Population profile<\/p>\n
Mar 13, 2007 08:02 AM
\nCanadian Press<\/p>\n
Top 10 Canadian communities (population 10,000 or more) with the highest growth rates between 2001-06, according to census data released March 13 by Statistics Canada:<\/p>\n
1. Milton, Ont. 71.4 %
\n 2. Okotoks, Alta. 46.7 %
\n 3. Airdrie, Alta. 41.8 %
\n 4. Brampton, Ont. 33.3 %
\n 5. Saint-Lazare, Que. 32 %
\n 6. Vaughan, Ont. 31.2 %
\n 7. Vaudreuil-Dorion, Que. 29.5 %
\n 8. Blainville, Que. 29 %
\n 9. Grande Prairie, Alta. 27.3 %
\n 10. Whitby, Ont. 27.2 % <\/p>\n
Top 10 Canadian communities (population 10,000 or more) that experienced the biggest population loss between 2001-06:<\/p>\n
1. Kitimat, B.C. -12.6 %
\n 2. Prince Rupert, B.C. -12.5 %
\n 3. Quesnel, B.C. -7.1 %
\n 4. Terrace, B.C.. -6.5 %
\n 5. La Tuque, Que. -5.3 %
\n 6. Edmundston, N.B.. -4.2 %
\n 6. Queens, N.S. -4.2 %
\n 6. Kenora, Ont. -4.2 %
\n 9. North Battleford, Sask. -3.7 %
\n 9. Williams Lake, B.C. -3.7 % <\/p>\n
The population of Canada\u2019s provinces and territories from the 2006:<\/p>\n
Location 2006 Pop. 2001 Pop. Change (%)
\nCanada 31,612,897 30,007,094 5.4
\nNfld.\/Lab. 505,469 512,903 -1.5
\nP.E.I. 135,851 135,294 0.4
\nN.S. 913,462 908,007 0.6
\nN.B. 729,997 729,498 0.1
\nQuebec 7,546,131 7,237,479 4.3
\nOntario 12,160,282 11,410,046 6.6
\nManitoba 1,148,401 1,119,583 2.6
\nSask. 968,157 978,933 -1.1
\nAlberta 3,290,350 2,974,807 10.6
\nB.C. 4,113,487 3,907,738 5.3
\nYukon 30,372 28,674 5.9
\nN.W.T. 41,464 37,360 11.0
\nNunavut 29,474 26,745 10.2 <\/p>\n
The population and growth rate of Canada\u2019s 33 census metropolitan areas over the last five years: <\/p>\n
Toronto 5,113,149 9.2 %
\nMontreal 3,635,571 5.3 %
\nVancouver 2,116,581 6.5 %
\nOttawa-Gatineau 1,130,761 5.9 %
\nCalgary 1,079,310 13.4 %
\nEdmonton 1,034,945 10.4 %
\nQuebec 715,515 4.2 %
\nWinnipeg 694,668 2.7 %
\nHamilton 692,911 4.6 %
\nLondon, Ont. 457,720 5.1 %
\nKitchener, Ont. 451,235 8.9 %
\nSt. Catharines-Niagara, Ont. 390,317 3.5 %
\nHalifax 372,858 3.8 %
\nOshawa, Ont. 330,594 11.6 %
\nVictoria 330,088 5.8 %
\nWindsor, Ont. 323,342 5.0 %
\nSaskatoon 233,923 3.5 %
\nRegina 194,971 1.1 %
\nSherbrooke, Que. 186,952 6.3 %
\nSt. John\u2019s, NL. 181,113 4.7 %
\nBarrie, Ont. 177,061 19.2 %
\nKelowna, B.C. 162,276 9.8 %
\nAbbotsford, B.C. 159,020 7.9 %
\nGreater Sudbury, Ont. 158,258 1.7 %
\nKingston, Ont. 152,358 3.8 %
\nSaguenay, Que. 151,643 -2.1 %
\nTrois-Rivieres, Que. 141,529 2.9 %
\nGuelph, Ont. 127,009 8.2 %
\nMoncton, N.B. 126,424 6.5 %
\nBrantford, Ont. 124,607 5.5 %
\nThunder Bay, Ont. 122,907 0.8 %
\nSaint John, N.B. 122,389 -0.2 %
\nPeterborough, Ont. 116,570 5.1 % <\/p>\n
New data from the 2006 census shows that most of Canada\u2019s population growth comes from immigration, rather than an increase in fertility rates. Here\u2019s a list of the population growth of G8 countries between 2001-06, as well as the most recent fertility rates:<\/p>\n
Canada 5.4 % population growth (1.5 fertility rate)
\nUnited States 5.0 % (2.0)
\nItaly 3.1 % (1.3)
\nFrance 3.1 % (1.9)
\nUnited Kingdom 1.9 % (1.7)
\nJapan 0.4 % (1.4)
\nGermany 0.0 % (1.3)
\nRussia -2.4 % (1.4) <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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