,394
64
Niagara FallsOntarioCity209.76.11%88,07182,99782,18478,81576,917
65
North VancouverBritish ColumbiaDistrict municipality160.81.80%85,93584,41282,56282,31080,418
66
VictoriaBritish ColumbiaCity19.57.22%85,79280,01778,05774,12573,405
67
BrossardQuebecVille45.28.13%85,72179,27371,15465,02665,927
68
RepentignyQuebecVille61.82.79%84,28582,00076,23772,21870,677
69
NewmarketOntarioTown38.35.31%84,22479,97874,29565,78857,125
70
ChilliwackBritish ColumbiaCity261.657.51%83,78877,93669,21762,56760,186
71
Maple RidgeBritish ColumbiaCity266.88.16%82,25676,05268,94963,16956,173
72
PeterboroughOntarioCity63.82.97%81,03278,69874,89871,44669,742
73
Kawartha LakesOntarioCity3,083.13.01%75,42373,21974,56169,17967,926
74
DrummondvilleQuebecVille246.94.97%75,42371,85267,39263,02958,588
75
Saint-JérômeQuebecVille90.58.60%74,34668,45663,72959,61459,533
76
Prince GeorgeBritish ColumbiaCity318.32.82%74,00371,97470,98172,40675,510
77
Sault Ste. MarieOntarioCity223.3-2.36%73,36875,14174,94874,56680,054
78
MonctonNew BrunswickCity141.24.08%71,88969,07464,12861,04659,313
79
SarniaOntarioCity164.7-1.07%71,59472,36671,41970,87672,738
80
Wood BuffaloAlbertaSpecialized municipality63,637.59.19%71,58965,56551,49641,44535,213
81
New WestminsterBritish ColumbiaCity15.67.61%70,99665,97658,54954,65649,350
82
Saint JohnNew BrunswickCity315.8-3.55%67,57570,06368,04369,66172,494
83
CaledonOntarioTown688.211.84%66,50259,46057,05050,60539,893
84
GranbyQuebecVille152.74.40%66,22263,43347,63744,12143,316
85
St. AlbertAlbertaCity48.36.71%65,58961,46657,71953,08146,888
86
Norfolk CountyOntarioCity1,607.61.38%64,04463,17562,56360,84760,534
87
Medicine HatAlbertaCity112.05.42%63,26060,00556,99751,24946,783
88
Grande PrairieAlbertaCity72.813.50%63,16655,65547,07636,98331,353
89
AirdrieAlbertaCity84.5742.31%61,58143,27128,92720,40715,946
90
Halton HillsOntarioTown276.33.64%61,16159,01355,28948,18442,390
91
Port CoquitlamBritish ColumbiaCity29.24.74%58,61255,95852,68751,25746,682
92
FrederictonNew BrunswickCity131.73.55%58,22056,22450,53547,58046,507
93
BlainvilleQuebecVille55.16.27%56,86353,51046,49336,02929,603
94
Saint-HyacintheQuebecVille188.74.53%55,64853,23651,61650,39450,027
95
AuroraOntarioTown49.84.21%55,44553,20347,62940,16734,857
96
North VancouverBritish ColumbiaCity11.89.76%52,89848,19645,16544,30341,475
97
WellandOntarioCity81.13.28%52,29350,63150,33148,40248,411
98
North BayOntarioCity319.1-3.91%51,55353,65153,96652,77154,332
99
BellevilleOntarioCity247.22.55%50,71649,45448,82146,02946,195
100
MirabelQuebecVille485.0720.39%50,51341,95734,62627,31522,626

Highest growth, 2011–2016

The following is a list of the 15 census subdivisions in Canada with a population of 5,000 or greater that experienced the highest percentage of population growth between the 2011 and 2016 censuses as published by Statistics Canada.
SubdivisionPopulation Population Change
Warman, Saskatchewan --
Blackfalds, Alberta --
Cochrane, Alberta --
Airdrie, Alberta --
Shelburne, Ontario --
Chestermere, Alberta --
Beaumont, Alberta --
Milton, Ontario --
Spruce Grove, Alberta --
Tsinstikeptum Indian Reserve No. 9 --
Sainte-Brigitte-de-Laval, Quebec --
Fort Saskatchewan, Alberta --
Contrecœur, Quebec --
Bradford West Gwillimbury, Ontario --
Martensville, Saskatchewan --

Largest decreases, 2006–2011

The following is a list of the 15 census subdivisions in Canada with a population of 5,000 or greater that experienced the largest percentage of population decreases between the 2006 and 2011 censuses as published by Statistics Canada.
SubdivisionPopulation Population Change
Unorganized Thunder Bay District, Ontario --
Inverness, Subdivision A, Nova Scotia --
Hearst, Ontario --
Lac La Biche County, Alberta --
Kitimat, British Columbia --
Dryden, Ontario --
Digby, Nova Scotia --
Shippagan, New Brunswick --
Clare, Nova Scotia --
Yarmouth, Nova Scotia --
The Blue Mountains, Ontario --
Kings, Subdivision D, Nova Scotia --
Brock, Ontario --
Annapolis, Subdivision A, Nova Scotia --
La Tuque, Quebec --