List of Canadian census agglomerations by province or territory

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

Statistics 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

Promotion to census metropolitan areas

Retired census agglomerations


Lists

Alberta

Statistics Canada recognized fifteen census agglomerations within Alberta in the 2016 Census.[5][6]

British Columbia

Statistics Canada recognized 22 census agglomerations within British Columbia in the 2016 Census.[7][8]

Manitoba

Statistics Canada recognized five census agglomerations within Manitoba in the 2016 Census.[9][10]

Name Land area
(km²)
Population
in 2016in 2011% changeper km²rank
Brandon 2,289.33 58,00354,8475.825.323
Portage la Prairie 24.68 13,30412,9962.4539.1106
Steinbach 25.59 15,82913,52417.0618.691
Thompson 20.79 13,67812,8296.6657.8101
Winkler 870.08 30,29726,83812.934.854

New Brunswick

Statistics Canada recognized five census agglomerations within New Brunswick in the 2016 Census.[11][12]

Name Land area
(km²)
Population
in 2016in 2011% changeper km²rank
Bathurst 2,104.04 31,11031,936-2.614.853
Campbellton (portion) 1,155.48 13,11414,039-6.69.992
Edmundston 1,769.64 23,52423,819-1.213.369
Fredericton 4,886.40 101,76098,3203.517.74
Miramichi 7,578.93 27,52328,115-2.13.664

Newfoundland and Labrador

Statistics Canada recognized four census agglomerations within Newfoundland and Labrador in the 2016 Census.[13][14]

Name Land area
(km²)
Population
in 2016in 2011% changeper km²rank
Bay Roberts 103.66 11,08310,8712.0106.9115
Corner Brook 1,140.20 31,91731,4171.628.048
Gander 2,427.35 13,23412,6834.35.5107
Grand Falls-Windsor 54.67 14,17113,7253.2259.298

Northwest Territories

Statistics Canada recognized one census agglomeration within the Northwest Territories in the 2016 Census.[15][16]

Name Land area
(km²)
Population
in 2016in 2011% changeper km²rank
Yellowknife 105.47 19,56919,2341.7185.576

Nova Scotia

Statistics Canada recognized four census agglomerations within Nova Scotia in the 2016 Census.[17][18]

Name Land area
(km²)
Population
in 2016in 2011% changeper km²rank
Cape Breton 2,467.74 98,722101,619-2.940.07
Kentville 609.73 26,22226,359-0.543.065
New Glasgow 2,067.03 34,48735,809-3.716.744
Truro 2,733.13 45,75345,888-0.316.730

Nunavut

Statistics Canada recognized no census agglomerations within Nunavut in the 2016 Census.[19][20]

Ontario

Statistics Canada recognized 29 census agglomerations within Ontario in the 2016 Census.[21][22]

Prince Edward Island

Statistics Canada recognized two census agglomerations within Prince Edward Island in the 2016 Census.[23][24]

Name Land area
(km²)
Population
in 2016in 2011% changeper km²rank
Charlottetown 917.47 69,32565,5235.875.617
Summerside 92.43 16,58716,4880.6179.588

Quebec


Statistics Canada recognized 24 census agglomerations within Quebec in the 2016 Census.[25][26]

Saskatchewan

Statistics Canada recognized eight census agglomerations within Saskatchewan in the 2016 Census.[27][28]

Name Land area
(km²)
Population
in 2016in 2011% changeper km²rank
Estevan795.3213,61512,9734.917.1103
Lloydminster (portion)1,063.6714,93812,76617.014.043
Moose Jaw844.4235,05334,4211.841.542
North Battleford855.3419,62318,8504.122.975
Prince Albert2,556.0544,16043,6801.117.332
Swift Current1,131.7418,53617,5355.716.480
Weyburn19.1510,87010,4843.7567.6116
Yorkton844.6118,90518,2383.722.478

Yukon

Statistics Canada recognized one census agglomeration within Yukon in the 2016 Census.[29][30]

Name Land area
(km²)
Population
in 2016in 2011% changeper km²rank
Whitehorse 8,488.95 28,22526,0288.43.361

References

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