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The table below lists the '100 largest municipalities in Canada by population', using data from the Canada 2006 census for census subdivisions.[1]
This list includes only the population within a municipality's boundaries as defined at the time of the census. Many municipalities are part of a larger census metropolitan area or census agglomeration. For their ranking, see the list of the 100 largest metropolitan areas in Canada.

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| align="center" bgcolor="#C0C0C0" rowspan = "2" | 'Rank'
| align="center" bgcolor="#C0C0C0" rowspan = "2" | 'Municipality'
| align="center" bgcolor="#C0C0C0" colspan = "3" | 'Population'
| align="center" bgcolor="#C0C0C0" rowspan = "2" | '1996 vs 2006 (%)'
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| align="center" bgcolor="#C0C0C0" | '2006'
| align="center" bgcolor="#C0C0C0" | '2001'
| align="center" bgcolor="#C0C0C0" | '1996'

1

Toronto, Ontario (City)
2,503,281
2,481,494
2,385,421
+4.9%

2
Montreal, Quebec (Ville)
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1,620,693
1,583,590
1,547,030
4.7

3
Calgary, Alberta (City)
988,193
879,003
768,082
28.7

4
Ottawa, Ontario (City)
812,129
774,072
721,136
12.6

5
Edmonton, Alberta (City)
730,372
666,104
616,306
18.5

6
Mississauga, Ontario (City)
668,549
612,000
544,382
22.8

7
Winnipeg, Manitoba (City)
633,451
619,544
618,477
2.4

8
Vancouver, British Columbia (City)
578,041
545,671
514,008
12.5

9
Hamilton, Ontario (City)
504,559
490,268
467,799
7.9

10
Quebec City, Quebec (Ville)
491,142
476,330
467,728
5.0

11
Brampton, Ontario (City)
433,806
325,428
268,251
61.7

12
Surrey, British Columbia (City)
394,976
347,820
304,477
29.7

13
Halifax, Nova Scotia (Regional municipality)
372,679
359,111
342,851
8.7

14
Laval, Quebec (Ville)
368,709
343,005
330,393
11.6

15
London, Ontario (City)
352,395
336,539
325,669
8.2

16
Markham, Ontario (Town)
261,573
208,615
173,383
50.9

17
Gatineau, Quebec (Ville)
242,124
226,696
217,591
11.2

18
Vaughan, Ontario (City)
238,866
182,022
132,549
80.2

19
Longueuil, Quebec (Ville)
229,330
225,761
225,722
1.6

20
Windsor, Ontario (City)
216,473
209,218
197,694
9.5

21
Kitchener, Ontario (City)
204,668
190,399
178,420
14.7

22
Burnaby, British Columbia (City)
202,799
193,954
179,209
13.2

23
Saskatoon, Saskatchewan (City)
202,340
196,861
193,653
4.5

24
Regina, Saskatchewan (City)
179,246
178,225
180,404
-0.6

25
Richmond, British Columbia (City)
174,461
164,345
148,867
17.2

26
Oakville, Ontario (Town)
165,613
144,738
128,405
29.0

27
Burlington, Ontario (City)
164,415
150,836
136,976
20.0

28
Richmond Hill, Ontario (Town)
162,704
132,030
101,725
60.0

29
Greater Sudbury, Ontario (City)
157,857
155,219
165,336
-4.5

30
Sherbrooke, Quebec (Ville)
147,427
138,785
136,883
7.7

31
Saguenay, Quebec (Ville)
143,692
147,133
152,811
-6.0

32
Oshawa, Ontario (City)
141,590
139,051
134,464
5.3

33
St. Catharines, Ontario (City)
131,989
129,170
130,926
0.8

34
Lévis, Quebec (Ville)
130,006
121,999
103,750
25.3

35
Barrie, Ontario (City)
128,430
103,710
79,191
62.1

36
Trois-Rivières, Quebec (Ville)
126,323
122,395
124,417
1.5

37
Abbotsford, British Columbia (City)
123,864
115,494
105,403
17.5

38
Cambridge, Ontario (City)
120,371
110,372
101,429
18.7

39
Kingston, Ontario (City)
117,207
114,195
112,605
4.1

40
Guelph, Ontario (City)
114,943
106,170
95,821
20.0

41
Coquitlam, British Columbia (City)
114,565
112,890
101,820
12.5

42
Whitby, Ontario (Town)
111,184
87,413
73,794
50.7

43
Thunder Bay, Ontario (City)
109,140
109,016
113,662
-4.0

44
Saanich, British Columbia (District Municipality)
108,265
103,654
101,388
6.8

45
Chatham-Kent, Ontario (Municipality)
108,177
107,341
109,950
-1.6

46
Kelowna, British Columbia (City)
106,707
96,288
89,442
19.3

47
Cape Breton, Nova Scotia (Regional municipality)
102,250
105,968
114,733
-10.9

48
St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador (City)
100,646
99,182
101,936
-1.3

49
Waterloo, Ontario (City)
97,475
86,543
77,949
25.1

50
Delta, British Columbia (District Municipality)
96,723
96,950
95,411
1.4

51
Terrebonne, Quebec (Ville)
94,703
80,536
75,116
26.1

52
Langley, British Columbia (District Municipality)
93,726
86,896
80,179
16.9

53
Brantford, Ontario (City)
90,192
86,417
86,417
4.4

54
Ajax, Ontario (Town)
90,167
73,753
64,430
40.0

55
Pickering, Ontario (City)
87,838
87,139
78,989
11.3

56
Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu, Quebec (Ville)
87,492
79,600
76,461
14.4

57
Red Deer, Alberta (City)
82,772
67,829
60,080
37.8

58
North Vancouver, British Columbia (District Municipality)
82,562
82,310
80,418
2.7

59
Strathcona County, Alberta (Specialized Municipality)
82,511
71,986
64,176
28.6

60
Niagara Falls, Ontario (City)
82,184
78,815
76,917
6.8

61
Kamloops, British Columbia (City)
80,376
77,281
76,394
5.2

62
Wood Buffalo, Alberta (Regional municipality)
79,810
41,445
35,213
61.9

63
Nanaimo, British Columbia (City)
78,692
73,000
70,130
12.2

64
Victoria, British Columbia (City)
78,057
74,125
73,405
6.3

65
Clarington, Ontario (Municipality)
77,820
69,834
60,615
28.3

66
Repentigny, Quebec (Ville)
76,237
72,218
70,677
7.9

67
Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario (City)
74,948
74,566
80,054
-6.4

68
Peterborough, Ontario (City)
74,898
71,446
69,742
7.4

69
Lethbridge, Alberta (City)
74,637
67,374
63,053
18.4

70
Kawartha Lakes, Ontario (City)
74,561
69,179
67,926
9.8

71
Newmarket, Ontario (Town)
74,295
65,788
57,125
30.0

72
Sarnia, Ontario (City)
71,419
70,876
72,738
-1.8

73
Brossard, Quebec (Ville)
71,154
65,026
65,927
7.9

74
Prince George, British Columbia (City)
70,981
72,406
75,510
-6.0

75
Chilliwack, British Columbia (City)
69,217
62,567
60,186
15.0

76
Maple Ridge, British Columbia (District Municipality)
68,949
63,169
56,173
22.7

77
Saint John, New Brunswick (City)
68,043
69,661
72,494
-6.1

78
Drummondville, Quebec (Ville)
67,392
63,029
58,588
15.0

79
Moncton, New Brunswick (City)
64,128
61,046
59,313
8.1

80
Saint-Jérôme, Quebec (Ville)
63,729
59,614
59,533
7.0

81
Norfolk County, Ontario (City)
62,563
60,847
60,534
3.4

82
New Westminster, British Columbia (City)
58,549
54,656
49,350
18.6

83
St. Albert, Alberta (City)
57,719
53,081
46,888
23.1

84
Caledon, Ontario (Town)
57,050
50,605
39,893
43.0

85
Medicine Hat, Alberta (City)
56,997
51,249
46,783
21.8

86
Halton Hills, Ontario (Town)
55,289
48,184
42,390
30.4

87
North Bay, Ontario (City)
53,966
52,771
54,332
-0.7

88
Milton, Ontario (Town)
53,939
31,471
32,104
68.0

89
Port Coquitlam, British Columbia (City)
52,687
51,257
46,682
12.9

90
Shawinigan, Quebec (Ville)
51,904
52,040
56,721
-8.5

91
Saint-Hyacinthe, Quebec (Ville)
51,616
50,394
50,027
3.2

92
Fredericton, New Brunswick (City)
50,535
47,580
46,507
8.7

93
Welland, Ontario (City)
50,331
48,402
48,411
4.0

94
Dollard-des-Ormeaux, Quebec (Ville)
48,930
48,206
47,826
2.3

95
Belleville, Ontario (City)
48,821
46,029
46,195
5.7

96
Granby, Quebec (Ville)
47,637
44,121
43,316
10.0

97
Aurora, Ontario (Town)
47,629
40,167
34,857
36.6

98
Grande Prairie, Alberta (City)
47,076
36,983
31,353
50.1

99
Blainville, Quebec (Ville)
46,493
36,029
29,603
57.1

100
Cornwall, Ontario (City)
45,965
45,640
47,403
-3.0

'Most Growth 2001-2006'			'Greatest Decline 2001-2006'
Census Division	2006 Pop.	% vs 2001	Census Division	2006 Pop.	% vs. 2001
Chestermere, Alberta (Town)	9,564	+148.0%	Kitimat, British Columbia (District Municipality)	8,987	-12.6%
Milton, Ontario (Town)	53,939	71.4	Prince Rupert, British Columbia (City)	12,815	-12.5
Okotoks, Alberta (Town)	17,145	46.7	Cariboo A, British Columbia (Regional District Electoral Area)	5,859	-8.9
Airdrie, Alberta (City)	28,927	41.8	Crowsnest Pass, Alberta (Town)	5,749	-8.2
Greater Vancouver A, British Columbia (Regional District Electoral Area)	11,050	37.5	Marystown, Newfoundland and Labrador (Town)	5,436	-8.0
Sylvan Lake, Alberta (Town)	10,208	36.1	Kapuskasing, Ontario (Town)	8,509	-7.9
Saint-Colomban, Quebec (Paroisse)	10,136	34.8	Kenora, Unorganized, Ontario (Unorganized)	7,041	-7.7
Cantley, Quebec (Municipalite)	7,926	34.4	Stephenville, Newfoundland and Labrador (Town)	6,588	-7.3
Strathmore, Alberta (Town)	10,225	34.2	Quesnel, British Columbia (City)	9,326	-7.1
Brampton, Ontario (City)	433,806	33.3	Bulkley-Nechako Regional District, British Columbia (Regional District Electoral Area)	5,290	-7.1
Saint-Lazare, Quebec (Ville)	17,016	32.0	Inverness, Subdivision B, Nova Scotia (Sub. of County Municipality)	5,369	-6.9
Saint-Philippe, Quebec (Municipalite)	5,121	31.6	Flin Flon, Manitoba (City)	5,594	-6.8
McMasterville, Quebec (Municipalite)	5,234	31.4	Melfort, Saskatchewan (City)	5,192	-6.6
Vaughan, Ontario (City)	238,866	31.2	Labrador City, Newfoundland and Labrador (Town)	7,240	-6.5
Paradise, Newfoundland and Labrador (Town)	12,584	31.1	Algoma, Unorganized, North Part, Ontario (Unorganized)	5,717	-6.5
Vaudreuil-Dorion, Quebec (City)	25,789	29.5	Terrace, British Columbia (City)	11,320	-6.5
Sainte-Marthe-sur-le-Lac, Quebec (Ville)	11,311	29.4	Bathurst, New Brunswick (Parish)	5,144	-6.4
Blainville, Quebec (Ville)	46,493	29.0	Alnwick, New Brunswick (Parish)	6,152	-6.3
Stony Plain, Alberta (Town)	12,363	28.5	Banff, Alberta (Town)	6,700	-6.1
Beaumont, Alberta (Town)	8,961	27.9	Yarmouth, Nova Scotia (Town)	7,162	-5.3

''Source: Statistics Canada''

★ Populations shown for 2001 and 1996 are what the populations would have been if the municipal boundaries were as defined in 2006. Because of mergers and demergers, these numbers may be different from the populations for the municipalities as their boundaries were actually defined in those years.

★ These are only city proper populations; suburbs outside city limits are not included.

★ Quebec municipal classifications such as "Ville" have not been translated, because they do not directly correspond to the meaning generally understood by their English translations. Translating to "City" would be inaccurate.

★ Some municipalities calculate their populations differently than Statistics Canada. For example, Statistics Canada does not count post-secondary students in the municipality where they are attending school, yet those municipalities may count them.

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