List of the largest municipalities in Canada by population explained

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.

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Rank (2021)	Municipality	Province	Municipal status	Population (2021)	Population (2016)	Change	Land area (km^2)	Population density (/km^2)
	Toronto	Ontario	City		631.1
	Montreal	Quebec	Ville		364.74
	Calgary	Alberta	City		820.62
	Ottawa	Ontario	City		2788.2
	Edmonton	Alberta	City		765.61
	Winnipeg	Manitoba	City		461.78
	Mississauga	Ontario	City		292.74
	Vancouver	British Columbia	City		115.18
	Brampton	Ontario	City		265.89
	Hamilton	Ontario	City		1118.31
	Surrey	British Columbia	City		316.11
	Quebec City	Quebec	Ville		452.30
	Halifax	Nova Scotia	Regional municipality		5475.57
	Laval	Quebec	Ville		246.13
	London	Ontario	City		420.5
	Markham	Ontario	City		210.93
	Vaughan	Ontario	City		272.44
	Gatineau	Quebec	Ville		341.84
	Saskatoon	Saskatchewan	City		226.56
	Kitchener	Ontario	City		136.81
	Longueuil	Quebec	Ville		115.77
	Burnaby	British Columbia	City		90.57
	Windsor	Ontario	City		146.02
	Regina	Saskatchewan	City		178.81
	Oakville	Ontario	Town		138.94
	Richmond	British Columbia	City		128.87
	Richmond Hill	Ontario	City		100.79
	Burlington	Ontario	City		186.12
	Oshawa	Ontario	City		145.72
	Sherbrooke	Quebec	Ville		353.40
	Greater Sudbury	Ontario	City		3186.26
	Abbotsford	British Columbia	City		375.33
	Lévis	Quebec	Ville		448.07
	Coquitlam	British Columbia	City		122.15
	Barrie	Ontario	City		99.01
	Saguenay	Quebec	Ville		1124.63
	Kelowna	British Columbia	City		211.85
	Guelph	Ontario	City		87.43
	Trois-Rivières	Quebec	Ville		288.65
	Whitby	Ontario	Town		146.69
	Cambridge	Ontario	City		112.99
	St. Catharines	Ontario	City		96.20
	Milton	Ontario	Town		363.83
	Langley	British Columbia	District municipality		307.22
	Kingston	Ontario	City		451.58
	Ajax	Ontario	Town		66.64
	Waterloo	Ontario	City		64.06
	Terrebonne	Quebec	Ville		153.76
	Saanich	British Columbia	District municipality		103.59
	St. John's	Newfoundland and Labrador	City		446.02
	Thunder Bay	Ontario	City		327.77
	Delta	British Columbia	City		179.66
	Brantford	Ontario	City		98.65
	Chatham-Kent	Ontario	Municipality		2451.90
	Clarington	Ontario	Municipality		610.84
	Red Deer	Alberta	City		104.34
	Nanaimo	British Columbia	City		90.45
	Strathcona County	Alberta	Specialized municipality		1170.65
	Pickering	Ontario	City		231.10
	Lethbridge	Alberta	City		121.12
	Kamloops	British Columbia	City		297.93
	Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu	Quebec	Ville		226.93
	Niagara Falls	Ontario	City		210.25
	Cape Breton	Nova Scotia	Regional municipality		2419.70
	Chilliwack	British Columbia	City		261.34
	Victoria	British Columbia	City		19.45
	Brossard	Quebec	Ville		45.19
	Maple Ridge	British Columbia	City		267.82
	North Vancouver	British Columbia	District municipality		160.66
	Newmarket	Ontario	Town		38.50
	Repentigny	Quebec	Ville		61.52
	Peterborough	Ontario	City		64.76
	Saint-Jérôme	Quebec	Ville		90.18
	Moncton	New Brunswick	City		140.67
	Drummondville	Quebec	Ville		247.11
	Kawartha Lakes	Ontario	City		3033.66
	New Westminster	British Columbia	City		15.62
	Prince George	British Columbia	City		316.74
	Caledon	Ontario	Town		688.82
	Airdrie	Alberta	City		84.39
	Wood Buffalo	Alberta	Specialized municipality		60843.88
	Sault Ste. Marie	Ontario	City		221.99
	Sarnia	Ontario	City		163.90
	Saint John	New Brunswick	City		315.59
	Granby	Quebec	Ville		152.69
	St. Albert	Alberta	City		47.84
	Norfolk County	Ontario	City		1597.68
	Grande Prairie	Alberta	City		132.71
	Medicine Hat	Alberta	City		111.97
	Fredericton	New Brunswick	City		133.93
	Halton Hills	Ontario	Town		276.81
	Aurora	Ontario	Town		50.00
	Port Coquitlam	British Columbia	City		29.16
	Mirabel	Quebec	City		484.09
	Blainville	Quebec	Ville		54.97
	North Vancouver	British Columbia	City		11.83
	Saint-Hyacinthe	Quebec	Ville		188.85
	Welland	Ontario	City		81.16
	Belleville	Ontario	City		247.15
	North Bay	Ontario	City		315.53

See also

• List of the largest cities and towns in Canada by area
• List of the largest population centres in Canada
• List of largest Canadian cities by census
• List of census metropolitan areas and agglomerations in Canada
• Population of Canada by year
• Population of Canada by province and territory

Notes and References

1. Web site: Population and dwelling counts, for Canada and census subdivisions (municipalities), 2021 and 2016 censuses. Statistics Canada. 9 February 2022. 2022-02-09.