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Table:
| Rank | Census subdivision | Province | Type | Land area\n(km2, 2011) | Population 2011 | Population 2006 | Population 2001 | Population 1996 | Change in % 2006–2011 | Change in % 1996–2011 |
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| 1 | Toronto | Ontario | city | 630.21 | 2,615,060 | 2,503,281 | 2,481,494 | 2,385,421 | 4.5 | 9.6 |
| 2 | Montreal | Quebec | ville | 365.13 | 1,649,519 | 1,620,693 | 1,583,590 | 1,547,030 | 1.8 | 6.6 |
| 3 | Calgary | Alberta | city | 825.29 | 1,096,833 | 988,193 | 879,003 | 768,082 | 10.9 | 42.7 |
| 4 | Ottawa | Ontario | city | 2,790.22 | 883,391 | 812,129 | 774,072 | 721,136 | 8.8 | 22.5 |
| 5 | Edmonton | Alberta | city | 684.37 | 812,201 | 730,372 | 666,104 | 616,306 | 11.2 | 31.8 |
| 6 | Mississauga | Ontario | city | 292.40 | 713,443 | 668,549 | 612,000 | 544,382 | 6.7 | 31.1 |
| 7 | Winnipeg | Manitoba | city | 464.08 | 663,617 | 633,451 | 619,544 | 618,477 | 4.8 | 7.3 |
| 8 | Vancouver | British Columbia | city | 114.97 | 603,502 | 578,041 | 545,671 | 514,008 | 4.4 | 17.3 |
| 9 | Brampton | Ontario | city | 266.34 | 523,911 | 433,806 | 325,428 | 268,251 | 20.8 | 95.1 |
| 10 | Hamilton | Ontario | city | 1,117.23 | 519,949 | 504,559 | 490,268 | 467,799 | 3.1 | 11.1 |
| 11 | Quebec City | Quebec | ville | 454.10 | 516,622 | 491,142 | 476,330 | 467,728 | 5.2 | 10.5 |
| 12 | Surrey | British Columbia | city | 316.41 | 468,251 | 394,976 | 347,820 | 304,477 | 18.6 | 53.9 |
| 13 | Laval | Quebec | ville | 247.09 | 401,553 | 368,709 | 343,005 | 330,393 | 8.9 | 21.5 |
| 14 | Halifax | Nova Scotia | regional municipality | 5,490.28 | 390,096 | 372,679 | 359,111 | 342,851 | 4.7 | 14.1 |
| 15 | London | Ontario | city | 420.57 | 366,151 | 352,395 | 336,539 | 325,669 | 3.9 | 12.6 |
| 16 | Markham | Ontario | city | 212.58 | 301,709 | 261,573 | 208,615 | 173,383 | 15.3 | 74.0 |
| 17 | Vaughan | Ontario | city | 273.52 | 288,301 | 238,866 | 182,022 | 132,549 | 20.7 | 118.2 |
| 18 | Gatineau | Quebec | ville | 342.98 | 265,349 | 242,124 | 226,696 | 217,591 | 9.6 | 22.1 |
| 19 | Longueuil | Quebec | ville | 115.59 | 231,409 | 229,330 | 225,761 | 225,722 | 0.9 | 2.7 |
| 20 | Burnaby | British Columbia | city | 90.61 | 223,218 | 202,799 | 193,954 | 179,209 | 10.1 | 24.6 |
| 21 | Saskatoon | Saskatchewan | city | 209.56 | 222,189 | 202,340 | 196,861 | 193,653 | 9.8 | 15.0 |
| 22 | Kitchener | Ontario | city | 136.79 | 219,153 | 204,668 | 190,399 | 178,420 | 7.1 | 22.3 |
| 23 | Windsor | Ontario | city | 146.32 | 210,891 | 216,473 | 209,218 | 197,694 | −2.6 | 6.6 |
| 24 | Regina | Saskatchewan | city | 145.45 | 193,100 | 179,246 | 178,225 | 180,404 | 7.7 | 7.2 |
| 25 | Richmond | British Columbia | city | 129.27 | 190,473 | 174,461 | 164,345 | 148,867 | 9.2 | 28.4 |
| 26 | Richmond Hill | Ontario | town | 100.95 | 185,541 | 162,704 | 132,030 | 101,725 | 14.0 | 83.1 |
| 27 | Oakville | Ontario | town | 138.88 | 182,520 | 165,613 | 144,738 | 128,405 | 10.2 | 42.2 |
| 28 | Burlington | Ontario | city | 185.66 | 175,779 | 164,415 | 150,836 | 136,976 | 6.9 | 28.7 |
| 29 | Greater Sudbury | Ontario | city | 3,227.38 | 160,274 | 157,857 | 155,219 | 165,336 | 1.5 | −3.2 |
| 30 | Sherbrooke | Quebec | ville | 353.49 | 154,601 | 147,427 | 138,785 | 136,883 | 4.9 | 13.2 |
| 31 | Oshawa | Ontario | city | 145.68 | 149,607 | 141,590 | 139,051 | 134,464 | 5.7 | 11.1 |
| 32 | Saguenay | Quebec | ville | 1,126.48 | 144,746 | 143,692 | 147,133 | 152,811 | 0.7 | −5.2 |
| 33 | Lévis | Quebec | ville | 449.31 | 138,769 | 130,006 | 121,999 | 103,750 | 6.7 | 33.9 |
| 34 | Barrie | Ontario | city | 77.39 | 135,711 | 128,430 | 103,710 | 79,191 | 5.7 | 70.9 |
| 35 | Abbotsford | British Columbia | city | 375.55 | 133,497 | 123,864 | 115,494 | 105,403 | 7.4 | 26.7 |
| 36 | St. Catharines | Ontario | city | 96.11 | 131,400 | 131,989 | 129,170 | 130,926 | −0.4 | 0.4 |
| 37 | Trois-Rivières | Quebec | ville | 288.90 | 131,338 | 126,323 | 122,395 | 124,417 | 4.0 | 5.6 |
| 38 | Cambridge | Ontario | city | 113.00 | 126,748 | 120,371 | 110,372 | 101,429 | 5.3 | 24.6 |
| 39 | Coquitlam | British Columbia | city | 122.30 | 126,456 | 114,565 | 112,890 | 101,820 | 10.4 | 24.8 |
| 40 | Kingston | Ontario | city | 451.17 | 123,363 | 117,207 | 114,195 | 112,605 | 5.3 | 9.8 |
| 41 | Whitby | Ontario | town | 146.53 | 122,022 | 111,184 | 87,413 | 73,794 | 9.7 | 64.9 |
| 42 | Guelph | Ontario | city | 87.20 | 121,688 | 114,943 | 106,170 | 95,821 | 5.9 | 26.1 |
| 43 | Kelowna | British Columbia | city | 211.62 | 117,312 | 106,707 | 96,288 | 89,442 | 9.6 | 31.5 |
| 44 | Saanich | British Columbia | district municipality | 103.78 | 109,752 | 108,265 | 103,654 | 101,388 | 1.4 | 7.9 |
| 45 | Ajax | Ontario | town | 67.07 | 109,600 | 90,167 | 73,753 | 64,430 | 21.6 | 70.3 |
| 46 | Thunder Bay | Ontario | city | 328.24 | 108,359 | 109,140 | 109,016 | 113,662 | −0.7 | −4.4 |
| 47 | Terrebonne | Quebec | ville | 154.74 | 106,322 | 94,703 | 80,536 | 75,116 | 12.3 | 41.3 |
| 48 | St. John's | Newfoundland and Labrador | city | 446.04 | 106,172 | 100,646 | 99,182 | 101,936 | 5.5 | 4.0 |
| 49 | Langley | British Columbia | district municipality | 308.03 | 104,177 | 93,726 | 86,896 | 80,179 | 11.2 | 30.0 |
| 50 | Chatham-Kent | Ontario | municipality | 2,458.09 | 103,671 | 108,177 | 107,341 | 109,950 | −4.2 | −5.8 |
| 51 | Delta | British Columbia | district municipality | 180.11 | 99,863 | 96,723 | 96,950 | 95,411 | 3.3 | 4.7 |
| 52 | Waterloo | Ontario | city | 64.02 | 98,780 | 97,475 | 86,543 | 77,949 | 1.3 | 26.7 |
| 53 | Cape Breton | Nova Scotia | regional municipality | 2,433.35 | 97,398 | 102,250 | 105,968 | 114,733 | −4.7 | −15.2 |
| 54 | Brantford | Ontario | city | 72.47 | 93,650 | 90,192 | 86,417 | 86,417 | 3.8 | 8.4 |
| 55 | Strathcona County | Alberta | specialized municipality | 1,180.56 | 92,490 | 82,511 | 71,986 | 64,176 | 12.1 | 44.1 |
| 56 | Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu | Quebec | ville | 225.78 | 92,394 | 87,492 | 79,600 | 76,461 | 5.6 | 20.8 |
| 57 | Red Deer | Alberta | city | 104.29 | 90,564 | 82,772 | 67,829 | 60,080 | 8.9 | 50.7 |
| 58 | Pickering | Ontario | city | 231.59 | 88,721 | 87,838 | 87,139 | 78,989 | 1.0 | 12.3 |
| 59 | Kamloops | British Columbia | city | 299.23 | 85,678 | 80,376 | 77,281 | 76,394 | 6.6 | 12.2 |
| 60 | Clarington | Ontario | municipality | 611.30 | 84,548 | 77,820 | 69,834 | 60,615 | 8.6 | 39.5 |
| 61 | North Vancouver | British Columbia | district municipality | 160.76 | 84,412 | 82,562 | 82,310 | 80,418 | 2.2 | 5.0 |
| 62 | Milton | Ontario | town | 363.22 | 84,362 | 53,939 | 31,471 | 32,104 | 56.5 | 162.8 |
| 63 | Nanaimo | British Columbia | city | 91.30 | 83,810 | 78,692 | 73,000 | 70,130 | 6.5 | 18.0 |
| 64 | Lethbridge | Alberta | city | 122.36 | 83,517 | 74,637 | 67,374 | 63,053 | 11.8 | 32.5 |
| 65 | Niagara Falls | Ontario | city | 209.71 | 82,997 | 82,184 | 78,815 | 76,917 | 1.0 | 7.9 |
| 66 | Repentigny | Quebec | ville | 61.79 | 82,000 | 76,237 | 72,218 | 70,677 | 7.6 | 16.0 |
| 67 | Victoria | British Columbia | city | 19.47 | 80,017 | 78,057 | 74,125 | 73,405 | 2.5 | 9.0 |
| 68 | Newmarket | Ontario | town | 38.33 | 79,978 | 74,295 | 65,788 | 57,125 | 7.6 | 40.0 |
| 69 | Brossard | Quebec | ville | 45.20 | 79,273 | 71,154 | 65,026 | 65,927 | 11.4 | 20.2 |
| 70 | Peterborough | Ontario | city | 63.80 | 78,698 | 74,898 | 71,446 | 69,742 | 4.4 | 12.8 |
| 71 | Chilliwack | British Columbia | city | 261.50 | 77,936 | 69,217 | 62,567 | 60,186 | 12.6 | 29.5 |
| 72 | Maple Ridge | British Columbia | district municipality | 266.78 | 76,052 | 68,949 | 63,169 | 56,173 | 10.3 | 35.4 |
| 73 | Sault Ste. Marie | Ontario | city | 223.26 | 75,141 | 74,948 | 74,566 | 80,054 | 0.3 | −6.3 |
| 74 | Kawartha Lakes | Ontario | city | 3,083.06 | 73,214 | 74,561 | 69,179 | 67,926 | −1.8 | 7.8 |
| 75 | Sarnia | Ontario | city | 164.71 | 72,366 | 71,419 | 70,876 | 72,738 | 1.3 | −0.5 |
| 76 | Prince George | British Columbia | city | 318.26 | 71,974 | 70,981 | 72,406 | 75,510 | 1.4 | −4.7 |
| 77 | Drummondville | Quebec | ville | 246.85 | 71,852 | 67,392 | 63,029 | 58,588 | 6.6 | 22.6 |
| 78 | Saint John | New Brunswick | city | 315.82 | 70,063 | 68,043 | 69,661 | 72,494 | 3.0 | -3.4 |
| 79 | Moncton | New Brunswick | city | 141.17 | 69,074 | 64,128 | 61,046 | 59,313 | 7.7 | 16.5 |
| 80 | Saint-Jérôme | Quebec | ville | 90.52 | 68,456 | 63,729 | 59,614 | 59,533 | 7.4 | 15.0 |
| 81 | New Westminster | British Columbia | city | 15.63 | 65,976 | 58,549 | 54,656 | 49,350 | 12.7 | 33.7 |
| 82 | Wood Buffalo | Alberta | specialized municipality | 63,637.47 | 65,565 | 51,496 | 41,445 | 35,213 | 27.3 | 86.2 |
| 83 | Granby | Quebec | ville | 152.72 | 63,433 | 47,637 | 44,121 | 43,316 | 6.8 | 46.4 |
| 84 | Norfolk County | Ontario | city | 1,607.60 | 63,175 | 62,563 | 60,847 | 60,534 | 1.0 | 4.4 |
| 85 | St. Albert | Alberta | city | 48.27 | 61,466 | 57,719 | 53,081 | 46,888 | 6.4 | 31.1 |
| 86 | Medicine Hat | Alberta | city | 112.01 | 60,005 | 56,997 | 51,249 | 46,783 | 5.3 | 28.3 |
| 87 | Caledon | Ontario | town | 688.15 | 59,460 | 57,050 | 50,605 | 39,893 | 4.2 | 49.1 |
| 88 | Halton Hills | Ontario | town | 276.25 | 59,008 | 55,289 | 48,184 | 42,390 | 6.7 | 39.2 |
| 89 | Port Coquitlam | British Columbia | city | 29.17 | 56,342 | 52,687 | 51,257 | 46,682 | 6.9 | 20.7 |
| 90 | Fredericton | New Brunswick | city | 131.67 | 56,224 | 50,535 | 47,580 | 46,507 | 11.3 | 20.9 |
| 91 | Grande Prairie | Alberta | city | 72.80 | 55,032 | 47,076 | 36,983 | 31,353 | 16.8 | 75.5 |
| 92 | North Bay | Ontario | city | 319.05 | 53,651 | 53,966 | 52,771 | 54,332 | −0.6 | −1.2 |
| 93 | Blainville | Quebec | ville | 55.10 | 53,510 | 46,493 | 36,029 | 29,603 | 15.1 | 80.8 |
| 94 | Saint-Hyacinthe | Quebec | ville | 188.69 | 53,236 | 51,616 | 50,394 | 50,027 | 3.1 | 6.4 |
| 95 | Aurora | Ontario | town | 49.78 | 53,203 | 47,629 | 40,167 | 34,857 | 11.7 | 52.6 |
| 96 | Welland | Ontario | city | 81.09 | 50,631 | 50,331 | 48,402 | 48,411 | 0.6 | 4.6 |
| 97 | Shawinigan | Quebec | ville | 733.48 | 50,060 | 51,904 | 52,040 | 56,721 | −3.6 | −11.7 |
| 98 | Dollard-des-Ormeaux | Quebec | ville | 15.10 | 49,637 | 48,930 | 48,206 | 47,826 | 1.4 | 3.8 |
| 99 | Belleville | Ontario | city | 247.21 | 49,454 | 48,821 | 46,029 | 46,195 | 1.3 | 7.1 |
| 100 | North Vancouver | British Columbia | city | 11.83 | 48,196 | 45,165 | 44,303 | 41,475 | 6.7 | 16.2 |
Question:
how many cities (census subdivisions) had at least half a million people in 1996?
Answer:
8