Population estimate
Canada’s 152 metro areas
Population estimates are not census counts. They are Statistics Canada's July 1 estimates for the 2021 census metropolitan area or census agglomeration boundaries: final to 2020, final postcensal for 2021, updated postcensal for 2022 to 2024 and preliminary for 2025.
| Metro area | Type | Prov. | 2025 | Growth since 2021 | Growth since 2001 | Median age | Aged 65 and over |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Toronto | CMA | ON | 7,108,874 | +9.8% | +45.6% | 38.8 | 16.6% |
| Montréal | CMA | QC | 4,597,837 | +6.2% | +26.6% | 40.8 | 18.7% |
| Vancouver | CMA | BC | 3,088,036 | +11.4% | +48.8% | 39.4 | 17.4% |
| Calgary | CMA | AB | 1,836,012 | +19.2% | +87.7% | 37.7 | 14.0% |
| Ottawa - Gatineau | CMA | ON/QC | 1,700,014 | +10.4% | +45.3% | 39.4 | 17.6% |
| Edmonton | CMA | AB | 1,692,385 | +14.9% | +75.7% | 37.6 | 15.0% |
| Winnipeg | CMA | MB | 951,758 | +10.6% | +36.3% | 38.0 | 16.9% |
| Québec | CMA | QC | 903,607 | +7.0% | +27.4% | 42.6 | 22.5% |
| Hamilton | CMA | ON | 871,143 | +6.5% | +26.4% | 40.8 | 19.4% |
| Kitchener - Cambridge - Waterloo | CMA | ON | 701,568 | +16.5% | +56.9% | 35.4 | 14.7% |
| London | CMA | ON | 633,002 | +11.5% | +39.7% | 38.4 | 18.2% |
| Halifax | CMA | NS | 544,834 | +13.0% | +39.1% | 39.2 | 17.5% |
| St. Catharines - Niagara | CMA | ON | 503,670 | +11.7% | +28.5% | 42.7 | 23.1% |
| Oshawa | CMA | ON | 493,441 | +13.8% | +59.8% | 38.3 | 15.7% |
| Windsor | CMA | ON | 488,738 | +11.2% | +25.2% | 39.0 | 19.2% |
| Victoria | CMA | BC | 445,090 | +7.4% | +36.6% | 43.5 | 23.5% |
| Saskatoon | CMA | SK | 378,475 | +15.3% | +62.7% | 36.9 | 14.9% |
| Regina | CMA | SK | 291,187 | +13.1% | +46.7% | 37.6 | 15.7% |
| Kelowna | CMA | BC | 254,605 | +9.7% | +65.1% | 42.3 | 22.4% |
| Barrie | CMA | ON | 252,446 | +13.7% | +62.5% | 38.7 | 16.4% |
| Sherbrooke | CMA | QC | 243,911 | +6.4% | +32.9% | 42.4 | 23.2% |
| St. John's | CMA | NL | 243,478 | +10.6% | +36.4% | 41.4 | 18.9% |
| Abbotsford - Mission | CMA | BC | 223,828 | +9.4% | +45.4% | 38.6 | 17.6% |
| Moncton | CMA | NB | 196,143 | +21.5% | +59.3% | 39.6 | 17.8% |
| Greater Sudbury | CMA | ON | 194,278 | +9.5% | +17.4% | 40.5 | 20.2% |
| Kingston | CMA | ON | 193,466 | +7.7% | +26.7% | 41.3 | 21.7% |
| Guelph | CMA | ON | 183,134 | +5.9% | +42.5% | 39.3 | 17.5% |
| Brantford | CMA | ON | 176,307 | +12.5% | +37.2% | 39.2 | 18.6% |
| Trois-Rivières | CMA | QC | 174,316 | +7.3% | +21.6% | 44.5 | 26.1% |
| Saguenay | CMA | QC | 170,192 | +4.8% | +4.0% | 45.0 | 26.1% |
| Peterborough | CMA | ON | 149,938 | +12.2% | +30.0% | 41.0 | 23.6% |
| Saint John | CMA | NB | 144,543 | +8.6% | +13.4% | 43.2 | 21.2% |
| Lethbridge | CMA | AB | 143,143 | +11.4% | +59.6% | 36.5 | 17.4% |
| Thunder Bay | CMA | ON | 133,765 | +4.5% | +5.6% | 41.9 | 22.6% |
| Chilliwack | CMA | BC | 130,283 | +9.8% | +63.2% | 41.2 | 21.2% |
| Nanaimo | CMA | BC | 129,750 | +7.9% | +45.0% | 43.9 | 24.4% |
| Kamloops | CMA | BC | 127,198 | +6.8% | +37.1% | 41.1 | 21.3% |
| Fredericton | CMA | NB | 125,303 | +12.9% | +40.3% | 40.1 | 18.9% |
| Belleville - Quinte West | CMA | ON | 124,978 | +8.2% | +25.2% | 43.4 | 23.6% |
| Red Deer | CMA | AB | 115,273 | +10.4% | +64.0% | 39.5 | 17.0% |
| Chatham-Kent | CA | ON | 112,977 | +4.4% | +1.0% | 44.8 | 24.8% |
| Cape Breton | CA | NS | 111,889 | +11.1% | −0.1% | 43.6 | 24.8% |
| Drummondville | CMA | QC | 109,151 | +6.6% | +31.4% | 43.5 | 22.9% |
| Sarnia | CA | ON | 108,986 | +7.6% | +9.7% | 42.7 | 24.4% |
| Prince George | CA | BC | 100,127 | +7.0% | +13.2% | 38.4 | 17.0% |
| Charlottetown | CA | PE | 96,516 | +16.1% | +55.2% | 38.0 | 18.4% |
| Granby | CA | QC | 95,867 | +4.8% | +35.4% | 47.2 | 26.5% |
| Sault Ste. Marie | CA | ON | 88,307 | +10.1% | +6.8% | 42.1 | 23.6% |
| Kawartha Lakes | CA | ON | 85,223 | +3.7% | +18.4% | 50.8 | 29.9% |
| North Bay | CA | ON | 84,834 | +13.8% | +16.3% | 40.6 | 21.4% |
| Wood Buffalo | CA | AB | 83,376 | +8.4% | +90.7% | 35.4 | 6.1% |
| Medicine Hat | CA | AB | 82,880 | +5.2% | +30.9% | 42.7 | 22.0% |
| Norfolk | CA | ON | 75,773 | +7.8% | +20.0% | 46.9 | 26.9% |
| Vernon | CA | BC | 73,500 | +5.8% | +36.9% | 48.8 | 28.6% |
| Grande Prairie | CA | AB | 72,120 | +8.2% | +86.2% | 35.2 | 10.4% |
| Courtenay | CA | BC | 70,323 | +7.3% | +43.2% | 49.2 | 30.1% |
| Cornwall | CA | ON | 68,503 | +7.6% | +14.5% | 43.4 | 24.7% |
| Saint-Hyacinthe | CA | QC | 63,565 | +5.4% | +18.6% | 44.7 | 25.6% |
| Brandon | CA | MB | 62,723 | +12.3% | +43.7% | 36.1 | 15.6% |
| Rimouski | CA | QC | 56,959 | +5.1% | +14.5% | 45.0 | 26.9% |
| Joliette | CA | QC | 56,044 | +5.7% | +39.6% | 47.7 | 29.8% |
| Victoriaville | CA | QC | 55,053 | +3.7% | +24.8% | 47.0 | 28.3% |
| Woodstock | CA | ON | 53,801 | +10.3% | +53.1% | 39.7 | 19.4% |
| Shawinigan | CA | QC | 51,734 | +3.7% | −2.2% | 51.6 | 32.5% |
| Truro | CA | NS | 51,166 | +6.4% | +12.6% | 46.6 | 25.2% |
| Duncan | CA | BC | 51,122 | +3.8% | +26.5% | 48.8 | 28.9% |
| Penticton | CA | BC | 49,807 | +1.8% | +20.4% | 52.8 | 32.7% |
| Prince Albert | CA | SK | 48,655 | +3.3% | +12.1% | 36.4 | 16.5% |
| Salaberry-de-Valleyfield | CA | QC | 46,892 | +8.6% | +18.1% | 44.9 | 25.6% |
| Timmins | CA | ON | 45,983 | +7.5% | +0.3% | 38.7 | 18.2% |
| Campbell River | CA | BC | 43,999 | +4.2% | +27.1% | 47.7 | 28.0% |
| Sorel-Tracy | CA | QC | 43,478 | +3.2% | +4.5% | 50.4 | 31.1% |
| Rouyn-Noranda | CA | QC | 43,281 | +1.7% | +7.5% | 41.9 | 21.5% |
| Lloydminster | CA | AB/SK | 39,806 | +5.4% | +52.8% | 36.8 | 13.1% |
| Whitehorse | CA | YT | 39,584 | +15.6% | +75.5% | 37.3 | 14.1% |
| Winkler | CA | MB | 37,719 | +12.1% | +90.4% | 34.0 | 14.1% |
| Orillia | CA | ON | 37,477 | +7.9% | +24.4% | 44.4 | 25.9% |
| Moose Jaw | CA | SK | 37,434 | +4.6% | +9.6% | 40.9 | 21.3% |
| New Glasgow | CA | NS | 36,677 | +3.8% | −2.6% | 48.6 | 26.6% |
| Saint-Georges | CA | QC | 36,067 | +3.1% | +20.0% | 45.6 | 24.9% |
| Centre Wellington | CA | ON | 35,736 | +10.5% | +42.3% | 43.0 | 23.4% |
| Stratford | CA | ON | 35,702 | +3.4% | +15.3% | 45.5 | 25.6% |
| Owen Sound | CA | ON | 35,534 | +4.9% | +8.5% | 47.1 | 27.9% |
| Val-d'Or | CA | QC | 34,862 | +1.8% | +6.0% | 41.9 | 21.3% |
| Brockville | CA | ON | 33,946 | +3.6% | +4.2% | 50.9 | 30.2% |
| Bathurst | CA | NB | 33,467 | +5.0% | −2.6% | 52.2 | 30.5% |
| Okotoks | CA | AB | 32,992 | +5.2% | +172.2% | 40.7 | 17.6% |
| Parksville | CA | BC | 32,525 | +2.4% | +29.7% | 64.1 | 48.3% |
| Corner Brook | CA | NL | 31,880 | +3.4% | +6.3% | 48.1 | 26.4% |
| Rivière-du-Loup | CA | QC | 30,925 | +2.6% | +16.4% | 46.6 | 27.6% |
| Fort St. John | CA | BC | 30,862 | +2.1% | +28.2% | 35.0 | 10.6% |
| Alma | CA | QC | 30,682 | +0.9% | +0.2% | 47.8 | 28.2% |
| Miramichi | CA | NB | 30,218 | +7.6% | −0.7% | 49.2 | 27.4% |
| Midland | CA | ON | 30,087 | +3.9% | +18.8% | 49.2 | 28.8% |
| Squamish | CA | BC | 29,752 | +16.5% | +99.4% | 38.8 | 11.1% |
| Cranbrook | CA | BC | 29,713 | +5.4% | +17.9% | 44.7 | 24.3% |
| Thetford Mines | CA | QC | 29,602 | +4.5% | +2.7% | 49.9 | 32.4% |
| Kentville | CA | NS | 29,559 | +6.4% | +14.6% | 46.4 | 24.8% |
| Wasaga Beach | CA | ON | 29,039 | +12.6% | +126.5% | 55.2 | 35.1% |
| Sept-Îles | CA | QC | 27,853 | −0.1% | −0.7% | 42.4 | 20.4% |
| Port Alberni | CA | BC | 27,672 | +3.5% | +7.2% | 48.2 | 27.9% |
| Collingwood | CA | ON | 27,266 | +6.0% | +64.7% | 50.5 | 31.5% |
| Baie-Comeau | CA | QC | 26,446 | −1.1% | −13.1% | 48.8 | 26.2% |
| Essa | CA | ON | 25,868 | +7.6% | +48.4% | 39.2 | 14.7% |
| Williams Lake | CA | BC | 25,061 | +2.2% | −3.9% | 43.6 | 22.6% |
| Edmundston | CA | NB | 24,655 | +9.5% | +3.2% | 49.2 | 29.2% |
| Pembroke | CA | ON | 24,465 | −1.0% | +6.4% | 45.9 | 25.8% |
| Quesnel | CA | BC | 24,222 | +0.9% | −4.1% | 47.0 | 24.9% |
| Yellowknife | CA | NT | 23,826 | +8.8% | +31.4% | 35.0 | 9.2% |
| Terrace | CA | BC | 21,934 | +7.0% | +5.8% | 38.3 | 16.9% |
| Yorkton | CA | SK | 21,562 | +5.8% | +13.2% | 40.6 | 20.1% |
| Salmon Arm | CA | BC | 21,216 | +4.2% | +33.0% | 50.0 | 31.2% |
| Sainte-Agathe-des-Monts | CA | QC | 21,208 | +6.0% | +40.9% | 51.8 | 30.8% |
| Cobourg | CA | ON | 21,028 | −0.6% | +18.4% | 53.9 | 35.3% |
| Summerside | CA | PE | 21,017 | +10.3% | +26.3% | 43.4 | 23.4% |
| Petawawa | CA | ON | 20,890 | +9.2% | +38.9% | 34.3 | 10.8% |
| North Battleford | CA | SK | 20,772 | +4.5% | +8.1% | 38.8 | 19.0% |
| Tillsonburg | CA | ON | 20,575 | +10.0% | +41.7% | 46.7 | 28.6% |
| Swift Current | CA | SK | 20,312 | +5.4% | +20.9% | 41.7 | 22.1% |
| Dawson Creek | CA | BC | 20,264 | +8.2% | +12.6% | 36.6 | 15.2% |
| Nelson | CA | BC | 20,182 | +1.5% | +15.9% | 45.1 | 23.5% |
| Steinbach | CA | MB | 20,081 | +9.8% | +109.8% | 36.1 | 16.7% |
| Camrose | CA | AB | 20,071 | +3.8% | +31.9% | 43.5 | 25.1% |
| Powell River | CA | BC | 18,966 | +3.2% | +10.3% | 53.4 | 33.1% |
| Sylvan Lake | CA | AB | 18,953 | +10.6% | +131.9% | 38.7 | 14.6% |
| Amos | CA | QC | 18,862 | −0.5% | −0.2% | 43.9 | 22.7% |
| Matane | CA | QC | 18,724 | +1.2% | −6.6% | 51.7 | 32.0% |
| Port Hope | CA | ON | 18,565 | +3.6% | +14.9% | 49.4 | 28.8% |
| Canmore | CA | AB | 17,897 | +7.7% | +62.6% | 43.2 | 19.9% |
| Cowansville | CA | QC | 17,011 | +10.6% | +39.4% | 47.6 | 29.7% |
| Brooks | CA | AB | 16,698 | +8.3% | +40.4% | 34.8 | 11.3% |
| Ladysmith | CA | BC | 16,679 | +4.2% | +33.0% | 51.8 | 31.4% |
| Strathmore | CA | AB | 15,589 | +5.5% | +98.0% | 40.8 | 18.8% |
| Campbellton | CA | NB/QC | 15,554 | +2.3% | −9.6% | 49.7 | 27.9% |
| High River | CA | AB | 15,514 | +5.3% | +62.6% | 46.1 | 27.0% |
| Kenora | CA | ON | 15,370 | −1.5% | −6.1% | 43.9 | 22.8% |
| Lachute | CA | QC | 15,364 | +8.0% | +30.6% | 47.8 | 28.1% |
| Dolbeau-Mistassini | CA | QC | 15,213 | −0.5% | −9.7% | 50.1 | 30.8% |
| Trail | CA | BC | 15,149 | +0.2% | +1.7% | 47.3 | 28.2% |
| Ingersoll | CA | ON | 15,042 | +4.9% | +32.4% | 39.5 | 17.6% |
| Grand Falls-Windsor | CA | NL | 14,549 | +1.8% | +7.5% | 49.0 | 27.0% |
| Gander | CA | NL | 14,389 | +4.1% | +26.3% | 45.0 | 22.2% |
| Prince Rupert | CA | BC | 14,052 | −0.9% | −15.9% | 39.5 | 18.6% |
| Sainte-Marie | CA | QC | 13,933 | +5.6% | +21.7% | 43.8 | 23.6% |
| Portage la Prairie | CA | MB | 13,921 | +0.8% | +5.1% | 39.2 | 20.5% |
| Lacombe | CA | AB | 13,657 | −1.0% | +43.2% | 41.4 | 21.2% |
| Estevan | CA | SK | 13,266 | +0.8% | +7.7% | 40.6 | 17.7% |
| Hawkesbury | CA | ON/QC | 13,134 | +6.5% | +10.6% | 50.3 | 30.7% |
| Weyburn | CA | SK | 13,100 | +4.0% | +22.2% | 40.7 | 19.7% |
| Thompson | CA | MB | 13,065 | −2.9% | −3.8% | 32.2 | 8.4% |
| Wetaskiwin | CA | AB | 13,032 | +0.5% | +15.3% | 42.9 | 22.8% |
| Elliot Lake | CA | ON | 11,901 | +1.6% | −2.7% | 60.8 | 42.6% |
Source Statistics Canada, Table 17-10-0148-01 (July 1 estimates). Sources and licence