title: List of census agglomerations in Canada
text: # List of census agglomerations in Canada
  
  A census agglomeration is a census geographic unit in Canada determined by Statistics Canada. A census agglomeration comprises one or more adjacent census subdivisions that has a core population of 10,000 or greater. It is eligible for classification as a census metropolitan area once it reaches a population of 100,000.
  
  At the 2011 Census, Canada had 114 census agglomerations.
  
  ## List
  
  The following is a list of the census agglomerations within Canada.
  
  | Census agglomeration | Province or territory | Area in 2011 (km²) | Population in 2011 | Population in 2006 |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Lethbridge | AB | 2,975.62 | 105,999 | 95,196 |
  | Chatham-Kent | ON | 2,470.69 | 104,075 | 108,589 |
  | Cape Breton | NS | 2,470.6 | 101,619 | 105,928 |
  | Kamloops | BC | 5,668.64 | 98,754 | 92,797 |
  | Nanaimo | BC | 1,280.84 | 98,021 | 92,361 |
  | Fredericton | NB | 4,886.4 | 94,268 | 86,226 |
  | Belleville | ON | 741.36 | 92,540 | 91,518 |
  | Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu | QC | 225.78 | 92,394 | 87,492 |
  | Chilliwack | BC | 1,220.12 | 92,308 | 82,465 |
  | Red Deer | AB | 104.29 | 90,564 | 83,154 |
  | Sarnia | ON | 799.87 | 89,555 | 88,793 |
  | Drummondville | QC | 803.81 | 88,480 | 82,949 |
  | Prince George | BC | 17,686.5 | 84,232 | 83,225 |
  | Sault Ste. Marie | ON | 805.38 | 79,800 | 80,098 |
  | Granby | QC | 396.52 | 77,077 | 71,176 |
  | Kawartha Lakes | ON | 3,083.06 | 73,214 | 74,561 |
  | Medicine Hat | AB | 13,288.65 | 72,807 | 68,822 |
  | Wood Buffalo | AB | 63,782.95 | 66,896 | 52,643 |
  | Charlottetown | PE | 798.54 | 64,487 | 59,325 |
  | North Bay | ON | 788.48 | 64,043 | 63,424 |
  | Norfolk | ON | 1,607.6 | 63,175 | 62,563 |
  | Cornwall | ON | 509.03 | 58,957 | 58,485 |
  | Vernon | BC | 1,040.82 | 58,584 | 55,418 |
  | Saint-Hyacinthe | QC | 326.76 | 56,794 | 54,976 |
  | Courtenay | BC | 625.13 | 55,213 | 51,383 |
  | Grande Prairie | AB | 72.8 | 55,032 | 47,107 |
  | Shawinigan | QC | 987.14 | 55,009 | 56,408 |
  | Brandon | MB | 1,712.46 | 53,229 | 48,256 |
  | Rimouski | QC | 631.22 | 50,912 | 48,918 |
  | Leamington | ON | 508.76 | 49,765 | 49,741 |
  | Sorel-Tracy | QC | 233.78 | 47,772 | 46,595 |
  | Joliette | QC | 109.03 | 46,932 | 43,306 |
  | Victoriaville | QC | 153.29 | 46,354 | 43,195 |
  | Truro | NS | 2,732.69 | 45,888 | 45,077 |
  | Duncan | BC | 373.68 | 43,252 | 41,387 |
  | Timmins | ON | 2,979.15 | 43,165 | 42,997 |
  | Prince Albert | SK | 1,891.49 | 42,673 | 40,766 |
  | Penticton | BC | 1,724.95 | 42,361 | 41,303 |
  | Rouyn-Noranda | QC | 6,438.47 | 41,798 | 40,650 |
  | Orillia | ON | 458.55 | 40,731 | 40,532 |
  | Salaberry-de-Valleyfield | QC | 107.1 | 40,077 | 39,672 |
  | Brockville | ON | 893.44 | 39,024 | 39,668 |
  | Woodstock | ON | 49 | 37,754 | 35,822 |
  | Campbell River | BC | 1,737.37 | 36,096 | 34,707 |
  | New Glasgow | NS | 2,066.66 | 35,809 | 36,288 |
  | Midland | ON | 199.94 | 35,419 | 35,432 |
  | Saint-Georges | QC | 355.62 | 34,642 | 32,902 |
  | Moose Jaw | SK | 844.42 | 34,421 | 33,360 |
  | Bathurst | NB | 2,292.8 | 33,484 | 34,106 |
  | Val-d'Or | QC | 3,555.03 | 33,265 | 32,288 |
  | Alma | QC | 340.35 | 33,018 | 31,864 |
  | Owen Sound | ON | 628.58 | 32,092 | 32,259 |
  | Stratford | ON | 26.95 | 30,886 | 30,516 |
  | Lloydminster | AB | 1,088.37 | 30,798 | 27,023 |
  | Baie-Comeau | QC | 1,137.27 | 28,789 | 29,674 |
  | Sept-Îles | QC | 1,770.52 | 28,487 | 27,827 |
  | Miramichi | NB | 7,578.3 | 28,115 | 28,773 |
  | Thetford Mines | QC | 406.98 | 27,968 | 28,110 |
  | Parksville | BC | 81.76 | 27,822 | 26,518 |
  | Rivière-du-Loup | QC | 472.91 | 27,734 | 26,423 |
  | Corner Brook | NL | 267.17 | 27,202 | 27,194 |
  | Centre Wellington | ON | 407.53 | 26,693 | 26,049 |
  | Fort St. John | BC | 620.8 | 26,380 | 25,136 |
  | Kentville | NS | 609.76 | 26,359 | 25,969 |
  | Whitehorse | YT | 8,488.91 | 26,028 | 22,898 |
  | Port Alberni | BC | 1,728.72 | 25,465 | 25,343 |
  | Cranbrook | BC | 4,568.03 | 25,037 | 24,138 |
  | Okotoks | AB | 19.24 | 24,511 | 17,150 |
  | Pembroke | ON | 566.79 | 24,017 | 23,195 |
  | Brooks | AB | 5,931.2 | 23,430 | 22,452 |
  | Quesnel | BC | 14,207.04 | 22,096 | 21,049 |
  | Edmundston | NB | 916.85 | 21,903 | 22,471 |
  | Collingwood | ON | 33.46 | 19,241 | 17,290 |
  | Yellowknife | NT | 105.44 | 19,234 | 18,700 |
  | North Battleford | SK | 1,122.99 | 19,216 | 18,081 |
  | Cobourg | ON | 22.37 | 18,519 | 18,210 |
  | Williams Lake | BC | 2,656.73 | 18,490 | 18,760 |
  | Matane | QC | 662.96 | 18,368 | 18,709 |
  | Yorkton | SK | 843.37 | 18,238 | 17,438 |
  | Campbellton | NB | 1,629.95 | 17,842 | 17,878 |
  | Salmon Arm | BC | 165.57 | 17,683 | 16,205 |
  | Swift Current | SK | 1,131.74 | 17,535 | 16,533 |
  | Squamish | BC | 105.59 | 17,479 | 15,256 |
  | Camrose | AB | 42.5 | 17,286 | 15,630 |
  | Amos | QC | 1,650.99 | 17,090 | 17,176 |
  | Powell River | BC | 800.72 | 16,689 | 16,537 |
  | Summerside | PE | 91.85 | 16,488 | 16,153 |
  | Port Hope | ON | 279.03 | 16,214 | 16,390 |
  | Dolbeau-Mistassini | QC | 651.79 | 16,019 | 16,257 |
  | Petawawa | ON | 164.68 | 15,988 | 14,651 |
  | Terrace | BC | 73.91 | 15,569 | 15,420 |
  | Kenora | ON | 211.75 | 15,348 | 15,177 |
  | Tillsonburg | ON | 22.34 | 15,301 | 14,822 |
  | Cold Lake | AB | 59.3 | 13,839 | 11,991 |
  | Grand Falls-Windsor | NL | 54.67 | 13,725 | 13,558 |
  | Temiskaming Shores | ON | 581.43 | 13,566 | 13,654 |
  | Steinbach | MB | 25.57 | 13,524 | 11,066 |
  | Prince Rupert | BC | 222.94 | 13,052 | 13,392 |
  | Portage la Prairie | MB | 24.67 | 12,996 | 12,728 |
  | Estevan | SK | 795.32 | 12,973 | 11,883 |
  | High River | AB | 14.27 | 12,920 | 10,716 |
  | Thompson | MB | 3,481.24 | 12,839 | 13,446 |
  | Sylvan Lake | AB | 16.84 | 12,762 | 10,703 |
  | Lachute | QC | 109.2 | 12,551 | 11,832 |
  | Wetaskiwin | AB | 18.2 | 12,525 | 11,689 |
  | Cowansville | QC | 46.09 | 12,489 | 12,182 |
  | Strathmore | AB | 27.28 | 12,305 | 10,280 |
  | Canmore | AB | 68.9 | 12,288 | 12,039 |
  | Ingersoll | ON | 12.9 | 12,146 | 11,760 |
  | Hawkesbury | ON | 12.27 | 12,128 | 12,267 |
  | Lacombe | AB | 20.89 | 11,707 | 10,752 |
  | Dawson Creek | BC | 24.37 | 11,583 | 10,994 |
  | Elliot Lake | ON | 714.56 | 11,348 | 11,549 |
  | Bay Roberts | NL | 103.71 | 10,871 | 10,507 |
  