Lists of municipalities in Canada

Matrix of municipalities

Municipal status	AB ^[1]	BC ^[2]^[3]	MB ^[2]	NB ^[4]	NL ^[2]^[5]	NS ^[6]`	ON ^[2]	PE ^[2]	QC ^[7]	SK ^[8]	Prov. total	NT ^[2]	NU ^[2]	YT ^[2]	Terr. total	Nat. total
Charter community												3			3	3
City	18	51	10	8	3	^[a]	51	2	^[b]	16	159	1	1	1	3	162
Community								63			63					63
Community government												4			4	4
County	^[c]					9	19				28					28
Cree village									8		8					8
District municipality		50^[d]				12					62					62
Hamlet	^[e]		^[f]				^[g]			^[h]		11	24	^[i]	35	35
Improvement district	8										8					8
Indian government district		1									1					1
Inuit community government					5						5					5
Island municipality		1									1					1
Local government district			2								2					2
Metis settlement	8										8					8
Mountain resort municipality		2									2					2
Municipal district	64					^[j]					64					64
Municipality	^[k]		^[l]				58		640		698					698
Naskapi village									1		1					1
Northern hamlet										2	2					2
Northern town										11	11					11
Northern village									14	11	25					25
Parish									158		158					158
Regional municipality	^[m]	^[n]		1		3	8				12					12
Resort municipality		1									1					1
Resort village	^[o]									40	40					40
Rural community				7							7					7
Rural municipality	^[p]		98^[q]							296	394					394
Special area	3										3					3
Specialized municipality	5										5					5
Summer village	51									^[r]	51					51
Town	108	14	25	26	268^[s]	26	88	9	^[t]	146	712	4		3	7	719
Township							206		44		250					250
United county							3				3					3
United township							1		2		3					3
Village	89	42	2	65			11		44	260	513	1		4	5	516
Ville									223		223					223
Total municipalities	354	162	137	107	271	50	444	74	1,134	782	3,515	24	25	8	57	3,572
Total population^[11]	3,645,257	4,400,057	1,208,268	751,171	514,536	921,727	12,851,821	140,204	7,903,001	1,033,381	33,369,423	41,462	31,906	33,897	107,265	33,476,688
Avg. population	10,297.3	27,160.8	8,819.5	7,020.3	1,898.7	18,434.5	28,945.5	1,894.6	6,969.1	1,321.5	9,493.4	1,727.6	1,276.2	4,237.1	1,881.8	9,372.0

Lists by province

Ontario

Prince Edward Island

List of municipalities in Prince Edward Island
- List of cities in Prince Edward Island
- List of towns in Prince Edward Island

Quebec

List of municipalities in Quebec

Saskatchewan

List of municipalities in Saskatchewan

Lists by territory

Northwest Territories

List of municipalities in the Northwest Territories

Nunavut

List of municipalities in Nunavut

Yukon

List of municipalities in Yukon

Notes

^ See "regional municipality". Nova Scotia's former incorporated "city" municipal status was abandoned in the 1990s as a result of amalgamations to form regional municipalities.
^ See "ville". There is no official incorporated "city" municipal status in Quebec.
^ See "municipal district" and "specialized municipality". Alberta abolished its incorporated "county" municipal status in the mid-1990s. All were continued as municipal districts but were permitted to retain the term "county" in their official names. Two of these municipal districts, Mackenzie County and Strathcona County, subsequently changed their status from "municipal district" to "specialized municipality".
^ Includes the Northern Rockies Regional Municipality, which is incorporated as a "district municipality" despite being named a "regional municipality".^[9]
^ In Alberta, "hamlets" are unincorporated communities within incorporated municipalities. See list of hamlets in Alberta.
^ In Manitoba, "hamlets" are not incorporated communities. See Category:Hamlets in Manitoba.
^ In Ontario, "hamlets" are not incorporated communities. See list of hamlets in Ontario.
^ In Saskatchewan, "hamlets", excluding "northern hamlets", are unincorporated communities within incorporated municipalities. See list of hamlets in Saskatchewan.
^ In Yukon, "hamlets" are not incorporated communities. See list of hamlets in Yukon.
^ See "district municipality". Statistics Canada incorrectly reports that Nova Scotia's 12 district municipalities are "municipal districts".
^ See "specialized municipality". Though the Municipality of Crowsnest Pass and the Municipality of Jasper are named "municipalities", they are incorporated as "specialized municipalities".
^ See "rural municipality". Manitoba's 2015 municipal amalgamation reforms created 37 rural municipalities that branded themselves simply as "municipalities" in their official legal names
^ See "specialized municipality". Though the Regional Municipality of Wood Buffalo is named a "regional municipality", it is incorporated as "specialized municipality".
^ See "district municipality". Though the Northern Rockies Regional Municipality is named a "regional municipality", it is incorporated as a "district municipality".^[9]
^ See "summer village", which is the similar equivalent to Saskatchewan's "resort villages".
^ In Alberta "rural municipalities" are a group of municipal status types including "improvement districts", "municipal districts" and "special areas".
^ Statistics Canada incorrectly characterizes 37 rural municipalities as simply municipalities due to their official legal names excluding the term "rural" despite officially holding rural municipality status. Also, Statistics Canada divides the RM of Mountain into two parts.
^ See "resort village", which is the similar equivalent to Alberta's "summer villages".
^ While Statistics Canada reports that there are 277 municipalities in Newfoundland and Labrador (NL), including 3 cities and 274 towns,^[2] NL's Department of Municipal Affairs and the Canada Revenue Agency both report there are 271 municipalities in NL.^[5]^[10]
^ See "ville". There is no official incorporated "town" municipal status in Quebec.

References

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[9] See "regional municipality". Nova Scotia's former incorporated "city" municipal status was abandoned in the 1990s as a result of amalgamations to form regional municipalities.

[10] See "ville". There is no official incorporated "city" municipal status in Quebec.

[11] See "municipal district" and "specialized municipality". Alberta abolished its incorporated "county" municipal status in the mid-1990s. All were continued as municipal districts but were permitted to retain the term "county" in their official names. Two of these municipal districts, Mackenzie County and Strathcona County, subsequently changed their status from "municipal district" to "specialized municipality".

[13] Includes the Northern Rockies Regional Municipality, which is incorporated as a "district municipality" despite being named a "regional municipality".^[9]

[14] In Alberta, "hamlets" are unincorporated communities within incorporated municipalities. See list of hamlets in Alberta.

[15] In Manitoba, "hamlets" are not incorporated communities. See Category:Hamlets in Manitoba.

[16] In Ontario, "hamlets" are not incorporated communities. See list of hamlets in Ontario.

[17] In Saskatchewan, "hamlets", excluding "northern hamlets", are unincorporated communities within incorporated municipalities. See list of hamlets in Saskatchewan.

[18] In Yukon, "hamlets" are not incorporated communities. See list of hamlets in Yukon.

[19] See "district municipality". Statistics Canada incorrectly reports that Nova Scotia's 12 district municipalities are "municipal districts".

[20] See "specialized municipality". Though the Municipality of Crowsnest Pass and the Municipality of Jasper are named "municipalities", they are incorporated as "specialized municipalities".

[21] See "rural municipality". Manitoba's 2015 municipal amalgamation reforms created 37 rural municipalities that branded themselves simply as "municipalities" in their official legal names

[22] See "specialized municipality". Though the Regional Municipality of Wood Buffalo is named a "regional municipality", it is incorporated as "specialized municipality".

[23] See "district municipality". Though the Northern Rockies Regional Municipality is named a "regional municipality", it is incorporated as a "district municipality".^[9]

[24] See "summer village", which is the similar equivalent to Saskatchewan's "resort villages".

[25] In Alberta "rural municipalities" are a group of municipal status types including "improvement districts", "municipal districts" and "special areas".

[26] Statistics Canada incorrectly characterizes 37 rural municipalities as simply municipalities due to their official legal names excluding the term "rural" despite officially holding rural municipality status. Also, Statistics Canada divides the RM of Mountain into two parts.

[27] See "resort village", which is the similar equivalent to Alberta's "summer villages".

[29] While Statistics Canada reports that there are 277 municipalities in Newfoundland and Labrador (NL), including 3 cities and 274 towns,^[2] NL's Department of Municipal Affairs and the Canada Revenue Agency both report there are 271 municipalities in NL.^[5]^[10]

[30] See "ville". There is no official incorporated "town" municipal status in Quebec.

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Lists of municipalities in Canada

Contents

Matrix of municipalities

Lists by province

Alberta

British Columbia

Manitoba

New Brunswick

Newfoundland and Labrador

Nova Scotia

Ontario

Prince Edward Island

Quebec

Saskatchewan

Lists by territory

Northwest Territories

Nunavut

Yukon

See also

Notes

References

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