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Canada population density map (2014). A population centre, in the context of a Canadian census, is a populated place, or a cluster of interrelated populated places, which meets the demographic characteristics of an urban area, having a population of at least 1,000 people and a population density of no fewer than 400 people per square km 2.
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.
Canada is divided into 10 provinces and three territories.The majority of Canada's population is concentrated in the areas close to the Canada–US border.Its four largest provinces by area (Ontario, Quebec, British Columbia, and Alberta) are also its most populous; together they account for 86.5 percent of the country's population.
[14] [15] In 2011, Statistics Canada identified 942 population centres in Canada. Some population centres cross municipal boundaries and not all municipalities contain a population centre while others have more than one. [16] The population centre level of geography is further divided into the following three groupings based on population: [14]
The 2016 Canadian census counted a total population of 35.1 million, [7] or 1.5 million under the 2006 projection. In October 2020, the Trudeau government announced its plans to bring in more than 1.2 million immigrants over the subsequent three years, to catch up to the high-growth scenario.
The table below lists the 100 largest census subdivisions (municipalities or municipal equivalents) in Canada by population, using data from the 2021 Canadian census for census subdivisions. [1] This list includes only the population within a census subdivision's boundaries as defined at the time of the census.
The tables below list Canada's 117 census agglomerations at the 2016 Census, [1] as determined by Statistics Canada, up from 113 in the 2011 Census. [ 2 ] 2016 changes
Province/territory Largest municipality 2nd largest 3rd largest Alberta: Calgary: Edmonton: Strathcona County: British Columbia: Vancouver: Surrey: Burnaby: Manitoba