Figure 6 Population growth of census metropolitan areas, 1996 to 2001 and 2001 to 2006

Description

This chart shows the growth rate of Canada's 33 census metropolitan areas between 1996 and 2001 and between 2001 and 2006. The CMAs are listed in decreasing order of 2001 to 2006 growth rate. For each area, the 1996 to 2001 rate is given first, followed by the 2001 to 2006 rate. The rates are 25.1% and 19.7% for Barrie, Ontario; 15.8% and 13.4% for Calgary, Alberta; 10.2% and 11.6% for Oshawa, Ontario; 8.7% and 10.4% for Edmonton, Alberta; 8.2% and 9.8% for Kelowna, British Columbia; 9.8% and 9.2% for Toronto, Ontario; 8.2% and 8.9% for Kitchener, Ontario; 10.7% and 8.2% for Guelph, Ontario; 8.0% and 7.9% for Abbotsford, British Columbia; 3.7% and 6.5% for Moncton, New Brunswick; 8.5% and 6.5% for Vancouver, British Columbia; 3.1% and 6.3% for Sherbrooke, Quebec; 6.5% and 5.9% for Ottawa - Gatineau, Ontario / Quebec; 2.5% and 5.8% for Victoria, British Columbia; and 3.1% and 5.5% for Brantford, Ontario. Then, below Canada's growth rate of 5.4%, the rates are 3.0% and 5.3% for Montréal, Quebec; 2.2% and 5.1% for Peterborough, Ontario; 3.8% and 5.1% for London, Ontario; 7.3% and 5.0% for Windsor, Ontario; -0.7% and 4.7% for St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador; 6.1% and 4.6% for Hamilton, Ontario; 1.6% and 4.2% for Québec City, Quebec; 4.7% and 3.8% for Halifax, Nova Scotia; 1.6% and 3.8% for Kingston, Ontario; 3.1% and 3.5% for Saskatoon, Saskatchewan; 1.2% and 3.5% for St. Catharines - Niagara, Ontario; -1.7% and 2.9% for Trois-Rivières, Quebec; 0.7% and 2.7% for Winnipeg, Manitoba; -6.0% and 1.7% for Greater Sudbury / Grand Sudbury, Ontario; -0.4% and 1.1% for Regina, Saskatchewan; -3.7% and 0.8% for Thunder Bay, Ontario; -2.4% and -0.2% for Saint John, New Brunswick; and -3.4% and -2.1% for Saguenay, Quebec.

Sources: Statistics Canada, censuses of population, 1996, 2001 and 2006.