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This figure represents the number of centenarians in the Canadian population in 1996, 2001 and 2006. The number is on a constant rise, from 3,100 in 1996 to 3,800 in 2001 and to 4,600 in 2006.
Sources: Statistics Canada, censuses of population, 1996, 2001 and 2006.