Population projections for census divisions and subdivisions

Released: 2026-02-18

Today, Statistics Canada is releasing an update of the population projections by census division and census subdivision. Commissioned by the Canadian Infrastructure Council to inform Canada's National Infrastructure Assessment Report 1, these projections provide impartial, evidence-based insights to all orders of government, infrastructure owners, operators and investors to improve infrastructure planning and decision-making across Canada.

The table "Projected population for census divisions and census subdivisions, 2021 boundaries, by projection scenario, age and gender, as of July 1" contains projections that are consistent with those previously published at provincial and territorial levels. Details of the methods are provided in the publication "Population Projections for Census Divisions and Subdivisions, 2025 to 2050: Technical Report."

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The publication "Population Projections for Census Divisions and Subdivisions, 2025 to 2050: Technical Report" is now available.

Contact information

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