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Table 1
Population
Table summary
This table displays the results of Population 2006, 2011, 2016 and 2006 to 2016, calculated using number and % change units of measure (appearing as column headers).
	number			% change
	2006	2011	2016	2006 to 2016
Canada	31,612,897	33,476,688	35,151,728	11.2
Newfoundland and Labrador	505,469	514,536	519,716	2.8
Prince Edward Island	135,851	140,204	142,907	5.2
Nova Scotia	913,462	921,727	923,598	1.1
New Brunswick	729,997	751,171	747,101	2.3
Quebec	7,546,131	7,903,001	8,164,361	8.2
Ontario	12,160,282	12,851,821	13,448,494	10.6
Manitoba	1,148,401	1,208,268	1,278,365	11.3
Saskatchewan	968,157	1,033,381	1,098,352	13.4
Alberta	3,290,350	3,645,257	4,067,175	23.6
British Columbia	4,113,487	4,400,057	4,648,055	13.0
Yukon	30,372	33,897	35,874	18.1
Northwest Territories	41,464	41,462	41,786	0.8
Nunavut	29,474	31,906	35,944	22.0
Source: Statistics Canada, 2016, 2011 and 2006 Censuses of Population.

Table 2
Components of demographic growth
Table summary
This table displays the results of Components of demographic growth 1995/1996, 2005/2006 and 2015/2016, calculated using number units of measure (appearing as column headers).
	number
	1995/1996	2005/2006	2015/2016^{Note p: preliminary}
Births	372,453	346,082	392,902
Deaths	209,766	225,489	269,012
Immigrants	217,478	254,374	320,932
Emigrants	48,396	57,851	64,305
Returning emigrants	19,035	34,855	37,564
Net temporary emigrants	19,745	27,652	18,418
Net non-permanent residents	-826	15,852	38,152
^p preliminary Note: All figures are for the one-year period ending June 30. Source: Statistics Canada, CANSIM table 051-0004.

Chart 1 Population growth

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Chart 1
Population growth
Table summary
This table displays the results of Population growth Total growth, Natural increase and Net international migration (appearing as column headers).
	Total growth	Natural increase	Net international migration
1985/1986	278,327	192,028	86,299
1986/1987	348,988	190,423	158,565
1987/1988	347,819	180,116	167,703
1988/1989	487,699	195,627	292,072
1989/1990	417,024	210,672	206,352
1990/1991	350,535	210,490	140,045
1991/1992	358,027	206,140	151,887
1992/1993	337,620	190,373	147,247
1993/1994	340,015	179,695	160,320
1994/1995	325,769	172,609	153,160
1995/1996	330,233	162,687	167,546
1996/1997	305,708	140,092	165,616
1997/1998	259,203	127,435	131,768
1998/1999	256,090	120,663	135,427
1999/2000	294,452	119,683	174,769
2000/2001	344,693	107,993	236,700
2001/2002	346,639	107,661	238,978
2002/2003	292,028	106,618	185,410
2003/2004	305,214	108,933	196,281
2004/2005	313,174	109,364	203,810
2005/2006	340,171	120,593	219,578
2006/2007	351,741	127,091	224,650
2007/2008	392,257	137,170	255,087
2008/2009	417,114	141,582	275,532
2009/2010	411,019	142,235	268,784
2010/2011	366,935	131,983	234,952
2011/2012	407,765	137,340	270,425
2012/2013	404,906	133,712	271,194
2013/2014	389,113	132,265	256,848
2014/2015	304,046	123,750	180,296
2015/2016	437,815	123,890	313,925
Source: Statistics Canada, CANSIM table 051-0004.

Chart 2 Marital status of Canadians, 2016

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Chart 2
Marital status of Canadians, 2016^{Note p: preliminary}
Table summary
This table displays the results of Marital status of Canadians 2016, calculated using % units of measure (appearing as column headers).
	%
	2016
Widowed^{Chart 2 Note 1}	6.0
Divorced^{Chart 2 Note 1}	6.2
Separated^{Chart 2 Note 1}	2.7
Married and not separated	46.1
Living common law	10.9
Single (never legally married)^{Chart 2 Note 1}	28.0
^p preliminary Note 1. Not living common law. Return to note 1 referrer Note: Canadians aged 15 and older as of July 1. Source: Statistics Canada, CANSIM table 051-0042.

Table 3
Age composition of the Canadian population
Table summary
This table displays the results of Age composition of the Canadian population 1996, 2006 and 2016, calculated using % of the population and median age units of measure (appearing as column headers).
	% of the population
	1996	2006	2016
0 to 17 years	24.3	21.5	19.3
18 to 24 years	9.4	9.6	9.2
25 to 44 years	32.8	28.8	27.1
45 to 64 years	21.3	26.9	27.8
65 years and older	12.1	13.2	16.5
90 years and older	0.4	0.5	0.8
	median age
Total population	35.2	38.9	40.6
Note: Age composition statistics are based on population estimates, which should not be confused with the 2016 Census population counts that were released on February 8, 2017. Source: Statistics Canada, CANSIM table 051-0001.

Chart 3 Immigrants admitted in Canada, by destination

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Chart 3
Immigrants admitted in Canada, by destination
Table summary
This table displays the results of Immigrants admitted in Canada 1995 and 2015 (appearing as column headers).
	1995	2015
Territories	212	515
B.C.	44,603	35,746
Alta.	14,360	47,217
Sask.	1,949	12,521
Man.	3,605	14,906
Ont.	115,944	103,655
Que.	27,228	48,982
Atlantic region	4974	8295
Source: Statistics Canada, CANSIM table 051-0037.

Table 4
Population of census metropolitan areas
Table summary
This table displays the results of Population of census metropolitan areas 2006, 2016 and 2006 to 2016, calculated using number and % change units of measure (appearing as column headers).
	number		% change
	2006	2016	2006 to 2016
Total population	31,612,897	35,151,728	11.2
St. John's	181,113	205,955	13.7
Halifax	372,858	403,390	8.2
Moncton	126,424	144,810	14.5
Saint John	122,389	126,202	3.1
Saguenay	151,643	160,980	6.2
Québec	715,515	798,162	11.6
Sherbrooke	186,952	212,105	13.5
Trois-Rivières	141,529	156,042	10.3
Montréal	3,635,571	4,098,927	12.7
Ottawa–Gatineau	1,130,761	1,323,783	17.1
Kingston	152,358	161,175	5.8
Belleville	91,518	103,472	13.1
Peterborough	116,570	121,721	4.4
Oshawa	330,594	379,848	14.9
Toronto	5,113,149	5,928,040	15.9
Hamilton	692,911	747,545	7.9
St. Catharines–Niagara	390,317	406,074	4.0
Kitchener–Cambridge–Waterloo	451,235	523,894	16.1
Brantford	124,607	134,203	7.7
Guelph	127,009	151,984	19.7
London	457,720	494,069	7.9
Windsor	323,342	329,144	1.8
Barrie	177,061	197,059	11.3
Greater Sudbury	158,258	164,689	4.1
Thunder Bay	122,907	121,621	-1.0
Winnipeg	694,668	778,489	12.1
Regina	194,971	236,481	21.3
Saskatoon	233,923	295,095	26.2
Lethbridge	95,196	117,394	23.3
Calgary	1,079,310	1,392,609	29.0
Edmonton	1,034,945	1,321,426	27.7
Kelowna	162,276	194,882	20.1
Abbotsford–Mission	159,020	180,518	13.5
Vancouver	2,116,581	2,463,431	16.4
Victoria	330,088	367,770	11.4
Sources: Statistics Canada, 2006 and 2016 Censuses of Population.

Chart 4 Proportion of Aboriginal people who can speak an Aboriginal language, 2012

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Chart 4
Proportion of Aboriginal people who can speak an Aboriginal language, 2012
Table summary
This table displays the results of Proportion of Aboriginal people who can speak an Aboriginal language % (appearing as column headers).
	%
First Nations	42.1
Métis	23.3
Inuk (Inuit)	77.5
Note: Includes Aboriginal people who speak an Aboriginal language, even if only a few words. Source: Statistics Canada, CANSIM table 576-0009.

Date modified:: 2017-03-31

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