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The urban areas identified below are defined by Statistics Canada with reference to continuous population density, ignoring municipal boundaries. For example, a rural area within a city's limits may not be included, such as some areas within the city limits of Ottawa, while neighbouring cities that directly continue a city's urban core population will be included, such as Westmount and Montréal.
For actual "city limits" populations, see List of the 100 largest municipalities in Canada by population, and for metropolitan area populations, see List of the 100 largest metropolitan areas in Canada.
In some cases, this can even lead to two urban areas within the same municipality, one that is part of the core city, and one that is part of a "spill-over" from a neighbouring urban area. Ottawa, for example, includes the urban core (Ottawa - Hull), and then a rural band, and then the densely-populated area of Kanata, creating a second urban area within the same city.
Information is taken from Statistics Canada's 2001 Census.
| Rank
| Urban Area
| Population in 2001
|
| 1
| Toronto, Ontario
| 4,366,508
|
| 2
| Montreal, Quebec
| 3,215,665
|
| 3
| Vancouver, British Columbia
| 1,829,854
|
| 4
| Calgary, Alberta
| 879,277
|
| 5
| Ottawa - Hull, Ontario/Quebec
| 827,854
|
| 6
| Edmonton, Alberta
| 782,101
|
| 7
| Quebec City, Quebec
| 635,184
|
| 8
| Winnipeg, Manitoba
| 626,685
|
| 9
| Hamilton, Ontario
| 618,820
|
| 10
| Kitchener, Ontario
| 387,319
|
| 11
| London, Ontario
| 337,318
|
| 12
| St. Catharines - Niagara, Ontario
| 299,935
|
| 13
| Victoria, British Columbia
| 288,346
|
| 14
| Halifax, Nova Scotia
| 276,221
|
| 15
| Windsor, Ontario
| 263,204
|
| 16
| Oshawa, Ontario
| 234,779
|
| 17
| Saskatoon, Saskatchewan
| 196,816
|
| 18
| Regina, Saskatchewan
| 178,225
|
| 19
| Barrie, Ontario
| 129,963
|
| 20
| Abbotsford, British Columbia
| 129,475
|
| 21
| Sherbrooke, Quebec
| 127,354
|
| 22
| St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador
| 122,709
|
| 23
| Trois-Rivières, Quebec
| 117,758
|
| 24
| Chicoutimi - Jonquiere, Quebec
| 108,409
|
| 25
| Kelowna, British Columbia
| 108,330
|
| 26
| Kingston, Ontario
| 103,879
|
| 27
| Guelph, Ontario
| 106,920
|
| 28
| Sudbury, Ontario
| 103,879
|
| 29
| Thunder Bay, Ontario
| 103,215
|
| 30
| Saint John, New Brunswick
| 90,762
|
| 31
| Moncton, New Brunswick
| 90,359
|
| 32
| Brantford, Ontario
| 86,417
|
| 33
| Sarnia, Ontario
| 78,577
|
| 34
| Nanaimo, British Columbia
| 77,845
|
| 35
| Peterborough, Ontario
| 73,303
|
| 36
| Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu, Quebec
| 70,455
|
| 37
| Kanata, Ontario
| 70,320
|
| 38
| Kamloops, British Columbia
| 67,952
|
| 39
| Red Deer, Alberta
| 67,707
|
| 40
| Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario
| 67,385
|
| 41
| Lethbridge, Alberta
| 67,374
|
| 42
| Prince George, British Columbia
| 66,239
|
| 43
| White Rock, British Columbia
| 66,157
|
| 44
| Belleville, Ontario
| 61,886
|
| 45
| Drummondville, Quebec
| 58,527
|
| 46
| Medicine Hat, Alberta
| 55,724
|
| 47
| Fredericton, New Brunswick
| 54,068
|
| 48
| Saint-Jérôme, Quebec
| 54,060
|
| 49
| Granby, Quebec
| 53,106
|
| 50
| North Bay, Ontario
| 51,895
|
| 51
| Chilliwack, British Columbia
| 51,713
|
| 52
| Shawinigan, Quebec
| 48,366
|
| 53
| Cornwall, Ontario
| 48,287
|
| 54
| Saint-Hyacinthe, Quebec
| 45,457
|
| 55
| Chatham, Ontario
| 44,156
|
| 56
| Beloeil, Quebec
| 42,320
|
| 57
| Vernon, British Columbia
| 39,995
|
| 58
| Brandon, Manitoba
| 39,716
|
| 59
| Wood Buffalo, Alberta
| 38,667
|
| 60
| Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island
| 38,114
|
| 61
| Salaberry-de-Valleyfield, Quebec
| 38,037
|
| 62
| Sorel, Quebec
| 36,786
|
| 63
| Grande Prairie, Alberta
| 36,735
|
| 64
| St. Thomas, Ontario
| 35,858
|
| 65
| Victoriaville, Quebec
| 35,855
|
| 66
| Rimouski, Quebec
| 35,561
|
| 67
| Prince Albert, Saskatchewan
| 34,752
|
| 68
| Penticton, British Columbia
| 34,686
|
| 69
| Joliette, Quebec
| 34,210
|
| 70
| Cape Breton - Sydney, Nova Scotia
| 33,913
|
| 71
| Woodstock, Ontario
| 33,061
|
| 72
| Courtenay, British Columbia
| 32,648
|
| 73
| Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan
| 32,631
|
| 74
| Bowmanville - Newcastle, Ontario
| 32,556
|
| 75
| Georgetown, Ontario
| 31,510
|
| 76
| Campbell River, British Columbia
| 31,294
|
| 77
| Timmins, Ontario
| 31,148
|
| 78
| Midland, Ontario
| 29,824
|
| 79
| Stratford, Ontario
| 29,676
|
| 80
| Orillia, Ontario
| 29,121
|
| 81
| Leamington, Ontario
| 28,807
|
| 82
| Alma, Quebec
| 28,125
|
| 83
| Orangeville, Ontario
| 27,284
|
| 84
| Val-d'Or, Quebec
| 24,942
|
| 85
| Sept-Îles, Quebec
| 23,636
|
| 86
| Rouyn-Noranda, Quebec
| 23,635
|
| 87
| Brockville, Ontario
| 23,014
|
| 88
| Milton, Ontario
| 22,222
|
| 89
| Owen Sound, Ontario
| 22,161
|
| 90
| Duncan, British Columbia
| 22,101
|
| 91
| Thetford Mines, Quebec
| 21,651
|
| 92
| Truro, Nova Scotia
| 21,442
|
| 93
| Walnut Grove, British Columbia
| 21,411
|
| 94
| Glace Bay, Nova Scotia
| 21,187
|
| 95
| New Glasgow, Nova Scotia
| 21,102
|
| 96
| Parksville, British Columbia
| 21,057
|
| 97
| Buckingham, Quebec
| 21,027
|
| 98
| Lloydminster, Alberta/Saskatchewan
| 20,988
|
| 99
| Saint-Georges, Quebec
| 20,856
|
| 100
| Bolton, Ontario
| 20,553
|
