Population estimates for July 2016:
1. Toronto 6,242,300
2. Montreal 4,093,800
3. Vancouver 2,548,700
4. Calgary 1,469,300
5. Edmonton 1,392,600
6. Ottawa-Gatineau 1,351,100
7. Winnipeg 811,900
8. Quebec 807,200
9. Hamilton 778,400
10. Kitchener-Waterloo 517,300
11. London 512,400
12. Halifax 425,900
13. St.Catharines-Niagara 411,700
14. Oshawa 394,000
15. Victoria 370,900
16. Windsor 340,300
17. Saskatoon 315,200
18. Regina 247,200
19. St.John's 217,500
20. Sherbrooke 215,600
21. Barrie 205,000
22. Kelowna 198,300
23. Abbotsford-Mission 186,800
24. Kingston 171,400
25. Sudbury 165,500
Highlights:
-Edmonton surpasses Ottawa as 5th most populated area of Canada
-Winnipeg surpasses Quebec as 7th most populated area
-Prairie provinces have the highest population growth in Canada
-Toronto is fast growing metro area by actual numbers
-Calgary has slowed down in last two years, but is still the fastest growing metro area of the last decade
source:
http://www.statcan.gc.ca/tables-tabl...emo05a-eng.htm