City life in Canada
Canada’s reputation around the world is that of a big, wide open country with lots of space but a small population. Despite the stereotypes, Canada offers great urban living in hundreds of medium-large cities across the country.
Canada’s principal metropolitan areas are:
City |
Province |
Population (2011) |
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| Toronto (Mississauga) | Ontario | 5,583,064 | ||
| Montreal (Laval) | Quebec | 3,824,221 | ||
| Vancouver (Surrey) | British Columbia | 2,313,328 | ||
| Ottawa – Gatineau | Ontario/Quebec | 1,236,324 | ||
| Calgary | Alberta | 1,214,839 | ||
| Edmonton | Alberta | 1,159,869 | ||
Other cities include:
City |
Province |
Population (2011) |
| Quebec (Lévis) | Quebec | 765,706 |
| Winnipeg | Manitoba | 730,018 |
| Hamilton (Burlington) | Ontario | 721,053 |
| Kitchener – Cambridge – Waterloo | Ontario | 477,160 |
| London | Ontario | 474,786 |
| St. Catharines – Niagara (Niagara Falls, Welland) | Ontario | 392,184 |
| Halifax | Nova Scotia | 390,328 |
| Oshawa (Whitby, Clarington) | Ontario | 356,177 |
| Victoria (Saanich) | British Columbia | 344,615 |
| Windsor (Lakeshore) | Ontario | 319,246 |
| Saskatoon | Saskatchewan | 260,600 |
| Regina | Saskatchewan | 210,556 |
| Sherbrooke (Magog) | Quebec | 201,890 |
| St. John’s (Mount Pearl, Conception Bay South) | Newfoundland and Labrador | 196,966 |
| Barrie (Innisfil) | Ontario | 187,013 |
| Kelowna (West Kelowna) | British Columbia | 179,839 |
| Abbotsford – Mission | British Columbia | 170,191 |
| Greater Sudbury | Ontario | 160,770 |
| Kingston (South Frontenac, Loyalist) | Ontario | 159,561 |
| Saguenay | Quebec | 157,790 |
| Trois-Rivières | Quebec | 151,773 |
| Guelph | Ontario | 141,097 |
| Moncton (Dieppe, Riverview) | New Brunswick | 138,644 |
| Brantford (Brant) | Ontario | 135,501 |
| Saint John (Quispamsis) | New Brunswick | 127,761 |
| Thunder Bay | Ontario | 121,596 |
| Peterborough (Selwyn) | Ontario | 118,975 |
| Lethbridge | Alberta | 105,999 |
| Chatham-Kent | Ontario | 104,075 |
| Cape Breton | Nova Scotia | 101,619 |
| Kamloops | British Columbia | 98,754 |
| Nanaimo | British Columbia | 98,021 |
| Fredericton | New Brunswick | 94,268 |
| Belleville (Quinte West) | Ontario | 92,540 |
| Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu | Quebec | 92,394 |
| Chilliwack | British Columbia | 92,308 |
| Red Deer | Alberta | 90,564 |
| Sarnia (St. Clair) | Ontario | 89,555 |
| Drummondville | Quebec | 88,480 |
| Prince George | British Columbia | 84,232 |
| Sault Ste. Marie | Ontario | 79,800 |
| Granby | Quebec | 77,077 |
| Kawartha Lakes | Ontario | 73,214 |
| Medicine Hat | Alberta | 72,807 |
| Wood Buffalo | Alberta | 66,896 |
| Charlottetown (Stratford) | Prince Edward Island | 64,487 |
| North Bay | Ontario | 64,043 |
| Norfolk | Ontario | 63,175 |
| Cornwall (South Stormont) | Ontario | 58,957 |
| Vernon (Coldstream) | British Columbia | 58,584 |
| Saint-Hyacinthe | Quebec | 56,794 |
| Courtenay (Comox, Comox Valley A & B) | British Columbia | 55,213 |
| Grande Prairie | Alberta | 55,032 |
| Shawinigan | Quebec | 55,009 |
| Brandon | Manitoba | 53,229 |
| Rimouski | Quebec | 50,912 |
| Leamington (Kingsville) | Ontario | 49,765 |
| Sorel-Tracy (Contrecœur) | Quebec | 47,772 |
| Joliette (Notre-Dame-des-Prairies, Saint-Charles-Borromée, Saint-Paul) | Quebec | 46,932 |
| Victoriaville | Quebec | 46,354 |
| Truro (Colchester, Subd. B & C) | Nova Scotia | 45,888 |
| Duncan (North Cowichan) | British Columbia | 43,252 |
| Timmins | Ontario | 43,165 |
| Prince Albert | Saskatchewan | 42,673 |
| Penticton (Okanagan-Similkameen D) | British Columbia | 42,361 |
| Rouyn-Noranda | Quebec | 41,798 |
| Orillia (Ramara) | Ontario | 40,731 |
| Salaberry-de-Valleyfield | Quebec | 40,077 |
| Brockville (Elizabethtown-Kitley, Augusta) | Ontario | 39,024 |
| Woodstock | Ontario | 37,754 |
| Campbell River (Strathcona D) | British Columbia | 36,096 |
| New Glasgow (Pictou, Subd. C & B, Stellarton, Westville) | Nova Scotia | 35,809 |
| Midland (Tay, Penetanguishene) | Ontario | 35,419 |
| Saint-Georges | Quebec | 34,642 |
| Moose Jaw | Saskatchewan | 34,421 |
| Bathurst (Bathurst Parish, Beresford Parish, Beresford) | New Brunswick | 33,484 |
| Val-d’Or | Quebec | 33,265 |
| Alma | Quebec | 33,018 |
| Owen Sound (Georgian Bluffs) | Ontario | 32,092 |
| Stratford | Ontario | 30,886 |
| Lloydminster | Alberta/Saskatchewan | 30,798 |
| Baie-Comeau | Quebec | 28,789 |
| Sept-Îles | Quebec | 28,487 |
| Miramichi (North Esk) | New Brunswick | 28,115 |
| Thetford Mines | Quebec | 27,968 |
| Parksville (Qualicum Beach, Nanaimo G) | British Columbia | 27,822 |
| Rivière-du-Loup (Saint-Antonin) | Quebec | 27,734 |
| Corner Brook | Newfoundland and Labrador | 27,202 |
| Centre Wellington | Ontario | 26,693 |
| Fort St. John (Peace River C) | British Columbia | 26,380 |
| Kentville (Kings, Subd. B & C) | Nova Scotia | 26,359 |
| Whitehorse | Yukon | 26,028 |
| Port Alberni (Alberni-Clayoquot E) | British Columbia | 25,465 |
