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The following table is a list of Canadian municipalities with a peak population of 5,000 or more which have experienced a population decline of 5% or more.[1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8][9] The three columns to the left of "Notes" will only be filled in if the 2011 population is not the lowest since the peak population.

Municipality Province/territory Peak population (year) 2011 population Decline from peak Percent decline from peak Lowest population after peak (year) Decline from peak Percent decline from peak Notes
Amherst[4][10][11][12][13][14] Nova Scotia 10,788 (1961) 9,717 1,071 9.9% 9,470 (2001) 1,318 12.2% 2.2% increase from 2006.
Baie-Comeau[15][16][17][18] Québec 26,861 (1981) 22,113 4,748 17.7% The 1981 population figure has been adjusted to reflect current municipal boundaries.
Cape Breton Nova Scotia 131,507 (1961) 97,398 34,109 25.9% Prior to August 1, 1995, the municipality was called Cape Breton County and was divided into several smaller municipalities.
Channel-Port aux Basques[4][19][20][21][22] Newfoundland and Labrador 6,105 (1981) 4,170 1,935 31.7%
Corner Brook Newfoundland and Labrador 26,309 (1971) 19,886 6,423 24.4%
Crowsnest Pass Alberta 7,306 (1981)[23] 5,565[24] 1,741 23.8%
Dawson City Yukon 9,142 (1901)[25] 1,319 7,823 85.6% 615 (1911) 8,527 93.3%
Elliot Lake Ontario 16,723 (1981) 11,348 5,375 32.1%
Flin Flon Manitoba/Saskatchewan 11,104 (1961) 5,592 5,512 49.6% Population figures are the totals of the Manitoba and Saskatchewan portions of the city.
Happy Valley-Goose Bay Newfoundland and Labrador 8,655 (1996) 7,552 1,103 12.7%
Hearst[26][27] Ontario 6,079 (1991) 5,090 989 16.3%
Iroquois Falls Ontario 5,999 (1991) 4,595 1,404 23.4%
Kapuskasing Ontario 12,834 (1971) 8,196 4,638 36.1%
Kirkland Lake Ontario 13,599 (1971) 8,493[28] 5,106 37.5% 8,248 (2006) 5,351 39.3% 3.0% increase from 2006.
Kitimat[29][30][31] British Columbia 11,305 (1991) 8,335 2,970 26.3%
Labrador City Newfoundland and Labrador 11,538 (1981) 7,367 4,171 36.2% 7,240 (2006) 4,298 37.3% 1.8% increase from 2006.
Marystown[4][32][33][34] Newfoundland and Labrador 6,742 (1996) 5,506 1,236 18.3% 5,436 (2006) 1,306 19.4% 1.3% increase from 2006.
Melville Saskatchewan 5,123 (1986)[35] 4,517[36] 606 11.8% 4,149 (2006)[36] 974 23.5% 8.9% increase from 2006.
Placentia[12][37][38][39] Newfoundland and Labrador 5,515 (1991) 3,643 1,872 33.9%
Prince Rupert[40] British Columbia 16,714 (1996) 12,508 4,206 25.2%
Saint John New Brunswick 89,039 (1971) 70,063 18,976 21.3% 68,043 (2006) 20,996 23.6% 3% increase from 2006.
Springhill[41][42][43][44][45] Nova Scotia 7,170 (1941) 3,868 3,302 46.1%
Stephenville[32][46][47] Newfoundland and Labrador 7,764 (1996) 6,719 1,045 13.5% 6,588 (2006) 1,176 15.1% 2% increase from 2006.
The Pas[48][49][50] Manitoba 6,166 (1991) 5,513 653 10.6%
Thompson Manitoba 19,001 (1971) 12,829 6,172 32.5%
Wabana[4][11][32][51][52] Newfoundland and Labrador 8,026 (1961) 2,346 5,680 70.8%
Yarmouth[41][42][43][44][45] Nova Scotia 8,636 (1961) 6,761 1,875 21.7%

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