# Liste der Städte in Kanada

Die Liste der Städte in Kanada bietet einen Überblick über die Entwicklung der Einwohnerzahl der größeren Städte und Gemeinden des Staates Kanada in Nordamerika seit 1991. Mit einer Bevölkerungsdichte von 4,2 Einwohnern pro km² gehört Kanada zu den zehn am dünnsten besiedelten Ländern der Erde. Von seinen 36,99 Millionen Einwohnern konzentrieren sich mehr als 80 % in städtischen Siedlungen. Allein in den drei größten Metropolregionen (Toronto, Montreal, Vancouver) wohnt mehr als ein Drittel der Gesamtbevölkerung.

## Metropolregionen nach Einwohnerzahl

Die größten Metropolregionen in Kanada sind laut der Volkszählung aus dem Jahr 2021:
| Rang | Metropolregion | Einwohner | Rang | Metropolregion | Einwohner |
| 1. | Toronto | 6.202.225 | 6. | Edmonton | 1.418.118 |
| 2. | Montreal | 4.291.732 | 7. | Québec | 839.311 |
| 3. | Vancouver | 2.642.825 | 8. | Winnipeg | 834.678 |
| 4. | Ottawa-Gatineau | 1.488.307 | 9. | Hamilton | 785.184 |
| 5. | Calgary | 1.481.806 | 10. | Kitchener – Cambridge – Waterloo | 575.847 |

## Bevölkerungszentren nach Einwohnerzahl

Die folgende Tabelle enthält die Bevölkerungszentren (population centres) über 50.000 Einwohner, sowie die Ergebnisse der von Statistics Canada durchgeführten Volkszählungen (VZ) vom 4. Juni 1991, 14. Mai 1996, 15. Mai 2001, 16. Mai 2006, 10. Mai 2011, 11. Mai 2016 und 11. Mai 2021. Aufgeführt ist auch die übergeordnete Verwaltungseinheit (Provinz und Territorium), zu der das Zentrum gehört. Die Einwohnerzahlen beziehen sich nicht auf die Stadt oder Gemeinde im politischen Sinne.
| Rang | Name | VZ 1991 | VZ 1996 | VZ 2001 | VZ 2006 | VZ 2011 | VZ 2016 | VZ 2021 | Verwaltungseinheit |
| 1. | Toronto | 3.622.416 | 3.921.897 | 4.375.899 | 4.753.120 | 5.144.412 | 5.433.590 | 5.647.656 | Ontario Ontario |
| 2. | Montreal | 2.921.048 | 3.000.408 | 3.161.967 | 3.316.615 | 3.387.653 | 3.528.651 | 3.675.219 | Québec Québec |
| 3. | Vancouver | 1.419.277 | 1.617.633 | 1.834.849 | 1.953.252 | 2.124.443 | 2.268.864 | 2.426.160 | British Columbia |
| 4. | Calgary | 710.795 | 768.082 | 879.252 | 988.079 | 1.094.379 | 1.240.413 | 1.305.550 | Alberta |
| 5. | Edmonton | 708.129 | 716.014 | 782.163 | 862.544 | 935.361 | 1.070.998 | 1.151.635 | Alberta |
| 6. | Ottawa – Gatineau | 751.228 | 787.636 | 834.799 | 860.928 | 945.592 | 994.576 | 1.068.821 | Ontario Ontario |
| 7. | Winnipeg | 619.031 | 621.887 | 626.956 | 641.483 | 670.025 | 712.858 | 758.515 | Manitoba |
| 8. | Québec | 588.830 | 609.353 | 635.512 | 659.545 | 681.804 | 708.280 | 733.156 | Québec Québec |
| 9. | Hamilton | 556.340 | 576.998 | 620.232 | 647.634 | 671.008 | 693.362 | 729.560 | Ontario Ontario |
| 10. | Kitchener | 332.235 | 357.798 | 387.319 | 422.514 | 446.295 | 473.230 | 522.888 | Ontario Ontario |
| 11. | London | 310.862 | 324.690 | 337.866 | 353.069 | 365.715 | 384.784 | 423.369 | Ontario Ontario |
| 12. | Victoria | 265.194 | 279.138 | 288.697 | 304.683 | 314.596 | 337.235 | 363.222 | British Columbia |
| 13. | Halifax | 257.790 | 265.610 | 276.412 | 282.924 | 304.979 | 317.334 | 348.634 | Nova Scotia |
| 14. | Oshawa | 195.044 | 214.867 | 242.831 | 269.734 | 290.704 | 309.759 | 335.949 | Ontario Ontario |
| 15. | Windsor | 226.829 | 241.130 | 265.540 | 278.765 | 277.970 | 288.363 | 306.519 | Ontario Ontario |
| 16. | Saskatoon | 186.067 | 193.647 | 196.811 | 202.425 | 220.546 | 245.904 | 264.637 | Saskatchewan |
| 17. | Saint Catharines – Niagara | | | | | 220.616 | 229.776 | 242.460 | Ontario Ontario |
| 18. | Regina | 179.183 | 180.400 | 178.225 | 179.246 | 192.079 | 214.664 | 224.996 | Saskatchewan |
| 19. | Saint John’s | 124.748 | 124.175 | 147.378 | 151.322 | 172.312 | 181.955 | 185.565 | Neufundland und Labrador |
| 20. | Kelowna | 77.159 | 85.649 | 116.673 | 126.384 | 140.131 | 160.095 | 181.380 | British Columbia |
| 21. | Barrie | 79.922 | 99.463 | 129.963 | 157.501 | 140.383 | 146.394 | 154.676 | Ontario Ontario |
| 22. | Sherbrooke | 115.627 | 119.257 | 127.573 | 134.610 | 133.673 | 140.300 | 151.157 | Québec Québec |
| 23. | Guelph | 88.718 | 96.231 | 106.920 | 115.635 | 122.457 | 132.705 | 144.356 | Ontario Ontario |
| 24. | Kanata | 43.624 | 56.247 | 70.904 | 85.112 | 104.559 | 118.308 | 137.118 | Ontario Ontario |
| 25. | Abbotsford | | | | | 115.011 | 122.163 | 132.300 | British Columbia |
| 26. | Trois-Rivières | | | | | 112.626 | 124.158 | 128.057 | Québec Québec |
| 27. | Kingston | 103.021 | 107.229 | 108.664 | 109.431 | 114.928 | 119.061 | 127.943 | Ontario Ontario |
| 28. | Milton | | | | 45.089 | 75.880 | 101.885 | 124.579 | Ontario Ontario |
| 29. | Moncton | 82.396 | 86.541 | 90.431 | 97.065 | 103.926 | 109.075 | 119.785 | New Brunswick New Brunswick |
| 30. | White Rock | 53.187 | 58.223 | 66.391 | 73.006 | 85.062 | 93.811 | 109.167 | British Columbia |
| 31. | Nanaimo | 62.731 | 72.675 | 77.842 | 83.751 | 85.357 | 96.415 | 106.079 | British Columbia |
| 32. | Brantford | 81.997 | 84.764 | 86.417 | 90.192 | 94.269 | 98.250 | 104.413 | Ontario Ontario |
| 33. | Chicoutimi – Jonquière | 112.891 | 112.118 | 108.409 | 106.103 | 104.589 | 104.741 | 103.934 | Québec Québec |
| 34. | Saint-Jérôme | 44.751 | 48.315 | 54.337 | 57.920 | 69.598 | 91.205 | 100.859 | Québec Québec |
| 35. | Red Deer | 58.145 | 60.075 | 67.829 | 82.772 | 89.715 | 99.773 | 99.846 | Alberta |
| 36. | Thunder Bay | 109.333 | 108.132 | 103.215 | 103.247 | 95.251 | 94.767 | 95.266 | Ontario Ontario |
| 37. | Lethbridge | 60.974 | 63.053 | 67.532 | 74.822 | 79.364 | 89.309 | 92.563 | Alberta |
| 38. | Kamloops | 59.087 | 66.776 | 67.952 | 70.117 | 72.755 | 85.702 | 92.442 | British Columbia |
| 39. | Sudbury | | | | | 87.950 | 88.155 | 92.093 | Ontario Ontario |
| 40. | Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu | 63.469 | 65.887 | 70.550 | 78.519 | 81.802 | 84.685 | 88.083 | Québec Québec |
| 41. | Peterborough | 69.538 | 70.646 | 73.303 | 76.925 | 79.863 | 82.149 | 84.793 | Ontario Ontario |
| 42. | Chilliwack | 39.020 | 49.126 | 53.335 | 59.453 | 67.374 | 73.171 | 81.622 | British Columbia |
| 43. | Châteauguay | 60.492 | 63.315 | 63.258 | 66.204 | 66.445 | 71.164 | 75.891 | Québec Québec |
| 44. | Belleville | 62.687 | 62.243 | 61.886 | 64.071 | 66.331 | 68.859 | 75.052 | Ontario Ontario |
| 45. | Sarnia | 80.524 | 79.204 | 78.577 | 78.827 | 73.044 | 73.403 | 73.944 | Ontario Ontario |
| 46. | Airdrie | | | | | 42.844 | 61.082 | 73.578 | Alberta |
| 47. | Drummondville | 50.826 | 54.215 | 58.552 | 62.659 | 65.341 | 68.634 | 72.089 | Québec Québec |
| 48. | Welland-Pelham | | | | | 60.540 | 63.011 | 69.302 | Ontario Ontario |
| 49. | Fort McMurray | | | | 47.705 | 61.374 | 67.123 | 68.002 | Alberta |
| 50. | Prince George | 62.713 | 66.314 | 66.871 | 65.082 | 62.623 | 66.315 | 67.339 | British Columbia |
| 51. | Sault Ste. Marie | 73.217 | 71.952 | 67.679 | 68.084 | 68.143 | 66.313 | 64.923 | Ontario Ontario |
| 52. | Fredericton | 47.811 | 48.233 | 54.068 | 56.245 | 56.663 | 61.014 | 64.614 | New Brunswick New Brunswick |
| 53. | Saint John | | | | | 60.459 | 61.152 | 63.447 | New Brunswick New Brunswick |
| 54. | Medicine Hat | 47.456 | 50.978 | 55.724 | 62.183 | 59.624 | 63.111 | 63.382 | Alberta |
| 55. | Grande Prairie | | | 36.735 | 46.850 | 55.236 | 62.382 | 63.172 | Alberta |
| 56. | Granby | 49.803 | 50.749 | 53.126 | 56.984 | 57.351 | 59.706 | 62.624 | Québec Québec |
| 57. | Bowmanville – Newcastle | | | | | | 48.929 | 56.742 | Ontario Ontario |
| 58. | Belœil | | | 42.320 | 45.299 | 48.688 | 50.845 | 52.959 | Québec Québec |
| 59. | Charlottetown | | | | | | 48.054 | 52.390 | Prince Edward Island |
| 60. | Vernon | | | | | | 48.425 | 51.896 | British Columbia |
| 61. | North Bay | 54.396 | 53.422 | 51.900 | 53.100 | 52.405 | 50.396 | 51.433 | Ontario Ontario |
| 62. | Saint-Hyacinthe | | | | | 47.289 | 50.104 | 50.616 | Québec Québec |
| 63. | Brandon | 39.897 | 40.581 | 46.273 | 48.256 | 54.847 | 48.345 | 50.532 | Manitoba |

## Gemeinden nach Einwohnerzahl

Die folgende Tabelle enthält die Gemeinden (census subdivisions (municipalities)) über 100.000 Einwohner, sowie die Ergebnisse der Volkszählungen (VZ) vom 4. Juni 1991, 14. Mai 1996, 15. Mai 2001, 16. Mai 2006, 10. Mai 2011, 11. Mai 2016 und 11. Mai 2021. Aufgeführt ist auch die übergeordnete Verwaltungseinheit (Provinz und Territorium), zu der die Gemeinde gehört. Die Einwohnerzahlen beziehen sich auf die Gemeinde in ihren politischen Grenzen, ohne politisch selbständige Vororte.
| Rang | Name | VZ 1991 | VZ 1996 | VZ 2001 | VZ 2006 | VZ 2011 | VZ 2016 | VZ 2021 | Verwaltungseinheit |
| 1. | Toronto | 2.275.771 | 2.385.421 | 2.481.494 | 2.503.281 | 2.615.060 | 2.731.571 | 2.794.356 | Ontario Ontario |
| 2. | Montreal | 1.548.389 | 1.545.630 | 1.583.590 | 1.620.693 | 1.649.519 | 1.704.694 | 1.762.949 | Québec Québec |
| 3. | Calgary | 710.677 | 768.082 | 879.003 | 988.193 | 1.096.833 | 1.239.220 | 1.306.784 | Alberta |
| 4. | Ottawa | 678.137 | 721.136 | 774.072 | 812.129 | 883.391 | 934.243 | 1.017.449 | Ontario Ontario |
| 5. | Edmonton | 616.741 | 616.306 | 666.104 | 730.372 | 812.201 | 932.546 | 1.010.899 | Alberta |
| 6. | Winnipeg | 616.790 | 618.477 | 619.544 | 633.451 | 663.617 | 705.244 | 749.607 | Manitoba |
| 7. | Mississauga | 463.388 | 544.382 | 612.925 | 668.549 | 713.443 | 721.599 | 717.961 | Ontario Ontario |
| 8. | Vancouver | 471.844 | 514.008 | 545.671 | 578.041 | 603.502 | 631.486 | 662.248 | British Columbia |
| 9. | Brampton | 234.445 | 268.251 | 325.428 | 433.806 | 523.911 | 593.638 | 656.480 | Ontario Ontario |
| 10. | Hamilton | 451.665 | 467.799 | 490.268 | 504.559 | 519.949 | 536.917 | 569.353 | Ontario Ontario |
| 11. | Surrey | 245.173 | 304.477 | 347.820 | 394.976 | 468.251 | 517.887 | 568.322 | British Columbia |
| 12. | Quebec | 461.894 | 473.569 | 476.330 | 491.142 | 516.622 | 531.902 | 549.459 | Québec Québec |
| 13. | Halifax | 114.455 | 342.851 | 359.111 | 372.679 | 390.096 | 403.131 | 439.819 | Nova Scotia |
| 14. | Laval | 314.398 | 330.343 | 343.005 | 368.709 | 401.553 | 422.993 | 438.366 | Québec Québec |
| 15. | London | 311.620 | 325.669 | 336.539 | 352.395 | 366.151 | 383.822 | 422.324 | Ontario Ontario |
| 16. | Markham | 153.811 | 173.383 | 208.615 | 261.573 | 301.709 | 328.966 | 338.503 | Ontario Ontario |
| 17. | Vaughan | 111.359 | 132.549 | 182.022 | 238.866 | 288.301 | 306.233 | 323.103 | Ontario Ontario |
| 18. | Gatineau | 201.536 | 217.609 | 226.696 | 242.124 | 265.349 | 276.245 | 291.041 | Québec Québec |
| 19. | Saskatoon | 186.067 | 193.653 | 196.861 | 202.340 | 222.189 | 246.376 | 266.141 | Saskatchewan |
| 20. | Kitchener | 168.282 | 178.420 | 190.399 | 204.668 | 219.153 | 233.222 | 256.885 | Ontario Ontario |
| 21. | Longueuil | 226.965 | 227.408 | 225.761 | 229.330 | 231.409 | 239.700 | 254.483 | Québec Québec |
| 22. | Burnaby | 158.858 | 179.209 | 193.954 | 202.799 | 223.218 | 232.755 | 249.125 | British Columbia |
| 23. | Windsor | 191.435 | 197.694 | 209.218 | 216.473 | 210.891 | 217.188 | 229.660 | Ontario Ontario |
| 24. | Regina | 179.183 | 180.404 | 178.225 | 179.246 | 193.100 | 215.106 | 226.404 | Saskatchewan |
| 25. | Oakville | 114.670 | 128.405 | 144.738 | 165.613 | 182.520 | 193.832 | 213.759 | Ontario Ontario |
| 26. | Richmond | 126.624 | 148.867 | 164.345 | 174.461 | 190.473 | 198.309 | 209.937 | British Columbia |
| 27. | Richmond Hill | 80.142 | 101.725 | 132.030 | 162.704 | 185.541 | 195.022 | 202.022 | Ontario Ontario |
| 28. | Burlington | 129.575 | 136.976 | 150.836 | 164.415 | 175.779 | 183.314 | 186.948 | Ontario Ontario |
| 29. | Oshawa | 129.344 | 134.364 | 139.051 | 141.590 | 149.607 | 159.458 | 175.383 | Ontario Ontario |
| 30. | Sherbrooke | 128.406 | 134.524 | 138.785 | 147.427 | 154.601 | 161.323 | 172.950 | Québec Québec |
| 31. | Greater Sudbury | 161.210 | 165.336 | 155.219 | 157.857 | 160.274 | 161.531 | 166.004 | Ontario Ontario |
| 32. | Abbotsford | 86.928 | 105.403 | 115.494 | 123.864 | 133.497 | 141.397 | 153.524 | British Columbia |
| 33. | Lévis | 108.523 | 118.344 | 121.999 | 130.006 | 138.769 | 143.414 | 149.683 | Québec Québec |
| 34. | Coquitlam | 84.021 | 101.820 | 112.890 | 114.565 | 126.456 | 139.284 | 148.625 | British Columbia |
| 35. | Barrie | 62.728 | 79.191 | 103.710 | 128.430 | 135.711 | 141.434 | 147.829 | Ontario Ontario |
| 36. | Saguenay | 154.969 | 154.525 | 147.133 | 143.692 | 144.746 | 145.949 | 144.723 | Québec Québec |
| 37. | Kelowna | 75.950 | 89.442 | 96.288 | 106.707 | 117.312 | 127.380 | 144.576 | British Columbia |
| 38. | Guelph | 88.444 | 95.821 | 106.170 | 114.943 | 121.688 | 131.794 | 143.740 | Ontario Ontario |
| 39. | Trois-Rivières | 109.016 | 110.893 | 122.395 | 126.323 | 131.338 | 134.413 | 139.163 | Québec Québec |
| 40. | Whitby | 61.281 | 73.794 | 87.413 | 111.184 | 122.022 | 128.377 | 138.501 | Ontario Ontario |
| 41. | Cambridge | 92.772 | 101.429 | 110.372 | 120.371 | 126.748 | 129.920 | 138.479 | Ontario Ontario |
| 42. | St. Catharines | 129.300 | 130.926 | 129.170 | 131.989 | 131.400 | 133.113 | 136.803 | Ontario Ontario |
| 43. | Milton | 32.075 | 32.104 | 31.471 | 53.889 | 84.362 | 110.128 | 132.979 | Ontario Ontario |
| 44. | Langley | 85.805 | 102.702 | 110.539 | 117.332 | 129.258 | 143.173 | 132.603 | British Columbia |
| 45. | Kingston | 107.835 | 112.605 | 114.195 | 117.207 | 123.363 | 123.798 | 132.485 | Ontario Ontario |
| 46. | Ajax | | 64.430 | 73.753 | 90.167 | 109.600 | 119.677 | 126.666 | Ontario Ontario |
| 47. | Waterloo | 71.181 | 77.949 | 86.543 | 97.475 | 98.780 | 104.986 | 121.436 | Ontario Ontario |
| 48. | Terrebonne | | 43.149 | 42.214 | 94.703 | 106.322 | 111.575 | 119.944 | Québec Québec |
| 49. | Saanich | 95.583 | 101.388 | 103.654 | 108.265 | 109.752 | 114.148 | 117.735 | British Columbia |
| 50. | St. John’s | 104.659 | 101.936 | 99.182 | 100.646 | 106.172 | 108.860 | 110.525 | Neufundland und Labrador |
| 51. | Thunder Bay | 113.946 | 113.662 | 109.016 | 109.140 | 108.359 | 107.909 | 108.843 | Ontario Ontario |
| 52. | Delta | 88.978 | 95.411 | 96.950 | 96.635 | 99.863 | 102.238 | 108.455 | British Columbia |
| 53. | Brantford | 81.997 | 84.764 | 86.417 | 90.192 | 93.650 | 98.563 | 104.688 | Ontario Ontario |
| 54. | Chatham-Kent | 109.943 | 109.350 | 107.341 | 108.177 | 103.671 | 101.647 | 103.988 | Ontario Ontario |
| 55. | Clarington | | | 65.940 | 72.675 | 77.360 | 92.013 | 101.427 | Ontario Ontario |
| 54. | Red Deer | 58.145 | 60.080 | 67.829 | 83.154 | 90.564 | 100.418 | 100.844 | Alberta |