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The table below lists the 100 largest municipalities in Canada by population, using data from the Canada 2006 census for census subdivisions.(External Link

) This list includes only the population within a municipality's boundaries as defined at the time of the census. Many municipalities are part of a larger census metropolitan area or census agglomeration. For their ranking, see the list of the 100 largest metropolitan areas in Canada.

List

Rank	Municipality	Population			1996 vs 2006 (%)
Rank	Municipality	2006	2001	1996	1996 vs 2006 (%)
1	Toronto, Ontario (City)	2,503,281	2,481,494	2,385,421	4.9
2	Montreal, Quebec (Ville)	1,620,693	1,583,590	1,547,030	4.8
3	Calgary, Alberta (City)	988,193	879,003	768,082	28.7
4	Ottawa, Ontario (City)	812,129	774,072	721,136	12.6
5	Edmonton, Alberta (City)	730,372	666,104	616,306	18.5
6	Mississauga, Ontario (City)	668,549	612,000	544,382	22.8
7	Winnipeg, Manitoba (City)	633,451	619,544	618,477	2.4
8	Vancouver, British Columbia (City)	578,041	545,671	514,008	12.5
9	Hamilton, Ontario (City)	504,559	490,268	467,799	7.9
10	Quebec City, Quebec (Ville)	491,142	476,330	467,728	5.0
11	Brampton, Ontario (City)	433,806	325,428	268,251	61.7
12	Surrey, British Columbia (City)	394,976	347,820	304,477	29.7
13	Halifax, Nova Scotia (Regional municipality)	372,679	359,111	342,851	8.7
14	Laval, Quebec (Ville)	368,709	343,005	330,393	11.6
15	London, Ontario (City)	352,395	336,539	325,669	8.2
16	Markham, Ontario (Town)	261,573	208,615	173,383	50.9
17	Gatineau, Quebec (Ville)	242,124	226,696	217,591	11.2
18	Vaughan, Ontario (City)	238,866	182,022	132,549	80.2
19	Longueuil, Quebec (Ville)	229,330	225,761	225,722	1.6
20	Windsor, Ontario (City)	216,473	209,218	197,694	9.5
21	Kitchener, Ontario (City)	204,668	190,399	178,420	14.7
22	Burnaby, British Columbia (City)	202,799	193,954	179,209	13.2
23	Saskatoon, Saskatchewan (City)	202,340	196,861	193,653	4.5
24	Regina, Saskatchewan (City)	179,246	178,225	180,404	-0.6
25	Richmond, British Columbia (City)	174,461	164,345	148,867	17.2
26	Oakville, Ontario (Town)	165,613	144,738	128,405	29.0
27	Burlington, Ontario (City)	164,415	150,836	136,976	20.0
28	Richmond Hill, Ontario (Town)	162,704	132,030	101,725	60.0
29	Greater Sudbury, Ontario (City)	157,857	155,219	165,336	-4.5
30	Sherbrooke, Quebec (Ville)	147,427	138,785	136,883	7.7
31	Saguenay, Quebec (Ville)	143,692	147,133	152,811	-6.0
32	Oshawa, Ontario (City)	141,590	139,051	134,464	5.3
33	St. Catharines, Ontario (City)	131,989	129,170	130,926	0.8
34	Lévis, Quebec (Ville)	130,006	121,999	103,750	25.3
35	Barrie, Ontario (City)	128,430	103,710	79,191	62.1
36	Trois-Rivières, Quebec (Ville)	126,323	122,395	124,417	1.5
37	Abbotsford, British Columbia (City)	123,864	115,494	105,403	17.5
38	Cambridge, Ontario (City)	120,371	110,372	101,429	18.7
39	Kingston, Ontario (City)	117,207	114,195	112,605	4.1
40	Guelph, Ontario (City)	114,943	106,170	95,821	20.0
41	Coquitlam, British Columbia (City)	114,565	112,890	101,820	12.5
42	Whitby, Ontario (Town)	111,184	87,413	73,794	50.7
43	Thunder Bay, Ontario (City)	109,140	109,016	113,662	-4.0
44	Saanich, British Columbia (District Municipality)	108,265	103,654	101,388	6.8
45	Chatham-Kent, Ontario (Municipality)	108,177	107,341	109,950	-1.6
46	Kelowna, British Columbia (City)	106,707	96,288	89,442	19.3
47	Cape Breton, Nova Scotia (Regional municipality)	102,250	105,968	114,733	-10.9
48	St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador (City)	100,646	99,182	101,936	-1.3
49	Waterloo, Ontario (City)	97,475	86,543	77,949	25.1
50	Delta, British Columbia (District Municipality)	96,723	96,950	95,411	1.4
51	Terrebonne, Quebec (Ville)	94,703	80,536	75,116	26.1
52	Langley, British Columbia (District Municipality)	93,726	86,896	80,179	16.9
53	Brantford, Ontario (City)	90,192	86,417	86,417	4.4
54	Ajax, Ontario (Town)	90,167	73,753	64,430	40.0
55	Pickering, Ontario (City)	87,838	87,139	78,989	11.3
56	Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu, Quebec (Ville)	87,492	79,600	76,461	14.4
57	Red Deer, Alberta (City)	82,772	67,829	60,080	37.8
58	North Vancouver, British Columbia (District Municipality)	82,562	82,310	80,418	2.7
59	Strathcona County, Alberta (Specialized Municipality)	82,511	71,986	64,176	28.6
60	Niagara Falls, Ontario (City)	82,184	78,815	76,917	6.8
61	Kamloops, British Columbia (City)	80,376	77,281	76,394	5.2
62	Nanaimo, British Columbia (City)	78,692	73,000	70,130	12.2
63	Victoria, British Columbia (City)	78,057	74,125	73,405	6.3
64	Clarington, Ontario (Municipality)	77,820	69,834	60,615	28.3
65	Repentigny, Quebec (Ville)	76,237	72,218	70,677	7.9
66	Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario (City)	74,948	74,566	80,054	-6.4
67	Peterborough, Ontario (City)	74,898	71,446	69,742	7.4
68	Lethbridge, Alberta (City)	74,637	67,374	63,053	18.4
69	Kawartha Lakes, Ontario (City)	74,561	69,179	67,926	9.8
70	Newmarket, Ontario (Town)	74,295	65,788	57,125	30.0
71	Sarnia, Ontario (City)	71,419	70,876	72,738	-1.8
72	Brossard, Quebec (Ville)	71,154	65,026	65,927	7.9
73	Prince George, British Columbia (City)	70,981	72,406	75,510	-6.0
74	Chilliwack, British Columbia (City)	69,217	62,567	60,186	15.0
75	Maple Ridge, British Columbia (District Municipality)	68,949	63,169	56,173	22.7
76	Saint John, New Brunswick (City)	68,043	69,661	72,494	-6.1
77	Drummondville, Quebec (Ville)	67,392	63,029	58,588	15.0
78	Moncton, New Brunswick (City)	64,128	61,046	59,313	8.1
79	Saint-Jérôme, Quebec (Ville)	63,729	59,614	59,533	7.0
80	Norfolk County, Ontario (City)	62,563	60,847	60,534	3.4
81	New Westminster, British Columbia (City)	58,549	54,656	49,350	18.6
82	St. Albert, Alberta (City)	57,719	53,081	46,888	23.1
83	Caledon, Ontario (Town)	57,050	50,605	39,893	43.0
84	Medicine Hat, Alberta (City)	56,997	51,249	46,783	21.8
85	Halton Hills, Ontario (Town)	55,289	48,184	42,390	30.4
86	North Bay, Ontario (City)	53,966	52,771	54,332	-0.7
87	Milton, Ontario (Town)	53,939	31,471	32,104	68.0
88	Port Coquitlam, British Columbia (City)	52,687	51,257	46,682	12.9
89	Shawinigan, Quebec (Ville)	51,904	52,040	56,721	-8.5
90	Saint-Hyacinthe, Quebec (Ville)	51,616	50,394	50,027	3.2
91	Wood Buffalo, Alberta (Regional municipality)	51,496	41,445	35,213	61.9
92	Fredericton, New Brunswick (City)	50,535	47,580	46,507	8.7
93	Welland, Ontario (City)	50,331	48,402	48,411	4.0
94	Dollard-des-Ormeaux, Quebec (Ville)	48,930	48,206	47,826	2.3
95	Belleville, Ontario (City)	48,821	46,029	46,195	5.7
96	Granby, Quebec (Ville)	47,637	44,121	43,316	10.0
97	Aurora, Ontario (Town)	47,629	40,167	34,857	36.6
98	Grande Prairie, Alberta (City)	47,076	36,983	31,353	50.1
99	Blainville, Quebec (Ville)	46,493	36,029	29,603	57.1
100	Cornwall, Ontario (City)	45,965	45,640	47,403	-3.0

Most Growth 2001-2006

Census Division	2006 Population	% vs 2001
Chestermere, Alberta (Town)	9,564	148.0%
Milton, Ontario (Town)	53,939	71.4
Okotoks, Alberta (Town)	17,145	46.7
Airdrie, Alberta (City)	28,927	41.8
Greater Vancouver A, British Columbia (Regional District Electoral Area)	11,050	37.5
Sylvan Lake, Alberta (Town)	10,208	36.1
Cantley, Quebec (Municipalité)	7,926	34.4
Saint-Colomban, Quebec (Paroisse)	10,136	34.8
Strathmore, Alberta (Town)	10,225	34.2
Brampton, Ontario (City)	433,806	33.3
Saint-Lazare, Quebec (Ville)	17,016	32.0
Saint-Philippe, Quebec (Municipalité)	5,121	31.6
McMasterville, Quebec (Municipalité)	5,234	31.4
Vaughan, Ontario (City)	238,866	31.2
Paradise, Newfoundland and Labrador (Town)	12,584	31.1
Vaudreuil-Dorion, Quebec (City)	25,789	29.5
Sainte-Marthe-sur-le-Lac, Quebec (Ville)	11,311	29.4
Blainville, Quebec (Ville)	46,493	29.0
Stony Plain, Alberta (Town)	12,363	28.5
Beaumont, Alberta (Town)	8,961	27.9

Greatest Decline 2001-2006

Census Division	2006 Population	% vs 2001
Kitimat, British Columbia (District Municipality)	8,987	-12.6%
Prince Rupert, British Columbia (City)	12,815	-12.5
Cariboo A, British Columbia (Regional District Electoral Area)	5,859	-8.9
Crowsnest Pass, Alberta (Town)	5,749	-8.2
Marystown, Newfoundland and Labrador (Town)	5,436	-8.0
Kapuskasing, Ontario (Town)	8,509	-7.9
Kenora, Unorganized, Ontario (Unorganized)	7,041	-7.7
Stephenville, Newfoundland and Labrador (Town)	6,588	-7.3
Quesnel, British Columbia (City)	9,326	-7.1
Bulkley-Nechako Regional District, British Columbia (Regional District Electoral Area)	5,290	-7.1
Inverness, Subdivision B, Nova Scotia (Sub. of County Municipality)	5,369	-6.9
Flin Flon, Manitoba (City)	5,594	-6.8
Melfort, Saskatchewan (City)	5,192	-6.6
Labrador City, Newfoundland and Labrador (Town)	7,240	-6.5
Algoma, Unorganized, North Part, Ontario (Unorganized)	5,717	-6.5
Terrace, British Columbia (City)	11,320	-6.5
Bathurst, New Brunswick (Parish)	5,144	-6.4
Alnwick, New Brunswick (Parish)	6,152	-6.3
Banff, Alberta (Town)	6,700	-6.1
Yarmouth, Nova Scotia (Town)	7,162	-5.3

Source: Statistics Canada

Populations shown for 2001 and 1996 are what the populations would have been if the municipal boundaries were as defined in 2006. Because of mergers and demergers, these numbers may be different from the populations for the municipalities as their boundaries were actually defined in those years.
These are only city proper populations; suburbs outside city limits are not included.
Quebec municipal classifications such as "Ville" have not been translated, because they don't directly correspond to the meaning generally understood by their English translations. Translating to "City" would be inaccurate.
Some municipalities calculate their populations differently than Statistics Canada. For example, Statistics Canada doesn't count post-secondary students in the municipality where they're attending school, yet those municipalities may count them.

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