List of Canadian provinces and territories by population
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List of Canadian provinces and territories by population

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Rank	Name	Population, 2016 Census	Growth, 2011–16	Land area (km2)	Population density (per km2)	House of Commons seats	2019 population (Q1 est.)

Total	Proportion	Total	Proportion	Total	Proportion

1	Ontario	13,448,494	38.3%	4.6%	908,699.33	14.8	121	35.8%	14,446,515	38.7%

2	Quebec	8,164,361	23.2%	3.3%	1,356,625.27	6.0	78	23.1%	8,433,301	22.6%

3	British Columbia	4,648,055	13.2%	5.6%	922,503.01	5.0	42	12.4%	5,020,302	13.4%

4	Alberta	4,067,175	11.6%	11.6%	640,330.46	6.4	34	10.0%	4,345,737	11.6%

5	Manitoba	1,278,365	3.6%	5.8%	552,370.99	2.3	14	4.1%	1,360,396	3.6%

6	Saskatchewan	1,098,352	3.1%	6.3%	588,243.54	1.9	14	4.1%	1,168,423	3.1%

7	Nova Scotia	923,598	2.6%	0.2%	52,942.27	17.4	11	3.3%	965,382	2.6%

8	New Brunswick	747,101	2.1%	−0.5%	71,388.81	10.5	10	3.0%	772,094	2.1%

9	Newfoundland and Labrador	519,716	1.5%	1.0%	370,514.08	1.4	7	2.1%	523,790	1.4%

10	Prince Edward Island	142,907	0.41%	1.9%	5,686.03	25.1	4	1.2%	154,748	0.41%

11	Northwest Territories	41,786	0.12%	0.8%	1,143,793.86	0.04	1	0.3%	44,598	0.12%

12	Nunavut	35,944	0.10%	12.7%	1,877,778.53	0.02	1	0.3%	38,787	0.10%

13	Yukon	35,874	0.10%	5.8%	474,712.68	0.08	1	0.3%	40,369	0.11%

Total	Canada	35,151,728	100%	5.0%	8,965,588.85	3.9	338	100%	37,314,442	100%

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Quebec is the second-most populous province of Canada, after Ontario.

final_sentence: Quebec is the second-most populous province of Canada, after Ontario.