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Table 1
Population of Canada, provinces and territories in the last 50 years
Year of census	Canada	N.L.	P.E.I.	N.S.	N.B.	Que.	Ont.	Man.	Sask.	Alta.	B.C.	Y.T.	N.W.T.	Nvt.
Year of census	in thousands
… not applicable Note: In this table, Nunavut is included in the Northwest Territories until 1986. Sources: Statistics Canada, censuses of population, 1956 to 2006
1956	16,081	415	99	695	555	4,628	5,405	850	881	1,123	1,398	12	19	…
1961	18,238	458	105	737	598	5,259	6,236	922	925	1,332	1,629	15	23	…
1966	20,015	493	109	756	617	5,781	6,961	963	955	1,463	1,874	14	29	…
1971	21,568	522	112	789	635	6,028	7,703	988	926	1,628	2,185	18	35	…
1976	22,993	558	118	829	677	6,234	8,264	1,022	921	1,838	2,467	22	43	…
1981	24,343	568	123	847	696	6,438	8,625	1,026	968	2,238	2,744	23	46	…
1986	25,309	568	127	873	709	6,532	9,102	1,063	1,010	2,366	2,883	24	52	…
1991	27,297	568	130	900	724	6,896	10,085	1,092	989	2,546	3,282	28	36	21
1996	28,847	552	135	909	738	7,139	10,754	1,114	990	2,697	3,725	31	40	25
2001	30,007	513	135	908	729	7,237	11,410	1,120	979	2,975	3,908	29	37	27
2006	31,613	505	136	913	730	7,546	12,160	1,148	968	3,290	4,113	30	41	29