Tag: Population

Saskatchewan population surpasses 1.2 million people

December 5, 2022 / Robert

The Government of Saskatchewan announced that as of December 4, 2022 the province’s population has reached 1.2 million people.

Saskatchewan accounts for only three percent of Canada’s total population of 39.1 million people.

Saskatchewan is the least populated province west of the maritime provinces. It ranks sixth, behind Ontario, Quebec, British Columbia, Alberta, and Manitoba.

Just last month the Government of Canada set bold immigration targets for the next three years, however Saskatchewan has set a target of only 1.4 million residents, which it hopes to reach by the end of the decade.

Source » CBC / CTV

Canada’s urban centres ranked by population growth from 2016 to 2021

June 6, 2022 / Robert

All of Canada’s urban centres showed positive population growth from 2016 to 2021. For the first time in six censuses, no urban centres in Canada saw a population decline. (Additional notes below)

Canada (overall national average) » 5.2%
All metropolitan areas » 6.1%

Kelowna » 14.0%
Chilliwack » 12.1%
Kamloops » 10.0%
London » 10.0%
Nanaimo » 10.0%
Kitchener–Cambridge–Waterloo » 9.9%
Oshawa » 9.3%
Halifax » 9.1%
Guelph » 9.0%
Moncton » 8.9%
Ottawa–Gatineau » 8.5%
Abbotsford–Mission » 8.4%
Barrie » 8.0%
Victoria » 8.0%
Saskatoon » 7.6%
Belleville–Quinte West » 7.5%
Brantford » 7.4%
Edmonton » 7.3%
Vancouver » 7.3%
Sherbrooke » 7.2%
Kingston » 7.1%
St. Catharines–Niagara » 6.8%
Winnipeg » 6.6%
Calgary » 6.4%
Windsor » 6.0%
Fredericton » 5.8%
Peterborough » 5.7%
Lethbridge » 5.5%
Regina » 5.3%
Hamilton » 5.0%
Drummondville » 4.6%
Montréal » 4.6%
Toronto » 4.6%
Québec » 4.1%
Saint John » 3.5%
Trois-Rivières » 3.5%
Greater Sudbury » 2.8%
St. John’s » 2.0%
Thunder Bay » 1.3%
Red Deer » 0.4%
Saguenay » 0.01%

Note » Each of the 41 urban centres listed above has a population of at least 100,000 people.

Canada’s top five largest cities, ranked by population

June 5, 2022 / Robert

With the spring 2021 census, we learned Canada was home to 36,991,981 people, 1.8 million (5.2 percent) more in just five years.

Among the almost 37 million people living in Canada in the Spring of 2021, close to 27.3 million, nearly three in four, lived in one of Canada’s 41 urban centres.

The 41 urban centres, all have a population of 100,000 or more people, and accounted for most of Canada’s population growth from 2016 to 2021.

This list ranks the cities with populations of 1 million or more people.

Toronto » 2.8 million people
Montréal » 1.8M
Calgary » 1.3 million
Edmonton » 1 million
Ottawa »1 million

Source » Statistics Canada

10 most populated cities in Canada

June 5, 2022 / Robert

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).

Population of Canada, 2021

March 5, 2022 / Robert

Here are some interesting facts from the 2021 Canada Census.

Canada’s population is now 36,991,981, a 5.2 percentage increase over the 2016 Census (35,151,728).

There are now 16,284,235 private dwellings in Canada.

The data reveals a population density of 4.2 residents per square kilometre across the country.

The average age of Canadians is now 41.9 years.

Fun Fact » The 1901 census census revealed the country’s population to be at 5,371,315.