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Table A-7
Anglophone and Francophone population by census metropolitan areas, 2001 and 2006
Census metropolitan areas Anglophone population Francophone population
2001 2006 2001 2006
number % number % number % number %
Sources: Statistics Canada, censuses of population, 2001 and 2006.
St. John's 168,250 98.3 174,660 97.4 555 0.3 610 0.3
Halifax 329,500 92.6 338,620 91.7 10,745 3.0 10,670 2.9
Moncton 75,300 64.5 77,925 62.8 40,065 34.3 43,500 35.1
Saint John 113,195 93.3 111,505 92.2 5,785 4.8 5,760 4.8
Saguenay 1,410 0.9 1,240 0.8 150,875 98.6 146,615 98.0
Québec 11,195 1.7 11,405 1.6 653,530 96.5 672,760 95.5
Sherbrooke 10,095 5.9 9,290 5.1 156,910 91.2 165,740 90.3
Trois-Rivières 1,670 1.2 1,490 1.1 131,670 97.8 134,485 97.1
Montréal 432,365 12.7 448,325 12.5 2,327,050 68.3 2,356,980 65.7
Ottawa - Gatineau (Total) 539,905 51.2 559,110 50.0 348,165 33.0 367,080 32.9
Ottawa - Gatineau (Que. part) 35,575 13.7 37,390 13.3 209,430 80.7 223,130 79.2
Ottawa - Gatineau (Ont. part) 504,330 63.4 521,720 62.4 138,730 17.4 143,950 17.2
Kingston 125,655 88.0 130,275 87.7 4,575 3.2 4,505 3.0
Peterborough 101,875 93.7 106,755 92.7 1,340 1.2 1,415 1.2
Oshawa 257,340 87.7 284,695 86.8 6,870 2.3 7,150 2.2
Toronto 2,727,370 58.7 2,797,520 55.2 64,240 1.4 65,230 1.3
Hamilton 506,680 77.3 519,980 76.1 10,695 1.6 10,525 1.5
St. Catharines - Niagara 301,995 81.3 309,125 80.3 14,705 4.0 14,090 3.7
Kitchener 318,305 77.7 336,840 75.4 6,075 1.5 6,480 1.5
Brantford 102,275 87.9 108,065 88.0 1,500 1.3 1,375 1.1
Guelph 94,340 81.5 100,945 80.1 1,805 1.6 1,870 1.5
London 354,460 82.4 365,700 80.8 6,015 1.4 6,530 1.4
Windsor 222,520 73.0 233,215 72.7 13,855 4.5 11,855 3.7
Barrie 132,900 90.4 155,160 88.5 3,225 2.2 3,945 2.2
Greater Sudbury / Grand Sudbury 97,350 63.3 100,535 64.3 44,410 28.9 43,815 28.0
Thunder Bay 99,795 82.9 101,700 84.0 3,240 2.7 3,235 2.7
Winnipeg 502,865 75.4 512,225 74.7 30,140 4.5 30,105 4.4
Regina 168,765 88.8 170,455 88.6 2,435 1.3 2,835 1.5
Saskatoon 190,310 85.5 198,215 85.9 4,240 1.9 3,660 1.6
Calgary 743,490 78.8 803,995 75.1 15,895 1.7 17,590 1.6
Edmonton 726,655 78.4 792,035 77.3 22,670 2.4 23,195 2.3
Kelowna 124,705 85.4 136,515 85.0 2,940 2.0 2,665 1.7
Abbotsford 108,670 74.9 111,175 71.0 1,655 1.1 1,715 1.1
Vancouver 1,200,295 61.0 1,208,625 57.6 27,185 1.4 26,400 1.3
Victoria 265,675 86.5 276,090 84.9 5,545 1.8 6,010 1.8