Hub cities are mentioned first, other municipalities which exceed 10% of the CMA or CA population follow.
| Rank in 2001 |
Census Metropolitan Area or Census Agglomeration |
Population in 2001 |
Population Estimate in 2004 |
| 1 |
Toronto-Mississauga, Ontario |
4,682,897 |
5,200,000 |
| 2 |
Montréal-Laval, Québec |
3,426,350 |
3,500,000 |
| 3 |
Vancouver-Surrey, British Columbia |
1,986,965 |
2,100,000 |
| 4 |
Ottawa-Gatineau, Ontario-Québec |
1,063,664 |
1,200,000 |
| 5 |
Calgary, Alberta |
951,395 |
1,100,000 |
| 6 |
Edmonton, Alberta |
937,845 |
1,000,500 |
| 7 |
Québec City-Lévis, Québec |
682,757 |
690,000 |
| 8 |
Winnipeg, Manitoba |
671,274 |
680,000 |
| 9 |
Hamilton-Burlington, Ontario |
662,401 |
680,000 |
| 10 |
London, Ontario |
432,451 |
440,000 |
| 11 |
Kitchener-Cambridge-Waterloo, Ontario |
414,284 |
430,000 |
| 12 |
St. Catharines-Niagara Falls-Welland, Ontario |
377,009 |
380,000 |
| 13 |
Halifax, Nova Scotia |
359,183 |
370,000 |
| 14 |
Victoria-Saanich, British Columbia |
311,902 |
320,000 |
| 15 |
Windsor, Ontario |
307,877 |
320,000 |
| 16 |
Oshawa-Whitby-Clarington, Ontario |
296,298 |
310,000 |
| 17 |
Saskatoon,
Saskatchewan |
225,927 |
230,000 |
| 18 |
Regina,
Saskatchewan |
192,800 |
190,000 |
| 19 |
St. John's-Mount Pearl-Conception Bay South, Newfoundland and Labrador |
172,918 |
170,000 |
| 20 |
Greater Sudbury,
Ontario |
155,601 |
150,000 |
| 21 |
Saguenay, Québec |
154,938 |
150,000 |
| 22 |
Sherbrooke, Québec |
153,811 |
160,000 |
| 23 |
Barrie-Innisfil-Springwater, Ontario |
148,480 |
160,000 |
| 24 |
Kelowna-Central Okanagan H, British Columbia |
147,739 |
150,000 |
| 25 |
Abbotsford-Mission, British Columbia |
147,370 |
150,000 |
| 26 |
Kingston-South Frontenac, Ontario |
146,838 |
150,000 |
| 27 |
Trois-Rivières, Québec |
137,507 |
130,000 |
| 28 |
Saint John-Rothesay-Quispamsis, New Brunswick |
122,678 |
120,000 |
| 29 |
Thunder Bay,
Ontario |
121,986 |
120,000 |
| 30 |
Moncton-Riverview-Dieppe, New Brunswick |
117,727 |
120,000 |
| 31 |
Guelph, Ontario |
117,344 |
120,000 |
| 32 |
Cape Breton,
Nova Scotia |
109,330 |
100,000 |
| 33 |
Chatham-Kent,
Ontario |
107,709 |
100,000 |
| 34 |
Peterborough-Smith-Ennismore-Lakefield, Ontario |
102,423 |
110,000 |
| 35 |
Sarnia-St. Clair, Ontario |
88,331 |
87,000 |
| 36 |
Belleville-Quinte West, Ontario |
87,395 |
87,000 |
| 37 |
Kamloops,
British Columbia |
86,491 |
87,000 |
| 38 |
Brantford, Ontario |
86,417 |
87,000 |
| 39 |
Nanaimo,
British Columbia |
85,664 |
87,000 |
| 40 |
Prince George, British Columbia |
85,035 |
84,000 |
| 41 |
Fredericton,
New Brunswick |
81,346 |
83,000 |
| 42 |
Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu, Québec |
79,600 |
81,000 |
| 43 |
Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario |
78,908 |
76,000 |
| 44 |
Chilliwack,
British Columbia |
69,776 |
71,000 |
| 45 |
Kawartha Lakes,
Ontario |
69,179 |
70,000 |
| 46 |
Drummondville-Saint-Nicéphore, Québec |
68,451 |
70,000 |
| 47 |
Red Deer, Alberta |
67,707 |
70,000 |
| 48 |
Lethbridge,
Alberta |
67,374 |
69,000 |
| 49 |
North Bay, Ontario |
63,681 |
63,000 |
| 50 |
Medicine Hat,
Alberta |
61,735 |
64,000 |
| 51 |
Norfolk, Ontario |
60,847 |
61,000 |
| 52 |
Granby-Granby Canton, Québec |
60,264 |
61,000 |
| 53 |
Charlottetown-Stratford,
Prince Edward Island |
58,358 |
59,000 |
| 54 |
Cornwall-South Stormont, Ontario |
57,581 |
57,000 |
| 55 |
Shawinigan, Québec |
57,304 |
57,000 |
| 56 |
Vernon-Coldstream, British Columbia |
51,530 |
52,000 |
| 57 |
Saint-Hyacinthe,
Québec |
49,536 |
49,000 |
| 58 |
Rimouski, Québec |
47,688 |
47,000 |
| 59 |
Courtenay-Comox-Comox-Strathcona B-Comox-Strathcona A, British Columbia |
47,051 |
48,000 |
| 60 |
Leamington-Kingsville, Ontario |
46,757 |
48,000 |
| 61 |
Brockville-Elizabethtown-Kitley-Augusta, Ontario |
44,741 |
44,000 |
| 62 |
Truro-Colchester, Subd. B-Colchester, Subd. C, Nova Scotia |
44,276 |
45,000 |
| 63 |
Timmins, Ontario |
43,686 |
41,000 |
| 64 |
Wood Buffalo,
Alberta |
42,602 |
46,000 |
| 65 |
Penticton-Okanagan-Similkameen D, British Columbia |
41,574 |
42,000 |
| 66 |
Prince Albert, Saskatchewan |
41,460 |
41,000 |
| 67 |
Victoriaville,
Quebec |
41,233 |
42,000 |
| 68 |
Brandon, Manitoba |
41,037 |
42,000 |
| 69 |
Sorel-Tracy,
Quebec |
40,956 |
40,000 |
| 70 |
Orillia-Severn, Ontario |
40,256 |
41,000 |
| 71 |
Salaberry-de-Valleyfield,
Quebec |
39,028 |
39,000 |
| 72 |
Duncan-North Cowichan, British Columbia |
38,813 |
39,000 |
| 73 |
Grande Prairie,
Alberta |
36,983 |
39,000 |
| 74 |
New Glasgow-Pictou, Subd. C-Pictou,Subd. B-Stellarton-Westville, Nova Scotia |
36,735 |
36,000 |
| 75 |
Rouyn-Noranda, Quebec |
36,308 |
35,000 |
| 76 |
Joliette-Saint-Charles-Borromee-Notre-Dame-des-Prairies,
Quebec |
35,821 |
36,000 |
| 77 |
Campbell River-Comox-Strathcona D,
British Columbia |
33,872 |
34,000 |
| 78 |
Midland-Tay-Penetanguishene, Ontario |
33,692 |
34,000 |
| 79 |
Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan |
33,519 |
33,000 |
| 80 |
Woodstock, Ontario |
33,061 |
34,000 |
| 81 |
Val-d'Or, Quebec |
32,423 |
32,000 |
| 82 |
Owen Sound-Georgian Bluffs, Ontario |
31,538 |
31,000 |
| 83 |
Alma, Quebec |
30,126 |
30,000 |
| 84 |
Stratford, Ontario |
29,676 |
30,000 |
| 85 |
Baie-Comeau, Quebec |
28,940 |
28,000 |
| 86 |
Saint-Georges, Quebec |
28,127 |
29,000 |
| 87 |
Cold Lake-Bonnyville No. 87-Bonnyville, Alberta |
27,935 |
28,000 |
| 88 |
Sept-Îles, Quebec |
26,952 |
26,000 |
| 89 |
Thetford Mines, Quebec |
26,323 |
26,000 |
| 90 |
Corner Brook, Newfoundland and Labrador |
25,747 |
25,000 |
| 91 |
Port Alberni-Albernia-Clayoquot E, British Columbia |
25,396 |
25,000 |
| 92 |
Kentville-Kings, Subd. B-Kings, Subd. C, Nova Scotia |
25,172 |
26,000 |
| 93 |
Williams Lake-Cariboo F-Cariboo E-Cariboo D, British Columbia |
25,122 |
26,000 |
| 94 |
Quesnel-Cariboo A-Cariboo B, British Columbia |
24,426 |
24,000 |
| 95 |
Parksville-Nanaimo G-Qualicum Beach, British Columbia |
24,285 |
25,000 |
| 96 |
Cranbrook-East Kootenay C, British Columbia |
24,275 |
25,000 |
| 97 |
Bathurst-Bathurst Parish-Beresford, New Brunswick |
23,935 |
23,000 |
| 98 |
Pembroke-Laurentian Valley, Ontario-Quebec |
23,608 |
23,000 |
| 99 |
Magog, Quebec |
22,535 |
23,000 |
| 100 |
Riviere-du-Loup-Saint-Antonin, Quebec |
22,339 |
22,000 |
