The combined population of Canada's three territories (Northwest, Yukon and Nunavut) is less than the population of Canada's smallest province (Prince Edward Island).Ĭanada's most recent census was conducted in 2016. More than half of Canadians live in just two provinces: Ontario, where one in three Canadians live, and Quebec where almost a quarter of Canadians live. The census results also show the population of each Canadian province and territory. Brampton continued its climb upward, adding 13.3%, and Calgary also grew by over 13%. In 2016, the fastest growing large city was Edmonton, which grew by 14.8% between the 20 censuses. By comparison, Canada as a whole grew by 5.9% during the 5 year period. Montreal is the slowest growing major city in Canada, with a growth of just 1.8% from 2006 to 2011. In the 5 year period, the city grew by nearly 21% en route to surpassing 500,000 residents. The fastest growing large city between 20 was Brampton, Ontario. Ottawa is Canada's fourth largest city – 934,243. Calgary is growing at almost twice the Canadian average, so if current trends continue it will no doubt overtake Montreal in the future. The wider Toronto metropolitan area is over twice as populous, containing around 6 million people in total.Ĭanada's second largest city is Montreal in Quebec, where 1,704,694 people live (up from 1,649,519 in 2011), followed in third place by Calgary in Alberta with 1,239,220 (up from 1,096,833). The largest city in Canada by population is Toronto, home to 2,615,060 people at the time of the 2011 census, and 2,731,571 in 2016. Toronto, meanwhile, is one of the largest metropolitan areas in the world with a density of 2,930 people per square kilometer. The population density is among the lowest in the world, mostly because a great deal of the country to the north is virtually uninhabited. The second reason is the majority of Canada's trade (both import and export) is with its US neighbor, and it makes sense for the majority of Canadians to live as close to the US border as possible.Ĭanada as a whole has a population density of just 4 people per square kilometers, which makes it the 228th most densely populated country. Summers are warm and winters are not too harsh, making the area suitable for agriculture. The first is that the most hospitable part of Canadian territory is in the south. As you can see from the map in the section further down on the page, the majority of Canadians live in a narrow Southern belt along the border with the United States.
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