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| 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| persons (thousands) | |||||
| Total census metropolitan areas | 19,959.7 | 20,285.3 | 20,533.8 | 20,784.8 | 21,030.1 |
| Toronto (Ont.) | 4,883.8 | 5,020.4 | 5,116.7 | 5,214.0 | 5,304.1 |
| Montréal (Que.) | 3,507.4 | 3,547.1 | 3,578.8 | 3,609.6 | 3,635.7 |
| Vancouver (B.C.) | 2,076.1 | 2,111.3 | 2,142.1 | 2,174.0 | 2,208.3 |
| Ottawa–Gatineau (Ont.–Que.) | 1,102.9 | 1,118.8 | 1,131.8 | 1,141.4 | 1,148.8 |
| Calgary (Alta.) | 976.8 | 1,002.0 | 1,019.6 | 1,038.7 | 1,060.3 |
| Edmonton (Alta.) | 961.5 | 979.9 | 991.0 | 1,002.7 | 1,016.0 |
| Quebec (Que.) | 696.4 | 701.6 | 705.6 | 711.4 | 717.6 |
| Hamilton (Ont.) | 689.2 | 697.9 | 705.0 | 710.4 | 714.9 |
| Winnipeg (Man.) | 690.1 | 693.7 | 697.1 | 702.4 | 706.9 |
| London (Ont.) | 449.6 | 454.5 | 457.7 | 461.2 | 464.3 |
| Kitchener (Ont.) | 431.3 | 438.7 | 444.7 | 451.8 | 458.6 |
| St. Catharines–Niagara (Ont.) | 391.7 | 393.2 | 394.5 | 395.9 | 396.9 |
| Halifax (N.S.) | 369.1 | 373.8 | 377.0 | 379.2 | 380.8 |
| Windsor (Ont.) | 320.8 | 325.9 | 328.7 | 330.7 | 332.3 |
| Victoria (B.C.) | 325.4 | 326.8 | 328.4 | 329.8 | 334.7 |
| Oshawa (Ont.) | 308.5 | 315.8 | 324.1 | 332.2 | 340.3 |
| Saskatoon (Sask.) | 230.8 | 231.8 | 232.7 | 234.3 | 235.8 |
| Regina (Sask.) | 196.8 | 196.5 | 197.4 | 198.2 | 199.0 |
| St. John's (N.L.) | 176.2 | 177.5 | 178.8 | 180.7 | 182.5 |
| Sherbrooke (Que.) | 157.0 | 158.7 | 160.5 | 162.2 | 163.7 |
| Greater Sudbury / Grand Sudbury (Ont.) | 161.5 | 161.0 | 161.1 | 161.1 | 161.1 |
| Abbotsford (B.C.)1 | 153.7 | 155.2 | 156.4 | 158.8 | 162.8 |
| Kingston (Ont.)1 | 152.7 | 154.4 | 155.6 | 156.0 | 156.2 |
| Saguenay (Que.) | 157.8 | 156.2 | 155.0 | 153.7 | 153.0 |
| Trois-Rivières (Que.) | 140.1 | 140.0 | 140.4 | 141.0 | 142.2 |
| Saint John (N.B.) | 126.0 | 126.1 | 126.4 | 126.6 | 126.7 |
| Thunder Bay (Ont.) | 126.6 | 126.2 | 126.8 | 126.7 | 126.5 |
| Note: Population as of July 1. 1. Abbostford and Kingston became census metropolitan areas in 2001. Source: Statistics Canada, CANSIM, table (for fee) 051-0034 and Catalogue nos. 91-213-XIB and 91-213-XPB. Last modified: 2006-06-12. | |||||
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