Search results
Results from the WOW.Com Content Network
The Vancouver CMA includes the cities of Burnaby, Coquitlam, Delta, Langley, Maple Ridge, New Westminster, North Vancouver, Pitt Meadows, Port Coquitlam, Port Moody, Richmond, Surrey, Vancouver and White Rock. ^ Victoria is British Columbia's capital.
Ottawa is known as the most educated city in Canada, with over half the population having graduated from college and/or university. [239] Ottawa has the highest per capita concentration of engineers, scientists, and residents with PhDs in Canada. [240] The city has two main public universities and two main public colleges.
List of largest Canadian cities by census. 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.
For their ranking, see the list of census metropolitan areas and agglomerations in Canada. A city is displayed in bold if it is a provincial or federal capital (Ottawa). The three territories (Yukon, Northwest Territories, Nunavut) and one province (Prince Edward Island) do not have municipalities among the 100 most populous in Canada.
Until the late 18th century Québec was the most populous city in present-day Canada. As of the census of 1790, Montreal surpassed it with 18,000 inhabitants, but Quebec (pop. 14,000) remained the administrative capital of the former New France. [30] It was then made the capital of Lower Canada by the Constitutional Act of 1791. [31]
Toronto is the most populous city in Canada and the capital city of the Canadian province of Ontario. With a population of 2,794,356 in 2021, [10] it is the fourth-most populous city in North America.
List of the largest municipalities in Canada by population, municipalities ranging from cities to rural districts. List of the largest population centres in Canada, population centres (formerly urban areas) based on continuous population density, regardless of municipal boundaries. List of census metropolitan areas and agglomerations in Canada ...
The National Capital Region ( NCR) ( Région de la capitale nationale ), also known as Canada's Capital Region and Ottawa–Gatineau, is an official federal designation encompassing the Canadian capital of Ottawa, Ontario, the adjacent city of Gatineau, Quebec, and surrounding suburban and exurban areas. Despite its designation, the NCR is not ...