List of the largest municipalities in Canada by population

The table below lists the 100 largest census subdivisions (municipalities or municipal equivalents) in Canada by population, using data from the 2021 Canadian census for census subdivisions.

This list includes only the population within a census subdivision's boundaries as defined at the time of the census. Many census subdivisions are part of a larger census metropolitan area or census agglomeration. For their ranking, see the list of census metropolitan areas and agglomerations in Canada.

A city is displayed in bold if it is a provincial or federal capital (Ottawa). An italicized city is the largest in its province. Three territories (Yukon, Northwest Territories, Nunavut) and one province (Prince Edward Island) do not have municipalities among the 100 most populous in Canada.

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Rank (2021) Municipality Province Municipal status Population (2021) Population (2016) Change Land area (km2) Population density (/km2)TorontoOntarioCity631.1MontrealQuebecVille364.74CalgaryAlbertaCity820.62OttawaOntarioCity2788.2EdmontonAlbertaCity765.61WinnipegManitobaCity461.78MississaugaOntarioCity292.74VancouverBritish ColumbiaCity115.18BramptonOntarioCity265.89HamiltonOntarioCity1118.31SurreyBritish ColumbiaCity316.11Quebec CityQuebecVille452.30HalifaxNova ScotiaRegional municipality5475.57LavalQuebecVille246.13LondonOntarioCity420.5MarkhamOntarioCity210.93VaughanOntarioCity272.44GatineauQuebecVille341.84SaskatoonSaskatchewanCity226.56KitchenerOntarioCity136.81LongueuilQuebecVille115.77BurnabyBritish ColumbiaCity90.57WindsorOntarioCity146.02ReginaSaskatchewanCity178.81OakvilleOntarioTown138.94RichmondBritish ColumbiaCity128.87Richmond HillOntarioCity100.79BurlingtonOntarioCity186.12OshawaOntarioCity145.72SherbrookeQuebecVille353.40Greater SudburyOntarioCity3186.26AbbotsfordBritish ColumbiaCity375.33LévisQuebecVille448.07CoquitlamBritish ColumbiaCity122.15BarrieOntarioCity99.01SaguenayQuebecVille1124.63KelownaBritish ColumbiaCity211.85GuelphOntarioCity87.43Trois-RivièresQuebecVille288.65WhitbyOntarioTown146.69CambridgeOntarioCity112.99St. CatharinesOntarioCity96.20MiltonOntarioTown363.83LangleyBritish ColumbiaDistrict municipality307.22KingstonOntarioCity451.58AjaxOntarioTown66.64WaterlooOntarioCity64.06TerrebonneQuebecVille153.76SaanichBritish ColumbiaDistrict municipality103.59St. John'sNewfoundland and LabradorCity446.02Thunder BayOntarioCity327.77DeltaBritish ColumbiaCity179.66BrantfordOntarioCity98.65Chatham-KentOntarioMunicipality2451.90ClaringtonOntarioMunicipality610.84Red DeerAlbertaCity104.34NanaimoBritish ColumbiaCity90.45Strathcona CountyAlbertaSpecialized municipality1170.65PickeringOntarioCity231.10LethbridgeAlbertaCity121.12KamloopsBritish ColumbiaCity297.93Saint-Jean-sur-RichelieuQuebecVille226.93Niagara FallsOntarioCity210.25Cape BretonNova ScotiaRegional municipality2419.70ChilliwackBritish ColumbiaCity261.34VictoriaBritish ColumbiaCity19.45BrossardQuebecVille45.19Maple RidgeBritish ColumbiaCity267.82North VancouverBritish ColumbiaDistrict municipality160.66NewmarketOntarioTown38.50RepentignyQuebecVille61.52PeterboroughOntarioCity64.76Saint-JérômeQuebecVille90.18MonctonNew BrunswickCity140.67DrummondvilleQuebecVille247.11Kawartha LakesOntarioCity3033.66New WestminsterBritish ColumbiaCity15.62Prince GeorgeBritish ColumbiaCity316.74CaledonOntarioTown688.82AirdrieAlbertaCity84.39Wood BuffaloAlbertaSpecialized municipality60843.88Sault Ste. MarieOntarioCity221.99SarniaOntarioCity163.90Saint JohnNew BrunswickCity315.59GranbyQuebecVille152.69St. AlbertAlbertaCity47.84Norfolk CountyOntarioCity1597.68Grande PrairieAlbertaCity132.71Medicine HatAlbertaCity111.97FrederictonNew BrunswickCity133.93Halton HillsOntarioTown276.81AuroraOntarioTown50.00Port CoquitlamBritish ColumbiaCity29.16MirabelQuebecCity484.09BlainvilleQuebecVille54.97North VancouverBritish ColumbiaCity11.83Saint-HyacintheQuebecVille188.85WellandOntarioCity81.16BellevilleOntarioCity247.15North BayOntarioCity315.53

List of the largest municipalities in Canada by population

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