census geographic concept used to describe smaller urban areas. A CA comprises an urban area (known as the urban core) and adjacent areas (known as urban and rural fringes) that have a high degree of social and economic integration with the urban core. A CA has an urban core population of at least 10,000 but less than 100,000, based on the previous census. They are similar to
. Larger urban areas are called
s.
|
Census Agglomeration Name |
2001 Population |
Land area in square km |
Population density per square km |
Population rank |
| Alberta |
|
Brooks, Alberta |
11,604 |
17 |
664.4 |
109 |
|
Camrose, Alberta |
14,854 |
26 |
574.6 |
97 |
|
Cold Lake, Alberta |
27,935 |
6,319 |
4.4 |
60 |
|
Grande Prairie, Alberta |
36,983 |
60 |
612.1 |
46 |
|
Lethbridge, Alberta |
67,374 |
122 |
553.0 |
21 |
|
Medicine Hat, Alberta |
61,735 |
13,291 |
4.6 |
23 |
|
Red Deer, Alberta |
67,707 |
61 |
1,111.8 |
20 |
|
Wetaskiwin, Alberta |
11,154 |
16 |
704.7 |
111 |
|
Wood Buffalo, Alberta |
42,602 |
63,837 |
0.7 |
37 |
|
Lloydminster, Alberta/Saskatchewan |
20,988 |
42 |
505.4 |
77 |
| British Columbia |
|
Campbell River, British Columbia |
33,872 |
1,748 |
19.4 |
50 |
|
Chilliwack, British Columbia |
69,776 |
1,253 |
55.7 |
17 |
|
Courtenay, British Columbia |
47,051 |
617 |
76.2 |
32 |
|
Cranbrook, British Columbia |
24,275 |
4,553 |
5.3 |
69 |
|
Dawson Creek, British Columbia |
17,444 |
11,695 |
1.5 |
84 |
|
Duncan, British Columbia |
38,813 |
372 |
104.4 |
45 |
|
Fort St. John, British Columbia |
16,034 |
22 |
744.5 |
92 |
|
Kamloops, British Columbia |
86,491 |
5,684 |
15.2 |
10 |
|
Kelowna, British Columbia |
147,739 |
2,904 |
50.9 |
2 |
|
Kitimat, British Columbia |
10,285 |
243 |
42.4 |
112 |
|
Nanaimo, British Columbia |
85,664 |
1,279 |
67.0 |
12 |
|
Parksville, British Columbia |
24,285 |
81 |
298.1 |
68 |
|
Penticton, British Columbia |
41,574 |
2,217 |
18.8 |
38 |
|
Port Alberni, British Columbia |
25,396 |
1,731 |
14.7 |
64 |
|
Powell River, British Columbia |
18,269 |
4,718 |
3.9 |
81 |
|
Prince George, British Columbia |
85,035 |
17,729 |
4.8 |
13 |
|
Prince Rupert, British Columbia |
15,302 |
223 |
68.6 |
95 |
|
Quesnel, British Columbia |
24,426 |
21,766 |
1.1 |
67 |
|
Squamish, British Columbia |
14,435 |
96 |
150.2 |
98 |
|
Terrace, British Columbia |
19,980 |
9,748 |
2.0 |
79 |
|
Vernon, British Columbia |
51,530 |
1,042 |
49.5 |
29 |
|
Williams Lake, British Columbia |
25,122 |
12,466 |
2.0 |
66 |
| Manitoba |
|
Brandon, Manitoba |
41,037 |
646 |
63.5 |
41 |
|
Thompson, Manitoba |
13,256 |
17 |
771.7 |
101 |
|
Portage la Prairie, Manitoba |
20,617 |
2,030 |
10.2 |
78 |
| New Brunswick |
|
Bathurst, New Brunswick |
23,935 |
1,628 |
14.7 |
70 |
|
Edmundston, New Brunswick |
22,173 |
902 |
24.6 |
74 |
|
Fredericton, New Brunswick |
81,346 |
4,522 |
18.0 |
14 |
|
Moncton, New Brunswick |
117,727 |
2,177 |
54.1 |
3 |
|
Campbellton, New Brunswick/Quebec |
16,265 |
1,509 |
10.8 |
88 |
| Newfoundland and Labrador |
|
Corner Brook, Newfoundland and Labrador |
25,747 |
248 |
103.7 |
63 |
|
Gander, Newfoundland and Labrador |
11,254 |
2,427 |
4.6 |
110 |
|
Grand Falls-Windsor, Newfoundland and Labrador |
18,981 |
4,168 |
4.6 |
80 |
|
Labrador City, Newfoundland and Labrador |
9,638 |
56 |
171.3 |
113 |
| Northwest Territories |
|
Yellowknife, Northwest Territories |
16,541 |
105 |
157.2 |
86 |
| Nova Scotia |
|
Cape Breton, Nova Scotia |
109,330 |
2,471 |
44.3 |
5 |
|
Kentville, Nova Scotia |
25,172 |
608 |
41.4 |
65 |
|
New Glasgow, Nova Scotia |
36,735 |
2,066 |
17.8 |
47 |
|
Truro, Nova Scotia |
44,276 |
2,732 |
16.2 |
35 |
| Ontario |
|
Barrie, Ontario |
148,480 |
897 |
165.4 |
1 |
|
Belleville, Ontario |
87,395 |
741 |
118.0 |
9 |
|
Brantford, Ontario |
86,417 |
72 |
1,207.6 |
11 |
|
Brockville, Ontario |
44,741 |
1,143 |
39.1 |
34 |
|
Chatham-Kent, Ontario |
107,709 |
2,471 |
43.6 |
6 |
|
Cobourg, Ontario |
17,172 |
22 |
767.6 |
85 |
|
Collingwood, Ontario |
16,039 |
33 |
479.3 |
91 |
|
Cornwall, Ontario |
57,581 |
509 |
113.1 |
27 |
|
Elliot Lake, Ontario |
11,956 |
698 |
17.1 |
106 |
|
Guelph, Ontario |
117,344 |
378 |
310.1 |
4 |
|
Haileybury, Ontario |
12,867 |
320 |
40.2 |
102 |
|
Kawartha Lakes, Ontario |
69,179 |
3,059 |
22.6 |
18 |
|
Kenora, Ontario |
15,838 |
211 |
75.0 |
93 |
|
Leamington, Ontario |
46,757 |
509 |
91.8 |
33 |
|
Midland, Ontario |
33,692 |
193 |
174.2 |
51 |
|
Norfolk, Ontario |
60,847 |
1,607 |
37.9 |
24 |
|
North Bay, Ontario |
63,681 |
1,031 |
61.8 |
22 |
|
Orillia, Ontario |
40,256 |
563 |
71.5 |
43 |
|
Owen Sound, Ontario |
31,583 |
627 |
50.3 |
55 |
|
Petawawa, Ontario |
14,398 |
165 |
87.4 |
99 |
|
Peterborough, Ontario |
102,423 |
1,200 |
85.4 |
7 |
|
Port Hope, Ontario |
15,605 |
279 |
55.9 |
94 |
|
Sarnia, Ontario |
88,331 |
800 |
110.4 |
8 |
|
Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario |
78,908 |
715 |
110.3 |
16 |
|
Stratford, Ontario |
29,676 |
22 |
1,353.7 |
57 |
|
Tillsonburg, Ontario |
14,052 |
22 |
629.1 |
100 |
|
Timmins, Ontario |
43,686 |
2,962 |
14.8 |
36 |
|
Woodstock, Ontario |
33,061 |
30 |
1,086.0 |
53 |
|
Hawkesbury, Ontario/Quebec |
11,629 |
12 |
934.7 |
107 |
|
Pembroke, Ontario/Quebec |
23,608 |
753 |
31.4 |
71 |
| Prince Edward Island |
|
Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island |
58,358 |
823 |
70.9 |
26 |
|
Summerside, Prince Edward Island |
16,200 |
92 |
176.4 |
90 |
| Quebec |
|
Alma, Quebec |
30,126 |
196 |
154.0 |
56 |
|
Amos, Quebec |
21,749 |
3,083 |
7.1 |
75 |
|
Baie-Comeau, Quebec |
28,940 |
1,062 |
27.2 |
58 |
|
Cowansville, Quebec |
12,032 |
46 |
261.1 |
105 |
|
Dolbeau-Mistassini, Quebec |
14,879 |
296 |
50.3 |
96 |
|
Drummondville, Quebec |
68,451 |
467 |
146.7 |
19 |
|
Granby, Quebec |
60,264 |
267 |
225.6 |
25 |
|
Joliette, Quebec |
35,821 |
60 |
600.7 |
49 |
|
La Tuque, Quebec |
12,376 |
1,267 |
9.8 |
103 |
|
Lachute, Quebec |
11,628 |
109 |
107.0 |
108 |
|
Magog, Quebec |
22,535 |
144 |
156.4 |
72 |
|
Matane, Quebec |
16,249 |
292 |
55.7 |
89 |
|
Rimouski, Quebec |
47,688 |
600 |
79.5 |
31 |
|
Rivière-du-Loup, Quebec |
22,339 |
300 |
74.4 |
73 |
|
Rouyn-Noranda, Quebec |
36,308 |
2,543 |
14.3 |
48 |
|
Saint-Georges, Quebec |
28,127 |
198 |
141.9 |
59 |
|
Saint-Hyacinthe, Quebec |
49,536 |
167 |
296.2 |
30 |
|
Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu, Quebec |
79,600 |
226 |
351.7 |
15 |
|
Salaberry-de-Valleyfield, Quebec |
39,028 |
107 |
365.6 |
44 |
|
Sept-Îles, Quebec |
26,952 |
1,697 |
15.9 |
61 |
|
Shawinigan, Quebec |
57,304 |
662 |
86.6 |
28 |
|
Sorel-Tracy, Quebec |
40,956 |
173 |
237.3 |
42 |
|
Thetford Mines, Quebec |
26,323 |
227 |
116.0 |
62 |
|
Val-d'Or, Quebec |
32,423 |
3,549 |
9.1 |
54 |
|
Victoriaville, Quebec |
41,233 |
152 |
271.7 |
40 |
| Saskatchewan |
|
Estevan, Saskatchewan |
12,083 |
794 |
15.2 |
104 |
|
Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan |
33,519 |
844 |
39.7 |
52 |
|
North Battleford, Saskatchewan |
17,512 |
57 |
308.3 |
83 |
|
Prince Albert, Saskatchewan |
41,460 |
1,886 |
22.0 |
39 |
|
Swift Current, Saskatchewan |
16,527 |
1,132 |
14.6 |
87 |
|
Yorkton, Saskatchewan |
17,554 |
842 |
20.8 |
82 |
|
Lloydminster, Alberta/Saskatchewan |
20,988 |
42 |
505.4 |
77 |
| Yukon |
|
Whitehorse, Yukon |
21,405 |
8,488 |
2.5 |
76 |