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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. Many census subdivisions are part of a larger census metropolitan area or census agglomeration. For their ranking, see the list of census metropolitan areas and agglomerations in Canada.
A city is displayed in bold if it is a provincial or federal capital (Ottawa). The three territories (Yukon, Northwest Territories, Nunavut) and one province (Prince Edward Island) do not have municipalities among the 100 most populous in Canada.
| Rank (2021) | Municipality | Province | Municipal status | Population (2021) | Population (2016) | Change | Land area (km2) | Population density (/km2) |
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Toronto | Ontario | City | 2,794,356 | 2,731,571 | +2.3% | 631.1 | 4,427.8 |
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Montreal | Quebec | Ville | 1,762,949 | 1,704,694 | +3.4% | 364.74 | 4,833.4 |
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Calgary | Alberta | City | 1,306,784 | 1,239,220 | +5.5% | 820.62 | 1,592.4 |
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Ottawa | Ontario | City | 1,017,449 | 934,243 | +8.9% | 2788.2 | 364.9 |
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Edmonton | Alberta | City | 1,010,899 | 933,088 | +8.3% | 765.61 | 1,320.4 |
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Winnipeg | Manitoba | City | 749,607 | 705,244 | +6.3% | 461.78 | 1,623.3 |
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Mississauga | Ontario | City | 717,961 | 721,599 | −0.5% | 292.74 | 2,452.6 |
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Vancouver | British Columbia | City | 662,248 | 631,486 | +4.9% | 115.18 | 5,749.7 |
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Brampton | Ontario | City | 656,480 | 593,638 | +10.6% | 265.89 | 2,469.0 |
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Hamilton | Ontario | City | 569,353 | 536,917 | +6.0% | 1118.31 | 509.1 |
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Surrey | British Columbia | City | 568,322 | 517,887 | +9.7% | 316.11 | 1,797.9 |
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Quebec City | Quebec | Ville | 549,459 | 531,902 | +3.3% | 452.30 | 1,214.8 |
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Halifax | Nova Scotia | Regional municipality | 439,819 | 403,131 | +9.1% | 5475.57 | 80.3 |
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Laval | Quebec | Ville | 438,366 | 422,993 | +3.6% | 246.13 | 1,781.0 |
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London | Ontario | City | 422,324 | 383,822 | +10.0% | 420.5 | 1,004.3 |
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Markham | Ontario | City | 338,503 | 328,966 | +2.9% | 210.93 | 1,604.8 |
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Vaughan | Ontario | City | 323,103 | 306,233 | +5.5% | 272.44 | 1,186.0 |
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Gatineau | Quebec | Ville | 291,041 | 276,245 | +5.4% | 341.84 | 851.4 |
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Saskatoon | Saskatchewan | City | 266,141 | 247,201 | +7.7% | 226.56 | 1,174.7 |
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Kitchener | Ontario | City | 256,885 | 233,222 | +10.1% | 136.81 | 1,877.7 |
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Longueuil | Quebec | Ville | 254,483 | 239,897 | +6.1% | 115.77 | 2,198.2 |
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Burnaby | British Columbia | City | 249,125 | 232,755 | +7.0% | 90.57 | 2,750.6 |
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Windsor | Ontario | City | 229,660 | 217,188 | +5.7% | 146.02 | 1,572.8 |
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Regina | Saskatchewan | City | 226,404 | 215,106 | +5.3% | 178.81 | 1,266.2 |
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Oakville | Ontario | Town | 213,759 | 193,832 | +10.3% | 138.94 | 1,538.5 |
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Richmond | British Columbia | City | 209,937 | 198,309 | +5.9% | 128.87 | 1,629.1 |
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Richmond Hill | Ontario | City | 202,022 | 195,022 | +3.6% | 100.79 | 2,004.4 |
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Burlington | Ontario | City | 186,948 | 183,314 | +2.0% | 186.12 | 1,004.4 |
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Oshawa | Ontario | City | 175,383 | 159,458 | +10.0% | 145.72 | 1,203.6 |
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Sherbrooke | Quebec | Ville | 172,950 | 161,531 | +7.1% | 353.40 | 489.4 |
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Greater Sudbury | Ontario | City | 166,004 | 161,531 | +2.8% | 3186.26 | 52.1 |
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Abbotsford | British Columbia | City | 153,524 | 141,397 | +8.6% | 375.33 | 409.0 |
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Lévis | Quebec | Ville | 149,683 | 143,414 | +4.4% | 448.07 | 334.1 |
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Coquitlam | British Columbia | City | 148,625 | 139,284 | +6.7% | 122.15 | 1,216.7 |
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Barrie | Ontario | City | 147,829 | 141,434 | +4.5% | 99.01 | 1,493.1 |
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Saguenay | Quebec | Ville | 144,723 | 145,949 | −0.8% | 1124.63 | 128.7 |
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Kelowna | British Columbia | City | 144,576 | 127,390 | +13.5% | 211.85 | 682.4 |
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Guelph | Ontario | City | 143,740 | 131,794 | +9.1% | 87.43 | 1,644.1 |
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Trois-Rivières | Quebec | Ville | 139,163 | 134,413 | +3.5% | 288.65 | 482.1 |
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Whitby | Ontario | Town | 138,501 | 128,377 | +7.9% | 146.69 | 944.2 |
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Cambridge | Ontario | City | 138,479 | 129,920 | +6.6% | 112.99 | 1,225.6 |
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St. Catharines | Ontario | City | 136,803 | 133,113 | +2.8% | 96.20 | 1,422.1 |
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Milton | Ontario | Town | 132,979 | 110,128 | +20.7% | 363.83 | 365.5 |