Table 2 
Population and population growth rate of census metropolitan areas in Canada, 2011 to 2016 and 2016 to 2021, ranked by percentage of growth in 2021  

Population and population growth rate of census metropolitan areas in Canada, 2011 to 2016 and 2016 to 2021, ranked by percentage of growth in 2021
  Population in 2011 Population in 2016 Population in 2021 2011 to 2016 Population growth rate 2016 to 2021 Population growth rate
  numbernumbernumber %%
Canada 33,476,688 35,151,728 36,991,981 5.0 5.2
All census metropolitan areas 24,216,270 25,716,855 27,281,119 6.2 6.1
Kelowna, B.C. 179,839 194,892 222,162 8.4 14.0
Chilliwack, B.C. 93,885 101,512 113,767 8.1 12.1
Kamloops, B.C. 98,755 103,811 114,142 5.1 10.0
London, Ont. 474,786 494,069 543,551 4.1 10.0
Nanaimo, B.C. 98,022 104,936 115,459 7.1 10.0
Kitchener–Cambridge–Waterloo, Ont. 496,383 523,894 575,847 5.5 9.9
Oshawa, Ont. 356,177 379,848 415,311 6.6 9.3
Halifax, N.S. 413,523 426,932 465,703 3.2 9.1
Guelph, Ont. 141,097 151,984 165,588 7.7 9.0
Moncton, N.B. 139,285 144,810 157,717 4.0 8.9
Ottawa–Gatineau, Ont. and Que. 1,299,830 1,371,576 1,488,307 5.5 8.5
Abbotsford–Mission, B.C. 170,190 180,518 195,726 6.1 8.4
Barrie, Ont. 187,013 197,059 212,856 5.4 8.0
Victoria, B.C. 344,615 367,770 397,237 6.7 8.0
Saskatoon, Sask. 262,215 295,095 317,480 12.5 7.6
Belleville–Quinte West, Ont. 101,644 103,401 111,184 1.7 7.5
Brantford, Ont. 135,501 134,203 144,162 -1.0 7.4
Edmonton, Alta. 1,159,873 1,321,441 1,418,118 13.9 7.3
Vancouver, B.C. 2,313,328 2,463,431 2,642,825 6.5 7.3
Sherbrooke, Que. 202,311 212,105 227,398 4.8 7.2
Kingston, Ont. 159,561 161,175 172,546 1.0 7.1
St. Catharines–Niagara, Ont. 392,184 406,074 433,604 3.5 6.8
Winnipeg, Man. 733,558 783,099 834,678 6.8 6.6
Calgary, Alta. 1,214,839 1,392,609 1,481,806 14.6 6.4
Windsor, Ont. 388,611 398,718 422,630 2.6 6.0
Fredericton, N.B. 99,215 102,690 108,610 3.5 5.8
Peterborough, Ont. 118,975 121,721 128,624 2.3 5.7
Lethbridge, Alta. 105,999 117,394 123,847 10.8 5.5
Regina, Sask. 211,779 236,695 249,217 11.8 5.3
Hamilton, Ont. 721,053 747,545 785,184 3.7 5.0
Drummondville, Que. 92,239 97,149 101,610 5.3 4.6
Montréal, Que. 3,938,970 4,104,074 4,291,732 4.2 4.6
Toronto, Ont. 5,583,064 5,928,040 6,202,225 6.2 4.6
Québec, Que. 772,412 806,406 839,311 4.4 4.1
Saint John, N.B. 129,057 126,202 130,613 -2.2 3.5
Trois-Rivières, Que. 151,773 156,042 161,489 2.8 3.5
Greater Sudbury, Ont. 164,349 165,958 170,605 1.0 2.8
St. John's, N.L. 198,959 208,418 212,579 4.8 2.0
Thunder Bay, Ont. 121,597 121,621 123,258 0.0 1.3
Red Deer, Alta. 90,564 100,418 100,844 10.9 0.4
Saguenay, Que. 159,240 161,520 161,567 1.4 0.0
Source(s):
Census of Population, 2011 to 2021 (3901).
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