List of census metropolitan areas and agglomerations in Canada

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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.

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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]

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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]

Rank (2021)Rank (2016)Geographic nameProvinceTypePopulationChangeLand area (km2) [8] Population density (/km2)
(2021) [8] (2016) [8]
11 Toronto Ontario CMA 6,202,2255,928,040+4.63%5902.75
22 Montreal Quebec CMA4,291,7324,104,074+4.57%4670.10
33 Vancouver British Columbia CMA2,642,8252,463,431+7.28%2878.93
45 Ottawa–Gatineau Ontario/Quebec CMA1,488,3071,371,576+8.51%8046.99
54 Calgary Alberta CMA1,481,8061,392,609+6.41%5098.68
66 Edmonton Alberta CMA1,418,1181,321,441+7.32%9416.19
77 Quebec City Quebec CMA839,311806,406+4.08%3499.46
88 Winnipeg Manitoba CMA834,678783,099+6.59%5285.46
99 Hamilton Ontario CMA785,184747,545+5.04%1373.15
1010 Tri-Cities Ontario CMA575,847523,894+9.92%1092.33
1111 London Ontario CMA543,551494,069+10.02%2661.48
1212 Halifax Nova Scotia CMA465,703426,932+9.08%7276.22
1313 St. CatharinesNiagara Ontario CMA433,604406,074+6.78%1397.09
1414 Windsor Ontario CMA422,630398,718+6.00%1803.17
1515 Oshawa Ontario CMA415,311379,848+9.34%903.25
1616 Victoria British Columbia CMA397,237367,770+8.01%695.29
1717 Saskatoon Saskatchewan CMA317,480295,095+7.59%5864.48
1818 Regina Saskatchewan CMA249,217236,695+5.29%4323.66
1919 Sherbrooke Quebec CMA227,398212,105+7.21%1458.10
2022 Kelowna British Columbia CMA222,162194,892+13.99%2902.45
2121 Barrie Ontario CMA212,856197,059+8.02%897.26
2220 St. John's Newfoundland and Labrador CMA212,579208,418+2.00%931.56
2323 AbbotsfordMission British Columbia CMA195,726180,518+8.42%606.72
2426 Kingston Ontario CMA172,546161,175+7.06%1919.17
2524 Greater Sudbury Ontario CMA170,605165,958+2.80%4187.40
2628 Guelph Ontario CMA165,588151,984+8.95%595.08
2725 Saguenay Quebec CMA161,567161,520+0.03%3133.53
2827 Trois-Rivières Quebec CMA161,489156,042+3.49%1038.64
2929 Moncton New Brunswick CMA157,717144,810+8.91%2562.47
3030 Brantford Ontario CMA144,162134,203+7.42%1074.00
3131 Saint John New Brunswick CMA130,613126,202+3.50%3505.66
3232 Peterborough Ontario CMA128,624121,721+5.67%1508.44
3334 Lethbridge Alberta CMA123,847117,394+5.50%2958.96
3433 Thunder Bay Ontario CMA123,258121,621+1.35%2550.79
3535 Nanaimo British Columbia CMA115,459104,936+10.03%1279.28
3636 Kamloops British Columbia CMA114,142103,811+9.95%5654.08
3740 Chilliwack British Columbia CMA113,767101,512+12.07%1444.02
3837 BellevilleQuinte West Ontario CMA111,184103,401+7.53%1337.50
3938 Fredericton New Brunswick CMA108,610102,690+5.76%6014.66
4039 Chatham-Kent Ontario CMA104,316102,042+2.23%2464.52
4143 Drummondville Quebec CMA101,61097,149+4.59%1094.36
4241 Red Deer Alberta CMA100,844100,418+0.42%104.34
4342 Cape Breton Nova Scotia CA 98,31898,722−0.41%2457.21
4444 Sarnia Ontario CA97,59296,151+1.50%1117.20
4546 Granby Quebec CA90,83385,056+6.79%494.10
4645 Prince George British Columbia CA89,49086,622+3.31%17650.99
4749 Kawartha Lakes Ontario CA79,24775,423+5.07%3033.66
4851 Charlottetown Prince Edward Island CA78,85871,821+9.80%1112.43
4947 Sault Ste. Marie Ontario CA76,73178,159−1.83%802.58
5048 Medicine Hat Alberta CA76,37676,522−0.19%13106.11
5150 Wood Buffalo Alberta CA73,83773,325+0.70%60957.21
5252 North Bay Ontario CA71,73670,378+1.93%5314.85
5353 Norfolk Ontario CA67,49064,044+5.38%1597.68
5455 Vernon British Columbia CA67,08661,324+9.40%1041.09
5554 Grande Prairie Alberta CA64,14163,166+1.54%132.71
5658 Courtenay British Columbia CA63,28257,950+9.20%624.33
5756 Cornwall Ontario CA61,41559,699+2.87%509.21
5857 Saint-Hyacinthe Quebec CA59,98058,201+3.06%259.38
5960 Brandon Manitoba CA54,26851,807+4.75%1232.81
6059 Rimouski Quebec CA53,94453,498+0.83%772.93
6161 Victoriaville Quebec CA52,93651,336+3.12%378.10
6262 Joliette Quebec CA52,70649,439+6.61%108.66
6363 Shawinigan Quebec CA49,62049,349+0.55%729.98
6465 Duncan British Columbia CA47,58244,451+7.04%373.22
6567 Penticton British Columbia CA47,38043,534+8.83%1734.72
6671 Woodstock Ontario CA46,70541,098+13.64%56.46
6764 Truro Nova Scotia CA46,15745,753+0.88%2732.53
6866 Prince Albert Saskatchewan CA45,71844,160+3.53%2537.68
6972 Salaberry-de-Valleyfield Quebec CA42,78740,745+5.01%108.56
7068 Rouyn-Noranda Quebec CA42,31342,334−0.05%5963.57
7170 Sorel-Tracy Quebec CA41,93441,629+0.73%170.31
7269 Timmins Ontario CA41,14541,788−1.54%2955.33
7373 Campbell River British Columbia CA40,70437,861+7.51%1734.05
7474 Lloydminster Alberta/Saskatchewan CA36,50836,736−0.62%1984.24
7575 Moose Jaw Saskatchewan CA34,87235,053−0.52%843.44
7677 Saint-Georges Quebec CA34,83334,176+1.92%365.21
7776 New Glasgow Nova Scotia CA34,39734,487−0.26%2066.47
7878 Val-d'Or Quebec CA34,03733,871+0.49%3539.98
7982 Orillia Ontario CA33,41131,166+7.20%28.53
8080 Stratford Ontario CA33,23231,470+5.60%30.02
8179 Owen Sound Ontario CA32,71231,820+2.80%624.18
8286 Winkler Manitoba CA32,65530,297+7.78%872.19
8392 Whitehorse Yukon CA31,91328,225+13.07%8465.21
8481 Brockville Ontario CA31,66131,200+1.48%576.87
8583 Bathurst New Brunswick CA31,38731,110+0.89%2100.05
8693 Centre Wellington Ontario CA31,09328,191+10.29%409.41
8788 Parksville British Columbia CA31,05428,922+7.37%81.81
8887 Okotoks Alberta CA30,40529,016+4.79%38.55
8985 Alma Quebec CA30,33130,771−1.43%194.92
9089 Rivière-du-Loup Quebec CA30,02528,902+3.89%543.02
9184 Corner Brook Newfoundland and Labrador CA29,76230,969−3.90%1122.58
9291 Fort St. John British Columbia CA28,72928,396+1.17%617.73
9395 Thetford Mines Quebec CA28,28727,564+2.62%405.92
9499 Midland Ontario CA27,89425,826+8.01%60.75
9590 Sept-Îles Quebec CA27,72928,534−2.82%1750.44
9696 Miramichi New Brunswick CA27,59327,518+0.27%7564.06
9798 Cranbrook British Columbia CA27,04026,068+3.73%4563.87
9897 Kentville Nova Scotia CA26,92926,222+2.70%607.05
9994 Baie-Comeau Quebec CA26,64327,692−3.79%682.89
100100 Port Alberni British Columbia CA25,78624,669+4.53%1633.13
101107 Wasaga Beach Ontario CA24,86220,675+20.25%57.42
102105 Collingwood Ontario CA24,81121,793+13.85%33.15
103110 Squamish British Columbia CA24,23219,893+21.81%105.43
104101 Pembroke Ontario CA23,81423,269+2.34%553.40
105103 Williams Lake British Columbia CA23,60823,113+2.14%12422.14
106102 Quesnel British Columbia CA23,11323,146−0.14%21708.62
107106 Essa Ontario CA22,97021,083+8.95%279.92
108104 Edmundston New Brunswick CA22,14421,955+0.86%1582.36
109112 Cobourg Ontario CA20,51919,440+5.55%22.41
110111 Yellowknife Northwest Territories CA20,34019,569+3.94%103.37
111120 Sainte-Agathe-des-Monts Quebec CA19,89218,010+10.45%210.96
112109 Yorkton Saskatchewan CA19,85919,927−0.34%1623.32
113121 Salmon Arm British Columbia CA19,70517,904+10.06%165.42
114113 Terrace British Columbia CA19,60619,160+2.33%9721.84
115108 North Battleford Saskatchewan CA19,37420,052−3.38%1118.54
116119 Nelson British Columbia CA19,11918,307+4.44%1224.30
117116 Amos Quebec CA18,87318,872+0.01%2298.16
118117 Camrose Alberta CA18,77218,742+0.16%41.67
119118 Swift Current Saskatchewan CA18,74518,536+1.13%1129.78
120127 Tillsonburg Ontario CA18,61515,872+17.28%22.20
121114 Matane Quebec CA18,47418,894−2.22%865.87
122122 Petawawa Ontario CA18,16017,187+5.66%164.70
123123 Summerside Prince Edward Island CA18,15716,831+7.88%125.12
124115 Dawson Creek British Columbia CA17,87818,890−5.36%11716.80
125124 Powell River British Columbia CA17,82516,783+6.21%799.80
126126 Steinbach Manitoba CA17,80616,022+11.13%37.56
127125 Port Hope Ontario CA17,29416,753+3.23%278.80
128129 Sylvan Lake Alberta CA16,51415,302+7.92%24.25
129136 Canmore Alberta CA15,99013,992+14.28%68.47
130132 Ladysmith British Columbia CA15,50114,572+6.38%412.01
131128 Dolbeau-Mistassini Quebec CA15,30615,750−2.82%647.75
132139 Cowansville Quebec CA15,23413,656+11.56%46.87
133130 Kenora Ontario CA14,96715,096−0.85%211.65
134133 Brooks Alberta CA14,92414,451+3.27%18.21
135137 Strathmore Alberta CA14,33913,756+4.24%26.98
136141 High River Alberta CA14,32413,594+5.37%22.19
137134 Trail British Columbia CA14,26814,196+0.51%279.13
138147 Lachute Quebec CA14,10012,862+9.63%108.66
139135 Grand Falls-Windsor Newfoundland and Labrador CA13,85314,171−2.24%54.84
140148 Ingersoll Ontario CA13,69312,757+7.34%12.73
141143 Prince Rupert British Columbia CA13,44213,462−0.15%3303.63
142145 Gander Newfoundland and Labrador CA13,41413,234+1.36%2412.67
143146 Lacombe Alberta CA13,39613,057+2.60%20.59
144131 Campbellton New Brunswick CA13,33014,679−9.19%1525.45
145144 Portage la Prairie Manitoba CA13,27013,304−0.26%24.72
146142 Sainte-Marie Quebec CA13,13413,565−3.18%107.55
147138 Thompson Manitoba CA13,03513,678−4.70%16.62
148140 Estevan Saskatchewan CA12,79813,615−6.00%793.36
149149 Wetaskiwin Alberta CA12,59412,655−0.48%18.75
150150 Weyburn Saskatchewan CA12,24712,055+1.59%828.28
151151 Hawkesbury Ontario/Quebec CA12,01011,974+0.30%12.91
152152 Elliot Lake Ontario CA11,37210,741+5.87%696.06

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