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Canadian Provinces and Territories
Communities by provinces and territories of Canada

This is a list of incorporated cities in Canada, in alphabetical order categorized by province or territory. More thorough lists of communities are available for each province.

Capital cities

Geographic area Capital
Canada Ottawa
Alberta Edmonton
British Columbia Victoria
Manitoba Winnipeg
New Brunswick Fredericton
Newfoundland and Labrador St. John's
Nova Scotia Halifax
Ontario Toronto
Prince Edward Island Charlottetown
Quebec Quebec City
Saskatchewan Regina
Northwest Territories Yellowknife
Nunavut Iqaluit
Yukon Whitehorse

Alberta

Main article: List of cities in Alberta
Distribution of Alberta's 19 cities and 12 other communities eligible for city status

To qualify as a city in Alberta, a sufficient population size (10,000 people or more) must be present and a majority of the buildings must be on parcels of land less than 1,850 square metres (19,900 sq ft).[1] A community is not always incorporated as a city even if it meets these requirements. The urban service areas of Fort McMurray and Sherwood Park are hamlets recognized as equivalents of cities, but remain unincorporated. Ten towns are also eligible for city status but remain incorporated as towns.

Alberta has 19 cities. Beaumont is Alberta's newest city, incorporating from town status on January 1, 2019.[2]


Name Region Incorporation
date (city)[3] 		Council
size[3] 		2021 Census of Population[4]
Population
(2021) 		Population
(2016) 		Change
(%) 		Land
area
(km2) 		Population
density
(per km2)
Airdrie Calgary Metro Jan 1, 1985 7 74,100 61,581 +20.3% 84.39 878.1
Beaumont[AB 1] Edmonton Metro Jan 1, 2019 7 20,888 17,457 +19.7% 24.70 845.7
Brooks[AB 2] Southern Sep 1, 2005 7 14,924 14,451 +3.3% 18.21 819.5
Calgary[AB 3] Calgary Metro Jan 1, 1894 15 1,306,784 1,239,220 +5.5% 820.62 1,592.4
Camrose Central Jan 1, 1955 9 18,772 18,742 +0.2% 41.67 450.5
Chestermere[AB 4] Calgary Metro Jan 1, 2015 7 22,163 19,887 +11.4% 32.83 675.1
Cold Lake North Oct 1, 2000 7 15,661 14,976 +4.6% 66.61 235.1
Edmonton[AB 5] Edmonton Metro Oct 8, 1904 13 1,010,899 933,088 +8.3% 765.61 1,320.4
Fort Saskatchewan Edmonton Metro Jul 1, 1985 7 27,088 24,169 +12.1% 56.50 479.4
Grande Prairie Northern Jan 1, 1958 9 64,141 63,166 +1.5% 132.71 483.3
Lacombe Central Sep 5, 2010 7 13,396 13,057 +2.6% 20.59 650.6
Leduc Edmonton Metro Sep 1, 1983 7 34,094 29,993 +13.7% 42.25 807.0
Lethbridge Southern May 9, 1906 9 98,406 92,729 +6.1% 121.12 812.5
Lloydminster (part)[AB 6] Central Jan 1, 1958 7 19,739 19,645 +0.5% 23.98 823.1
Medicine Hat Southern May 9, 1906 9 63,271 63,260 0.0% 111.97 565.1
Red Deer Central Mar 25, 1913 9 100,844 100,418 +0.4% 104.34 966.5
Spruce Grove Edmonton Metro Mar 1, 1986 7 37,645 34,108 +10.4% 37.52 1,003.3
St. Albert Edmonton Metro Jan 1, 1977 7 68,232 65,589 +4.0% 47.84 1,426.3
Wetaskiwin[AB 7] Central May 9, 1906 7 12,594 12,655 −0.5% 18.75 671.7
Total cities — — 157 3,023,641 2,838,191 +6.5% 2,572.21 1,175.5

Notes:

  1. ^ Beaumont is Alberta's newest city, incorporated on January 1, 2019. Based on 2016 data, Beaumont is Alberta's smallest city by land area, but in 2017 its area increased to nearly 2,400 hectares, making it larger than Wetaskiwin and Lacombe.[3]
  2. ^ Brooks is Alberta's smallest city by land area.
  3. ^ Calgary is Canada's third-largest city, Alberta's largest city by both population and area, and was Alberta's first city, incorporated on January 1, 1894. The Calgary census metropolitan area (CMA) includes the cities of Airdrie, Calgary and Chestermere.
  4. ^ Chestermere was known as Chestermere Lake prior to March 1, 1993.[3]
  5. ^ Edmonton is Canada's fifth-largest city and Alberta's capital. The Edmonton CMA includes the cities of Beaumont, Edmonton, Fort Saskatchewan, Leduc, Spruce Grove and St. Albert.
  6. ^ The balance of Lloydminster is located within Saskatchewan.
  7. ^ Wetaskiwin is Alberta's smallest city by population.

British Columbia

Main article: List of cities in British Columbia

In British Columbia, a community can be incorporated as a city if its population exceeds 5,000.[5] Once so incorporated, a city does not lose this status even if its population later declines; the once-larger City of Greenwood, for example, now has a population of just 665 people.

British Columbia has 53 cities.

Cities in British Columbia
Name Location Incorporation Date (City) Population (2016) Population (2011) Change (%) Land Area (km2) Population Density (/km2)
Abbotsford Abbotsford, City of City Fraser Valley December 12, 1995 153,524 141,397 8.6 375.33 409.0
Armstrong Armstrong, City of City North Okanagan March 31, 1913 5,323 5,114 4.1 5.22 1020.0
Burnaby Burnaby, City of City Metro Vancouver September 22, 1892 249,125 232,755 7.0 90.57 2750.7
Campbell River Campbell River, City of City Strathcona June 24, 1947 35,519 32,588 7.6 144.38 246.0
Castlegar Castlegar, City of City Central Kootenay January 1, 1974 8,338 8,039 3.7 19.67 419.6
Chilliwack Chilliwack, City of City Fraser Valley April 26, 1873 93,203 83,788 11.2 261.34 356.6
Colwood Colwood, City of City Capital June 24, 1985 18,961 16,859 12.5 17.66 1073.6
Coquitlam Coquitlam, City of City Metro Vancouver July 25, 1891 148,625 139,284 6.7 122.15 1216.7
Courtenay Courtenay, The Corporation of the City of City Comox Valley January 1, 1915 28,420 25,599 10.8 32.42 876.7
Cranbrook Cranbrook, The Corporation of the City of City East Kootenay November 1, 1905 20,499 20,047 2.3 31.97 641.2
Dawson Creek Dawson Creek, The Corporation of the City of City Peace River May 26, 1936 12,323 12,178 1.2 26.72 461.1
Delta Delta, City of City Metro Vancouver September 22, 2017[6] 108,455 102,238 6.1 179.66 603.7
Duncan Duncan, The Corporation of the City of City Cowichan Valley March 4, 1912 5,047 4,944 2.1 2.06 2444.5
Enderby Enderby, The Corporation of the City of City North Okanagan March 1, 1905 3,028 2,964 2.2 4.26 710.4
Fernie Fernie, The Corporation of the City of City East Kootenay July 28, 1904 6,320 5,249 17.1 15.11 418.3
Fort St. John Fort St. John, City of City Peace River December 31, 1947 21,465 20,155 5.9 32.67 656.9
Grand Forks Grand Forks, The Corporation of the City of City Kootenay Boundary April 15, 1897 4,112 4,049 1.6 10.37 396.4
Greenwood Greenwood, The Corporation of the City of City Kootenay Boundary July 12, 1897 702 665 5.6 2.42 290.2
Kamloops Kamloops, City of City Thompson-Nicola October 17, 1967 97,902 90,280 8.4 297.93 328.6
Kelowna Kelowna, City of City Central Okanagan May 4, 1905 144,576 127,380 13.5 211.85 682.4
Kimberley Kimberley, City of City East Kootenay March 29, 1944 8,115 7,425 9.3 60.51 134.1
Langford Langford, City of City Capital December 8, 1992 46,584 35,342 31.8 41.43 1124.4
Langley Langley, City of City Metro Vancouver March 15, 1955 28,963 25,888 11.9 10.18 2845.2
Maple Ridge Maple Ridge, City of City Metro Vancouver September 12, 2014[7] 90,990 82,256 10.6 267.82 339.7
Merritt Merritt, City of City Thompson-Nicola April 1, 1911 7,051 7,139 -1.2 26.04 270.7
Mission Mission, City of City Fraser Valley March 29, 2021[8] 41,519 38,833 7.7 226.98 182.9
Nanaimo Nanaimo, City of City Nanaimo December 24, 1874 99,863 90,504 10.3 90.45 1104.1
Nelson Nelson, The Corporation of the City of City Central Kootenay March 18, 1897 11,106 10,572 5.1 11.93 930.6
New Westminster New Westminster, The Corporation of the City of City Metro Vancouver July 16, 1860 78,916 70,996 11.2 15.62 5052.4
North Vancouver North Vancouver, The Corporation of the City of City Metro Vancouver August 10, 1891 58,120 52,898 9.9 11.83 4913.0
Parksville Parksville, City of City Nanaimo June 19, 1945 13,642 12,514 9.5 14.52 939.5
Penticton Penticton, The Corporation of the City of City Okanagan-Similkameen January 1, 1909 36,885 33,761 9.3 44.03 857.3
Pitt Meadows Pitt Meadows, City of City Metro Vancouver April 25, 1914 19,146 18,573 3.1 86.34 221.7
Port Alberni Port Alberni, City of City Alberni-Clayoquot October 28, 1967 18,259 17,678 3.3 19.66 928.9
Port Coquitlam Port Coquitlam, The Corporation of the City of City Metro Vancouver March 7, 1913 61,498 58,612 4.9 29.16 2108.7
Port Moody Port Moody, City of City Metro Vancouver March 11, 1913 33,535 33,551 0.0 25.85 1297.3
Powell River Powell River, The Corporation of the City of City Powell River October 15, 1955 13,943 13,157 6.0 28.91 482.4
Prince George Prince George, City of City Fraser-Fort George March 6, 1915 76,708 74,003 3.7 316.74 242.2
Prince Rupert Prince Rupert, City of City North Coast March 10, 1910 12,300 12,220 0.7 66.00 186.4
Quesnel Quesnel, City of City Cariboo March 21, 1928 9,889 9,879 0.1 35.35 279.8
Revelstoke Revelstoke, City of City Columbia Shuswap March 1, 1899 8,275 7,547 9.4 41.28 200.5
Richmond Richmond, City of City Metro Vancouver November 10, 1879 209,937 198,309 5.9 128.87 1629.0
Rossland Rossland, The Corporation of the City of City Kootenay Boundary March 18, 1897 4,140 3,729 11.0 59.72 69.3
Salmon Arm Salmon Arm, City of City Columbia Shuswap May 15, 1905 19,432 17,706 9.7 155.19 125.2
Surrey Surrey, City of City Metro Vancouver November 10, 1879 568,322 517,887 9.7 316.11 1797.9
Terrace Terrace, City of City Kitimat–Stikine December 31, 1927 12,017 11,643 3.2 57.33 209.6
Trail Trail, City of City Kootenay Boundary June 14, 1901 7,920 7,709 2.7 34.90 226.9
Vancouver[a] Vancouver, City of City Metro Vancouver April 6, 1886 662,248 631,486 4.9 115.18 5749.9
Vernon Vernon, The Corporation of the City of City North Okanagan December 30, 1892 44,519 40,116 11.0 96.43 461.7
Victoria[b] Victoria, The Corporation of the City of City Capital August 2, 1862 91,867 85,792 7.1 19.45 4722.3
West Kelowna West Kelowna, City of City Central Okanagan June 26, 2015[9] 36,078 32,655 10.5 122.09 295.5
White Rock White Rock, The Corporation of the City of City Metro Vancouver April 15, 1957 21,939 19,952 10.0 5.17 4240.6
Williams Lake Williams Lake, City of City Cariboo March 15, 1929 10,947 10,753 1.8 33.12 330.5
Total cities — 2,950,111 2,881,552 8.03125 4,243 1031.435

Notes:

  1. ^ Vancouver is Canada's eighth-largest city and British Columbia's largest city by population. The Vancouver CMA includes the cities of Burnaby, Coquitlam, Delta, Langley, Maple Ridge, New Westminster, North Vancouver, Pitt Meadows, Port Coquitlam, Port Moody, Richmond, Surrey, Vancouver and White Rock.
  2. ^ Victoria is British Columbia's capital. The Victoria CMA includes the cities of Colwood, Langford and Victoria.

Manitoba

Cities and towns in Manitoba
Main article: List of cities in Manitoba

A community in Manitoba may seek city status once reaching a population of 7,500.[10] Manitoba's newest city is Morden, which changed from town to city status on August 24, 2012.[10]

Manitoba has 10 cities.

Name Population
(2021)[11] 		Population
(2016)[11] 		Change
(%)[11] 		Area
(km²)[11] 		Population
density (2021)[11]
Brandon 51,313 48,883 +5.0% 79.04 649.2
Dauphin[MB 1] 8,368 8,369 0.0% 12.67 660.5
Flin Flon (part)[MB 2] 4,940 4,991 −1.0% 13.14[MB 3] 376.1
Morden[MB 4] 9,929 8,668 +14.5% 16.29 609.6
Portage la Prairie 13,270 13,304 −0.3% 24.72 536.8
Selkirk 10,504 10,278 +2.2% 24.47 429.3
Steinbach 17,806 16,022 +11.1% 37.56 474.1
Thompson 13,035 13,678 −4.7% 16.62 784.3
Winkler 13,747 12,660 +8.6% 20.73 663.1
Winnipeg[MB 5] 749,607 705,224 +6.3% 461.78 1,623.3
Total cities 892,507 841,880 +6.0% 707.02 1,262.35

Notes:

  1. ^ Dauphin is Manitoba's smallest city by area.
  2. ^ Flin Flon is Manitoba's smallest city by population. The balance of Flin Flon is located within Saskatchewan.
  3. ^ This area does not include 2.37 km2 (0.92 sq mi) in the Saskatchewan portion of Flin Flon. The city's total area in 2016 was 16.24 km2 (6.27 sq mi).
  4. ^ Morden is Manitoba's newest city, incorporated August 24, 2012.
  5. ^ Winnipeg is Canada's seventh-largest city and Manitoba's capital and largest city by both population and area. The Winnipeg census metropolitan area (CMA) is formed around the City of Winnipeg.

New Brunswick

Cities and towns in New Brunswick
Main article: List of cities in New Brunswick

New Brunswick has eight cities.

Map of Canada with New Brunswick highlighted in red
Location of New Brunswick in Canada

New Brunswick is one of the three Maritime provinces located within Eastern Canada.[12] According to the 2021 Canadian census, it is the eighth most populous province in Canada with 775,610 inhabitants, and the third smallest by land area, covering 71,248.5 square kilometres (27,509.2 sq mi).[13] Following the 2023 local governance reform, the number of municipalities in New Brunswick was reduced from 104 to 77,[14] out of which eight are categorized as cities. While the number of cities remained the same before and post-reform, nearly all cities saw nearby areas amalgamate into them. Because this happened after the 2021 census,[15] updated data will be not be officially recorded by Statistics Canada until the next Canadian census in 2026.[16]

Cities, towns and villages in New Brunswick are referred to as municipalities and all are included in local governments in the province, which may be incorporated under the Local Governance Act of 2017. To incorporate a city in New Brunswick, an area needs to have a minimum of 10,000 residents.[17] Although Campbellton's population falls below this threshold,[18] it is still categorized as a city due to being incorporated prior to January 1, 1967.[17] Each city in New Brunswick, with the exception of Miramichi, has wards in its municipal governments.[19] Additionally, Bathurst has a "hybrid" council type,[20] containing seven seats for general councillors and two for ward councillors.[21]

As of 2021, the largest city by population in New Brunswick was Moncton with 79,470 residents, and the smallest was Campbellton with 7,049 residents. Campbellton is also the smallest city by land area, spanning 18.57 square kilometres (7.17 sq mi), while Saint John is the largest at 315.59 square kilometres (121.85 sq mi).[18] Additionally, Saint John was the first incorporated city in the future New Brunswick and Canada overall with its charter being signed on May 18, 1785.[22] The most recent incorporated city in the province was Dieppe, on January 1, 2003.[23] Fredericton is the capital city of New Brunswick.[24]

Cities

  • Largest cities in New Brunswick by population
  • Skyline of Moncton
    Moncton, New Brunswick's largest city by population
  • Aerial view of Saint John, New Brunswick
    Aerial view of Saint John, second most populous city in New Brunswick
  • Skyline of Fredericton
    Skyline of Fredericton, New Brunswick's capital and third largest city by population
  • Skyline of Dieppe during winter
    Dieppe, fourth most populous city in New Brunswick
Name County Council type[19] Council size[21] 2021 Census of Population[18] Incorporation date[25]
Population
(2021) 		Population
(2016) 		Change Land
area (km2) 		Population
density
Bathurst Gloucester Hybrid[a] 9 12,157 11,897 +2.2% 91.62 132.7/km2 January 1, 1966
Campbellton Restigouche Ward 10 7,047 6,883 +2.4% 18.57 379.5/km2 January 1, 1958
Dieppe Westmorland Ward 8 28,114 25,384 +10.8% 77.02 365.0/km2 January 1, 2003[23]
Edmundston Madawaska Ward 10 16,437 16,580 −0.9% 106.84 153.8/km2 April 29, 1952
Fredericton Sunbury & York Ward 12 63,116 58,721 +7.5% 133.93 471.3/km2 March 30, 1848
Miramichi Northumberland At-large 8 17,692 17,537 +0.9% 178.98 98.8/km2 January 1, 1995[26]
Moncton Westmorland Ward 10 79,470 71,889 +10.5% 140.67 564.9/km2 April 23, 1890[27]
Saint John Saint John Ward 10 69,895 67,575 +3.4% 315.59 221.5/km2 May 18, 1785[22]
Total cities 293,928 276,466 +6.3% 1,063.22 276.5/km2 —
New Brunswick 775,610 747,101 +3.8% 71,248.5 10.9/km2 —
  • Waterfront view of Miramichi
    Waterfront view of Miramichi, New Brunswick's fifth most populous city
  • Skyline of Edmundston
    Skyline of Edmundston, sixth most populous city in New Brunswick
  • Waterfront and road view of Bathurst
    Waterfront and road view of Bathurst, New Brunswick's second least populous city
  • Salmon statue Restigouche Sam in Campbellton with Sugarloaf Mountain in the background
    Restigouche Sam in Campbellton, New Brunswick's least populous city, and Sugarloaf Mountain

See also

Notes

  1. ^ Bathurst is described as having a "hybrid" council type,[20] containing both councillor and councillor ward seats.[21]

References

  1. ^ "Municipal Government Act – Revised Statutes of Alberta 2000, Chapter M-26 (Section 82)". Alberta Queen's Printer. January 1, 2010. Retrieved April 29, 2019.
  2. ^ "O.C. 395/2018 – Municipal Government Act". Alberta Queen’s Printer. Government of Alberta. December 11, 2018. Archived from the original on January 2, 2019. Retrieved January 1, 2019.
  3. ^ a b c d "City Municipal Profiles" (PDF). Alberta Municipal Affairs. April 17, 2019. Retrieved April 17, 2019.
  4. ^ "Population and dwelling counts: Canada, provinces and territories, and census subdivisions (municipalities), Alberta". Statistics Canada. February 9, 2022. Retrieved May 5, 2022.
  5. ^ Government of British Columbia – Local Government Act
  6. ^ "Order in Council No. 362". Province of British Columbia. September 22, 2017. Retrieved January 10, 2018.
  7. ^ "Order of the Lieutenant Governor in Council: Order in Council No. 513" (PDF). Province of British Columbia. September 9, 2014. Retrieved September 14, 2014.
  8. ^ "Order in Council 0187-2021". March 29, 2021. Retrieved March 29, 2021.
  9. ^ "Order in Council No. 357". Province of British Columbia. June 26, 2015. Retrieved July 1, 2015.
  10. ^ a b "Morden Gets City Status". City of Morden. August 27, 2012. Archived from the original on September 23, 2012. Retrieved October 31, 2012.
  11. ^ a b c d e "Census Profile, 2021 Census of Population". Statistics Canada. February 9, 2021. Retrieved February 9, 2021.
  12. ^ Patterson, Stephen E. "New Brunswick". Encyclopædia Britannica. Archived from the original on November 14, 2017. Retrieved 2 May 2024.
  13. ^ "Population and dwelling counts: Canada, provinces and territories". Statistics Canada. Government of Canada. February 9, 2022. Archived from the original on February 9, 2022. Retrieved 2 May 2024.
  14. ^ "The four pillars of local governance reform". Government of New Brunswick. Archived from the original on January 31, 2024. Retrieved 2 May 2024.
  15. ^ Government of New Brunswick (August 30, 2022). Local Governments Establishment Regulation – Local Governance Act (2022-50 O.C. 2022-228). Retrieved May 2, 2024.
  16. ^ "The road to the 2026 Census". Statistics Canada. Government of Canada. Archived from the original on March 24, 2024. Retrieved 2 May 2024.
  17. ^ a b Government of New Brunswick (May 5, 2017). Local Governance Act (2017, c.18). Retrieved May 2, 2024.
  18. ^ a b c "Population and dwelling counts: Canada, provinces and territories, census divisions and census subdivisions (municipalities)". Statistics Canada. Government of Canada. 9 February 2022. Archived from the original on February 6, 2023. Retrieved 2 May 2024.
  19. ^ a b "Municipal Regions 2023". Elections New Brunswick. 5 February 2014. Archived from the original on May 2, 2024. Retrieved 2 May 2024.
  20. ^ a b "RSC 3 Chaleur Regional Service Commission". Government of New Brunswick. 31 January 2022. Archived from the original on January 18, 2023. Retrieved 2 May 2024.
  21. ^ a b c "A list of local government council members" (PDF). Government of New Brunswick. 25 October 2023. Archived (PDF) from the original on May 3, 2024. Retrieved 2 May 2024.
  22. ^ a b "Saint John, N.B., turning 225". CBC News. 17 May 2010. Archived from the original on May 3, 2024. Retrieved 2 May 2024.
  23. ^ a b "History and Heritage". Dieppe. 3 May 2023. Archived from the original on January 20, 2024. Retrieved 2 May 2024.
  24. ^ "Fredericton". Encyclopædia Britannica. Archived from the original on February 20, 2023. Retrieved 2 May 2024.
  25. ^ "This Week in New Brunswick History". Department of Tourism, Heritage and Culture, Government of New Brunswick. Archived from the original on February 8, 2024. Retrieved 2 May 2024.
  26. ^ "CITY OF MIRAMICHI CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS" (PDF). Miramichi, New Brunswick: Allen, Paquet & Arseneau LLP. December 31, 2019. p. 8. Archived from the original (PDF) on 16 June 2022. Retrieved 2 May 2024. The City was incorporated under the provisions of the Province of New Brunswick Municipalities Act on January 1, 1995.
  27. ^ "City of Moncton turns 125 and starts 4-day festival". CBC News. 24 April 2015. Archived from the original on January 5, 2016. Retrieved 2 May 2024.

Notes:


Newfoundland and Labrador

Main article: List of cities and towns in Newfoundland and Labrador

Newfoundland and Labrador has three cities.

Name Population
(2016)[1] 		Population
(2011)[2] 		Change
(%)[2] 		Area
(km²)[2] 		Population
density[2]
Corner Brook[NL 1] 19,806 19,886 −0.4 148.26 133.6
Mount Pearl[NL 2] 22,957 24,284 −5.5 15.76 1,456.8
St. John's[NL 3] 108,860 106,172 2.5 445.88 244.1
Total cities 151,623 150,342 −1.1 609.90 611.5

Notes:

  1. ^ Corner Brook is Newfoundland and Labrador's smallest city by population.
  2. ^ Mount Pearl is Newfoundland and Labrador's smallest city by area.
  3. ^ St. John's is Newfoundland and Labrador's capital and largest city by both population and area. The St. John's census metropolitan area includes the cities of Mount Pearl and St. John's.

Northwest Territories

See also: List of communities in the Northwest Territories

As in the other two Canadian territories, the only incorporated city in the Northwest Territories is its capital, Yellowknife.

Name Population
(2016)[3] 		Population
(2011)[4] 		Change
(%)[4] 		Area
(km²)[4] 		Population
density[4]
Yellowknife 19,569 19,234 1.7 105.47 185.5

Nova Scotia

Towns and former cities in Nova Scotia
See also: List of municipalities in Nova Scotia

Nova Scotia no longer has any incorporated cities, as they were amalgamated into regional municipalities in the 1990s.

Nunavut

See also: List of communities in Nunavut

As in the other two Canadian territories, the only incorporated city in Nunavut is its capital, Iqaluit.

Name Population
(2016)[5] 		Population
(2011)[6] 		Change
(%)[6] 		Area
(km²)[6] 		Population
density[6]
Iqaluit 7,740 6,699 15.5 52.50 147.4

Ontario

Main article: List of cities in Ontario

Ontario has 52 cities. In Ontario, city status is conferred by the provincial government, generally upon the request of the incorporated municipality. A municipality may apply for city status anytime after its population surpasses 10,000. This status is not automatically conferred on a community that reaches this population target, but must be requested by the municipality and granted by the provincial Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Housing. Not all municipalities which reach this population target have pursued city designation. For example, Ajax, Oakville, and Whitby, which all had populations greater than 100,000 in 2011, are still designated as towns.[7] Once designated a city, however, a municipality does not lose this status even if its population later falls back below 10,000 (as, for example, Dryden). Ontario's newest city is Richmond Hill, which changed from town to city status on March 25, 2019.[8]

Name[9][7] Municipal
status[9] 		Census division[9][10] Population
(2016)[11] 		Population
(2011)[7] 		Change
(%)[7] 		Area
(km²)[7] 		Population
density[7]
Barrie[note 1] Single-tier Simcoe 141,434 136,063 3.9 99.04 1,428.0
Belleville Single-tier Hastings 50,716 49,454 2.6 247.25 205.1
Brampton Lower-tier Peel 593,638 523,911 13.3 266.36 2,228.7
Brant Single-tier Brant 36,707 35,638 3.0 843.25 43.5
Brantford[note 2] Single-tier Brant 97,496 93,650 4.1 72.44 1,345.9
Brockville Single-tier Leeds and Grenville 21,346 21,870 −2.4 20.85 1,023.6
Burlington Lower-tier Halton 183,314 175,779 4.3 185.66 987.3
Cambridge[note 3] Lower-tier Waterloo 129,920 126,748 2.5 113.01 1,149.6
Clarence-Rockland Lower-tier Prescott and Russell 24,512 23,185 5.7 297.71 82.3
Cornwall Single-tier Stormont, Dundas and Glengarry 46,589 46,340 0.5 61.56 756.8
Dryden[note 4] Single-tier Kenora 7,749 7,617 1.7 66.19 117.1
Elliot Lake Single-tier Algoma 10,741 11,348 −5.3 714.65 15.0
Greater Sudbury[note 5] Single-tier Sudbury 161,531 160,274 0.8 3,228.35 50.0
Guelph Single-tier Wellington 131,794 121,688 8.3 87.22 1,511.1
Haldimand County Single-tier Haldimand 45,608 44,876 1.6 1,251.54 36.4
Hamilton[note 6] Single-tier Hamilton 536,917 519,949 3.3 1,117.29 480.6
Kawartha Lakes Single-tier Kawartha Lakes 75,423 73,214 3.0 3,084.38 24.5
Kenora Single-tier Kenora 15,096 15,348 −1.6 211.59 71.3
Kingston Single-tier Frontenac 123,798 123,363 0.4 451.19 274.4
Kitchener[note 7] Lower-tier Waterloo 233,222 219,153 6.4 136.77 1,705.2
London[note 8] Single-tier Middlesex 383,822 366,151 4.8 420.35 913.1
Markham Lower-tier York 328,966 301,709 9.0 212.35 1,549.2
Mississauga[note 9] Lower-tier Peel 721,599 713,443 1.1 292.43 2,467.6
Niagara Falls[note 10] Lower-tier Niagara 88,071 82,997 6.1 209.73 419.9
Norfolk County Single-tier Norfolk 64,044 63,175 1.4 1,607.55 39.8
North Bay Single-tier Nipissing 51,553 53,651 −3.9 319.11 161.6
Orillia Single-tier Simcoe 31,166 30,586 1.9 28.58 1,090.3
Oshawa[note 11] Lower-tier Durham 159,458 149,607 6.6 145.64 1,094.9
Ottawa[note 12] Single-tier Ottawa 934,243 883,391 5.8 2,790.30 334.8
Owen Sound Lower-tier Grey 21,341 21,688 −1.6 24.27 879.2
Pembroke[note 13] Single-tier Renfrew 13,882 14,360 −3.3 14.56 953.3
Peterborough[note 14] Single-tier Peterborough 81,032 78,698 2.9 64.25 1,261.2
Pickering Lower-tier Durham 91,771 88,721 3.4 231.55 396.3
Port Colborne Lower-tier Niagara 18,306 18,424 −0.6 121.96 150.1
Prince Edward County Single-tier Prince Edward 24,735 25,258 −2.1 1,050.49 23.5
Quinte West Single-tier Hastings 43,577 43,086 1.1 494.02 88.2
Richmond Hill[note 15] Lower-tier York 195,022 185,541 5.1 101.11 1,928.8
Sarnia Lower-tier Lambton 71,594 72,366 −1.1 164.85 434.3
Sault Ste. Marie Single-tier Algoma 73,368 75,141 −2.4 223.24 328.6
St. Catharines[note 16] Lower-tier Niagara 133,113 131,400 1.3 96.13 1,384.8
St. Thomas Single-tier Elgin 38,909 37,905 2.6 35.63 1,092.1
Stratford Single-tier Perth 31,465 30,886 1.8 28.28 1,112.5
Temiskaming Shores Single-tier Timiskaming 9,920 10,400 −4.6 178.11 55.7
Thorold Lower-tier Niagara 18,801 17,931 4.9 82.99 226.5
Thunder Bay[note 17] Single-tier Thunder Bay 107,909 108,359 −0.4 328.36 328.6
Timmins Single-tier Cochrane 41,788 43,165 −3.2 2,978.83 14.0
Toronto[note 18] Single-tier Toronto 2,731,571 2,615,060 4.5 630.20 4,334.4
Vaughan Lower-tier York 306,233 288,301 6.2 273.56 1,119.4
Waterloo[note 19] Lower-tier Waterloo 104,986 98,780 6.3 64.02 1,639.8
Welland Lower-tier Niagara 52,293 50,631 3.3 81.04 645.3
Windsor[note 20] Single-tier Essex 217,188 210,891 3.0 146.38 1,483.8
Woodstock Lower-tier Oxford 40,902 37,754 8.3 48.97 835.3
Total cities — — 9,900,179 9,478,924 2.39 26,045.14 813.91


Prince Edward Island

See also: List of municipalities in Prince Edward Island

Prince Edward Island has two cities.

Name County Population
(2016)[12] 		Population
(2011)[13] 		Change
(%)[13] 		Area
(km²)[13] 		Population
density[13]
Charlottetown[PE 1] Queens 36,094 34,562 4.4 44.34 814.1
Summerside[PE 2] Prince 14,829 14,751 0.5 28.49 520.5
Total cities – 50,923 49,313 2.45 72.83 667.3

Notes:

  1. ^ Charlottetown is Prince Edward Island's capital and larger city by population and area.
  2. ^ Summerside is Prince Edward Island's smaller city by population and area.

Quebec

Main article: List of towns in Quebec
See also: Types of municipalities in Quebec

In Quebec, provincial law does not contain any cities at the current time, although the designation exists. — A ville, though legally a "township", may be informally referred to as a town or a city in English, but this is an arbitrary and subjective distinction. Quebec municipal types are cities (cités), townships (villes), and municipalités (municipalités).

Quebec has 223 villes.

Villes in Quebec

Notes:


Saskatchewan

Main article: List of cities in Saskatchewan

In Saskatchewan, Section 39(1) of The Cities Act indicates a town must have a population of 5,000 or more[14] and meet other criteria in order to incorporate as a city, although in the early 20th century several centres such as Saskatoon and Regina were granted city status despite having a smaller population. The City of Melville retains its city status despite dropping below 5,000 people in the 1990s. Kindersley has expressed an interest in applying for city status upon reaching the 5,000 milestone.[15] Saskatchewan's newest city is Warman, which changed from town to city status on October 24, 2012.[16]

Saskatchewan has 16 cities.

Name Rural municipality[17] Incorporation
date (city) [18] 		Population (2021) [19] Population
(2016)[20] 		Change (%) [19] Population
(2011)[21] 		Population
(2006)[21] 		Land
area
(km2)[19] 		Population
density
(per km2)[19]
Estevan Estevan No. 5 March 1, 1957 10,851 11,483 -5.5 11,054 10,084 18.85 586.6
Flin Flon (part)[SK 1] — — 159 203 -21.7 229[SK 2] 242 2.37[SK 3] 96.4
Humboldt Humboldt No. 370 November 7, 2000 6,033 5,869 2.8 5,678 4,998 13.46 421.9
Lloydminster (part)[SK 4] Britannia No. 502
Wilton No. 472 		January 1, 1958 11,843 11,765 0.7 9,772[SK 5] 8,118 17.34[SK 6] 563.6
Martensville[SK 7] Corman Park No. 344 November 3, 2009 10,549 9,645 9.3 7,716 4,978 6.23 1,239.3
Meadow Lake Meadow Lake No. 588 November 9, 2009 5,322 5,344 -0.4 5,045 4,771 7.95 634.2
Melfort Star City No. 428 September 2, 1980 5,955 5,992 -0.6 5,576 5,192 14.78 377.3
Melville[SK 8] Cana No. 214 August 1, 1960 4,493 4,562 -1.5 4,546[22] 4,149 14.82 306.7
Moose Jaw Moose Jaw No. 161 November 20, 1903 33,665 33,890 -0.7 33,274 32,132 50.68 656.5
North Battleford North Battleford No. 437 May 1, 1913 13,836 14,315 -3.3 13,888 13,190 33.55 414
Prince Albert Prince Albert No. 461 October 8, 1904 37,756 35,926 5.1 35,129 34,127 65.74 534.4
Regina[SK 9] Sherwood No. 159 June 19, 1903 226,404 215,106 5.3 193,100 179,282 145.45 1,327.6
Saskatoon[SK 10] Corman Park No. 344 May 26, 1906 266,141 246,376 7.7 222,189 202,408 209.56 1,060.3
Swift Current Swift Current No. 137 January 15, 1914 16,750 16,604 0.9 15,503 14,946 24.04 644.9
Warman[SK 11] Corman Park No. 344 October 27, 2012 12,419 11,020 12.7 7,084 4,769 8.54 829.7
Weyburn Weyburn No. 67 September 1, 1913 11,019 10,870 1.4 10,484 9,433 18.49 566.9
Yorkton Orkney No. 244 February 1, 1928 16,280 16,343 -0.4 15,669 15,038 25.77 608.1
Total cities — — 689,475 629,233 595,707 547,615 675.25 882.2

Notes:

  1. ^ The balance of Flin Flon is located within Manitoba.
  2. ^ This population does not include 5,363 in the Manitoba portion of Flin Flon. The city's total population in 2011 was 5,592.
  3. ^ This area does not include 13.88 km2 (5.36 sq mi) in the Manitoba portion of Flin Flon. The city's total area in 2011 was 16.25 km2 (6.27 sq mi).
  4. ^ The balance of Lloydminster is located within Alberta.
  5. ^ This population does not include 18,032 in the Alberta portion of Lloydminster. The city's total population in 2011 was 27,804.
  6. ^ This area does not include 24.19 km2 (9.34 sq mi) in the Alberta portion of Lloydminster. The city's total area in 2011 was 41.53 km2 (16.03 sq mi).
  7. ^ Martensville is Saskatchewan's smallest city by area.
  8. ^ Melville is Saskatchewan's smallest city by population.
  9. ^ Regina is Saskatchewan's capital and was its first city, incorporated June 19, 1903. The Regina census metropolitan area (CMA) is formed around the City of Regina.
  10. ^ Saskatoon is Saskatchewan's largest city by both population and area. The Saskatoon CMA includes the cities of Martensville and Saskatoon.
  11. ^ Warman is Saskatchewan's newest city, incorporated October 27, 2012.

Yukon

See also: List of communities in Yukon

As in the other two Canadian territories, the only incorporated city in the Yukon is its capital, Whitehorse. Dawson was also previously incorporated as a city, but when the criteria were changed in the 1980s, its status was reduced to that of a town due to population. Through special provision, however, it was officially the town of the city of Dawson until 2001.[23]

Name Population
(2016)[24] 		Population
(2011)[25] 		Change
(%)[25] 		Area
(km²)[25] 		Population
density[25]
Whitehorse 25,085 23,276 7.8 416.54 60.2

See also

Explanatory notes

  1. ^ The Barrie census metropolitan area (CMA) is formed around the City of Barrie.
  2. ^ The Brantford CMA includes the City of Brantford as well as the County of Brant, which is a single-tier city.
  3. ^ The City of Cambridge, as well as the cities of Kitchener and Waterloo, form parts of the Kitchener–Cambridge–Waterloo CMA.
  4. ^ Dryden is Ontario's smallest city by population.
  5. ^ Greater Sudbury is Ontario's largest city by area. The Greater Sudbury CMA is formed around the City of Greater Sudbury.
  6. ^ Hamilton is Canada's tenth-largest city. The Hamilton CMA includes the cities of Burlington and Hamilton.
  7. ^ The City of Kitchener, as well as the cities of Cambridge and Waterloo, form parts of the Kitchener–Cambridge–Waterloo CMA.
  8. ^ The London CMA includes the cities of London and St. Thomas.
  9. ^ Mississauga is Ontario's largest lower-tier city.
  10. ^ The City of Niagara Falls, as well as the cities of Port Colborne, St. Catharines, Thorold and Welland, form parts of the St. Catharines–Niagara CMA.
  11. ^ The Oshawa CMA is formed around the City of Oshawa.
  12. ^ Ottawa is Canada's capital and fourth-largest city. The Ontario portion of the Ottawa–Gatineau CMA includes the cities of Clarence-Rockland and Ottawa.
  13. ^ Pembroke is Ontario's smallest city by area.
  14. ^ The Peterborough CMA is formed around the City of Peterborough.
  15. ^ Richmond Hill is Ontario's newest city, adopting the name on March 26, 2019.
  16. ^ The City of St. Catharines, as well as the cities of Niagara Falls, Port Colborne, Thorold and Welland, form parts of the St. Catharines–Niagara CMA.
  17. ^ The Thunder Bay CMA is formed around the City of Thunder Bay.
  18. ^ Toronto is Ontario's capital and Canada's and Ontario's largest city by population. The Toronto CMA includes the cities of Brampton, Markham, Mississauga, Pickering, Richmond Hill, Toronto and Vaughan.
  19. ^ The City of Waterloo, as well as the cities of Cambridge and Kitchener, form parts of the Kitchener–Cambridge–Waterloo CMA.
  20. ^ The Windsor CMA is formed around the City of Windsor.

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