The 2021 Canadian census recorded the population of the country to be 36,991,981. That’s an increase of 5.2 percent above the 2016 census, which recorded 35,151,728.
Canada continues to urbanize. Close to 27.3 million people, or nearly three in four Canadians, lived in one of the countries 41 urban centres.
These are the 10 most populated in Canada »
- Toronto » 2,794,356 people
- Montréal » 1,762,949
- Calgary » 1,306,784
- Ottawa » 1,017,449
- Edmonton » 1,010,899
- Winnipeg » 749,607
- Mississauga » 717,961
- Vancouver » 662,248
- Brampton » 656,480
- Hamilton » 569,353
Source » Statistics Canada
Fun Fact » Most already know that Toronto is the most populated municipality in Canada. Did you know that Toronto (2.8M) is also the 4th largest city in North America, after Mexico City (9.8M), New York City (8.8M), and Los Angeles (3.9M).