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Total population count1 for census metropolitan areas (CMAs) and census agglomerations (CAs), 1996, 2001 and 2006 censuses

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Total population count for census metropolitan areas (CMAs) and census agglomerations (CAs), 1996, 2001 and 2006 censuses
Geography Type Census year
1996 2001 2006
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Canada ... 28,846,761 30,007,094 31,612,897
Abbotsford (B.C.Link to data quality note(s) for Abbotsford CMA 136,480 147,370 159,020
Alma (Que.Link to data quality note(s) for Alma CA 33,221 32,930 32,603
Amos (Que.Link to data quality note(s) for Amos CA 18,789 18,312 17,918
Baie-Comeau (Que.Link to data quality note(s) for Baie-Comeau CA 33,193 30,401 29,808
Barrie (Ont.) CMA 118,695 148,480 177,061
Bathurst (N.B.Link to data quality note(s) for Bathurst CA 34,323 32,523 31,424
Bay Roberts (N.L.Link to data quality note(s) for Bay Roberts CA 11,148 10,531 10,507
Belleville (Ont.Link to data quality note(s) for Belleville CA 87,871 87,395 91,518
Brandon (Man.Link to data quality note(s) for Brandon CA 46,395 46,273 48,256
Brantford (Ont.Link to data quality note(s) for Brantford CMA 114,564 118,086 124,607
Brockville (Ont.Link to data quality note(s) for Brockville CA 39,600 39,049 39,668
Brooks (Alta.Link to data quality note(s) for Brooks CA 19,179 21,688 22,452
Calgary (Alta.Link to data quality note(s) for Calgary CMA 822,221 951,536 1,079,310
Campbell River (B.C.Link to data quality note(s) for Campbell River CA 36,194E 35,037 36,459
Campbellton (N.B./Que.Link to data quality note(s) for Campbellton CA 19,693 18,818 17,888
Camrose (Alta.Link to data quality note(s) for Camrose CA 13,728 14,870 15,620
Canmore (Alta.Link to data quality note(s) for Canmore CA 8,354 10,792 12,039
Cape Breton (N.S.Link to data quality note(s) for Cape Breton CA 117,849 109,330 105,928
Centre Wellington (Ont.Link to data quality note(s) for Centre Wellington CA 22,610E 24,260 26,049
Charlottetown (P.E.I.Link to data quality note(s) for Charlottetown CA 56,151 57,234 58,625
Chatham-Kent (Ont.Link to data quality note(s) for Chatham-Kent CA 109,650 107,709 108,589
Chilliwack (B.C.Link to data quality note(s) for Chilliwack CA 70,553 74,007 80,891
Cobourg (Ont.Link to data quality note(s) for Cobourg CA 16,017 17,172 18,210
Cold Lake (Alta.Link to data quality note(s) for Cold Lake CA 11,790E 11,520 11,991
Collingwood (Ont.Link to data quality note(s) for Collingwood CA 15,596 16,039 17,290
Corner Brook (N.L.Link to data quality note(s) for Corner Brook CA 28,410 26,153 26,625
Cornwall (Ont.Link to data quality note(s) for Cornwall CA 58,987 57,581 58,485
Courtenay (B.C.Link to data quality note(s) for Courtenay CA 43,875 45,112 49,214
Cowansville (Que.Link to data quality note(s) for Cowansville CA 12,569 12,558 12,666
Cranbrook (B.C.Link to data quality note(s) for Cranbrook CA 24,144 24,273 24,140
Dawson Creek (B.C.Link to data quality note(s) for Dawson Creek CA 11,125 10,754 10,995
Dolbeau-Mistassini (Que.Link to data quality note(s) for Dolbeau-Mistassini CA 15,214 14,879 14,546
Drummondville (Que.Link to data quality note(s) for Drummondville CA 69,272 72,778 78,108
Duncan (B.C.Link to data quality note(s) for Duncan CA 38,464 38,813 41,386
Edmonton (Alta.Link to data quality note(s) for Edmonton CMA 862,597 937,840 1,034,945
Edmundston (N.B.) CA 22,624 22,173 21,442
Elliot Lake (Ont.Link to data quality note(s) for Elliot Lake CA 13,588 11,956 11,549
Estevan (Sask.Link to data quality note(s) for Estevan CA 11,830 11,297 11,135
Fort St. John (B.C.Link to data quality note(s) for Fort St. John CA 21,303 23,007 25,136
Fredericton (N.B.) CA 78,950 81,346 85,688
Granby (Que.Link to data quality note(s) for Granby CA 61,761 63,069 68,352
Grande Prairie (Alta.Link to data quality note(s) for Grande Prairie CA 50,843 58,787 71,868
Grand Falls-Windsor (N.L.Link to data quality note(s) for Grand Falls-Windsor CA 14,160 13,340 13,558
Greater Sudbury / Grand Sudbury (Ont.Link to data quality note(s) for Greater Sudbury / Grand Sudbury CMA 165,481 155,601 158,258
Guelph (Ont.) CMA 105,617 117,344 127,009
Halifax (N.S.Link to data quality note(s) for Halifax CMA 342,966 359,183 372,858
Hamilton (Ont.) CMA 624,360 662,401 692,911
Hawkesbury (Ont./Que.Link to data quality note(s) for Hawkesbury CA 11,605 11,604 12,267
Ingersoll (Ont.Link to data quality note(s) for Ingersoll CA 10,493 10,977 11,760
Joliette (Que.Link to data quality note(s) for Joliette CA 38,392 39,730 43,595