Canada's largest metropolitan area is Toronto, in Ontario. In 2022. Over 6.6 million people were living in the Toronto metropolitan area. Montréal, in Quebec, followed with about 4.4 million inhabitants, while Vancouver, in Britsh Columbia, counted 2.8 million people as of 2022.
Resident population of Canada in 2022, by metropolitan area
(in 1,000s)
Characteristic
Number of residents in thousands
Toronto, Ontario
6,685.62
Montréal, Quebec
4,378.8
Vancouver, British Columbia
2,842.73
Calgary, Alberta
1,608.34
Edmonton, Alberta
1,516.72
Ottawa - Gatineau, Ontario/Quebec
1,498.61
Winnipeg, Manitoba
871.78
Québec, Quebec
848.78
Hamilton, Ontario
821.84
Kitchener-Cambridge-Waterloo, Ontario
622.5
London, Ontario
574.24
Halifax, Nova Scotia
480.58
St. Catharines-Niagara, Ontario
450.5
Created with Highcharts 7.2.2Number of residents in thousands6,685.626,685.624,378.84,378.82,842.732,842.731,608.341,608.341,516.721,516.721,498.611,498.61871.78871.78848.78848.78821.84821.84622.5622.5574.24574.24480.58480.58450.5450.5447.08447.08423.14423.14359.67359.67347.54347.54268.8268.8235.47235.47231.06231.06228.98228.98219.12219.12208.96208.96180.07180.07175.36175.36172.4172.4171.61171.61167.73167.73165.19165.19158.39158.39135.62135.62135.01135.01133.06133.06125.33125.33116.01116.01Toronto, OntarioMontréal, QuebecVancouver, British ColumbiaCalgary, AlbertaEdmonton, AlbertaOttawa - Gatineau, Ontario/QuebecWinnipeg, ManitobaQuébec, QuebecHamilton, OntarioKitchener-Cambridge-Waterloo, OntarioLondon, OntarioHalifax, Nova ScotiaSt. Catharines-Niagara, OntarioOshawa, OntarioVictoria, British ColumbiaWindsor, OntarioSaskatoon, SaskatchewanRegina, SaskatchewanKelowna, British ColumbiaSherbrooke, QuebecBarrie, OntarioSt. John's, Newfoundland and LabradorAbbotsford-Mission, British ColumbiaKingston, OntarioGreater Sudbury, OntarioGuelph, OntarioMoncton, New BrunswickTrois-Rivières, QuebecSaguenay, QuebecBrantford, OntarioSaint John, New BrunswickPeterborough, OntarioLethbridge, AlbertaThunder Bay, OntarioBelleville, Ontario
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