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List of the 100 largest metropolitan areas in Canada

The table below lists the 100 largest metropolitan areas in Canada by population, using data from the Canada 2001 Census

Canada 2001 Census

The Canada 2001 Census was a detailed enumeration of the Canada population. Census day was May 15 2001. On that day, Statistics Canada attempted to count every person in Canada....
and the Canada 2006 Census

Canada 2006 Census

The Canada 2006 Census was a detailed enumeration of the Canada population. Census day was May 16 2006. The next census following will be the Canada 2011 Census....
. Each metropolitan area

Metropolitan area

A metropolitan area is a large population center consisting of a large metropolis and its adjacent zone of influence, or of more than one closely adjoining neighboring central city and their zone of influence....
is identified by the official name of the Census Metropolitan Area (CMA) or Census Agglomeration (CA) as defined by Statistics Canada

Statistics Canada

Statistics Canada is the Canada federal government department commissioned with producing statistics to help better understand Canada, its population, resources, economy, society, and culture....
. Typically, that is the name of the largest city in the area. Any other municipality that comprises at least 10 per cent of the CMA or CA population is listed in parentheses.

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The table below lists the 100 largest metropolitan areas in Canada by population, using data from the Canada 2001 Census

Canada 2001 Census

The Canada 2001 Census was a detailed enumeration of the Canada population. Census day was May 15 2001. On that day, Statistics Canada attempted to count every person in Canada....
and the Canada 2006 Census

Canada 2006 Census

The Canada 2006 Census was a detailed enumeration of the Canada population. Census day was May 16 2006. The next census following will be the Canada 2011 Census....
. Each metropolitan area

Metropolitan area

A metropolitan area is a large population center consisting of a large metropolis and its adjacent zone of influence, or of more than one closely adjoining neighboring central city and their zone of influence....
is identified by the official name of the Census Metropolitan Area (CMA) or Census Agglomeration (CA) as defined by Statistics Canada

Statistics Canada

Statistics Canada is the Canada federal government department commissioned with producing statistics to help better understand Canada, its population, resources, economy, society, and culture....
. Typically, that is the name of the largest city in the area. Any other municipality that comprises at least 10 per cent of the CMA or CA population is listed in parentheses. All listings are CAs, unless noted otherwise.

See also: List of the 100 largest cities in Canada by population

List of the 100 largest cities in Canada by population

Several entities go by the name "cities" in general conversation:*Metro Areas - These are defined by Statistics Canada's Census Metropolitan Area unit which groups together municipalities....
.

Rank in 2006	Rank in 2001	Place	Province	Type	2006 Population	2001 Population	% change
1	1	Toronto Toronto Toronto is the List of the 100 largest municipalities in Canada by population in Canada and the Provinces and territories of Canada Provincial and territorial capitals of Canada of Ontario.... (Mississauga)	Ontario Ontario Ontario is a Provinces and territories of Canada located in the Central Canada part of Canada, the largest by population and second largest, after Quebec, in total area....	CMA	5,113,149	4,682,897	9.19
2	2	Montreal Montreal Montreal, or Montr?al, is the largest city in the Provinces and territories of Canada of Quebec and the List of largest cities and second largest cities by country List of the 100 largest municipalities in Canada by population.... (Laval Laval, Quebec Laval is a city and a list of Quebec regions in southwestern Quebec, Canada. With a population of 368,709 in Canada 2006 Census,, it is the second largest city in Greater Montreal, and the third largest in the province of Quebec.... ) (Longueuil Longueuil, Quebec Longueuil is a city in located in the Mont?r?gie of Quebec, and part of Greater Montreal. It sits on the South Shore of the Saint Lawrence River directly across from Montreal, in southwestern Quebec.... )	Quebec Quebec Quebec , in French language, *Qu?bec* , is a Provinces and territories of Canada in the Central Canada and Eastern Canada regions of Canada....	CMA	3,635,571	3,451,027	5.35
3	3	Vancouver Vancouver Vancouver is a coastal city and major seaport located in the Lower Mainland of southwestern British Columbia, Canada. It is the largest city in British Columbia and the second largest metropolitan area in the Pacific Northwest region.... (Surrey Surrey, British Columbia Surrey is a Canada city in the province of British Columbia, Canada, that lies within the Metro Vancouver district, and geographically at the centre of the larger region known as the Lower Mainland of BC.... , Burnaby)	British Columbia British Columbia British Columbia is the westernmost of Canada's Provinces and territories of Canada and is famed for its natural beauty, as reflected in its Latin motto, Splendor sine occasu ....	CMA	2,116,581	1,986,965	6.52
4	4	Ottawa-Gatineau National Capital Region (Canada) The National Capital Region is an official federal designation for the Canadian capital of Ottawa, Ontario, the neighbouring city of Gatineau, Quebec, and the surrounding area....	Ontario/Quebec	CMA	1,130,761	1,063,664	6.31
5	5	Calgary Calgary Calgary is the largest city in the province of Alberta, Canada. It is located in the south of the province, in an area of foothills and High Plains, approximately east of the front ranges of the Canadian Rockies....	Alberta Alberta Alberta is one of Canada Canadian Prairies Provinces and territories of Canada. It became a province on September 1, 1905.Alberta is located in western Canada, bounded by the provinces of British Columbia to the west and Saskatchewan to the east, the Northwest Territories to the north, and the U.S....	CMA	1,079,310	951,494	13.43
6	6	Edmonton Edmonton Edmonton is the capital of the Canada Provinces and territories of Canada of Alberta. The city is located on the North Saskatchewan River in the central region of the province, an area with some of the most fertile farmland on the prairies....	Alberta	CMA	1,034,945	937,845	10.35
7	7	Quebec City Quebec City Qu?bec or Quebec, also Quebec City or Qu?bec City , is the Capital of the Canada Provinces and territories of Canada of Quebec and is located within the Capitale-Nationale region.... (Lévis Lévis, Quebec L?vis is a city in eastern Quebec, Canada. It is located on the south shore of the Saint Lawrence River, opposite Quebec City. A ferry links Old Quebec with Old L?vis, and two bridges, the Quebec Bridge and the Pierre Laporte Bridge, connect western L?vis with Quebec City.... )	Quebec	CMA	715,515	686,569	4.22
8	8	Winnipeg Winnipeg Winnipeg is the capital and largest city of Manitoba, Canada. It is located near the longitude centre of North America, at the confluence of the historic Red River of the North and Assiniboine River Rivers, a point now commonly known as The Forks, Winnipeg....	Manitoba Manitoba Manitoba is a prairie provinces in Canada, which has an area of 647,797 square kilometres and a population of 1,207,959 , with more than half located within the Winnipeg Capital Region ....	CMA	694,668	676,594	2.67
9	9	Hamilton Hamilton, Ontario Hamilton is a port city in the Canadian Provinces and territories of Canada of Ontario. Conceived by George Hamilton when he purchased the James Durand farm shortly after the War of 1812, Hamilton has become the centre of a densely populated and industrialized region at the west end of Lake Ontario known as the Golden Horseshoe.... (Burlington Burlington, Ontario Burlington is a city located at the western end of Lake Ontario, lying between the north shore of Lake Ontario and the ridge of the Niagara Escarpment.... )	Ontario	CMA	692,911	662,401	4.61
10	10	London London, Ontario London is a city in Southwestern Ontario, Canada along the Quebec City-Windsor Corridor with a metropolitan area population of 457,720; the city proper had a population of 352,395 in the Canada 2006 Census....	Ontario	CMA	457,720	435,600	5.08
11	11	Kitchener Kitchener, Ontario The City of Kitchener is a city in southwestern Ontario, Canada. It was the Town of Berlin from 1854 until 1912 and the City of Berlin from 1912 until 1916.... (Cambridge Cambridge, Ontario Cambridge is a city located on the Grand River and Speed River in the Waterloo Regional Municipality, Ontario, Ontario, Canada.History... , Waterloo Waterloo, Ontario Waterloo is a city in Ontario, Canada. It is the smallest of the three cities in the Regional Municipality of Waterloo, Ontario, and is adjacent to the larger city of Kitchener, Ontario.... )	Ontario	CMA	451,235	414,284	8.92
12	12	St. Catharines-Niagara Regional Municipality of Niagara, Ontario The Regional Municipality of Niagara , also known as the Niagara Region, or, colloquially, "Regional Niagara", is a regional municipality comprising twelve municipalities of southern Ontario, Canada.... (Niagara Falls Niagara Falls, Ontario Niagara Falls is a Canadian city of 82,184 residents on the Niagara River in the Golden Horseshoe region of south-central Ontario. It lies across the river from Niagara Falls, New York, and was incorporated on June 12, 1903.... , Welland Welland, Ontario Welland is a city in the Regional Municipality of Niagara, Ontario in Ontario, Canada.The city has been traditionally known as the place where rails and water meet, referring to the railways from Buffalo, New York to Toronto and southwestern Ontario, and the waterways of Welland Canal and Welland River, which played a great role in the... )	Ontario	CMA	390,317	377,009	3.53
13	13	Halifax	Nova Scotia Nova Scotia Nova Scotia is a Canadian Provinces and territories of Canada located on Canada's southeastern coast. It is the most populous province in Atlantic Canada....	CMA	372,858	359,183	3.81
14	16	Oshawa (Whitby Whitby, Ontario Whitby is a town in Ontario, Canada. Whitby is located east of Toronto on the north shore of Lake Ontario, and is home to the headquarters of Durham Region, Ontario.... , Clarington Clarington, Ontario Clarington is a municipality in Ontario, Canada in the Regional Municipality of Durham. It gained its present name in 1994 after having been known as the Town of Newcastle from 1974-93.... )	Ontario	CMA	330,594	296,298	11.57
15	14	Victoria Victoria, British Columbia Victoria is the capital city of British Columbia. Located on the southern tip of Vancouver Island, Victoria is a major tourism destination seeing more than 3.65 million visitors a year who inject more than one billion dollars into the local economy.... (Saanich Saanich, British Columbia The District of Saanich is a municipality on Vancouver Island in British Columbia. It is located north of the provincial capital, Victoria, British Columbia.... )	British Columbia	CMA	330,088	311,902	5.83
16	15	Windsor Windsor, Ontario Windsor is the southernmost city in Canada and lies at the western end of the heavily populated Quebec City-Windsor Corridor. Windsor is located south of Detroit, Michigan, is separated from that city by the Detroit River, and has views of the Detroit skyline.... (Tecumseh Tecumseh, Ontario Tecumseh is a town on Lake Saint Clair, North America east of Windsor, Ontario, Ontario, Canada.Originally known as Ryegate Postal Station when it was first settled in 1792, Tecumseh was renamed in 1912 after the Tecumseh of the same name.... , LaSalle LaSalle, Ontario LaSalle is a town in Essex County, Ontario, Ontario. It is located on the Detroit River, south of the Windsor, Ontario. LaSalle, along with Windsor, is the oldest France settlement area in Southwestern Ontario, and the oldest continually inhabited European settlement in Canada west of the Quebec border.... , Lakeshore Lakeshore, Ontario Lakeshore is a town in southwestern Ontario, Canada on Lake Saint Clair, North America. It is located in Essex County, Ontario. The town was incorporated in 1999 by amalgamating the separate township of Lakeshore, Rochester, Tilbury North and Tilbury West.... )	Ontario	CMA	323,342	307,877	5.02
17	17	Saskatoon Saskatoon Saskatoon is a city located in central Saskatchewan, Canada, on the South Saskatchewan River, with a metropolitan area population of 233,923. Saskatoon is the most populous city in the province of Saskatchewan, and has been since the mid-1980s when it surpassed the provincial capital of Regina, Saskatchewan....	Saskatchewan Saskatchewan Saskatchewan is a prairie provinces in Canada, which has an area of 588,276.09 square kilometres and a population of 1,015,895 , mostly living in the southern half of the province....	CMA	233,923	225,927	3.54
18	18	Regina Regina, Saskatchewan Regina is the capital of Saskatchewan, Canada. The city is the second largest in the province , and is a cultural and commercial metropole for both southern Saskatchewan and adjacent areas in the neighbouring American states of North Dakota and Montana....	Saskatchewan	CMA	194,971	192,800	1.13
19	19	Sherbrooke (Magog Magog, Quebec Magog is a small city in southeastern Quebec, Canada, about 120 km east of Montreal at the confluence of Lake Memphremagog--after which the city was named--with the Rivi?re aux Cerises and the Magog River.... )	Quebec	CMA	186,952	175,950	6.25
20	20	St. John's St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador St. John's is the Provinces of Canada capital of Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada and located on the eastern tip of the Avalon Peninsula on the Newfoundland .... (Mount Pearl Mount Pearl Mount Pearl is a city on the Avalon Peninsula in Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. 25,550 people live in Mount Pearl. The city has a population density of 1,556.9 people per square kilometer and is part of the St.... , Conception Bay South)	Newfoundland and Labrador Newfoundland and Labrador Newfoundland and Labrador is a Provinces and territories of Canada of Canada, on the country's Atlantic Ocean coast in northeastern North America....	CMA	181,113	172,918	4.74
21	23	Barrie Barrie Barrie may refer to:* Barrie, a city in Ontario, Canada* Barrie , a Canadian federal electoral district* Barrie , a provincial electoral district... (Innisfil Innisfil, Ontario Innisfil is a township in Ontario, Canada located on the western shore of Lake Simcoe in Simcoe County, immediately south of Barrie, Ontario and 80 kilometers north of Toronto.... )	Ontario	CMA	177,061	148,480	19.25
22	24	Kelowna (West Kelowna)	British Columbia	CMA	162,276	147,739	9.84
23	25	Abbotsford Abbotsford, British Columbia Abbotsford is a Canada/cities in the Fraser Valley of British Columbia, adjacent to Metro Vancouver. It is the 5th largest municipality in British Columbia and the 37th largest in Canada, home to 123,864 people .... (Mission Mission, British Columbia Mission, the core of which was formerly known as Mission City, is a district municipality, in the Provinces of Canada of British Columbia, Canada, is situated on the north bank of the Fraser River, overlooking the Fraser Valley.... )	British Columbia	CMA	159,020	147,370	7.91
24	21	Greater Sudbury	Ontario	CMA	158,258	155,601	1.71
25	26	Kingston Kingston, Ontario Kingston, Ontario is a Canadian city located at the eastern end of Lake Ontario, where the lake runs into the St. Lawrence River and the Thousand Islands begin.... (South Frontenac South Frontenac, Ontario South Frontenac is a township in eastern Ontario, Canada in Frontenac County, Ontario.It was amalgamated in 1998 from the former townships of Bedford, Frontenac County, Ontario, Loughborough, Ontario, Portland, Ontario , and Storrington, Ontario.... )	Ontario	CMA	152,358	146,838	3.76
26	22	Saguenay Saguenay, Quebec Saguenay is a city in the Saguenay-Lac-Saint-Jean region of Quebec, Canada, on the Saguenay River, about north of Quebec City.Saguenay is also the name of a Regional county municipality#RCMs as geographical units coextensive with the city of Saguenay, whose geographical code is 941....	Quebec	CMA	151,643	154,938	-2.13
27	27	Trois-Rivières Trois-Rivières Trois-Rivi?res may refer to:Trois-Rivi?res, the largest city in the Mauricie region of Quebec, CanadaCircuit Trois-Rivi?res, a racetrack in Trois-Rivi?res, Quebec...	Quebec	CMA	141,529	137,507	2.92
28	32	Guelph Guelph Guelph is a city in Ontario, Canada.Guelph may also refer to:* Guelph , consisting of the City of Guelph, Ontario* Guelph , as the above...	Ontario	CMA	127,009	117,344	8.24
29	30	Moncton (Dieppe Dieppe, New Brunswick Dieppe is a Canada city in Westmorland County, New Brunswick, New Brunswick.Dieppe is located on the Petitcodiac River east of the adjacent city of Moncton.... , Riverview Riverview, New Brunswick Riverview is a town in south-eastern New Brunswick, Canada located on the south side of the Petitcodiac River, opposite the much larger city of Moncton.... )	New Brunswick New Brunswick New Brunswick is one of Canada's three Maritime provinces and is the only Constitution of Canada bilingual province in the federation. The provincial capital is Fredericton....	CMA	126,424	118,678	6.53
30	31	Brantford Brantford, Ontario Brantford is a city located on the Grand River in south-western Ontario, Canada. This single-tier municipality is part of Brant County, Ontario.... (Brant Brant, Ontario The County of Brant is a List of Ontario counties#Single-tier municipalities and a Census divisions of Canada in the Canadian province of Ontario.... )	Ontario	CMA	124,607	118,086	5.52
31	29	Thunder Bay Thunder Bay Thunder Bay may refer to several things in North America's Great Lakes region....	Ontario	CMA	122,907	121,986	0.76
32	28	Saint John Saint John, New Brunswick Saint John is the largest city in the province of New Brunswick, and the oldest incorporated city in Canada. In 2006 the city proper had a population of 68,043.... (Quispamsis Quispamsis, New Brunswick Quispamsis is a Canada town located in Kings County, New Brunswick, New Brunswick. It is located 20 kilometres northeast of Saint John, New Brunswick, in the lower Kennebecasis River valley.... )	New Brunswick	CMA	122,389	122,678	-0.24
33	33	Peterborough Peterborough, Ontario Peterborough is a city on the Otonabee River in central-eastern Ontario, Canada, 125 kilometres northeast of Toronto. The population of the City of Peterborough was 74,898 in the 2006 census, while the census metropolitan area had a population of 116 570.... (Smith-Ennismore-Lakefield)	Ontario	CMA	116,570	110,876	5.14
34	35	Chatham-Kent Chatham-Kent, Ontario The Municipality of Chatham-Kent is a city-status Census divisions of Ontario#Single-tier municipalities in Western Ontario Ontario, Canada. The municipality is mainly rural and agricultural, with industry in the larger urban areas....	Ontario	CA	108,589	107,709	0.82
35	34	Cape Breton Cape Breton Regional Municipality, Nova Scotia Cape Breton Regional Municipality , often shortened to simply CBRM, is a regional municipality in Nova Scotia's Cape Breton County, Nova Scotia....	Nova Scotia	CA	105,928	109,330	-3.11
36	39	Lethbridge Lethbridge Lethbridge is a city in the province of Alberta, Canada, and the largest city in southern Alberta. It is Alberta's fourth-largest city by population after Calgary, Edmonton and Red Deer, Alberta, and the third-largest by area after Calgary and Edmonton.... (County of Lethbridge Lethbridge County, Alberta The County of Lethbridge is located in southern Alberta. It is located in Division No. 2, Alberta and part of the Lethbridge Census geographic units of Canada area.... )	Alberta	CA	95,196	87,388	8.93
37	36	Kamloops	British Columbia	CA	92,882	88,951	4.42
38	40	Nanaimo	British Columbia	CA	92,361	85,664	7.82
39	38	Belleville Belleville, Ontario Belleville is a city located at the mouth of the Moira River on the Bay of Quinte in southeastern Ontario, Canada, in the Quebec City-Windsor Corridor.... (Quinte West)	Ontario	CA	91,518	87,395	4.72
40	37	Sarnia Sarnia, Ontario Sarnia is a city in Western Ontario Ontario, Canada . It is the largest city on Lake Huron and is located where the three upper Great Lakes empty into the St.... (St. Clair St. Clair, Ontario St. Clair is a township in southwestern Ontario, Canada, in Lambton County, Ontario on the St. Clair River.... )	Ontario	CA	88,793	88,331	0.52
41	43	Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu, Quebec Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu is a city in the province of Quebec, Canada about southeast of Montreal. It is situated on the west bank of the Richelieu River at the northernmost navigable point of Lake Champlain....	Quebec	CA	87,492	79,600	9.91
42	42	Fredericton Fredericton, New Brunswick Fredericton is the capital city of the Canadian province of New Brunswick, by virtue of the provincial parliament which seat there. An important cultural, artistic, and educational centre for the province, Fredericton is home to three universities, as well as cultural institutions such as the Beaverbrook Art Gallery, the York-Sunbury Museum...	New Brunswick	CA	85,688	81,346	5.34
43	41	Prince George Prince George, British Columbia Prince George, with a population of 70,981 , is the largest city in northern British Columbia and is known as "BC's Northern Capital". Situated at the confluence of the Fraser River and Nechako River Rivers, and the crossroads of British Columbia Highway 16 and British Columbia Highway 97, the city plays an important role in the province's ec...	British Columbia	CA	83,225	85,035	-2.13
44	48	Red Deer Red Deer, Alberta Red Deer is a city in central Alberta, Canada. It is located near the midpoint of the Calgary-Edmonton Corridor, and is Alberta's third most populous city?after Calgary and Edmonton....	Alberta	CA	82,772	67,829	22.03
45	45	Chilliwack Chilliwack, British Columbia Chilliwack is a Canada city in the Province of British Columbia. It is a predominantly agricultural community with an estimated population of 70,000 people....	British Columbia	CA	80,892	74,003	9.31
46	44	Sault Ste. Marie Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario Sault Ste. Marie is a city on the St. Marys River in Ontario, Canada. It is the third largest city in Northern Ontario, after Greater Sudbury and Thunder Bay, with a population of 74,948....	Ontario	CA	80,098	78,908	1.51
47	46	Drummondville Drummondville, Quebec Drummondville is a city in the Centre-du-Qu?bec region of Quebec, located east of Montreal on the Saint-Fran?ois River. Drummondville is the seat of Drummond Regional County Municipality, Quebec....	Quebec	CA	78,108	72,778	7.32
48	47	Kawartha Lakes Kawartha Lakes, Ontario Kawartha Lakes is a city in east-central Ontario, Canada. Although designated as a "city", it is a largely rural area. The municipality is named for the Kawartha lakes ....	Ontario	CA	74,561	69,179	7.78
49	53	Grande Prairie Grande Prairie, Alberta Grande Prairie is the main city in the northwestern part of the province of Alberta in Western Canada. It is located on the southern edge of the Peace River Country .... (Grande Prairie County No. 1 Grande Prairie County No. 1, Alberta Grande Prairie County No. 1 is a municipal district in northwestern Alberta, Canada in Division No. 19, Alberta.It is bounded on the south by the Wapiti River, on the east by the Smoky River and on the west by the province of British Columbia.... )	Alberta	CA	71,868	58,787	22.25
50	51	Medicine Hat	Alberta	CA	68,822	61,735	11.48
51	49	Granby Granby, Quebec Granby is a city in southwestern Quebec, located east of Montreal. Granby is the seat of La Haute-Yamaska Regional County Municipality, Quebec. The city is named after Duke of Rutland and is the hometown of "Canadian Jos....	Quebec	CA	68,352	63,069	8.38
52	50	North Bay North Bay, Ontario North Bay is a city in Northeastern Ontario, Canada . North Bay takes its name from its position on the shore of Lake Nipissing, and covers an area of 314.92 km? It is the seat of Nipissing District, Ontario....	Ontario	CA	63,424	62,303	1.80
53	52	Norfolk	Ontario	CA	62,563	60,847	2.82
54	55	Charlottetown (Stratford Stratford, Prince Edward Island Stratford is a Canada town located in central Prince Edward Island.It is situated on a peninsula formed by the Hillsborough River estuary, Charlottetown Harbour, and Hillsborough Bay - a sub-basin of the Northumberland Strait.... )	Prince Edward Island Prince Edward Island Prince Edward Island is a Canada Provinces and territories of Canada consisting of an island of the same name. The Maritimes is the smallest in the nation in both land area and population ....	CA	58,625	57,234	2.43
55	54	Cornwall Cornwall, Ontario Cornwall is a city in eastern Ontario, Canada and the seat of the United Counties of Stormont, Dundas and Glengarry. Cornwall is Ontario's easternmost city, located on the St.... (South Stormont South Stormont, Ontario South Stormont is a township in eastern Ontario, Canada, in the Stormont, Dundas and Glengarry County, Ontario. The township was incorporated on January 1, 1998, by amalgamating the former geographic townships of Cornwall and Osnabruck.... )	Ontario	CA	58,485	57,581	1.57
56	56	Shawinigan Shawinigan, Quebec Shawinigan is a city located on the Saint-Maurice River in the Mauricie area in Quebec, Canada. It has a population of approximately 51,904 people ....	Quebec	CA	56,434	56,412	0.04
57	57	Saint-Hyacinthe Saint-Hyacinthe, Quebec Saint-Hyacinthe is a city in southwestern Quebec east of Montreal on the Yamaska River. Population 55,823.In 1849 Saint-Hyacinthe was created a village; at the time it had a population of 10,200....	Quebec	CA	55,823	54,275	2.85
58	58	Vernon Vernon, British Columbia Vernon is a city in the south-central region of British Columbia, Canada. Named after Forbes George Vernon, a former Member of the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia who helped found the famed Coldstream Ranch, the City of Vernon was incorporated on December 30, 1892.... (Coldstream Coldstream, British Columbia Coldstream is a district municipality in British Columbia, Canada, located at the northern end of Kalamalka Lake in the Okanagan Valley. It is the seat of the Regional District of North Okanagan, British Columbia.... )	British Columbia	CA	55,418	51,530	7.55
59	67	Wood Buffalo Wood Buffalo, Alberta The regional municipality of Wood Buffalo is located in northeastern Alberta. Created in 1995 as an amalgamation of the community of Fort McMurray, Alberta and Improvement District 143, it now ranks the 100 largest cities and towns in Canada by area....	Alberta	CA	52,643	42,581	23.63
60	61	Leamington Leamington, Ontario Leamington is a municipality in Essex County, Ontario, Ontario and has a population of 31,113. It is located near Point Pelee. In 2006, Leamington was named Canada's best place to live by MoneySense magazine.... (Kingsville Kingsville, Ontario The Town of Kingsville is located in Essex County, Ontario in southwestern Ontario, Canada and is Canada's Southernmost town. According to the 2006 census, the population of Kingsville is 20,908.... )	Ontario	CA	49,741	46,757	6.38
61	64	Courtenay Courtenay, British Columbia Courtenay is a city on the east coast of Vancouver Island, in the province of British Columbia, Canada. It is the largest city in the area commonly known as the Comox Valley, and it is the location of the head offices of the Comox Valley Regional District, British Columbia.... (Comox Comox, British Columbia Comox is a town located on the eastern side of Vancouver Island, British Columbia in the Comox Valley. Comox has a population of approximately 12,200 people and is home to the Canadian air force base CFB Comox and HMCS Quadra Sea Cadet training facility.... , Comox-Strathcona B Comox-Strathcona B, British Columbia Comox Valley B is a regional district electoral area in the Comox Valley Regional District, British Columbia, British Columbia, Canada. It is also known as the Comox North Electoral Area.... )	British Columbia	CA	49,214	45,205	8.87
62	60	Victoriaville Victoriaville, Quebec Victoriaville is a city in central Quebec, Canada, on the Nicolet River. Victoriaville is the seat of Arthabaska Regional County Municipality, Quebec and a part of the Centre-du-Qu?bec region....	Quebec	CA	48,893	46,908	4.23
63	59	Sorel-Tracy Sorel-Tracy, Quebec Sorel-Tracy is a city in southwestern Quebec, Canada at the confluence of the Richelieu River and the St. Lawrence River, on the western edge of Lac Saint-Pierre.... (Contrecoeur Contrecoeur, Quebec Contrecoeur is a city in southwestern Quebec, Canada on the eastern bank of the St. Lawrence River.Contrecoeur is approximately northeast of Montr?al, and is easily accessible via Quebec Autoroute 30.... )	Quebec	CA	48,295	47,802	1.03
64	62	Brandon Brandon, Manitoba Brandon is a city in southwestern Manitoba, Canada.The surrounding area is often referred to as "Westman Region, Manitoba".The city started as a major junction on the Canadian Pacific Railway, and the Assiniboine River and was then incorporated in 1882....	Manitoba	CA	48,256	46,273	4.29
65	63	Rimouski	Quebec	CA	46,807	46,012	1.73
66	65	Truro Truro, Nova Scotia Truro is a town in central Nova Scotia, Canada. Truro is the shire town of Colchester County, Nova Scotia and is located on the south side of the Salmon River floodplain, close to the river's mouth at the eastern end of Cobequid Bay.... (Colchester, Subd. B & C Colchester County, Nova Scotia Colchester County is a county in the Canada province of Nova Scotia.The appellation Colchester was applied in 1780 to the district previously called "Cobequid," and was derived from the town of Colchester in Essex, England.... )	Nova Scotia	CA	45,077	44,276	1.81
67	70	Joliette Joliette, Quebec Joliette is a city in southwest Qu?bec,Canada. It is located approximately 50 km northeast of Montr?al, on the Rivi?re l'Assomption and is the seat of the Joliette Regional County Municipality, Quebec.... (Notre-Dame-des-Prairies, Saint-Charles-Borromée Saint-Charles-Borromée, Quebec Saint-Charles-Borrom?e is a town in southwest-central Quebec, Canada on the Rivi?re l'Assomption. It is part of the Joliette Regional County Municipality, Quebec.... )	Quebec	CA	43,595	39,720	9.76
68	68	Penticton (Okanagan-Similkameen D)	British Columbia	CA	43,313	41,564	4.21
69	66	Timmins	Ontario	CA	42,997	43,686	-1.58
70	74	Duncan Duncan, British Columbia Duncan is a city on southern Vancouver Island in British Columbia, Canada.... (North Cowichan North Cowichan, British Columbia North Cowichan is a District municipality on the east coast of Vancouver Island in British Columbia, Canada in the Cowichan Valley Regional District, British Columbia.... )	British Columbia	CA	41,387	38,813	6.63
71	69	Prince Albert Prince Albert, Saskatchewan Prince Albert is the third-largest city in Saskatchewan, Canada. It is situated in the centre of the province on the banks along the Saskatchewan River....	Saskatchewan	CA	40,766	41,460	-1.67
72	75	Orillia (Ramara Ramara, Ontario Ramara is a township municipality in Simcoe County, Ontario, Ontario, Canada.Ramara was formed in 1994 through the amalgamation of the townships of Rama Township, Ontario and Mara Township, Ontario.... )	Ontario	CA	40,532	38,333	5.74
73	71	Rouyn-Noranda	Quebec	CA	39,924	39,621	0.76
74	73	Salaberry-de-Valleyfield Salaberry-de-Valleyfield, Quebec Salaberry-de-Valleyfield is a city in southwestern Quebec, in the Beauharnois-Salaberry Regional County Municipality, Quebec. Situated on an island in the St....	Quebec	CA	39,672	39,028	1.65
75	72	Brockville Brockville, Ontario Brockville is located in the Thousand Islands region on the St. Lawrence River in Leeds and Grenville United Counties, Ontario, Eastern Ontario, Canada.... (Elizabethtown-Kitley Elizabethtown-Kitley, Ontario Elizabethtown-Kitley is a township in eastern Ontario, Canada, in the Leeds and Grenville United Counties, Ontario.... , Augusta)	Ontario	CA	39,668	39,049	1.59
76	77	Campbell River Campbell River, British Columbia Campbell River is a Canada/cities in British Columbia on the east coast of Vancouver Island at the south end of Discovery Passage, which lies along the important coastal Inside Passage shipping route.... (Comox-Strathcona D)	British Columbia	CA	36,461	35,036	4.07
77	76	New Glasgow New Glasgow, Nova Scotia New Glasgow ,is the largest town in Pictou County, Nova Scotia, Nova Scotia, Canada. It is situated on the banks of the East River, which flows into Pictou Harbour and the Northumberland Strait, and which was once a commercial trade route.... (Pictou, Subd. C & B Pictou County, Nova Scotia Pictou County is a county in the Canada province of Nova Scotia. It was established in 1835, and was formerly a part of Halifax County, Nova Scotia from 1759 to 1835.... , Stellarton Stellarton, Nova Scotia Stellarton is a town located in the Canada province of Nova Scotia, Canada. It is adjacent and to the south of the larger town of New Glasgow, Nova Scotia.... , Westville Westville, Nova Scotia Westville is a town in Pictou County, Nova Scotia, Nova Scotia, Canada. It is located immediately west of Stellarton, Nova Scotia and about four kilometres southwest of New Glasgow, Nova Scotia, the major town in the area.... )	Nova Scotia	CA	36,288	36,735	-1.22
78	80	Woodstock Woodstock, Ontario Woodstock is a city and the county seat of Oxford County, Ontario in southwestern Ontario, Canada. Woodstock is located 128 kilometres southwest of Toronto, Ontario, north off Highway 401 , along the historic Thames River ....	Ontario	CA	35,480	33,269	6.65
79	78	Midland Midland, Ontario Midland is a town located on Georgian Bay in Simcoe County, Ontario, Canada.Situated at the southern end of Georgian Bay's 30,000 Islands, Midland is the economic centre of the region, with a 125-bed hospital and a local airport.... (Tay Tay, Ontario Tay is a Township in Central Ontario Ontario, Canada located in the southern Georgian Bay region.... , Penetanguishene Penetanguishene, Ontario Penetanguishene , sometimes shortened to Penetang, is a town in Simcoe County, Ontario, Ontario, Canada. It is located on the southeasterly tip of Georgian Bay.... )	Ontario	CA	35,402	33,692	5.08
80	79	Moose Jaw Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan Moose Jaw is a city in south-central Saskatchewan, Canada on the Moose Jaw River, 71 km west of Regina, Saskatchewan. Residents of Moose Jaw are known as Moose Javians....	Saskatchewan	CA	33,360	33,519	-0.47
81	81	Alma Alma, Quebec Alma is a town located on the southeast coast of Lac Saint-Jean where it flows into the Saguenay River, in the Saguenay-Lac-Saint-Jean region of Quebec, Canada, approximately 175 km north of Quebec City, Quebec....	Quebec	CA	32,603	32,930	-0.99
82	83	Val-d'Or	Quebec	CA	32,288	32,423	-0.42
83	84	Owen Sound (Georgian Bluffs Georgian Bluffs, Ontario Georgian Bluffs is a township in southwestern Ontario, Canada, in Grey County, Ontario located between Colpoy's Bay and Owen Sound on Georgian Bay.... )	Ontario	CA	32,259	31,583	2.14
84	82	Bathurst Bathurst, New Brunswick Bathurst is a Canada city in Gloucester County, New Brunswick, New Brunswick.Bathurst is situated on Bathurst Harbour, an estuary at the mouth of the Nepisiguit River at the southernmost part of Chaleur Bay.... (Bathurst Parish, Beresford Parish Beresford, New Brunswick (parish) Beresford is a Canada parish in Gloucester County, New Brunswick, New Brunswick.Its population in the Canada 2006 Census was 6,301.... , Beresford Beresford, New Brunswick Beresford is a Canada town in Gloucester County, New Brunswick, New Brunswick.It is situated on the shore of Chaleur Bay immediately north of the city of Bathurst, New Brunswick.... )	New Brunswick	CA	31,424	32,523	-3.38
85	87	Saint-Georges Saint-Georges, Quebec Saint-Georges is a city in the province of Quebec. It is the seat of Beauce-Sartigan Regional County Municipality, Quebec, part of the Chaudi?re-Appalaches region....	Quebec	CA	31,364	29,759	5.39
86	86	Stratford Stratford, Ontario Stratford is a city on the Avon River in Perth County, Ontario in southwestern Ontario, Canada with a population of 30,461, according to the 2006 census....	Ontario	CA	30,461	29,780	2.29
87	85	Baie-Comeau Baie-Comeau, Quebec Baie-Comeau, Qu?bec is a town located approximately 420 kilometers north-east of Quebec City in the C?te-Nord region of the province of Qu?bec, Canada....	Quebec	CA	29,808	30,401	-1.95
88	88	Sept-Îles Sept-Îles, Quebec Sept-?les is a city in the C?te-Nord List of Quebec regions of eastern Quebec, Canada. It is the northernmost town in Quebec with any significant population and among the northernmost locales with a paved connection to the rest of Quebec's road network....	Quebec	CA	27,827	27,623	0.74
89	98	Lloydminster Lloydminster Lloydminster is a Canada city which has the unusual geography distinction of straddling a provincial border. Unlike most such cases , Lloydminster is not a pair of twin cities on opposite sides of a border which merely share the same name, but is actually incorporated as a single city with a single municipal administration....	Alberta/Saskatchewan	CA	27,023	23,964	12.76
90	90	Corner Brook Corner Brook, Newfoundland and Labrador Corner Brook is a Canada city located on the west coast of the island of Newfoundland in the province of Newfoundland and Labrador.Located on the Bay of Islands, Newfoundland and Labrador at the mouth of the Humber River , the city is the largest population centre in the province outside the Avalon Peninsula and functions as a service cen...	Newfoundland and Labrador	CA	26,623	26,153	1.80
91	95	Parksville Parksville, British Columbia Parksville is a city on Vancouver Island, in British Columbia, Canada. Dubbed by some the Jewel of Vancouver Island, it is on British Columbia Highway 19A, 37 kilometres north-west of Nanaimo, and 7 kilometres south-east of Qualicum Beach, between Englishman River and French Creek.... (Qualicum Beach Qualicum Beach, British Columbia Qualicum Beach is a town in the Regional District of Nanaimo, British Columbia, Canada. As of the Canada 2006 Census, the town had 8,502 people.... , Nanaimo G Nanaimo G, British Columbia Nanaimo G is a regional district electoral area in the Regional District of Nanaimo, British Columbia, British Columbia, Canada. The RDA is located on Vancouver Island on the Strait of Georgia, surrounding Qualicum Beach.... )	British Columbia	CA	26,518	24,285	9.19
92	89	Thetford Mines Thetford Mines, Quebec Thetford Mines is a town in south-central Quebec, Canada. It is the seat of Les Appalaches Regional County Municipality, Quebec.Thetford Mines was founded in 1876 after the discovery of large asbestos deposits in the area, and the city became a hub for one of the world's largest asbestos-producing regions....	Quebec	CA	26,107	26,721	-2.30
93	97	Centre Wellington Centre Wellington, Ontario Centre Wellington is a township in south-central Ontario, located in Wellington County, Ontario....	Ontario	CA	26,049	24,260	7.37
94	93	Kentville Kentville, Nova Scotia Kentville is a town in Kings County, Nova Scotia. It is one of the main towns in the Annapolis Valley, and it is the county seat of Kings County, Nova Scotia.... (Kings, Subd. B & C Kings County, Nova Scotia Kings County is a county in the Canada province of Nova Scotia.Kings County is located in central Nova Scotia on the shore of the Bay of Fundy with its northeastern part also forming the western shore of the Minas Basin.... )	Nova Scotia	CA	25,969	25,172	3.17
95	91	Port Alberni Port Alberni, British Columbia Port Alberni is a city located in the province of British Columbia in Canada. It is the seat of the Alberni-Clayoquot Regional District, British Columbia.... (Alberni-Clayoquot E)	British Columbia	CA	25,297	25,299	-0.01
96	100	Fort St. John Fort St. John, British Columbia The City of Fort St. John is a small city in northeastern British Columbia, Canada. A member municipality of the Peace River Regional District, British Columbia, the city covers an area of about 22 km? with 17,402 residents .... (Peace River C Peace River C, British Columbia Peace River C is a regional district electoral area in the Peace River Regional District, British Columbia in northeastern British Columbia, Canada.... )	British Columbia	CA	25,136	23,007	9.25
97	92	Miramichi Miramichi, New Brunswick Miramichi is the largest city in northern New Brunswick, Canada. It is situated at the mouth of the Miramichi River where it enters Miramichi Bay.... (Northesk)	New Brunswick	CA	24,737	25,274	-2.12
98	99	Rivière-du-Loup (Saint-Antonin Saint-Antonin, Quebec Saint-Antonin is a town in the Bas-Saint-Laurent region of Quebec, Canada, a few kilometres south of the city of Rivi?re-du-Loup, in Rivi?re-du-Loup Regional County Municipality, Quebec.... )	Quebec	CA	24,570	23,229	5.77
99	96	Cranbrook Cranbrook, British Columbia Cranbrook, British Columbia is a city in southeast British Columbia, seat of the Regional District of East Kootenay, British Columbia. As of the Canada 2007 Census the population is 20,667, spread over an area of 25.14 square kilometres for a population density of 726.6 persons per square kilometre.... (East Kootenay C)	British Columbia	CA	24,138	24,275	-0.56
100	101	Pembroke Pembroke, Ontario Pembroke is a city at the confluence of the Muskrat River and the Ottawa River in the Ottawa Valley in eastern Ontario, Canada. Pembroke is the seat of Renfrew County.... (Big Laurentian Valley Laurentian Valley, Ontario Laurentian Valley is a township in eastern Ontario, Canada, on the Ottawa River in Renfrew County, Ontario. It is bordering the city of Pembroke, Ontario and the town of Petawawa, Ontario.... )	Ontario	CA	23,195	22,223	4.37