Geographic code Geographic name Geographic type Incompletely enumerated Indian reserves and Indian settlements, 2006 Population, 2006 Population, 2001 2001 adjusted population flag Incompletely enumerated Indian reserves and Indian settlements, 2001 Population, growth or decline Total private dwellings, 2006 Private dwellings occupied by usual residents, 2006 Land area km2, 2006 Population density, 2006 National population rank, 2006 3520005 Toronto (Ont.) C F 2503281 2481494 F F 0.9 1040597 979330 630.1763 3972.4 1 2466023 Montréal (Que.) V F 1620693 1583590 T F 2.3 787060 743204 365.1303 4438.7 2 4806016 Calgary (Alta.) CY F 988193 879003 T F 12.4 401389 384723 726.4954 1360.2 3 3506008 Ottawa (Ont.) C F 812129 774072 F F 4.9 340732 320888 2778.1295 292.3 4 4811061 Edmonton (Alta.) CY F 730372 666104 F F 9.6 314362 297773 684.3739 1067.2 5 3521005 Mississauga (Ont.) CY F 668549 612925 F F 9.1 223737 214894 288.5299 2317.1 6 4611040 Winnipeg (Man.) CY F 633451 619544 F F 2.2 269586 261109 464.0060 1365.2 7 5915022 Vancouver (B.C.) CY F 578041 545671 F F 5.9 273804 253212 114.7133 5039.0 8 3525005 Hamilton (Ont.) C F 504559 490268 F F 204962 194475 1117.2065 451.6 9 2423027 Québec (Que.) V F 491142 476330 T F 3.1 238423 228037 454.2641 1081.2 10 3521010 Brampton (Ont.) CY F 433806 325428 F F 33.3 130803 125934 266.7051 1626.5 11 5915004 Surrey (B.C.) CY F 394976 347820 T F 13.6 139193 131146 317.1851 1245.3 12 1209034 Halifax (N.S.) RGM F 372679 359111 F F 3.8 166675 155060 5490.1817 67.9 13 2465005 Laval (Que.) V F 368709 343005 F F 7.5 148146 144186 247.0907 1492.2 14 3539036 London (Ont.) CY F 352395 336539 F F 4.7 157436 145526 420.5719 837.9 15 3519036 Markham (Ont.) T F 261573 208615 F F 25.4 81181 77191 212.5751 1230.5 16 2481017 Gatineau (Que.) V F 242124 226696 T F 6.8 104607 100203 342.3157 707.3 17 3519028 Vaughan (Ont.) CY F 238866 182022 F F 31.2 71265 69536 273.5809 873.1 18 2458227 Longueuil (Que.) V F 229330 225761 T F 1.6 101746 98735 115.5904 1984.0 19 3537039 Windsor (Ont.) CY F 216473 209218 T F 3.5 95049 88469 146.9142 1473.5 20 3530013 Kitchener (Ont.) CY F 204668 190399 F F 7.5 82723 79377 136.8854 1495.2 21 5915025 Burnaby (B.C.) CY F 202799 193954 F F 4.6 82950 78027 89.1176 2275.6 22 4711066 Saskatoon (Sask.) CY F 202340 196861 T F 2.8 89646 84384 170.8314 1184.4 23 4706027 Regina (Sask.) CY F 179246 178225 F F 0.6 78692 74803 118.8712 1507.9 24 5915015 Richmond (B.C.) CY F 174461 164345 F F 6.2 64367 61417 128.7589 1354.9 25 Note: Incompletely enumerated Indian reserves and Indian settlements, 2006 T = excludes census data for one or more incompletely enumerated Indian reserves or Indian settlements. Incompletely enumerated Indian reserves and Indian settlements, 2001 T = excludes census data for one or more incompletely enumerated Indian reserves or Indian settlements. 2001 adjusted population flag T = adjusted figure due to boundary change. 2001 adjusted total private dwellings flag T = adjusted figure due to boundary change. 2001 adjusted private dwellings occupied by usual residents flag T = adjusted figure due to boundary change. For further information, refer to: https://www12.statcan.gc.ca/census-recensement/2006/dp-pd/hlt/97-550/SpecialNotes.cfm. Content considerations: The 2006 Census population counts for a particular area represent the number of Canadians whose usual place of residence is in that area, regardless of where they happened to be on Census Day. Also included are any Canadians who were staying in that area on Census Day and who had no usual place of residence elsewhere in Canada, as well as those considered to be non-permanent residents. For most areas, there is little difference between the number of usual residents and the number of people staying in the area on Census Day. For certain places, however, such as tourist or vacation areas, or those including large work camps, the number of people staying in that area at any particular time could significantly exceed the number of usual residents shown here. The population counts include Canadians living in other countries, but do not include foreign residents living in Canada. Given these differences, users are advised not to interpret population counts as being the number of people living in the reported dwellings. The dwelling counts refer to total private dwellings and private dwellings occupied by usual residents in Canada. The census dwelling counts do not include collective dwellings, which are dwellings of a commercial, institutional or communal nature. The usual residents in collective dwellings are, however, included in the population counts. Changes occur to the names, boundaries, and other characteristics of geographic areas (e.g., census subdivisions may amalgamate, or there may be an annexation or a change of name or status). Since the geographic framework is used for census data collection, the geographic reference date must be set several months before the date of the census in order to have these changes made in time. For the 2006 Census, the geographic reference date was January 1, 2006. Users wishing to compare 2006 Census data with those of other censuses should then take into account that the boundaries of geographic areas may change from one census to another. In order to facilitate comparison, the 2001 Census counts are adjusted as needed to take into account boundary changes between the 2001 and 2006 censuses. This symbol may also refer to corrections to the 2001 counts; however, most of these are the result of boundary changes. This symbol is also used to identify areas that have been created since 2001, such as newly incorporated municipalities (census subdivisions) and new designated places (DPLs). Land area is the area in square kilometres of the land-based portions of standard geographic areas. The data are unofficial, and are provided for the sole purpose of calculating population density. Land area data for the standard geographic areas reflect the boundaries in effect on January 1, 2006 (the geographic reference date for the 2006 Census of Canada). For further information, refer to: https://www12.statcan.gc.ca/census-recensement/2006/dp-pd/hlt/97-550/Content.cfm. Source: Statistics Canada, 2006 Census of Population. How to cite: Statistics Canada. 2007. Population and dwelling counts, for Canada and census subdivisions (municipalities), 2006 and 2001 censuses - 100% data (table). Population and Dwelling Count Highlight Tables. 2006 Census. Statistics Canada Catalogue no. 97-550-XWE2006002. Ottawa. Released March 13, 2007. https://www12.statcan.gc.ca/census-recensement/2006/dp-pd/hlt/97-550/Table.cfm?T=301&SR=1&S=3&O=D&RPP=25&PR=0&CMA=0 (accessed March 19, 2024)