Population

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Tables

• Table 1   Population
• Table 2   Components of population growth
• Table 3   Population projection, by visible minority group
• Table 4   Population of census metropolitan areas

Charts

• Chart 1   Population growth
• Chart 2   Immigrants who landed from 2001 to 2006, by region of origin
• Chart 3   Visible minority population
• Chart 4   Population growth by Aboriginal identity, 1996 and 2006

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Table 1  Population

	1995	2005	2010p
	number
Canada	29,302,311	32,245,209	34,108,752
Newfoundland and Labrador	567,397	514,363	509,739
Prince Edward Island	134,415	138,055	142,266
Nova Scotia	928,120	937,941	942,506
New Brunswick	750,943	747,960	751,755
Quebec	7,219,219	7,581,911	7,907,375
Ontario	10,950,119	12,528,480	13,210,667
Manitoba	1,129,150	1,178,301	1,235,412
Saskatchewan	1,014,187	993,579	1,045,622
Alberta	2,734,519	3,322,200	3,720,946
British Columbia	3,777,390	4,196,788	4,530,960
Yukon	30,442	31,904	34,525
Northwest Territories	41,432	43,399	43,759
Nunavut	24,978	30,328	33,220
p preliminary
Note: Population estimates as of July 1.
Source: Statistics Canada, CANSIM table 051-0005.

 

Table 2 Components of population growth

	1989/1990	1999/2000	2009/2010p
	number
Births	403,280	336,912	381,382
Deaths	192,608	217,229	247,556
Immigrants	203,357	205,710	270,512
Emigrants	39,760	48,089	54,081
Returning emigrants	13,926	17,680	25,371
Net temporary emigrants	..	25,564	20,168
Net non-permanent residents	28,829	25,032	33,108
p preliminary
.. not available for a specific reference period
Note: All figures are for the one-year period ending June 30.
Source: Statistics Canada, CANSIM table 051-0004.

 

Table 3 Population projection, by visible minority group

	2006		20311
	thousands	%	thousands	%
Total population	32,522	100.0	42,078	100.0
All visible minorities	5,285	16.3	12,855	30.6
Chinese	1,269	3.9	2,714	6.4
South Asian	1,320	4.1	3,640	8.7
Black	815	2.5	1,809	4.3
Filipino	427	1.3	1,020	2.4
Latin American	317	1.0	733	1.7
Southeast Asian	250	0.8	449	1.1
Arab	276	0.8	930	2.2
West Asian	164	0.5	523	1.2
Korean	148	0.5	407	1.0
Japanese	85	0.3	142	0.3
Other visible minorities	213	0.7	489	1.2
Rest of the population	27,237	83.7	29,222	69.4
1. Reference scenario, based on current demographic trends.
Source: Statistics Canada, Catalogue no. 91-551-X.

 

Table 4  Population of census metropolitan areas

	1999	2004	2009p
	number
St. John's	181,348	183,139	187,596
Halifax	362,942	380,548	398,037
Moncton	120,529	127,310	133,880
Saint John	126,958	125,905	126,594
Saguenay	160,061	154,021	151,715
Québec	693,953	715,073	746,252
Sherbrooke	176,326	185,372	194,555
Trois-Rivières	141,876	141,350	145,103
Montréal	3,466,707	3,629,690	3,814,738
Ottawa–Gatineau	1,062,463	1,147,484	1,220,674
Kingston	149,694	157,602	160,723
Peterborough	112,923	118,707	121,428
Oshawa	297,328	331,149	361,375
Toronto	4,662,416	5,170,185	5,623,450
Hamilton	658,021	706,820	739,415
St. Catharines–Niagara	385,415	399,748	404,378
Kitchener–Cambridge–Waterloo	414,766	455,475	489,054
Brantford	125,693	132,582	137,663
Guelph	118,745	128,887	135,863
London	446,122	469,168	489,274
Windsor	306,941	333,380	331,537
Barrie	155,210	177,472	190,400
Greater Sudbury	163,614	162,223	165,322
Thunder Bay	131,281	128,866	124,816
Winnipeg	688,187	710,603	742,408
Regina	199,733	199,498	210,006
Saskatoon	232,802	237,561	257,298
Calgary	925,783	1,052,818	1,230,248
Edmonton	934,430	1,018,040	1,155,383
Kelowna	150,258	161,138	178,446
Abbotsford–Mission	149,830	159,474	173,692
Vancouver	2,013,081	2,133,587	2,328,007
Victoria	320,013	333,143	352,421
p preliminary
Note: Population estimates as of July 1.
Source: Statistics Canada, CANSIM table 051-0046.

 

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