List of metropolitan areas in Canada

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The table below lists the 100 metropolitan areas in Canada by population, using data from the Canada 2001 Census^[1] and the Canada 2006 Census.^[2] Each metropolitan area is identified by its census metropolitan area (CMA) or census agglomeration (CA) as defined by Statistics Canada. Any other census subdivision that comprises at least 10 per cent of the CMA or CA population is listed in parentheses.^[3]

Note that a city's metropolitan area in colloquial or administrative terms may be different than its CMA as defined by Statistics Canada, resulting in differing populations. Such is the case with the Greater Toronto Area and the National Capital Region where their metro populations are notably higher than their respective CMA populations.

Map

A map of the 33 census metropolitan areas (CMAs) of Canada

Metropolitan areas and agglomerations

Rank (2006)	Rank (2001)	Geographic name	Province	Type	Population (2006)	Population (2001)	Change
1	1	Toronto (Mississauga)	Ontario	CMA	5,113,149	4,682,897	9.19
2	2	Montreal (Laval)	Quebec	CMA	3,635,571	3,451,027	5.35
3	3	Vancouver (Surrey, Burnaby)	British Columbia	CMA	2,116,581	1,986,965	6.52
4	4	Ottawa–Gatineau	Ontario/Quebec	CMA	1,130,761	1,063,664	6.31
5	5	Calgary	Alberta	CMA	1,079,310	951,494	13.43
6	6	Edmonton	Alberta	CMA	1,034,945	937,845	10.35
7	7	Quebec (Lévis)	Quebec	CMA	715,515	686,569	4.22
8	8	Winnipeg	Manitoba	CMA	694,668	676,594	2.67
9	9	Hamilton (Burlington)	Ontario	CMA	692,911	662,401	4.61
10	10	London	Ontario	CMA	457,720	435,600	5.08
11	11	Kitchener–Cambridge–Waterloo	Ontario	CMA	451,235	414,284	8.92
12	12	St. Catharines–Niagara (Niagara Falls, Welland)	Ontario	CMA	390,317	377,009	3.53
13	13	Halifax	Nova Scotia	CMA	372,858	359,183	3.81
14	16	Oshawa (Whitby, Clarington)	Ontario	CMA	330,594	296,298	11.57
15	14	Victoria (Saanich)	British Columbia	CMA	330,088	311,902	5.83
16	15	Windsor (Tecumseh, LaSalle, Lakeshore)	Ontario	CMA	323,342	307,877	5.02
17	17	Saskatoon	Saskatchewan	CMA	233,923	225,927	3.54
18	18	Regina	Saskatchewan	CMA	194,971	192,800	1.13
19	19	Sherbrooke (Magog)	Quebec	CMA	186,952	175,950	6.25
20	20	St. John's (Mount Pearl, Conception Bay South)	Newfoundland and Labrador	CMA	181,113	172,918	4.74
21	23	Barrie (Innisfil)	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–Mission	British Columbia	CMA	159,020	147,370	7.91
24	21	Greater Sudbury	Ontario	CMA	158,258	155,601	1.71
25	26	Kingston (South Frontenac)	Ontario	CMA	152,358	146,838	3.76
26	22	Saguenay	Quebec	CMA	151,643	154,938	-2.13
27	27	Trois-Rivières	Quebec	CMA	141,529	137,507	2.92
28	32	Guelph	Ontario	CMA	127,009	117,344	8.24
29	30	Moncton (Dieppe, Riverview)	New Brunswick	CMA	126,424	118,678	6.53
30	31	Brantford (Brant)	Ontario	CMA	124,607	118,086	5.52
31	29	Thunder Bay	Ontario	CMA	122,907	121,986	0.76
32	28	Saint John (Quispamsis)	New Brunswick	CMA	122,389	122,678	-0.24
33	33	Peterborough (Smith-Ennismore-Lakefield)	Ontario	CMA	116,570	110,876	5.14
34	35	Chatham–Kent	Ontario	CA	108,589	107,709	0.82
35	34	Cape Breton	Nova Scotia	CA	105,928	109,330	-3.11
36	39	Lethbridge (County of Lethbridge)	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 (Quinte West)	Ontario	CA	91,518	87,395	4.72
40	37	Sarnia (St. Clair)	Ontario	CA	88,793	88,331	0.52
41	43	Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu	Quebec	CA	87,492	79,600	9.91
42	42	Fredericton	New Brunswick	CA	85,688	81,346	5.34
43	41	Prince George	British Columbia	CA	83,225	85,035	-2.13
44	48	Red Deer	Alberta	CA	82,772	67,829	22.03
45	45	Chilliwack	British Columbia	CA	80,892	74,003	9.31
46	44	Sault Ste. Marie	Ontario	CA	80,098	78,908	1.51
47	46	Drummondville	Quebec	CA	78,108	72,778	7.32
48	47	Kawartha Lakes	Ontario	CA	74,561	69,179	7.78
49	53	Grande Prairie (County of Grande Prairie No. 1)	Alberta	CA	71,868	58,787	22.25
50	51	Medicine Hat	Alberta	CA	68,822	61,735	11.48
51	49	Granby	Quebec	CA	68,352	63,069	8.38
52	50	North Bay	Ontario	CA	63,424	62,303	1.80
53	52	Norfolk	Ontario	CA	62,563	60,847	2.82
54	55	Charlottetown (Stratford)	Prince Edward Island	CA	58,625	57,234	2.43
55	54	Cornwall (South Stormont)	Ontario	CA	58,485	57,581	1.57
56	56	Shawinigan	Quebec	CA	56,434	56,412	0.04
57	57	Saint-Hyacinthe	Quebec	CA	55,823	54,275	2.85
58	58	Vernon (Coldstream)	British Columbia	CA	55,418	51,530	7.55
59	67	Wood Buffalo	Alberta	CA	52,643	42,581	23.63
60	61	Leamington (Kingsville)	Ontario	CA	49,741	46,757	6.38
61	64	Courtenay (Comox, Comox Valley B)	British Columbia	CA	49,214	45,205	8.87
62	60	Victoriaville	Quebec	CA	48,893	46,908	4.23
63	59	Sorel-Tracy (Contrecœur)	Quebec	CA	48,295	47,802	1.03
64	62	Brandon	Manitoba	CA	48,256	46,273	4.29
65	63	Rimouski	Quebec	CA	46,807	46,012	1.73
66	65	Truro (Colchester, Subd. B & C)	Nova Scotia	CA	45,077	44,276	1.81
67	70	Joliette (Notre-Dame-des-Prairies, Saint-Charles-Borromée)	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 (North Cowichan)	British Columbia	CA	41,387	38,813	6.63
71	69	Prince Albert	Saskatchewan	CA	40,766	41,460	-1.67
72	75	Orillia (Ramara)	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	Quebec	CA	39,672	39,028	1.65
75	72	Brockville (Elizabethtown-Kitley, Augusta)	Ontario	CA	39,668	39,049	1.59
76	77	Campbell River (Comox-Strathcona D)	British Columbia	CA	36,461	35,036	4.07
77	76	New Glasgow (Pictou, Subd. C & B, Stellarton, Westville)	Nova Scotia	CA	36,288	36,735	-1.22
78	80	Woodstock	Ontario	CA	35,480	33,269	6.65
79	78	Midland (Tay, Penetanguishene)	Ontario	CA	35,402	33,692	5.08
80	79	Moose Jaw	Saskatchewan	CA	33,360	33,519	-0.47
81	81	Alma	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)	Ontario	CA	32,259	31,583	2.14
84	82	Bathurst (Bathurst Parish, Beresford Parish, Beresford)	New Brunswick	CA	31,424	32,523	-3.38
85	87	Saint-Georges	Quebec	CA	31,364	29,759	5.39
86	86	Stratford	Ontario	CA	30,461	29,780	2.29
87	85	Baie-Comeau	Quebec	CA	29,808	30,401	-1.95
88	88	Sept-Îles	Quebec	CA	27,827	27,623	0.74
89	98	Lloydminster	Alberta/Saskatchewan	CA	27,023	23,964	12.76
90	90	Corner Brook	Newfoundland and Labrador	CA	26,623	26,153	1.80
91	95	Parksville (Qualicum Beach, Nanaimo G)	British Columbia	CA	26,518	24,285	9.19
92	89	Thetford Mines	Quebec	CA	26,107	26,721	-2.30
93	97	Centre Wellington	Ontario	CA	26,049	24,260	7.37
94	93	Kentville (Kings, Subd. B & C)	Nova Scotia	CA	25,969	25,172	3.17
95	91	Port Alberni (Alberni-Clayoquot E)	British Columbia	CA	25,297	25,299	-0.01
96	100	Fort St. John (Peace River C)	British Columbia	CA	25,136	23,007	9.25
97	92	Miramichi (North Esk)	New Brunswick	CA	24,737	25,274	-2.12
98	99	Rivière-du-Loup (Saint-Antonin)	Quebec	CA	24,570	23,229	5.77
99	96	Cranbrook (East Kootenay C)	British Columbia	CA	24,138	24,275	-0.56
100	101	Pembroke (Laurentian Valley)	Ontario	CA	23,195	22,223	4.37