Annual Demographic Estimates:
Subprovincial Areas, July 1, 2019
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Demographic estimates for Canada’s subprovincial areas are available in Tables 17-10-0135-01 to 17-10-0142-01, which are listed and linked in the section Related product.
The “Annual demographic estimates, census metropolitan areas and census agglomerations: Interactive dashboard” (71-607-X) is available. This interactive dashboard can be used to visualize the factors of population growth and how they have changed over time for census metropolitan areas and census agglomerations.
Demographic estimates by subprovincial area, for years 2006 to 2019, according to the Standard Geographical Classification 2016.
Census metropolitan areas (CMAs) and census agglomerations (CAs)
- Population and demographic components, total estimates, Canada’s CMAs and CAs, 2006 to 2019
- Population and demographic components, age and sex estimates, Canada’s CMAs and CAs, 2006 to 2019
- Internal migratory flows, by origin and destination, total estimates, Canada’s CMAs and CAs, 2016/2017 to 2017/2018
Census divisions (CDs)
- Population and demographic components, total estimates, Canada’s CDs, 2006 to 2019
Population and demographic components, age and sex estimates, Canada’s CDs, by province or territory, 2006 to 2019
Census subdivisions (CSDs)
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Highlights
Census metropolitan areas
- On July 1, 2019, 26,952,447 people, or more than 7 in 10 Canadians (71.7%), were living in one of the 36 census metropolitan areas (CMAs) in CanadaNote 1.
- For the second consecutive year, the three CMAs with the strongest population growth were in Ontario. Kitchener–Cambridge–Waterloo (+2.8%) topped the list, followed by London and Ottawa-Gatineau (Ontario part) (+2.3% each).
- Population growth has recently increased in the Alberta CMAs; Edmonton, Lethbridge and Calgary each experienced a demographic growth of 2.1% in 2018/2019. The recent acceleration in this growth follows the improvement of certain indicators related to employment in Alberta in 2017.
- International migration was the main factor in population growth for more than four out of five CMAs in 2018/2019.
- No CMA experienced a population decline in 2018/2019. Furthermore, St. John’s (N.L.) was the only CMA where the population remained relatively stable.
Census agglomerations
- In 2018/2019, 85% of all census agglomerations recorded positive demographic growth, compared to 72% in 2008/2009.
- In 2018/2019, the Grande Prairie CA (Alta.) experienced the highest growth (+3.6%), having benefited from a marked influx of migrants from other provinces and territories and significant natural increase. Two Ontario CAs recorded the second and third highest population growth, Carleton Place (+3.4%) and Woodstock (+2.6%).
- Sainte-Marie CA (Que.) had the highest rate of decline (-1.5%) of any CA for 2018/2019, followed by North Battleford (Sask.) (-1.3%) and Thompson (Man.) (-1.0%).
Census divisions
- For the third consecutive year, Mirabel CD (Que.) recorded the highest rate of population growth in the country (+4.1% in 2018/2019). This growth is mainly due to its intraprovincial migration rate, the highest among all CDs in Canada.
- For the third consecutive year, the CD that posted the most pronounced decrease in population was that of Northern Rockies (-4.0%) in British Columbia. Net intraprovincial and interprovincial losses are the main causes.
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