Canada — World Gazetteer, 2005 edition

Name: Canada — World Gazetteer 2005 edition
Creator: Stefan Helders

Canada had an estimated population of 32,050,369 in 2005, with 921 places recorded. Archived from the World Gazetteer, the reference work formerly published at this domain.

About these figures. This page is part of the restored World Gazetteer archive: the 2005 edition of Stefan Helders' reference work, which was published at this domain until 2013 and is preserved here. Figures are as of 2005 and are kept for citation continuity and historical comparison. Esta página conserva la edición de 2005 del World Gazetteer. Las cifras corresponden a 2005; para datos actuales, consulte las fuentes oficiales.

For current figures: Canada today — population now 37,058,856, against 32,050,369 in 2005.

Agglomerations, 2005

#	Name	Population (2005)
1	Toronto	6,040,764
2	Montréal	3,601,870
3	Vancouver	2,157,454
4	Ottawa	1,116,686
5	Calgary	1,059,577
6	Edmonton	994,501
7	Québec	692,334
8	Winnipeg	674,089
9	Kitchener	440,291
10	Halifax	372,191
11	Victoria	317,828
12	Saskatoon	231,330
13	Regina	192,051
14	Barrie	182,070
15	Saint Johnʿs	171,962
16	Sherbrooke	157,132
17	Kelowna	157,034
18	Chicoutimi-Jonquière	150,699
19	Sudbury	148,143
20	Trois-Rivières	135,566
21	Guelph	126,972
22	Sarnia	123,857
23	Moncton	121,082
24	Saint John	120,314
25	Thunder Bay	118,420
26	Chatham-Kent	106,171
27	Peterborough	104,075
28	Cape Breton	103,788
29	Sault Sainte Marie	92,124
30	Nanaimo	88,017
31	Kamloops	87,307
32	Belleville	86,987
33	Fredericton	83,228
34	Prince George	82,953
35	Chilliwack	72,620
36	Drummondville	71,136
37	Kawartha Lakes	70,141
38	Medicine Hat	66,059
39	North Bay	62,805
40	Granby	61,345
41	Norfolk	61,065
42	Cornwall	59,713
43	Charlottetown	59,231
44	Shawinigan	55,369
45	Vernon	52,979

Cities and towns, 2005 (top 300 of 921)

#	Place	Region	Population (2005)
1	Toronto	Ontario	4,612,191
2	Montreal	Quebec	3,268,513
3	Vancouver	British Columbia	1,837,969
4	Calgary	Alberta	968,460
5	Ottawa	Ontario	874,433
6	Edmonton	Alberta	822,319
7	Hamilton	Ontario	653,638
8	Quebec	Quebec	645,623
9	Winnipeg	Manitoba	632,063
10	Kitchener	Ontario	409,112
11	London	Ontario	346,765
12	Saint Catharines-Niagara	Ontario	316,811
13	Victoria	British Columbia	289,625
14	Windsor	Ontario	278,013
15	Halifax	Nova Scotia	266,012
16	Oshawa	Ontario	247,989
17	Saskatoon	Saskatchewan	198,958
18	Barrie	Ontario	182,041
19	Regina	Saskatchewan	176,183
20	Abbotsford	British Columbia	151,683
21	Sherbrooke	Quebec	129,447
22	Kelowna	British Columbia	125,109
23	Trois-Rivières	Quebec	119,693
24	Guelph	Ontario	115,760
25	Kingston	Ontario	114,244
26	Saint Johnʿs	Newfoundland and Labrador	112,007
27	Chicoutimi-Jonquière	Quebec	110,191
28	Sudbury	Ontario	109,724
29	Thunder Bay	Ontario	99,334
30	Kanata	Ontario	93,538
31	Saint John	New Brunswick	87,857
32	Brantford	Ontario	87,759
33	Moncton	New Brunswick	87,467
34	Nanaimo	British Columbia	84,905
35	Sarnia	Ontario	82,998
36	Peterborough	Ontario	75,877
37	Red Deer	Alberta	73,593
38	Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu	Quebec	71,613
39	Lethbridge	Alberta	70,617
40	Kamloops	British Columbia	68,714
41	White Rock	British Columbia	66,450
42	Prince George	British Columbia	65,558
43	Belleville	Ontario	65,368
44	Sault Sainte Marie	Ontario	63,965
45	Medicine Hat	Alberta	63,138
46	Drummondville	Quebec	59,489
47	Saint-Jérôme	Quebec	54,948
48	Granby	Quebec	53,979
49	Fredericton	New Brunswick	52,337
50	Chilliwack	British Columbia	51,942
51	Saint-Hyacinthe	Quebec	50,326
52	North Bay	Ontario	50,170
53	Shawinigan	Quebec	49,161
54	Cornwall	Ontario	48,821
55	Vernon	British Columbia	47,274
56	Georgina	Ontario	45,477
57	Chatham	Ontario	44,553
58	Beloeil	Quebec	43,016
59	Charlottetown	Prince Edward Island	42,402
60	Grande Prairie	Alberta	41,462
61	Wood Buffalo	Alberta	40,975
62	Saint Thomas	Ontario	38,693
63	Salaberry-de-Valleyfield	Quebec	38,662
64	Rimouski	Quebec	38,420
65	Penticton	British Columbia	37,721
66	Central Okanagan	British Columbia	35,391
67	Joliette	Quebec	34,772
68	Prince Albert	Saskatchewan	34,609
69	Victoriaville	Quebec	34,426
70	Bowmanville-Newcastle	Ontario	34,388
71	Woodstock	Ontario	33,892
72	Sorel	Quebec	33,591
73	Campbell River	British Columbia	33,430
74	Timmins	Ontario	32,901
75	Courtenay	British Columbia	32,793
76	Sydney	Nova Scotia	32,660
77	Orangeville	Ontario	32,640
78	Georgetown	Ontario	32,372
79	North Cowichan	British Columbia	32,272
80	Moose Jaw	Saskatchewan	32,166
81	Midland	Ontario	31,502
82	Leamington	Ontario	30,428
83	Stratford	Ontario	30,233
84	Orillia	Ontario	30,178
85	Alma	Quebec	29,526
86	Brandon	Manitoba	26,234
87	Val-dʿOr	Quebec	25,382
88	Nanticoke	Ontario	24,730
89	Airdrie	Alberta	24,673
90	Rouyn-Noranda	Quebec	24,023
91	Brockville	Ontario	23,886
92	Milton	Ontario	23,472
93	Lloydminster	Alberta	22,676
94	Owen Sound	Ontario	22,625
95	Sept-Îles	Quebec	22,582
96	Duncan	British Columbia	22,199
97	Thetford Mines	Quebec	22,007
98	Bolton	Ontario	21,709
99	Walnut Grove	British Columbia	21,506
100	Glace Bay	Nova Scotia	21,505
101	Saint-Georges	Quebec	21,416
102	Buckingham	Quebec	21,373
103	Port Alberni	British Columbia	21,282
104	Parksville	British Columbia	21,150
105	Truro	Nova Scotia	20,650
106	New Glasgow	Nova Scotia	20,322
107	Whitehorse	Yukon	19,616
108	Terrace	British Columbia	19,443
109	North Battleford	Saskatchewan	19,440
110	Bradford	Ontario	18,811
111	Corner Brook	Newfoundland and Labrador	18,693
112	Cranbrook	British Columbia	18,610
113	Bathurst	New Brunswick	18,179
114	Cobourg	Ontario	18,099
115	Lindsay	Ontario	17,987
116	Edmundston	New Brunswick	17,937
117	Spruce Grove	Alberta	17,767
118	Fergus	Ontario	17,673
119	Valley East	Ontario	17,375
120	Conception Bay South	Newfoundland and Labrador	17,087
121	Fort Saint John	British Columbia	16,656
122	Cochrane	Alberta	16,365
123	Fort Erie	Ontario	15,953
124	Yellowknife	Northwest Territories	15,865
125	Collingwood	Ontario	15,809
126	Camrose	Alberta	15,686
127	Leduc	Alberta	15,561
128	Pembroke	Ontario	15,551
129	Magog	Quebec	15,550
130	Sydney Mines	Nova Scotia	15,474
131	Port-Alfred-Bagotville	Quebec	15,428
132	Rivière-du-Loup	Quebec	15,219
133	Yorkton	Saskatchewan	15,172
134	Tilsonburg	Ontario	14,843
135	Okotoks	Alberta	14,826
136	Summerside	Prince Edward Island	14,808
137	Prince Rupert	British Columbia	14,708
138	Swift Current	Saskatchewan	14,703
139	Williams Lake	British Columbia	14,168
140	Quesnel	British Columbia	13,788
141	Bay Roberts	Newfoundland and Labrador	13,737
142	Strathroy	Ontario	13,525
143	Simcoe	Ontario	13,446
144	Chatham-Douglastown	New Brunswick	13,343
145	Kenora	Ontario	13,075
146	Portage la Prairie	Manitoba	12,957
147	Dolbeau	Quebec	12,916
148	Hauterive	Quebec	12,816
149	Powell River	British Columbia	12,779
150	Brooks	Alberta	12,744
151	Squamish	British Columbia	12,691
152	Kentville	Nova Scotia	12,636
153	Elliot Lake	Ontario	12,508
154	Thompson	Manitoba	12,467
155	Grand Centre	Alberta	12,386
156	Canmore	Alberta	12,288
157	Hawkesbury	Ontario	12,283
158	Grand Falls-Windsor	Newfoundland and Labrador	12,076
159	Campbellton	New Brunswick	12,064
160	Aldergrove	British Columbia	11,963
161	Ingersoll	Ontario	11,874
162	Matane	Quebec	11,826
163	Port Hope	Ontario	11,765
164	Whitchurch-Stouffville	Ontario	11,696
165	Amherstburg	Ontario	11,459
166	Wetaskiwin	Alberta	11,302
167	Petawawa	Ontario	11,256
168	New Waterford	Nova Scotia	11,026
169	Haileybury	Ontario	10,991
170	Cowansville	Quebec	10,887
171	Dawson Creek	British Columbia	10,802
172	Wallaceburg	Ontario	10,692
173	Sainte-Anne-des-Plaines	Quebec	10,680
174	Les Coteaux	Quebec	10,622
175	Whistler	British Columbia	10,600
176	Smiths Falls	Ontario	10,553
177	Sylvan Lake	Alberta	10,518
178	Paris	Ontario	10,437
179	Amos	Quebec	10,435
180	Baie-Comeau	Quebec	10,435
181	Labrador City	Newfoundland and Labrador	10,313
182	Kitimat	British Columbia	10,278
183	Angus-Borden	Ontario	10,269
184	Alliston	Ontario	10,224
185	Salmon Arm	British Columbia	10,093
186	Lacombe	Alberta	10,059
187	Strathmore	Alberta	10,009
188	Estevan	Saskatchewan	9,904
189	Hinton	Alberta	9,889
190	High River	Alberta	9,826
191	Nelson	British Columbia	9,813
192	Carleton Place	Ontario	9,743
193	Trail	British Columbia	9,707
194	Selkirk	Manitoba	9,653
195	Montmagny	Quebec	9,645
196	Arnprior	Ontario	9,607
197	Steinbach	Manitoba	9,607
198	Lachute	Quebec	9,562
199	Beamsville	Ontario	9,556
200	La Tuque	Quebec	9,503
201	Weyburn	Saskatchewan	9,362
202	Amherst	Nova Scotia	9,336
203	Roberval	Quebec	9,287
204	Kapuskasing	Ontario	9,240
205	Caledonia	Ontario	9,065
206	Rockland	Ontario	9,023
207	Uxbridge	Ontario	9,021
208	Oromocto	New Brunswick	8,998
209	Stony Plain	Alberta	8,939
210	Gander	Newfoundland and Labrador	8,772
211	Whitecourt	Alberta	8,763
212	Lavaltrie	Quebec	8,762
213	Ladysmith	British Columbia	8,740
214	Sainte-Marie	Quebec	8,735
215	Castlegar	British Columbia	8,715
216	Elmira	Ontario	8,614
217	Dauphin	Manitoba	8,418
218	Winkler	Manitoba	8,270
219	Bracebridge	Ontario	8,238
220	Acton	Ontario	8,204
221	Napanee	Ontario	8,197
222	Taber	Alberta	8,163
223	Morinville	Alberta	8,108
224	Saint-Félicien	Quebec	8,088
225	Bridgewater	Nova Scotia	8,070
226	Goderich	Ontario	8,032
227	Renfrew	Ontario	8,018
228	Donnacona	Quebec	8,014
229	Edson	Alberta	7,975
230	Huntsville	Ontario	7,972
231	Fort Frances	Ontario	7,931
232	Kirkland Lake	Ontario	7,775
233	Slave Lake	Alberta	7,661
234	Port Perry	Ontario	7,652
235	Chibougamou	Quebec	7,611
236	Porcupine	Ontario	7,601
237	Wasaga Beach	Ontario	7,567
238	Revelstoke	British Columbia	7,533
239	Aylmer	Ontario	7,527
240	Banff	Alberta	7,502
241	Yarmouth	Nova Scotia	7,500
242	New Hamburg	Ontario	7,397
243	Essex	Ontario	7,396
244	Beaumont	Alberta	7,366
245	Innisfil	Ontario	7,345
246	Hanover	Ontario	7,255
247	La Sarre	Quebec	7,206
248	Asbestos	Quebec	7,190
249	Plessisville	Quebec	7,186
250	Merritt	British Columbia	7,179
251	Port Elgin	Ontario	7,147
252	Lively	Ontario	7,081
253	Crystal Beach	Ontario	7,062
254	Coaticook	Quebec	7,021
255	Olds	Alberta	6,947
256	Dryden	Ontario	6,924
257	Kingston-Greenwood	Nova Scotia	6,915
258	Gibsons	British Columbia	6,821
259	Carbonear	Newfoundland and Labrador	6,814
260	Kincardine	Ontario	6,771
261	Sutton	Ontario	6,680
262	Ponoka	Alberta	6,656
263	Saint Marys	Ontario	6,647
264	Drumheller	Alberta	6,557
265	Rocky Mountain House	Alberta	6,527
266	Kimberley	British Columbia	6,513
267	Perth	Ontario	6,481
268	Parry Sound	Ontario	6,469
269	Morden	Manitoba	6,395
270	Coaldale	Alberta	6,317
271	Sturgeon Falls	Ontario	6,314
272	Summerland	British Columbia	6,292
273	Stephenville	Newfoundland and Labrador	6,278
274	Listowel	Ontario	6,237
275	Happy Valley-Goose Bay	Newfoundland and Labrador	6,169
276	Mont-Laurier	Quebec	6,149
277	Sooke	British Columbia	6,145
278	Iqaluit	Nunavut	6,124
279	Mont-Joli	Quebec	6,124
280	Brooklin	Ontario	6,115
281	Drayton Valley	Alberta	6,099
282	Farnham	Quebec	6,061
283	The Pas	Manitoba	6,055
284	Dunnville	Ontario	6,006
285	Bonnyville	Alberta	6,003
286	Flin Flon	Manitoba	6,002
287	Sechelt	British Columbia	5,977
288	Port-Cartier	Quebec	5,851
289	Gravenhurst	Ontario	5,839
290	Port Dover	Ontario	5,838
291	Louiseville	Quebec	5,819
292	Sainte-Agathe-des-Monts	Quebec	5,706
293	Vegreville	Alberta	5,678
294	Grand Falls	New Brunswick	5,675
295	Duck Lake	British Columbia	5,628
296	Sainte-Anne-des-Monts	Quebec	5,602
297	Marieville	Quebec	5,600
298	Stettler	Alberta	5,494
299	Sainte-Adèle	Quebec	5,467
300	Gananoque	Ontario	5,458

Administrative divisions, 2005

#	Name	Population (2005)
1	Ontario	12,569,189
2	Quebec	7,544,935
3	British Columbia	4,154,053
4	Alberta	3,231,871
5	Manitoba	1,185,868
6	Saskatchewan	961,414
7	Nova Scotia	918,311
8	New Brunswick	738,295
9	Newfoundland and Labrador	496,399
10	Prince Edward Island	142,862
11	Northwest Territories	42,866
12	Yukon	33,530
13	Nunavut	30,776

The complete dataset is available as a free CSV download, with attribution to Stefan Helders / World Gazetteer.