List of census agglomerations in Canada

A census agglomeration is a census geographic unit in Canada determined by Statistics Canada. A census agglomeration comprises one or more adjacent census subdivisions that has a core population of 10,000 or greater. It is eligible for classification as a census metropolitan area once it reaches a population of 100,000.[1]

At the 2011 Census, Canada had 114 census agglomerations.[2]

List

The following is a list of the census agglomerations within Canada.[2]

Census agglomeration	Province or territory	Area in 2011 (km^2)	Population in 2011	Population in 2006
Lethbridge	AB	2,975.62	105,999	95,196
Chatham-Kent	ON	2,470.69	104,075	108,589
Cape Breton	NS	2,470.6	101,619	105,928
Kamloops	BC	5,668.64	98,754	92,797
Nanaimo	BC	1,280.84	98,021	92,361
Fredericton	NB	4,886.4	94,268	86,226
Belleville	ON	741.36	92,540	91,518
Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu	QC	225.78	92,394	87,492
Chilliwack	BC	1,220.12	92,308	82,465
Red Deer	AB	104.29	90,564	83,154
Sarnia	ON	799.87	89,555	88,793
Drummondville	QC	803.81	88,480	82,949
Prince George	BC	17,686.5	84,232	83,225
Sault Ste. Marie	ON	805.38	79,800	80,098
Granby	QC	396.52	77,077	71,176
Kawartha Lakes	ON	3,083.06	73,214	74,561
Medicine Hat	AB	13,288.65	72,807	68,822
Wood Buffalo	AB	63,782.95	66,896	52,643
Charlottetown	PE	798.54	64,487	59,325
North Bay	ON	788.48	64,043	63,424
Norfolk	ON	1,607.6	63,175	62,563
Cornwall	ON	509.03	58,957	58,485
Vernon	BC	1,040.82	58,584	55,418
Saint-Hyacinthe	QC	326.76	56,794	54,976
Courtenay	BC	625.13	55,213	51,383
Grande Prairie	AB	72.8	55,032	47,107
Shawinigan	QC	987.14	55,009	56,408
Brandon	MB	1,712.46	53,229	48,256
Rimouski	QC	631.22	50,912	48,918
Leamington	ON	508.76	49,765	49,741
Sorel-Tracy	QC	233.78	47,772	46,595
Joliette	QC	109.03	46,932	43,306
Victoriaville	QC	153.29	46,354	43,195
Truro	NS	2,732.69	45,888	45,077
Duncan	BC	373.68	43,252	41,387
Timmins	ON	2,979.15	43,165	42,997
Prince Albert	SK	1,891.49	42,673	40,766
Penticton	BC	1,724.95	42,361	41,303
Rouyn-Noranda	QC	6,438.47	41,798	40,650
Orillia	ON	458.55	40,731	40,532
Salaberry-de-Valleyfield	QC	107.1	40,077	39,672
Brockville	ON	893.44	39,024	39,668
Woodstock	ON	49	37,754	35,822
Campbell River	BC	1,737.37	36,096	34,707
New Glasgow	NS	2,066.66	35,809	36,288
Midland	ON	199.94	35,419	35,432
Saint-Georges	QC	355.62	34,642	32,902
Moose Jaw	SK	844.42	34,421	33,360
Bathurst	NB	2,292.8	33,484	34,106
Val-d'Or	QC	3,555.03	33,265	32,288
Alma	QC	340.35	33,018	31,864
Owen Sound	ON	628.58	32,092	32,259
Stratford	ON	26.95	30,886	30,516
Lloydminster	AB	1,088.37	30,798	27,023
Baie-Comeau	QC	1,137.27	28,789	29,674
Sept-Îles	QC	1,770.52	28,487	27,827
Miramichi	NB	7,578.3	28,115	28,773
Thetford Mines	QC	406.98	27,968	28,110
Parksville	BC	81.76	27,822	26,518
Rivière-du-Loup	QC	472.91	27,734	26,423
Corner Brook	NL	267.17	27,202	27,194
Centre Wellington	ON	407.53	26,693	26,049
Fort St. John	BC	620.8	26,380	25,136
Kentville	NS	609.76	26,359	25,969
Whitehorse	YT	8,488.91	26,028	22,898
Port Alberni	BC	1,728.72	25,465	25,343
Cranbrook	BC	4,568.03	25,037	24,138
Okotoks	AB	19.24	24,511	17,150
Pembroke	ON	566.79	24,017	23,195
Brooks	AB	5,931.2	23,430	22,452
Quesnel	BC	14,207.04	22,096	21,049
Edmundston	NB	916.85	21,903	22,471
Collingwood	ON	33.46	19,241	17,290
Yellowknife	NT	105.44	19,234	18,700
North Battleford	SK	1,122.99	19,216	18,081
Cobourg	ON	22.37	18,519	18,210
Williams Lake	BC	2,656.73	18,490	18,760
Matane	QC	662.96	18,368	18,709
Yorkton	SK	843.37	18,238	17,438
Campbellton	NB	1,629.95	17,842	17,878
Salmon Arm	BC	165.57	17,683	16,205
Swift Current	SK	1,131.74	17,535	16,533
Squamish	BC	105.59	17,479	15,256
Camrose	AB	42.5	17,286	15,630
Amos	QC	1,650.99	17,090	17,176
Powell River	BC	800.72	16,689	16,537
Summerside	PE	91.85	16,488	16,153
Port Hope	ON	279.03	16,214	16,390
Dolbeau-Mistassini	QC	651.79	16,019	16,257
Petawawa	ON	164.68	15,988	14,651
Terrace	BC	73.91	15,569	15,420
Kenora	ON	211.75	15,348	15,177
Tillsonburg	ON	22.34	15,301	14,822
Cold Lake	AB	59.3	13,839	11,991
Grand Falls-Windsor	NL	54.67	13,725	13,558
Temiskaming Shores	ON	581.43	13,566	13,654
Steinbach	MB	25.57	13,524	11,066
Prince Rupert	BC	222.94	13,052	13,392
Portage la Prairie	MB	24.67	12,996	12,728
Estevan	SK	795.32	12,973	11,883
High River	AB	14.27	12,920	10,716
Thompson	MB	3,481.24	12,839	13,446
Sylvan Lake	AB	16.84	12,762	10,703
Lachute	QC	109.2	12,551	11,832
Wetaskiwin	AB	18.2	12,525	11,689
Cowansville	QC	46.09	12,489	12,182
Strathmore	AB	27.28	12,305	10,280
Canmore	AB	68.9	12,288	12,039
Ingersoll	ON	12.9	12,146	11,760
Hawkesbury	ON	12.27	12,128	12,267
Lacombe	AB	20.89	11,707	10,752
Dawson Creek	BC	24.37	11,583	10,994
Elliot Lake	ON	714.56	11,348	11,549
Bay Roberts	NL	103.71	10,871	10,507

See also

• Census geographic units of Canada
• List of Canadian census agglomerations by province or territory
• List of metropolitan areas in Canada

References

1. "Census metropolitan area (CMA) and census agglomeration (CA)". Statistics Canada. 2012-01-31. Retrieved 2012-03-05.
2. "Population and dwelling counts, for census agglomerations, 2011 and 2006 censuses". Statistics Canada. 2011-02-08. Retrieved 2011-03-06.

External links

• Statistics Canada – Census