The 1986 Canadian census was a detailed enumeration of the Canadian population. Census day was June 3, 1986. On that day, Statistics Canada attempted to count every person in Canada. The total population count of Canada was 25,309,331. This was a 4.0% increase over the 1981 census of 24,343,181.
The previous census was the 1981 census and the following census was in 1991 census.
Canada by the numbers
A summary of information about Canada.
Total population 25,309,331 Dwellings 8,991,670 Men 12,485,650 Women 12,823,680Average earnings $23,265
Population by province
Rank Province or territory Population as of1986 census Population as of1981 census Change Percentchange 1Ontario 9,101,694 8,625,107 476,587 5.5 2Quebec 6,532,461 6,438,403 94,058 1.5 3British Columbia 2,883,367 2,744,467 138,900 5.1 4Alberta 2,365,825 2,237,724 128,101 5.7 5Manitoba 1,063,016 1,026,241 36,775 3.6 6Saskatchewan 1,009,613 968,313 41,300 4.3 7Nova Scotia 873,176 847,442 25,734 3.0 8New Brunswick 709,442 696,403 13,039 1.9 9Newfoundland and Labrador 568,349 567,681 688 0.1 10Prince Edward Island 126,646 122,506 4,140 3.4 11Northwest Territories 52,238 45,741 6,497 14.2 12Yukon 23,504 23,153 351 1.5 Canada 25,309,331 24,343,181 966,150 4.0
See also Population and housing censuses by country References