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# Largest cities in Canada

Canada cities ranked by their own published resident population.

- Canonical: /reports/canada-largest-cities/
- Last checked: 2026-09-03

## Answers

### Toronto, Canada

3,025,647 people
- Source: https://www150.statcan.gc.ca/t1/tbl1/en/tv.action?pid=17100142
- Checked: 2026-09-03

### Montreal, Canada

1,791,508 people
- Source: https://www150.statcan.gc.ca/t1/tbl1/en/tv.action?pid=17100142
- Checked: 2026-09-03

### Calgary, Canada

1,413,800 people
- Source: https://www150.statcan.gc.ca/t1/tbl1/en/tv.action?pid=17100142
- Checked: 2026-09-03

### Ottawa, Canada

1,071,868 people
- Source: https://www150.statcan.gc.ca/t1/tbl1/en/tv.action?pid=17100142
- Checked: 2026-09-03

### Edmonton, Canada

1,010,899 people
- Source: https://api.statcan.gc.ca/census-recensement/profile/sdmx/rest/data/STC_CP,DF_CSD,1.3/A5.2021A00054811061.1.1.1
- Checked: 2026-09-03

### Winnipeg, Canada

749,607 people
- Source: https://api.statcan.gc.ca/census-recensement/profile/sdmx/rest/data/STC_CP,DF_CSD,1.3/A5.2021A00054611040.1.1.1
- Checked: 2026-09-03

### Mississauga, Canada

717,961 people
- Source: https://api.statcan.gc.ca/census-recensement/profile/sdmx/rest/data/STC_CP,DF_CSD,1.3/A5.2021A00053521005.1.1.1
- Checked: 2026-09-03

### Vancouver, Canada

706,012 people
- Source: https://www150.statcan.gc.ca/t1/tbl1/en/tv.action?pid=17100142
- Checked: 2026-09-03

### Brampton, Canada

656,480 people
- Source: https://api.statcan.gc.ca/census-recensement/profile/sdmx/rest/data/STC_CP,DF_CSD,1.3/A5.2021A00053521010.1.1.1
- Checked: 2026-09-03

### Surrey, Canada

633,234 people
- Source: https://www150.statcan.gc.ca/t1/tbl1/en/tv.action?pid=17100142
- Checked: 2026-09-03

### Hamilton, Canada

597,010 people
- Source: https://www150.statcan.gc.ca/t1/tbl1/en/tv.action?pid=17100142
- Checked: 2026-09-03

### Québec, Canada

557,390 people
- Source: https://www150.statcan.gc.ca/t1/tbl1/en/tv.action?pid=17100142
- Checked: 2026-08-03

### Halifax, Canada

480,216 people
- Source: https://www150.statcan.gc.ca/t1/tbl1/en/tv.action?pid=17100142
- Checked: 2026-09-03

### Laval, Canada

446,476 people
- Source: https://www150.statcan.gc.ca/t1/tbl1/en/tv.action?pid=17100142
- Checked: 2026-09-03

### London, Canada

422,324 people
- Source: https://api.statcan.gc.ca/census-recensement/profile/sdmx/rest/data/STC_CP,DF_CSD,1.3/A5.2021A00053539036.1.1.1
- Checked: 2026-09-03

### Vaughan, Canada

338,891 people
- Source: https://www150.statcan.gc.ca/t1/tbl1/en/tv.action?pid=17100142
- Checked: 2026-09-03

### Markham, Canada

338,503 people
- Source: https://api.statcan.gc.ca/census-recensement/profile/sdmx/rest/data/STC_CP,DF_CSD,1.3/A5.2021A00053519036.1.1.1
- Checked: 2026-09-03

### Gatineau, Canada

292,524 people
- Source: https://www150.statcan.gc.ca/t1/tbl1/en/tv.action?pid=17100142
- Checked: 2026-09-03

### Saskatoon, Canada

266,141 people
- Source: https://api.statcan.gc.ca/census-recensement/profile/sdmx/rest/data/STC_CP,DF_CSD,1.3/A5.2021A00054711066.1.1.1
- Checked: 2026-09-03

### Kitchener, Canada

256,885 people
- Source: https://api.statcan.gc.ca/census-recensement/profile/sdmx/rest/data/STC_CP,DF_CSD,1.3/A5.2021A00053530013.1.1.1
- Checked: 2026-09-03

### Longueuil, Canada

253,413 people
- Source: https://www150.statcan.gc.ca/t1/tbl1/en/tv.action?pid=17100142
- Checked: 2026-09-03

### Burnaby, Canada

249,125 people
- Source: https://api.statcan.gc.ca/census-recensement/profile/sdmx/rest/data/STC_CP,DF_CSD,1.3/A5.2021A00055915025.1.1.1
- Checked: 2026-09-03

### Windsor, Canada

236,789 people
- Source: https://www150.statcan.gc.ca/t1/tbl1/en/tv.action?pid=17100142
- Checked: 2026-09-03

### Regina, Canada

226,404 people
- Source: https://api.statcan.gc.ca/census-recensement/profile/sdmx/rest/data/STC_CP,DF_CSD,1.3/A5.2021A00054706027.1.1.1
- Checked: 2026-09-03

### Richmond, Canada

222,954 people
- Source: https://www150.statcan.gc.ca/t1/tbl1/en/tv.action?pid=17100142
- Checked: 2026-09-03

### Oakville, Canada

213,759 people
- Source: https://api.statcan.gc.ca/census-recensement/profile/sdmx/rest/data/STC_CP,DF_CSD,1.3/A5.2021A00053524001.1.1.1
- Checked: 2026-09-03

### Richmond Hill, Canada

202,022 people
- Source: https://api.statcan.gc.ca/census-recensement/profile/sdmx/rest/data/STC_CP,DF_CSD,1.3/A5.2021A00053519038.1.1.1
- Checked: 2026-09-03

### Burlington, Canada

194,175 people
- Source: https://www150.statcan.gc.ca/t1/tbl1/en/tv.action?pid=17100142
- Checked: 2026-09-03

### Sherbrooke, Canada

175,684 people
- Source: https://www150.statcan.gc.ca/t1/tbl1/en/tv.action?pid=17100142
- Checked: 2026-09-03

### Oshawa, Canada

175,383 people
- Source: https://api.statcan.gc.ca/census-recensement/profile/sdmx/rest/data/STC_CP,DF_CSD,1.3/A5.2021A00053518013.1.1.1
- Checked: 2026-09-03

## Method

Every row is a published population observation measured in people, ranked highest first. The values were observed between 2021 and 2022. A place appears only when it publishes this exact metric, so an absent place means missing data rather than a low value. Only published cities with at least 20,000 residents and city-level observations qualify.

## Sources

Statistics Canada — https://www150.statcan.gc.ca/t1/tbl1/en/tv.action?pid=17100142
Statistics Canada — Census Profile 2021, Edmonton (Census subdivision 4811061) — https://api.statcan.gc.ca/census-recensement/profile/sdmx/rest/data/STC_CP,DF_CSD,1.3/A5.2021A00054811061.1.1.1
Statistics Canada — Census Profile 2021, Winnipeg (Census subdivision 4611040) — https://api.statcan.gc.ca/census-recensement/profile/sdmx/rest/data/STC_CP,DF_CSD,1.3/A5.2021A00054611040.1.1.1
Statistics Canada — Census Profile 2021, Mississauga (Census subdivision 3521005) — https://api.statcan.gc.ca/census-recensement/profile/sdmx/rest/data/STC_CP,DF_CSD,1.3/A5.2021A00053521005.1.1.1
Statistics Canada — Census Profile 2021, Brampton (Census subdivision 3521010) — https://api.statcan.gc.ca/census-recensement/profile/sdmx/rest/data/STC_CP,DF_CSD,1.3/A5.2021A00053521010.1.1.1
Statistics Canada — Census Profile 2021, London (Census subdivision 3539036) — https://api.statcan.gc.ca/census-recensement/profile/sdmx/rest/data/STC_CP,DF_CSD,1.3/A5.2021A00053539036.1.1.1
Statistics Canada — Census Profile 2021, Markham (Census subdivision 3519036) — https://api.statcan.gc.ca/census-recensement/profile/sdmx/rest/data/STC_CP,DF_CSD,1.3/A5.2021A00053519036.1.1.1
Statistics Canada — Census Profile 2021, Saskatoon (Census subdivision 4711066) — https://api.statcan.gc.ca/census-recensement/profile/sdmx/rest/data/STC_CP,DF_CSD,1.3/A5.2021A00054711066.1.1.1
Statistics Canada — Census Profile 2021, Kitchener (Census subdivision 3530013) — https://api.statcan.gc.ca/census-recensement/profile/sdmx/rest/data/STC_CP,DF_CSD,1.3/A5.2021A00053530013.1.1.1
Statistics Canada — Census Profile 2021, Burnaby (Census subdivision 5915025) — https://api.statcan.gc.ca/census-recensement/profile/sdmx/rest/data/STC_CP,DF_CSD,1.3/A5.2021A00055915025.1.1.1
Statistics Canada — Census Profile 2021, Regina (Census subdivision 4706027) — https://api.statcan.gc.ca/census-recensement/profile/sdmx/rest/data/STC_CP,DF_CSD,1.3/A5.2021A00054706027.1.1.1
Statistics Canada — Census Profile 2021, Oakville (Census subdivision 3524001) — https://api.statcan.gc.ca/census-recensement/profile/sdmx/rest/data/STC_CP,DF_CSD,1.3/A5.2021A00053524001.1.1.1
Statistics Canada — Census Profile 2021, Richmond Hill (Census subdivision 3519038) — https://api.statcan.gc.ca/census-recensement/profile/sdmx/rest/data/STC_CP,DF_CSD,1.3/A5.2021A00053519038.1.1.1
Statistics Canada — Census Profile 2021, Oshawa (Census subdivision 3518013) — https://api.statcan.gc.ca/census-recensement/profile/sdmx/rest/data/STC_CP,DF_CSD,1.3/A5.2021A00053518013.1.1.1

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### APA

ImmigrationDB. (2026, September 29). Largest cities in Canada [ImmigrationDB compilation; version 53bd603426b46ab46e210fd15e607a60]. ImmigrationDB. https://immigrationdb.com/reports/canada-largest-cities/ Retrieved 2026-09-29. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

### BibTeX

```bibtex
@misc{immigrationdb_immigrationdb_largest-cities-in-canada_6b12ad40c03a,
  author = {ImmigrationDB},
  title = {Largest cities in Canada},
  publisher = {ImmigrationDB},
  year = {2026},
  date = {2026-09-29},
  version = {53bd603426b46ab46e210fd15e607a60},
  url = {https://immigrationdb.com/reports/canada-largest-cities/},
  note = {Retrieved 2026-09-29. ImmigrationDB compilation. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/},
}
```

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