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 (km²)	Population in 2011	Population in 2006
Lethbridge	AB	7003297562000000000♠2,975.62	7005105999000000000♠105,999	7004951960000000000♠95,196
Chatham-Kent	ON	7003247069000000000♠2,470.69	7005104075000000000♠104,075	7005108589000000000♠108,589
Cape Breton	NS	7003247060000000000♠2,470.6	7005101619000000000♠101,619	7005105928000000000♠105,928
Kamloops	BC	7003566864000000000♠5,668.64	7004987540000000000♠98,754	7004927970000000000♠92,797
Nanaimo	BC	7003128084000099999♠1,280.84	7004980210000000000♠98,021	7004923610000000000♠92,361
Fredericton	NB	7003488640000099999♠4,886.4	7004942680000000000♠94,268	7004862260000000000♠86,226
Belleville	ON	7002741360000000000♠741.36	7004925400000000000♠92,540	7004915180000000000♠91,518
Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu	QC	7002225780000000000♠225.78	7004923940000000000♠92,394	7004874920000000000♠87,492
Chilliwack	BC	7003122012000099999♠1,220.12	7004923080000000000♠92,308	7004824650000000000♠82,465
Red Deer	AB	7002104290000000000♠104.29	7004905640000000000♠90,564	7004831540000000000♠83,154
Sarnia	ON	7002799870000000000♠799.87	7004895550000000000♠89,555	7004887930000000000♠88,793
Drummondville	QC	7002803819999900000♠803.81	7004884800000000000♠88,480	7004829490000000000♠82,949
Prince George	BC	7004176865000000000♠17,686.5	7004842320000000000♠84,232	7004832250000000000♠83,225
Sault Ste. Marie	ON	7002805380000000000♠805.38	7004798000000000000♠79,800	7004800980000000000♠80,098
Granby	QC	7002396520000000000♠396.52	7004770770000000000♠77,077	7004711760000000000♠71,176
Kawartha Lakes	ON	7003308306000000000♠3,083.06	7004732140000000000♠73,214	7004745610000000000♠74,561
Medicine Hat	AB	7004132886500000000♠13,288.65	7004728070000000000♠72,807	7004688220000000000♠68,822
Wood Buffalo	AB	7004637829500000000♠63,782.95	7004668960000000000♠66,896	7004526430000000000♠52,643
Charlottetown	PE	7002798540000000000♠798.54	7004644870000000000♠64,487	7004593250000000000♠59,325
North Bay	ON	7002788480000000000♠788.48	7004640430000000000♠64,043	7004634240000000000♠63,424
Norfolk	ON	7003160760000000000♠1,607.6	7004631750000000000♠63,175	7004625630000000000♠62,563
Cornwall	ON	7002509030000000000♠509.03	7004589570000000000♠58,957	7004584850000000000♠58,485
Vernon	BC	7003104081999900000♠1,040.82	7004585840000000000♠58,584	7004554180000000000♠55,418
Saint-Hyacinthe	QC	7002326760000000000♠326.76	7004567940000000000♠56,794	7004549760000000000♠54,976
Courtenay	BC	7002625130000000000♠625.13	7004552130000000000♠55,213	7004513830000000000♠51,383
Grande Prairie	AB	7001728000000000000♠72.8	7004550320000000000♠55,032	7004471070000000000♠47,107
Shawinigan	QC	7002987140000000000♠987.14	7004550090000000000♠55,009	7004564080000000000♠56,408
Brandon	MB	7003171246000000000♠1,712.46	7004532290000000000♠53,229	7004482560000000000♠48,256
Rimouski	QC	7002631220000000000♠631.22	7004509120000000000♠50,912	7004489180000000000♠48,918
Leamington	ON	7002508760000000000♠508.76	7004497650000000000♠49,765	7004497410000000000♠49,741
Sorel-Tracy	QC	7002233780000000000♠233.78	7004477720000000000♠47,772	7004465950000000000♠46,595
Joliette	QC	7002109030000000000♠109.03	7004469320000000000♠46,932	7004433060000000000♠43,306
Victoriaville	QC	7002153290000000000♠153.29	7004463540000000000♠46,354	7004431950000000000♠43,195
Truro	NS	7003273269000000000♠2,732.69	7004458880000000000♠45,888	7004450770000000000♠45,077
Duncan	BC	7002373680000000000♠373.68	7004432520000000000♠43,252	7004413870000000000♠41,387
Timmins	ON	7003297915000000000♠2,979.15	7004431650000000000♠43,165	7004429970000000000♠42,997
Prince Albert	SK	7003189149000000000♠1,891.49	7004426730000000000♠42,673	7004407660000000000♠40,766
Penticton	BC	7003172495000000000♠1,724.95	7004423610000000000♠42,361	7004413030000000000♠41,303
Rouyn-Noranda	QC	7003643847000000000♠6,438.47	7004417980000000000♠41,798	7004406500000000000♠40,650
Orillia	ON	7002458550000000000♠458.55	7004407310000000000♠40,731	7004405320000000000♠40,532
Salaberry-de-Valleyfield	QC	7002107100000000000♠107.1	7004400770000000000♠40,077	7004396720000000000♠39,672
Brockville	ON	7002893440000000000♠893.44	7004390240000000000♠39,024	7004396680000000000♠39,668
Woodstock	ON	7001490000000000000♠49	7004377540000000000♠37,754	7004358220000000000♠35,822
Campbell River	BC	7003173737000000000♠1,737.37	7004360960000000000♠36,096	7004347070000000000♠34,707
New Glasgow	NS	7003206665999900000♠2,066.66	7004358090000000000♠35,809	7004362880000000000♠36,288
Midland	ON	7002199940000000000♠199.94	7004354190000000000♠35,419	7004354320000000000♠35,432
Saint-Georges	QC	7002355620000000000♠355.62	7004346420000000000♠34,642	7004329020000000000♠32,902
Moose Jaw	SK	7002844420000000000♠844.42	7004344210000000000♠34,421	7004333600000000000♠33,360
Bathurst	NB	7003229280000000000♠2,292.8	7004334840000000000♠33,484	7004341060000000000♠34,106
Val-d'Or	QC	7003355503000000000♠3,555.03	7004332650000000000♠33,265	7004322880000000000♠32,288
Alma	QC	7002340350000000000♠340.35	7004330180000000000♠33,018	7004318640000000000♠31,864
Owen Sound	ON	7002628580000000000♠628.58	7004320920000000000♠32,092	7004322590000000000♠32,259
Stratford	ON	7001269500000000000♠26.95	7004308860000000000♠30,886	7004305160000000000♠30,516
Lloydminster	AB	7003108837000099999♠1,088.37	7004307980000000000♠30,798	7004270230000000000♠27,023
Baie-Comeau	QC	7003113727000000000♠1,137.27	7004287890000000000♠28,789	7004296740000000000♠29,674
Sept-Îles	QC	7003177052000000000♠1,770.52	7004284870000000000♠28,487	7004278270000000000♠27,827
Miramichi	NB	7003757830000000000♠7,578.3	7004281150000000000♠28,115	7004287730000000000♠28,773
Thetford Mines	QC	7002406980000000000♠406.98	7004279680000000000♠27,968	7004281100000000000♠28,110
Parksville	BC	7001817600000000000♠81.76	7004278220000000000♠27,822	7004265180000000000♠26,518
Rivière-du-Loup	QC	7002472910000000000♠472.91	7004277340000000000♠27,734	7004264230000000000♠26,423
Corner Brook	NL	7002267170000000000♠267.17	7004272020000000000♠27,202	7004271940000000000♠27,194
Centre Wellington	ON	7002407539999900000♠407.53	7004266930000000000♠26,693	7004260490000000000♠26,049
Fort St. John	BC	7002620790000000000♠620.8	7004263800000000000♠26,380	7004251360000000000♠25,136
Kentville	NS	7002609760000000000♠609.76	7004263590000000000♠26,359	7004259690000000000♠25,969
Whitehorse	YT	7003848891000000000♠8,488.91	7004260280000000000♠26,028	7004228980000000000♠22,898
Port Alberni	BC	7003172872000000000♠1,728.72	7004254650000000000♠25,465	7004253430000000000♠25,343
Cranbrook	BC	7003456803000000000♠4,568.03	7004250370000000000♠25,037	7004241380000000000♠24,138
Okotoks	AB	7001192409999999999♠19.24	7004245110000000000♠24,511	7004171500000000000♠17,150
Pembroke	ON	7002566790000000000♠566.79	7004240170000000000♠24,017	7004231950000000000♠23,195
Brooks	AB	7003593120000000000♠5,931.2	7004234300000000000♠23,430	7004224520000000000♠22,452
Quesnel	BC	7004142070400000000♠14,207.04	7004220960000000000♠22,096	7004210490000000000♠21,049
Edmundston	NB	7002916850000000000♠916.85	7004219030000000000♠21,903	7004224710000000000♠22,471
Collingwood	ON	7001334600000000000♠33.46	7004192410000000000♠19,241	7004172900000000000♠17,290
Yellowknife	NT	7002105440000000000♠105.44	7004192340000000000♠19,234	7004187000000000000♠18,700
North Battleford	SK	7003112299000000000♠1,122.99	7004192160000000000♠19,216	7004180810000000000♠18,081
Cobourg	ON	7001223700000000000♠22.37	7004185190000000000♠18,519	7004182100000000000♠18,210
Williams Lake	BC	7003265673000000000♠2,656.73	7004184900000000000♠18,490	7004187600000000000♠18,760
Matane	QC	7002662960000000000♠662.96	7004183680000000000♠18,368	7004187090000000000♠18,709
Yorkton	SK	7002843370000000000♠843.37	7004182380000000000♠18,238	7004174380000000000♠17,438
Campbellton	NB	7003162995000000000♠1,629.95	7004178420000000000♠17,842	7004178780000000000♠17,878
Salmon Arm	BC	7002165570000000000♠165.57	7004176830000000000♠17,683	7004162050000000000♠16,205
Swift Current	SK	7003113174000000000♠1,131.74	7004175350000000000♠17,535	7004165330000000000♠16,533
Squamish	BC	7002105590000000000♠105.59	7004174790000000000♠17,479	7004152560000000000♠15,256
Camrose	AB	7001425000000000000♠42.5	7004172860000000000♠17,286	7004156300000000000♠15,630
Amos	QC	7003165099000000000♠1,650.99	7004170900000000000♠17,090	7004171760000000000♠17,176
Powell River	BC	7002800720000000000♠800.72	7004166890000000000♠16,689	7004165370000000000♠16,537
Summerside	PE	7001918500000000000♠91.85	7004164880000000000♠16,488	7004161530000000000♠16,153
Port Hope	ON	7002279029999999999♠279.03	7004162140000000000♠16,214	7004163900000000000♠16,390
Dolbeau-Mistassini	QC	7002651790000000000♠651.79	7004160190000000000♠16,019	7004162570000000000♠16,257
Petawawa	ON	7002164680000000000♠164.68	7004159880000000000♠15,988	7004146510000000000♠14,651
Terrace	BC	7001739100000000000♠73.91	7004155690000000000♠15,569	7004154200000000000♠15,420
Kenora	ON	7002211750000000000♠211.75	7004153480000000000♠15,348	7004151770000000000♠15,177
Tillsonburg	ON	7001223400000000000♠22.34	7004153010000000000♠15,301	7004148220000000000♠14,822
Cold Lake	AB	7001593000000000000♠59.3	7004138390000000000♠13,839	7004119910000000000♠11,991
Grand Falls-Windsor	NL	7001546700000000000♠54.67	7004137250000000000♠13,725	7004135580000000000♠13,558
Temiskaming Shores	ON	7002581429999900000♠581.43	7004135660000000000♠13,566	7004136540000000000♠13,654
Steinbach	MB	7001255700000000000♠25.57	7004135240000000000♠13,524	7004110660000000000♠11,066
Prince Rupert	BC	7002222940000000000♠222.94	7004130520000000000♠13,052	7004133920000000000♠13,392
Portage la Prairie	MB	7001246700000000000♠24.67	7004129960000000000♠12,996	7004127280000000000♠12,728
Estevan	SK	7002795320000000000♠795.32	7004129730000000000♠12,973	7004118830000000000♠11,883
High River	AB	7001142700000000000♠14.27	7004129200000000000♠12,920	7004107160000000000♠10,716
Thompson	MB	7003348124000000000♠3,481.24	7004128390000000000♠12,839	7004134460000000000♠13,446
Sylvan Lake	AB	7001168400000000000♠16.84	7004127620000000000♠12,762	7004107030000000000♠10,703
Lachute	QC	7002109200000000000♠109.2	7004125510000000000♠12,551	7004118320000000000♠11,832
Wetaskiwin	AB	7001182000000000000♠18.2	7004125250000000000♠12,525	7004116890000000000♠11,689
Cowansville	QC	7001460900000000000♠46.09	7004124890000000000♠12,489	7004121820000000000♠12,182
Strathmore	AB	7001272800000000000♠27.28	7004123050000000000♠12,305	7004102800000000000♠10,280
Canmore	AB	7001689000000000000♠68.9	7004122880000000000♠12,288	7004120390000000000♠12,039
Ingersoll	ON	7001129000000000000♠12.9	7004121460000000000♠12,146	7004117600000000000♠11,760
Hawkesbury	ON	7001122700000000000♠12.27	7004121280000000000♠12,128	7004122670000000000♠12,267
Lacombe	AB	7001208900000000000♠20.89	7004117070000000000♠11,707	7004107520000000000♠10,752
Dawson Creek	BC	7001243700000000000♠24.37	7004115830000000000♠11,583	7004109940000000000♠10,994
Elliot Lake	ON	7002714569999900000♠714.56	7004113480000000000♠11,348	7004115490000000000♠11,549
Bay Roberts	NL	7002103719999900000♠103.71	7004108710000000000♠10,871	7004105070000000000♠10,507

References

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

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[defined-1] "Census metropolitan area (CMA) and census agglomeration (CA)". Statistics Canada. 2012-01-31. Retrieved 2012-03-05.

[StatCan2011CAs-2] 1 2 "Population and dwelling counts, for census agglomerations, 2011 and 2006 censuses". Statistics Canada. 2011-02-08. Retrieved 2011-03-06.

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