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| Regions | 1996 | 2001 | 2006 | Percentage change | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| number | % | number | % | number | % | 1996 to 2001 | 2001 to 2006 | |
| Sources: Statistics Canada, censuses of population, 1996 to 2006. | ||||||||
| Canada | 4,744,060 | 16.6 | 5,334,845 | 18.0 | 6,293,110 | 20.1 | 12.5 | 18.0 |
| Newfoundland and Labrador | 5,700 | 1.0 | 5,655 | 1.1 | 9,775 | 2.0 | -0.8 | 72.9 |
| Prince Edward Island | 2,135 | 1.6 | 2,110 | 1.6 | 3,025 | 2.3 | -1.2 | 43.4 |
| Nova Scotia | 25,380 | 2.8 | 27,410 | 3.1 | 35,460 | 3.9 | 8.0 | 29.4 |
| New Brunswick | 10,825 | 1.5 | 12,270 | 1.7 | 18,665 | 2.6 | 13.3 | 52.1 |
| Quebec | 681,785 | 9.7 | 732,175 | 10.3 | 911,895 | 12.3 | 7.4 | 24.5 |
| Ontario | 2,365,370 | 22.2 | 2,734,290 | 24.2 | 3,204,770 | 26.6 | 15.6 | 17.2 |
| Manitoba | 228,940 | 20.8 | 225,950 | 20.5 | 242,400 | 21.4 | -1.3 | 7.3 |
| Saskatchewan | 132,970 | 13.6 | 121,885 | 12.7 | 121,675 | 12.8 | -8.3 | -0.2 |
| Alberta | 438,150 | 16.4 | 483,135 | 16.4 | 598,215 | 18.4 | 10.3 | 23.8 |
| British Columbia | 823,605 | 22.3 | 960,805 | 24.8 | 1,114,605 | 27.4 | 16.7 | 16.0 |
| Yukon Territory | 2,870 | 9.4 | 2,825 | 9.9 | 3,250 | 10.8 | -1.6 | 15.0 |
| Northwest Territories | 8,210 | 20.8 | 7,240 | 19.5 | 8,325 | 20.3 | -11.8 | 15.0 |
| Nunavut | 18,170 | 73.7 | 19,090 | 71.6 | 21,025 | 71.7 | 5.1 | 10.1 |
| Canada less Quebec | 4,062,275 | 18.9 | 4,602,675 | 20.4 | 5,381,210 | 22.6 | 13.3 | 16.9 |