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| Regions | 1996 | 2001 | 2006 | Percentage change | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| number | % | number | % | number | % | 1996 to 2001 | 2001 to 2006 | |
| Sources: Statistics Canada, censuses of population, 1996 to 2006. | ||||||||
| Canada | 2,784,675 | 9.8 | 3,096,115 | 10.4 | 3,710,335 | 11.9 | 11.2 | 19.8 |
| Newfoundland and Labrador | 3,510 | 0.6 | 3,100 | 0.6 | 5,170 | 1.0 | -11.7 | 66.8 |
| Prince Edward Island | 625 | 0.5 | 615 | 0.5 | 1,180 | 0.9 | -1.6 | 91.9 |
| Nova Scotia | 13,000 | 1.4 | 14,045 | 1.6 | 16,810 | 1.9 | 8.0 | 19.7 |
| New Brunswick | 4,685 | 0.6 | 5,250 | 0.7 | 8,910 | 1.2 | 12.1 | 69.7 |
| Quebec | 452,540 | 6.4 | 460,300 | 6.5 | 562,860 | 7.6 | 1.7 | 22.3 |
| Ontario | 1,435,160 | 13.5 | 1,640,640 | 14.5 | 1,934,235 | 16.1 | 14.3 | 17.9 |
| Manitoba | 105,550 | 9.6 | 99,535 | 9.0 | 115,400 | 10.2 | -5.7 | 15.9 |
| Saskatchewan | 47,340 | 4.8 | 41,550 | 4.3 | 49,305 | 5.2 | -12.2 | 18.7 |
| Alberta | 218,695 | 8.2 | 238,950 | 8.1 | 319,145 | 9.8 | 9.3 | 33.6 |
| British Columbia | 483,295 | 13.1 | 572,625 | 14.8 | 676,675 | 16.6 | 18.5 | 18.2 |
| Yukon Territory | 865 | 2.8 | 775 | 2.7 | 990 | 3.3 | -10.4 | 27.7 |
| Northwest Territories | 4,110 | 10.5 | 3,345 | 9.0 | 3,675 | 9.0 | -18.6 | 9.9 |
| Nunavut | 15,285 | 62.1 | 15,380 | 57.7 | 15,980 | 54.5 | 0.6 | 3.9 |
| Canada less Quebec | 2,332,135 | 10.9 | 2,635,820 | 11.7 | 3,147,475 | 13.2 | 13.0 | 19.4 |