List of the 100 largest urban areas in Canada by population
The urban areas identified below are defined by Statistics Canada with reference to continuous population density, ignoring municipal boundaries. For example, a rural area within a city's limits may not be included, such as some areas within the city limits of Ottawa , while neighbouring cities that directly continue a city's urban core population will be included, such as Westmount and Montréal.
For actual "city limits" populations, see List of the 100 largest municipalities in Canada by population , and for metropolitan area populations, see List of the 100 largest metropolitan areas in Canada .
In some cases, this can even lead to two urban areas within the same municipality, one that is part of the core city, and one that is part of a "spill-over" from a neighbouring urban area. Ottawa, for example, includes the urban core (Ottawa - Hull), and then a rural band, and then the densely-populated area of Kanata, creating a second urban area within the same city.
Information is taken from Statistics Canada's 2006 Census .
List
Rank
Urban Area
Population in 2006
1
Toronto, Ontario 4,753,120
2
Montreal, Quebec 3,316,615
3
Vancouver, British Columbia 1,953,252
4
Calgary, Alberta 991,759
5
Edmonton, Alberta 862,544
6
Ottawa - Gatineau, Ontario/Quebec 860,928
7
Quebec City, Quebec 659,545
8
Hamilton, Ontario 647,634
9
Winnipeg, Manitoba 641,483
10
Kitchener-Waterloo, Ontario 422,514
11
London, Ontario 353,069
12
St. Catharines - Niagara, Ontario 308,596
13
Victoria, British Columbia 304,683
14
Halifax, Nova Scotia 282,924
15
Windsor, Ontario 278,765
16
Oshawa, Ontario 269,734
17
Saskatoon, Saskatchewan 202,425
18
Regina, Saskatchewan 179,246
19
Barrie, Ontario 157,501
20
St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador 151,322
21
Abbotsford, British Columbia 138,986
22
Sherbrooke, Quebec 134,610
23
Kelowna, British Columbia 126,384
24
Trois-Rivières, Quebec 121,666
25
Guelph, Ontario 115,635
26
Kingston, Ontario 109,431
27
Sudbury , Ontario 106,612
28
Chicoutimi - Jonquière, Quebec 106,103
29
Thunder Bay, Ontario 103,247
30
Moncton, New Brunswick 97,065
31
Brantford, Ontario 90,192
32
Saint John, New Brunswick 90,016
33
Kanata, Ontario 85,112
34
Nanaimo, British Columbia 83,751
35
Red Deer, Alberta 82,772
36
Sarnia, Ontario 78,827
37
Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu, Quebec 78,519
38
Peterborough, Ontario 76,925
39
Lethbridge, Alberta 74,822
40
White Rock, British Columbia 73,006
41
Kamloops, British Columbia 70,117
42
Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario 68,084
43
Châteauguay, Quebec 66,204
44
Prince George, British Columbia 65,082
45
Belleville, Ontario 64,071
46
Drummondville, Quebec 62,659
47
Medicine Hat, Alberta 62,183
48
Chilliwack, British Columbia 59,453
49
Saint-Jérôme, Quebec 57,920
50
Granby, Quebec 56,984
51
Fredericton, New Brunswick 56,245
52
North Bay, Ontario 53,100
53
Shawinigan, Quebec 49,236
54
Cornwall, Ontario 48,792
55
Fort McMurray, Alberta 47,705
56
Saint-Hyacinthe, Quebec 47,306
57
Grande Prairie, Alberta 46,850
58
Chatham, Ontario 45,783
59
Beloeil, Quebec 45,299
60
Milton, Ontario 45,089
61
Vernon, British Columbia 42,812
62
Brandon, Manitoba 41,511
63
St. Thomas, Ontario 39,496
64
Bowmanville - Newcastle, Ontario 38,966
65
Salaberry-de-Valleyfield, Quebec 38,936
66
Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island 38,801
67
Joliette, Quebec 38,564
68
Victoriaville, Quebec 37,981
69
Courtenay, British Columbia 37,161
70
Georgetown, Ontario 36,690
71
Sorel, Quebec 36,594
72
Rimouski, Quebec 35,948
73
Penticton, British Columbia 35,846
74
Woodstock, Ontario 35,357
75
Prince Albert, Saskatchewan 34,542
76
Cape Breton - Sydney, Nova Scotia 33,012
77
Campbell River, British Columbia 32,884
78
Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan 32,526
79
Midland, Ontario 31,287
80
Leamington, Ontario 31,113
81
Stratford, Ontario 30,461
82
Orillia, Ontario 30,259
83
Timmins, Ontario 30,243
84
Orangeville, Ontario 29,110
85
Airdrie, Alberta 28,892
86
Walnut Grove, British Columbia 25,683
87
Alma, Quebec 25,394
88
Val-d'Or, Quebec 24,529
89
Bolton, Ontario 24,492
90
Lloydminster, Alberta/Saskatchewan 24,028
91
Saint-Georges, Quebec 23,955
92
Rouyn-Noranda, Quebec 23,792
93
Brockville, Ontario 23,620
94
Duncan, British Columbia 23,136
95
Parksville, British Columbia 23,054
96
Sept-Îles, Quebec 22,837
97
Owen Sound, Ontario 22,649
98
Truro, Nova Scotia 22,376
99
Buckingham, Quebec 21,027
100
Thetford Mines, Quebec 20,989
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