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Population, by province and territory: Part 1
  Canada Newfoundland and Labrador Prince Edward Island Nova Scotia New Brunswick Quebec Ontario
  thousands
1980 24,516.1 572.9 123.7 852.9 706.1 6,507.0 8,745.3
1981 24,820.4 574.8 123.7 854.6 706.3 6,547.7 8,811.3
1982 25,117.4 574.6 123.9 860.0 708.2 6,579.3 8,922.3
1983 25,367.0 579.6 125.4 869.2 715.4 6,602.3 9,041.7
1984 25,607.7 580.2 126.6 877.2 721.0 6,631.2 9,171.9
1985 25,842.7 579.3 127.7 885.1 723.7 6,665.7 9,297.6
1986 26,101.2 576.5 128.4 889.3 725.2 6,708.5 9,438.1
1987 26,448.9 575.2 128.6 893.5 727.9 6,782.5 9,644.3
1988 26,795.4 575.0 129.3 897.4 730.4 6,839.0 9,842.2
1989 27,281.8 576.4 130.1 903.9 735.2 6,928.7 10,107.5
1990 27,697.5 578.0 130.5 909.6 740.1 7,003.9 10,297.9
1991 28,031.4 579.5 130.3 915.1 745.5 7,064.6 10,428.1
1992 28,366.7 580.0 130.8 919.6 748.1 7,108.0 10,569.8
1993 28,681.7 579.9 132.1 924.0 748.8 7,155.3 10,688.4
1994 28,999.0 574.5 133.4 927.0 750.2 7,191.9 10,818.3
1995 29,302.1 567.4 134.4 928.2 751.0 7,219.4 10,950.0
1996 29,610.8 559.8 135.8 931.4 752.3 7,246.9 11,083.1
1997 29,907.2 551.0 136.1 932.5 752.5 7,274.6 11,228.3
1998 30,157.1 539.9 135.8 931.9 750.6 7,296.0 11,367.0
1999 30,403.9 533.4 136.3 933.8 750.6 7,323.3 11,506.4
2000 30,689.0 528.0 136.5 933.9 750.5 7,357.0 11,685.4
2001 31,021.3 522.0 136.7 932.4 749.9 7,397.0 11,897.6
2002 31,372.6 519.4 136.9 934.5 750.3 7,445.7 12,102.0
2003 31,676.1 518.4 137.3 936.5 751.2 7,494.7 12,262.6
2004 31,989.5 517.2 137.9 938.0 752.1 7,548.6 12,416.7
2005 32,299.5 514.0 138.2 936.1 751.5 7,597.8 12,558.7
2006 32,623.5 509.7 138.5 934.4 749.2 7,651.5 12,687.0

Population, by province and territory: Part 2
  Manitoba Saskat-
chewan
Alberta British Columbia Yukon Territory Northwest Territories Nunavut
  thousands
1980 1,034.6 967.4 2,192.4 2,743.2 24.3 46.3 ..
1981 1,036.4 975.9 2,294.2 2,823.9 23.9 47.6 ..
1982 1,046.8 987.3 2,368.3 2,872.9 24.5 49.5 ..
1983 1,061.1 1,001.9 2,390.4 2,905.5 23.6 51.0 ..
1984 1,071.9 1,015.5 2,390.1 2,945.6 23.9 52.6 ..
1985 1,082.3 1,025.5 2,403.0 2,974.3 24.4 54.4 ..
1986 1,091.7 1,029.3 2,430.9 3,004.1 24.5 54.7 ..
1987 1,098.0 1,032.7 2,435.3 3,050.2 25.7 55.0 ..
1988 1,102.0 1,028.0 2,454.4 3,115.4 26.6 55.7 ..
1989 1,103.6 1,019.2 2,495.2 3,197.9 27.1 57.0 ..
1990 1,105.7 1,007.1 2,547.2 3,290.8 27.8 58.9 ..
1991 1,109.6 1,002.7 2,592.6 3,373.5 28.9 38.7 22.2
1992 1,112.7 1,004.0 2,632.9 3,468.4 30.1 39.4 22.9
1993 1,117.6 1,006.9 2,667.4 3,567.4 30.4 39.8 23.6
1994 1,123.2 1,009.5 2,700.7 3,675.7 29.7 40.6 24.4
1995 1,129.1 1,014.1 2,734.5 3,777.0 30.4 41.4 25.0
1996 1,134.2 1,019.1 2,775.2 3,874.3 31.4 41.7 25.7
1997 1,136.1 1,018.1 2,830.1 3,948.5 31.8 41.6 25.9
1998 1,137.5 1,017.5 2,899.5 3,983.1 31.1 40.8 26.4
1999 1,142.5 1,014.7 2,953.3 4,011.3 30.8 40.7 26.8
2000 1,147.4 1,007.8 3,004.9 4,039.2 30.4 40.5 27.5
2001 1,151.3 1,000.1 3,056.7 4,078.4 30.1 40.8 28.1
2002 1,155.6 995.9 3,116.3 4,115.4 30.1 41.5 28.7
2003 1,161.9 994.7 3,161.4 4,155.4 30.6 42.2 29.2
2004 1,170.5 994.9 3,207.0 4,203.3 30.9 42.8 29.6
2005 1,174.1 990.0 3,277.6 4,257.8 31.1 42.6 30.0
2006 1,177.8 985.4 3,375.8 4,310.5 31.2 41.9 30.8
Source(s):
CANSIM table 051-0001.