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A collection of four maps showing the distribution of population for 1851 (Newfoundland 1857), 1871 (Newfoundland 1869), 1901 and 1921 by historical region. This is a list of the largest cities in Canada by census starting with the 1871 census of Canada, the first national census.
The geographically massive cities in Quebec – three of them larger than the entire province of Prince Edward Island – were created in the 1990s, when the provincial government added some vast unorganized areas (territoires non organisés) into self-governing municipalities, centred on a single dominant urban centre and surrounded by ...
This list includes only the population within a census subdivision's boundaries as defined at the time of the census. Many census subdivisions are part of a larger census metropolitan area or census agglomeration. For their ranking, see the list of census metropolitan areas and agglomerations in Canada.
Between 2011 and 2016, the six fastest-growing CMAs by percentage growth were located in Western Canada, with Alberta's two CMAs, Calgary and Edmonton, leading the country. Saskatoon, Regina, and Lethbridge rounded out the top five in the country and each grew by at least 10%. Of the remaining 30 CMAs, population growth was recorded in all but ...
Alberta's capital is Edmonton, while Calgary is its largest city. [11] The two are Alberta's largest census metropolitan areas. [12] More than half of Albertans live in either Edmonton or Calgary, which contributes to continuing the rivalry between the two cities. English is the official language of the province.
The Calgary–Edmonton Corridor is a geographical region of the Canadian province of Alberta. It is the most urbanized area in Alberta and is one of Canada's four most populated urban regions. [ 3 ] It consists of Statistics Canada Alberta census divisions No. 11 , No. 8 , and No. 6 .
Edmonton [a] is the capital city of the Canadian province of Alberta. It is situated on the North Saskatchewan River and is the centre of the Edmonton Metropolitan Region, which is surrounded by Alberta's central region. It anchors the northern end of what Statistics Canada defines as the "Calgary–Edmonton Corridor". [13]
Calgary is the largest city in the Canadian province of Alberta.It is the largest metro area within the three prairie provinces.As of 2021, the city proper had a population of 1,306,784 and a metropolitan population of 1,680,000 making it the third-largest city and fifth-largest metropolitan area in Canada.