List of Canadian census agglomerations by province or territory

The tables below list Canada's 117 census agglomerations at the 2016 Census,[1] as determined by Statistics Canada, up from 113 in the 2011 Census.[2]

2016 changes

Statistics Canada's review of CMAs and CAs for the 2016 Census resulted in the addition of eight new CAs and the demotion of two CAs, and the promotion of two CAs to census metropolitan areas (CMAs).[3][4]

New census agglomerations

• Arnprior, Ontario
• Carleton Place, Ontario
• Gander, Newfoundland and Labrador
• Nelson, British Columbia
• Sainte-Marie, Quebec
• Wasaga Beach, Ontario
• Weyburn, Saskatchewan
• Winkler, Manitoba

Promotion to census metropolitan areas

• Belleville, Ontario
• Lethbridge, Alberta

Retired census agglomerations

• Amos, Quebec
• Temiskaming Shores, Ontario

Lists

Alberta

Main article: List of census agglomerations in Alberta

Statistics Canada recognized fifteen census agglomerations within Alberta in the 2016 Census.[5][6]

Name Land area (km²) Population in 2016 in 2011 % change per km² rank Brooks 5,931.03 24,662 23,430 5.3 4.2 68 Camrose 42.62 18,742 17,286 8.4 439.8 79 Canmore 69.43 13,992 12,288 13.9 201.5 99 Cold Lake 59.92 14,961 13,839 8.1 249.7 97 Grande Prairie 132.73 63,166 55,655 13.5 475.9 19 High River 21.39 13,584 12,930 5.1 635.1 104 Lacombe 20.81 13,057 11,707 11.5 627.5 108

Name Land area (km²) Population in 2016 in 2011 % change per km² rank Lloydminster (portion) 24.04 19,645 18,032 8.9 817.3 43 Medicine Hat 13,301.54 76,522 72,807 5.1 5.8 13 Okotoks 19.63 28,881 24,511 17.8 1,471.0 57 Red Deer 104.73 100,418 90,564 10.9 958.8 6 Strathmore 27.40 13,756 12,305 11.8 502.0 100 Sylvan Lake 24.50 15,302 12,797 19.6 624.5 95 Wetaskiwin 18.31 12,655 12,525 1.0 691.1 112 Wood Buffalo 61,871.37 73,320 66,896 9.6 1.2 15

British Columbia

Statistics Canada recognized 22 census agglomerations within British Columbia in the 2016 Census.[7][8] Ladysmith was added in 2021.

Name Land area (km²) Population in 2016 in 2011 % change per km² rank Campbell River 1,737.71 37,861 36,096 4.9 21.8 40 Chilliwack 1,445.26 101,512 93,882 8.1 70.2 5 Courtenay 596.00 54,157 51,787 4.6 90.9 26 Cranbrook 4,568.01 26,083 25,037 4.2 5.7 66 Dawson Creek 24.37 12,178 11,583 5.1 499.8 113 Duncan 373.71 44,451 43,252 2.8 118.9 31 Fort St. John 620.80 28,396 26,380 7.6 45.7 60 Kamloops 5,668.70 103,811 98,754 5.1 18.3 2 Nanaimo 1,280.84 104,936 98,021 7.1 81.9 1 Nelson 1,224.94 18,307 17,987 1.8 14.9 81 Parksville 81.86 28,922 27,822 4.0 353.3 55 Penticton 1,724.95 43,432 42,361 2.5 25.2 33

Name Land area (km²) Population in 2016 in 2011 % change per km² rank Port Alberni 1,729.39 25,112 25,465 -1.4 14.5 67 Powell River 800.72 16,783 16,689 0.6 21.0 86 Prince George 17,686.12 86,622 84,232 2.8 4.9 10 Prince Rupert 234.29 12,687 13,052 -2.8 54.2 111 Quesnel 21,751.30 23,146 23,566 -1.8 1.1 71 Salmon Arm 165.57 17,904 17,683 1.2 108.1 84 Squamish 105.59 19,893 17,479 13.8 188.4 74 Terrace 73.91 15,723 15,569 1.0 212.7 93 Vernon 1,042.12 61,334 58,584 4.7 58.9 20 Williams Lake 2,657.80 18,277 18,490 -1.2 6.9 82

Manitoba

Main article: List of census agglomerations in Manitoba

Statistics Canada recognized five census agglomerations within Manitoba in the 2016 Census.[9][10]

Name	Land area (km²)	Population
		in 2016	in 2011	% change	per km²	rank
Brandon	2,289.33	58,003	54,847	5.8	25.3	23
Portage la Prairie	24.68	13,304	12,996	2.4	539.1	106
Steinbach	25.59	15,829	13,524	17.0	618.6	91
Thompson	20.79	13,678	12,829	6.6	657.8	101
Winkler	870.08	30,297	26,838	12.9	34.8	54

New Brunswick

Statistics Canada recognized five census agglomerations within New Brunswick in the 2016 Census.[11][12]

Name	Land area (km²)	Population
		in 2016	in 2011	% change	per km²	rank
Bathurst	2,104.04	31,110	31,936	-2.6	14.8	53
Campbellton (portion)	1,155.48	13,114	14,039	-6.6	9.9	92
Edmundston	1,769.64	23,524	23,819	-1.2	13.3	69
Fredericton	4,886.40	101,760	98,320	3.5	17.7	4
Miramichi	7,578.93	27,523	28,115	-2.1	3.6	64

Newfoundland and Labrador

Statistics Canada recognized four census agglomerations within Newfoundland and Labrador in the 2016 Census.[13][14]

Name	Land area (km²)	Population
		in 2016	in 2011	% change	per km²	rank
Bay Roberts	103.66	11,083	10,871	2.0	106.9	115
Corner Brook	1,140.20	31,917	31,417	1.6	28.0	48
Gander	2,427.35	13,234	12,683	4.3	5.5	107
Grand Falls-Windsor	54.67	14,171	13,725	3.2	259.2	98

Northwest Territories

Statistics Canada recognized one census agglomeration within the Northwest Territories in the 2016 Census.[15][16]

Name	Land area (km²)	Population
		in 2016	in 2011	% change	per km²	rank
Yellowknife	105.47	19,569	19,234	1.7	185.5	76

Nova Scotia

Statistics Canada recognized four census agglomerations within Nova Scotia in the 2016 Census.[17][18]

Name	Land area (km²)	Population
		in 2016	in 2011	% change	per km²	rank
Cape Breton	2,467.74	98,722	101,619	-2.9	40.0	7
Kentville	609.73	26,222	26,359	-0.5	43.0	65
New Glasgow	2,067.03	34,487	35,809	-3.7	16.7	44
Truro	2,733.13	45,753	45,888	-0.3	16.7	30

Nunavut

Statistics Canada recognized no census agglomerations within Nunavut in the 2016 Census.[19][20]

Ontario

Statistics Canada recognized 29 census agglomerations within Ontario in the 2016 Census.[21][22]

Name Land area (km²) Population in 2016 in 2011 % change per km² rank Arnprior 268.83 15,973 15,485 3.2 59.4 89 Brockville 893.23 38,553 39,024 -1.2 43.2 39 Carleton Place 769.11 31,451 29,180 7.8 40.9 51 Centre Wellington 407.54 28,191 26,693 5.6 69.2 62 Chatham-Kent 2,470.52 102,042 104,075 -2.0 41.3 3 Cobourg 22.36 19,440 18,519 5.0 869.3 77 Collingwood 33.78 21,793 19,241 13.3 645.1 72 Cornwall 509.14 59,699 58,957 1.3 117.3 21 Elliot Lake 714.65 10,741 11,348 -5.3 15.0 117 Hawkesbury (portion) 9.62 10,263 10,551 -2.7 1,067.3 114 Ingersoll 12.75 12,757 12,146 5.0 1,000.7 110 Kawartha Lakes 30,834.38 75,423 73,219 3.0 24.5 14 Kenora 211.59 15,096 15,348 -1.6 71.3 96 Leamington 508.84 49,147 49,765 -1.2 96.6 29 Midland 199.99 35,859 35,419 1.2 179.3 41

Name Land area (km²) Population in 2016 in 2011 % change per km² rank Norfolk 1,607.55 64,044 63,175 1.4 39.8 18 North Bay 5,369.04 70,378 72,241 -2.6 13.1 16 Orillia 28.58 31,186 30,586 1.9 1,090.3 52 Owen Sound 628.64 31,820 32,092 -0.8 50.6 49 Pembroke 565.99 23,269 24,017 -3.1 41.1 70 Petawawa 166.69 17,187 15,988 7.5 103.1 85 Port Hope 278.87 16,753 16,214 3.3 60.1 87 Sarnia 1,118.65 96,151 97,131 -1.0 86.0 8 Sault Ste. Marie 805.60 78,159 79,800 -2.1 97.0 12 Stratford 28.28 31,465 30,903 1.8 1,112.5 50 Tillsonburg 22.33 15,872 15,301 3.7 710.8 90 Timmins 2,978.33 41,788 43,175 -3.2 14.0 35 Wasaga Beach 58.64 20,675 17,537 17.9 352.6 73 Woodstock 48.97 40,902 37,754 8.3 835.3 37

Prince Edward Island

Statistics Canada recognized two census agglomerations within Prince Edward Island in the 2016 Census.[23][24]

Name	Land area (km²)	Population
		in 2016	in 2011	% change	per km²	rank
Charlottetown	917.47	69,325	65,523	5.8	75.6	17
Summerside	92.43	16,587	16,488	0.6	179.5	88

Quebec

Statistics Canada recognized 24 census agglomerations within Quebec in the 2016 Census.[25][26]

Name Land area (km²) Population in 2016 in 2011 % change per km² rank Alma 341.54 32,849 33,018 -0.5 96.2 46 Baie-Comeau 691.02 27,692 28,465 -2.7 40.1 63 Campbellton (portion) 435.22 2,632 3,322 -20.8 6.0 92 Cowansville 46.89 13,656 12,489 9.3 291.2 102 Dolbeau-Mistassini 718.15 15,673 15,826 -1.0 21.8 94 Drummondville 1,016.64 96,118 91,222 5.4 94.5 9 Granby 494.40 85,056 80,863 5.2 172.0 11 Hawkesbury (portion) 2.87 1,711 1,577 8.5 597.2 114 Joliette 108.80 49,439 46,932 5.3 454.4 27 Lachute 109.96 12,862 12,551 2.5 117.0 104 Matane 663.37 17,926 18,368 -2.4 27.0 82 Rimouski 896.27 55,349 53,711 3.0 61.8 24 Rivière-du-Loup 544.25 28,902 28,987 -0.3 53.1 56

Name Land area (km²) Population in 2016 in 2011 % change per km² rank Rouyn-Noranda 6,009.86 42,334 41,012 3.2 7.0 34 Saint-Georges 199.27 32,513 31,173 4.3 163.2 47 Saint-Hyacinthe 328.53 59,614 56,794 5.0 181.5 22 Sainte-Marie 107.57 13,565 12,889 5.2 126.1 105 Salaberry-de-Valleyfield 107.13 40,745 40,077 1.7 380.3 38 Sept-Îles 1,770.60 28,534 28,487 0.2 16.1 58 Shawinigan 843.38 54,181 54,489 -0.6 64.2 25 Sorel-Tracy 172.63 41,629 41,520 0.3 241.1 36 Thetford Mines 516.04 28,448 28,927 -1.7 55.1 59 Val-d'Or 3,553.91 33,871 33,265 1.8 9.5 45 Victoriaville 153.23 49,151 46,354 6.0 320.8 28

Saskatchewan

Statistics Canada recognized eight census agglomerations within Saskatchewan in the 2016 Census.[27][28]

Name	Land area (km²)	Population
		in 2016	in 2011	% change	per km²	rank
Estevan	795.32	13,615	12,973	4.9	17.1	103
Lloydminster (portion)	1,063.67	14,938	12,766	17.0	14.0	43
Moose Jaw	844.42	35,053	34,421	1.8	41.5	42
North Battleford	855.34	19,623	18,850	4.1	22.9	75
Prince Albert	2,556.05	44,160	43,680	1.1	17.3	32
Swift Current	1,131.74	18,536	17,535	5.7	16.4	80
Weyburn	19.15	10,870	10,484	3.7	567.6	116
Yorkton	844.61	18,905	18,238	3.7	22.4	78

Yukon

Statistics Canada recognized one census agglomeration within Yukon in the 2016 Census.[29][30]

Name	Land area (km²)	Population
		in 2016	in 2011	% change	per km²	rank
Whitehorse	8,488.95	28,225	26,028	8.4	3.3	61

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