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This is a list of the largest cities in Canada by census starting with the 1871 census of Canada, the first national census. Only communities that were incorporated as cities at the time of each census are presented. Therefore, this list does not include any incorporated towns that may have been larger than any incorporated cities at each census.
, which includes information on the Censuses from 1871 to 1931
Census 1941-1951
1996 Census
This is a list of the largest cities in Canada by census starting with the 1871 census of Canada, the first national census. Only communities that were incorporated as cities at the time of each census are presented. Therefore, this list does not include any incorporated towns that may have been larger than any incorporated cities at each census.
1871
1881
1891
1901
1911
Source: Canada Year Book 19321921
Cities west of Ontario take up four of the top ten spots in this census. Many Western cities will grow quickly during the 20th century, in large part, because they are able to expand their borders. Source: Canada Year Book 19321931
Source: Canada Year Book 1932Canada Year Book 1932, which includes information on the Censuses from 1871 to 1931
1941
Source: Canada Year Book 1955Census 1941-1951
1951
Source: Canada Year Book 19551956
Source: Canada Year Book 1957-581961
Source: Canada Year Book 19671966
Source: 1966 Census of Canada - Population (Dominion Bureau of Statistics)1971
Source: Canada Year Book 19721976
Source: 1976 Census of Canada - Population (Statistics Canada)1981
Though Winnipeg's population more than doubled in large part to amalgamation of its surrounding municipalities, a number of Canadian cities suffered population losses during the 1970s. Source: Canada Year Book 19881986
Source: Government of Canada Publications1991
Source : Statistics Canada Community Profiles: Census 19911996
Source: Georef 1996 Census1996 Census
2001
A wave of amalgamations took place in Ontario during the 1990s and 2000s that affected city population figures.2006
The wave of amalgamations extended into the province of Quebec: in 2002, both Montreal and Quebec City combined with a number of smaller surrounding cities, some of which later chose to leave the amalgamation. Source : Statistics Canada Community Profiles: Census 20062011
2016
2021
See also
*Census in Canada
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The geographically massive cities in Que ...
*List of the largest municipalities in Canada by population
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This list includes only the population within a census subdivi ...
*List of the largest population centres in Canada
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*Population of Canada by province and territory
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*Population of Canada by year
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References
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A city is a human settlement of notable size.Goodall, B. (1987) ''The Penguin Dictionary of Human Geography''. London: Penguin.Kuper, A. and Kuper, J., eds (1996) ''The Social Science Encyclopedia''. 2nd edition. London: Routledge. It can be def ...