The tables below list Canada's 117 census agglomerations at the 2016 Census,[1] as determined by Statistics Canada, up from 113 in the 2011 Census.[2]
2016 changes
editStatistics Canada's review of CMAs and CAs for the 2016 Census resulted in the addition of eight new CAs and the demotion of two CAs, and the promotion of two CAs to census metropolitan areas (CMAs).[3][4]
New census agglomerations
edit- Arnprior, Ontario
- Carleton Place, Ontario
- Gander, Newfoundland and Labrador
- Nelson, British Columbia
- Sainte-Marie, Quebec
- Wasaga Beach, Ontario
- Weyburn, Saskatchewan
- Winkler, Manitoba
Promotion to census metropolitan areas
editRetired census agglomerations
editLists
editAlberta
editStatistics Canada recognized fifteen census agglomerations within Alberta in the 2016 Census.[5][6]
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British Columbia
editStatistics Canada recognized 22 census agglomerations within British Columbia in the 2016 Census.[7][8]
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Manitoba
editStatistics Canada recognized five census agglomerations within Manitoba in the 2016 Census.[9][10]
Name | Land area (km²) | Population | ||||
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in 2016 | in 2011 | % change | per km² | rank | ||
Brandon | 2,289.33 | 58,003 | 54,847 | 5.8 | 25.3 | 23 |
Portage la Prairie | 24.68 | 13,304 | 12,996 | 2.4 | 539.1 | 106 |
Steinbach | 25.59 | 15,829 | 13,524 | 17.0 | 618.6 | 91 |
Thompson | 20.79 | 13,678 | 12,829 | 6.6 | 657.8 | 101 |
Winkler | 870.08 | 30,297 | 26,838 | 12.9 | 34.8 | 54 |
New Brunswick
editStatistics Canada recognized five census agglomerations within New Brunswick in the 2016 Census.[11][12]
Name | Land area (km²) | Population | ||||
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in 2016 | in 2011 | % change | per km² | rank | ||
Bathurst | 2,104.04 | 31,110 | 31,936 | -2.6 | 14.8 | 53 |
Campbellton (portion) | 1,155.48 | 13,114 | 14,039 | -6.6 | 9.9 | 92 |
Edmundston | 1,769.64 | 23,524 | 23,819 | -1.2 | 13.3 | 69 |
Fredericton | 4,886.40 | 101,760 | 98,320 | 3.5 | 17.7 | 4 |
Miramichi | 7,578.93 | 27,523 | 28,115 | -2.1 | 3.6 | 64 |
Newfoundland and Labrador
editStatistics Canada recognized four census agglomerations within Newfoundland and Labrador in the 2016 Census.[13][14]
Name | Land area (km²) | Population | ||||
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in 2016 | in 2011 | % change | per km² | rank | ||
Bay Roberts | 103.66 | 11,083 | 10,871 | 2.0 | 106.9 | 115 |
Corner Brook | 1,140.20 | 31,917 | 31,417 | 1.6 | 28.0 | 48 |
Gander | 2,427.35 | 13,234 | 12,683 | 4.3 | 5.5 | 107 |
Grand Falls-Windsor | 54.67 | 14,171 | 13,725 | 3.2 | 259.2 | 98 |
Northwest Territories
editStatistics Canada recognized one census agglomeration within the Northwest Territories in the 2016 Census.[15][16]
Name | Land area (km²) | Population | ||||
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in 2016 | in 2011 | % change | per km² | rank | ||
Yellowknife | 105.47 | 19,569 | 19,234 | 1.7 | 185.5 | 76 |
Nova Scotia
editStatistics Canada recognized four census agglomerations within Nova Scotia in the 2016 Census.[17][18]
Name | Land area (km²) | Population | ||||
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in 2016 | in 2011 | % change | per km² | rank | ||
Cape Breton | 2,467.74 | 98,722 | 101,619 | -2.9 | 40.0 | 7 |
Kentville | 609.73 | 26,222 | 26,359 | -0.5 | 43.0 | 65 |
New Glasgow | 2,067.03 | 34,487 | 35,809 | -3.7 | 16.7 | 44 |
Truro | 2,733.13 | 45,753 | 45,888 | -0.3 | 16.7 | 30 |
Nunavut
editStatistics Canada recognized no census agglomerations within Nunavut in the 2016 Census.[19][20]
Ontario
editStatistics Canada recognized 29 census agglomerations within Ontario in the 2016 Census.[21][22]
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Prince Edward Island
editStatistics Canada recognized two census agglomerations within Prince Edward Island in the 2016 Census.[23][24]
Name | Land area (km²) | Population | ||||
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in 2016 | in 2011 | % change | per km² | rank | ||
Charlottetown | 917.47 | 69,325 | 65,523 | 5.8 | 75.6 | 17 |
Summerside | 92.43 | 16,587 | 16,488 | 0.6 | 179.5 | 88 |
Quebec
editStatistics Canada recognized 24 census agglomerations within Quebec in the 2016 Census.[25][26]
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Saskatchewan
editStatistics Canada recognized eight census agglomerations within Saskatchewan in the 2016 Census.[27][28]
Name | Land area (km²) | Population | ||||
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in 2016 | in 2011 | % change | per km² | rank | ||
Estevan | 795.32 | 13,615 | 12,973 | 4.9 | 17.1 | 103 |
Lloydminster (portion) | 1,063.67 | 14,938 | 12,766 | 17.0 | 14.0 | 43 |
Moose Jaw | 844.42 | 35,053 | 34,421 | 1.8 | 41.5 | 42 |
North Battleford | 855.34 | 19,623 | 18,850 | 4.1 | 22.9 | 75 |
Prince Albert | 2,556.05 | 44,160 | 43,680 | 1.1 | 17.3 | 32 |
Swift Current | 1,131.74 | 18,536 | 17,535 | 5.7 | 16.4 | 80 |
Weyburn | 19.15 | 10,870 | 10,484 | 3.7 | 567.6 | 116 |
Yorkton | 844.61 | 18,905 | 18,238 | 3.7 | 22.4 | 78 |
Yukon
editStatistics Canada recognized one census agglomeration within Yukon in the 2016 Census.[29][30]
Name | Land area (km²) | Population | ||||
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in 2016 | in 2011 | % change | per km² | rank | ||
Whitehorse | 8,488.95 | 28,225 | 26,028 | 8.4 | 3.3 | 61 |