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This is a list of '''incorporated cities''' in [[Canada]], in alphabetical order categorized by province or territory. More thorough lists of communities are available for each province.

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== Capital cities ==
{|class="wikitable sortable "
!Geographic area
!Capital
|-
| '''Canada''' || '''[[Ottawa]]'''
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| [[Alberta]] || [[Edmonton]]
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| [[British Columbia]] || [[Victoria, British Columbia|Victoria]]
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| [[Manitoba]] || [[Winnipeg]]
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| [[New Brunswick]] || [[Fredericton]]
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| [[Newfoundland and Labrador]] || [[St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador|St. John's]]
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| [[Nova Scotia]] || [[Halifax, Nova Scotia|Halifax]]
|-
| [[Ontario]] || [[Toronto]]
|-
| [[Prince Edward Island]] || [[Charlottetown]]
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| [[Quebec]] || [[Quebec City]]
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| [[Saskatchewan]] || [[Regina, Saskatchewan|Regina]]
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| [[Northwest Territories]] || [[Yellowknife]]
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| [[Nunavut]] || [[Iqaluit]]
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| [[Yukon]] || [[Whitehorse]]
|}

== Alberta == <!-- to edit this list, go to [[List of cities in Alberta]] -->
{{Main|List of cities in Alberta}}
[[File: Alberta's Cities.png| thumb| Distribution of Alberta's 19 cities and 12 other communities eligible for city status]]
To qualify as a city in [[Alberta]], a sufficient population size (10,000 people or more) must be present and a majority of the buildings must be on parcels of land less than {{convert|1850|m2|sqft}}.<ref>{{Cite web | url=http://www.qp.alberta.ca/574.cfm?page=m26.cfm&leg_type=Acts&isbncln=9780779745739 | publisher=Alberta Queen's Printer | title=Municipal Government Act – Revised Statutes of Alberta 2000, Chapter M-26 (Section 82) | date=January 1, 2010 | access-date=April 29, 2019}}</ref> A community is not always [[Municipal corporation|incorporated]] as a city even if it meets these requirements. The [[List of communities in Alberta#Urban service areas|urban service areas]] of [[Fort McMurray]] and [[Sherwood Park]] are [[Hamlet (place)|hamlets]] recognized as equivalents of cities, but remain unincorporated. [[List of cities in Alberta#City status eligibility|Ten towns]] are also eligible for city status but remain incorporated as towns.

Alberta has 19 cities. [[Beaumont, Alberta|Beaumont]] is Alberta's newest city, incorporating from town status on January 1, 2019.<ref>{{cite web |title=O.C. 395/2018 – Municipal Government Act |url=http://www.qp.alberta.ca/documents/orders/Orders_in_Council/2018/1218/2018_395.html |website=Alberta Queen’s Printer |publisher=Government of Alberta |access-date=January 1, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190102020131/http://www.qp.alberta.ca/documents/orders/Orders_in_Council/2018/1218/2018_395.html |archive-date=January 2, 2019 |language=en |date=December 11, 2018}}</ref>

{{:List of cities in Alberta}}
''Notes:''
{{Reflist|group=AB}}

== British Columbia == <!-- to edit this list, go to [[List of cities in British Columbia]] -->
{{Main|List of cities in British Columbia}}
In [[British Columbia]], a community can be incorporated as a city if its population exceeds 5,000.<ref>[http://www.qp.gov.bc.ca/statreg/stat/L/96323_02.htm#section17 Government of British Columbia] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081202133424/http://www.qp.gov.bc.ca/statreg/stat/L/96323_02.htm#section17 |date=2008-12-02 }} – Local Government Act</ref> Once so incorporated, a city does not lose this status even if its population later declines; the once-larger City of [[Greenwood, British Columbia|Greenwood]], for example, now has a population of just 665 people.

British Columbia has 53 cities.
{{:List of cities in British Columbia}}

''Notes:''
{{Reflist|group=BC}}

== Manitoba ==
[[File:Manmap.png|thumb|200px|Cities and towns in [[Manitoba]]]]
{{Main|List of cities in Manitoba}}
A community in Manitoba may seek city status once reaching a population of 7,500.<ref name="Morden" /> Manitoba's newest city is [[Morden, Manitoba|Morden]], which changed from town to city status on August 24, 2012.<ref name="Morden">{{cite web | url=http://mordenmb.com/morden-gets-city-status | title=Morden Gets City Status | publisher=City of Morden | date=August 27, 2012 | access-date=October 31, 2012 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120923120100/http://mordenmb.com/morden-gets-city-status | archive-date=September 23, 2012 | url-status=dead }}</ref>

Manitoba has 10 cities.

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{|class="wikitable sortable sticky-header"<onlyinclude>
!Name
!Population (2021)<ref name="2021StatCanMB">{{cite web | url=https://www12.statcan.gc.ca/census-recensement/2021/dp-pd/prof/search-recherche/lst/results-resultats.cfm?Lang=E&GEOCODE=46 | title=Census Profile, 2021 Census of Population | publisher=[[Statistics Canada]] | date=February 9, 2021 | access-date=February 9, 2021}}</ref>
!Population (2016)<ref name="2021StatCanMB" />
!Change (%)<ref name="2021StatCanMB" />
!Area (km<sup>2</sup>)<ref name="2021StatCanMB" />
!Population density (2021)<ref name="2021StatCanMB" />
|-
| [[Brandon, Manitoba|Brandon]] ||{{change|invert=on|align=center|dec=1|51313|48883}} ||align=center| {{nts|79.04}} ||align=center| {{nts|649.2}}
|-
| [[Dauphin, Manitoba|Dauphin]]{{refn|Dauphin is Manitoba's smallest city by area.|group=MB}} ||{{change|invert=on|align=center|dec=1|8368|8369}} ||align=center| {{nts|12.67}} ||align=center| {{nts|660.5}}
|-
| [[Flin Flon]] (part)<ref group=MB>Flin Flon is Manitoba's smallest city by population. The balance of Flin Flon is located within [[Saskatchewan]].</ref> ||{{change|invert=on|align=center|dec=1|4940|4991}} ||align=center| {{nts|13.14}}<ref group=MB>This area does not include {{convert|2.37|km2|mi2|abbr=on}} in the Saskatchewan portion of Flin Flon. The city's total area in 2016 was {{convert|{{#expr:13.87+2.37}}|km2|mi2|abbr=on}}.</ref> ||align=center| {{nts|376.1}}
|-
| [[Morden, Manitoba|Morden]]<ref group=MB>Morden is Manitoba's newest city, incorporated August 24, 2012.</ref> ||{{change|invert=on|align=center|dec=1|9929|8668}} ||align=center| {{nts|16.29}} ||align=center| {{nts|609.6}}
|-
| [[Portage la Prairie]] ||{{change|invert=on|align=center|dec=1|13270|13304}}||align=center| {{nts|24.72}} ||align=center| {{nts|536.8}}
|-
| [[Selkirk, Manitoba|Selkirk]] ||{{change|invert=on|align=center|dec=1|10504|10278}} ||align=center| {{nts|24.47}} ||align=center| {{nts|429.3}}
|-
| [[Steinbach, Manitoba|Steinbach]] ||{{change|invert=on|align=center|dec=1|17806|16022}} ||align=center| {{nts|37.56}} ||align=center| {{nts|474.1}}
|-
| [[Thompson, Manitoba|Thompson]] ||{{change|invert=on|align=center|dec=1|13035|13678}}||align=center| {{nts|16.62}} ||align=center| {{nts|784.3}}
|-
| [[Winkler, Manitoba|Winkler]] ||{{change|invert=on|align=center|dec=1|13747|12660}} ||align=center| {{nts|20.73}} ||align=center| {{nts|663.1}}
|-
| [[Winnipeg]]<ref group=MB>Winnipeg is Canada's [[List of the largest municipalities in Canada by population|seventh-largest city]] and Manitoba's capital and largest city by both population and area. The Winnipeg [[census metropolitan area]] (CMA) is formed around the City of Winnipeg.</ref> ||{{change|invert=on|align=center|dec=1|749607|705224}}||align=center| {{nts|461.78}} ||align=center| {{nts|1623.3}}
|- class="sortbottom" align="center"
|align="center"| '''Total cities''' ||{{change|invert=on|align=center|bold=on|dec=1|892507|841880}}
|align="center"| '''{{nts|707.02}}'''
|align="center"| '''{{nts|1262.35}}'''
|-</onlyinclude>
|}
''Notes:''
{{Reflist|group=MB}}

== New Brunswick == <!-- to edit this list, go to [[List of cities in New Brunswick]] -->
[[File:New Brunswick map general.png|thumb|200px|Cities and towns in [[New Brunswick]]]]
{{Main|List of cities in New Brunswick}}

New Brunswick has eight cities.
{{:List of cities in New Brunswick}}
''Notes:''
{{Reflist|group=NB}}

== Newfoundland and Labrador ==
{{Main|List of cities and towns in Newfoundland and Labrador}}

Newfoundland and Labrador has three cities.

{| class="wikitable sortable"
!Name
!Population (2021)<ref name="2021censusNL">{{cite web | url=https://www150.statcan.gc.ca/t1/tbl1/en/tv.action?pid=9810000203&geocode=A000210 | title=Population and dwelling counts: Canada, provinces and territories, census divisions and census subdivisions (municipalities), Newfoundland and Labrador | publisher=[[Statistics Canada]] | date=February 9, 2022 | accessdate=December 25, 2024}}</ref>
!Population (2016)<ref name="2021censusNL" />
!Change (%)<ref name="2021censusNL" />
!Area (km<sup>2</sup>)<ref name="2021censusNL" />
!Population density<ref name="2021censusNL" />
|-
| [[Corner Brook]]{{#tag:ref|Corner Brook is Newfoundland and Labrador's smallest city by population.|group=NL}} || {{change|19333|19806|dec=1|align=right|invert=on}} ||align=right| {{nts|147.88}} ||align=right| {{Pop density|19333|147.88|km2|prec=1|disp=num}}
|-
| [[Mount Pearl]]<ref group=NL>Mount Pearl is Newfoundland and Labrador's smallest city by area.</ref> || {{change|22477|23120|dec=1|align=right|invert=on}} ||align=right| {{nts|15.65}} ||align=right| {{Pop density|22477|15.65|km2|prec=1|disp=num}}
|-
| [[St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador|St. John's]]<ref group=NL>St. John's is Newfoundland and Labrador's capital and largest city by both population and area. The St. John's [[census metropolitan area]] includes the cities of Mount Pearl and St. John's.</ref> || {{change|110525|108860|dec=1|align=right|invert=on}} ||align=right| {{nts|446.02}} ||align=right| {{Pop density|110525|446.02|km2|prec=1|disp=num}}
|- class="sortbottom" align="center" style="background-color:#f2f2f2"
!scope="row" style="text-align:center"| '''Total cities'''
|{{change|152335|151786|dec=1|align="right"|bold=on|invert=on|bgcolour=#f2f2f2}}
|align="right"| '''{{nts|609.55}}'''
|align="right"| '''{{Pop density|152335|609.55|km2|prec=1|disp=num}}'''
|}
''Notes:''
{{Reflist|group=NL}}

== Northwest Territories<!-- [[List of cities in the Northwest Territories]] redirects here --> ==
{{See also|List of communities in the Northwest Territories}}
As in the other two Canadian territories, the only incorporated city in the [[Northwest Territories]] is its capital, [[Yellowknife]].
{| class="wikitable"
!Name
!Population (2021)<ref name="2021censusNT">{{cite web | url=https://www150.statcan.gc.ca/t1/tbl1/en/tv.action?pid=9810000203&geocode=A000261 | title=Population and dwelling counts: Canada, provinces and territories, census divisions and census subdivisions (municipalities), Northwest Territories | publisher=[[Statistics Canada]] | date=February 9, 2022 | accessdate=December 25, 2024}}</ref>
!Population (2016)<ref name="2021censusNT" />
!Change (%)<ref name="2021censusNT" />
!Area (km<sup>2</sup>)<ref name="2021censusNT" />
!Population density<ref name="2021censusNT" />
|-
| [[Yellowknife]] || {{change|20340|19569||dec=1|align=right|invert=on}} ||align=right| {{nts|103.37}} ||align=right| {{Pop density|20340|103.37|km2|prec=1|disp=num}}
|}

== Nova Scotia ==
[[File:Nova Scotia base map.png|thumb|200px|Towns and former cities in [[Nova Scotia]]]]
{{See also|List of municipalities in Nova Scotia}}
Nova Scotia no longer has any incorporated cities, as they were amalgamated into [[Regional Municipality|regional municipalities]] in the 1990s.

*[[City of Halifax|Halifax]]&nbsp;– provincial capital and [[metropolitan area]] and formerly the largest city in Nova Scotia by population, now part of the [[Halifax Regional Municipality]]
*[[Sydney, Nova Scotia|Sydney]]&nbsp;– formerly the smallest city in Nova Scotia by population, now part of the [[Cape Breton Regional Municipality, Nova Scotia|Cape Breton Regional Municipality]]
*[[Dartmouth, Nova Scotia|Dartmouth]]&nbsp;– formerly a city in Nova Scotia, now part of the Halifax Regional Municipality

== Nunavut<!-- [[List of cities in Nunavut]] redirects here --> ==
{{See also|List of communities in Nunavut}}
As in the other two Canadian territories, the only incorporated city in [[Nunavut]] is its capital, [[Iqaluit]].
{| class="wikitable"
!Name
!Population (2021)<ref name="2021censusNU">{{cite web | url=https://www150.statcan.gc.ca/t1/tbl1/en/tv.action?pid=9810000203&geocode=A000262 | title=Population and dwelling counts: Canada, provinces and territories, census divisions and census subdivisions (municipalities), Nunavut | publisher=[[Statistics Canada]] | date=February 9, 2022 | accessdate=December 25, 2024}}</ref>
!Population (2016)<ref name="2021censusNU" />
!Change (%)<ref name="2021censusNU" />
!Area (km<sup>2</sup>)<ref name="2021censusNU" />
!Population density<ref name="2021censusNU" />
|-
| [[Iqaluit]] || {{change|7429|7740|dec=1|align=right|invert=on}} ||align=right| {{nts|51.58}} ||align=right| {{Pop density|7429|51.58|km2|prec=1|disp=num}}
|}

== Ontario ==
<!-- To edit this list, go to [[List of cities in Ontario]] -->
{{Main|List of cities in Ontario}}

[[Ontario]] has 52 cities. In Ontario, city status is conferred by the provincial government, generally upon the request of the incorporated municipality. A municipality may apply for city status anytime after its population surpasses 10,000. This status is not ''automatically'' conferred on a community that reaches this population target, but must be requested by the municipality and granted by the provincial [[Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Housing (Ontario)|Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Housing]]. Not all municipalities which reach this population target have pursued city designation. For example, [[Ajax, Ontario|Ajax]], [[Oakville, Ontario|Oakville]], and [[Whitby, Ontario|Whitby]], which all had populations greater than 100,000 in 2011, are still designated as towns.<ref name="2011StatCanON">{{cite web | url=http://www12.statcan.gc.ca/census-recensement/2011/dp-pd/hlt-fst/pd-pl/Table-Tableau.cfm?LANG=Eng&T=302&SR=1&S=51&O=A&RPP=9999&PR=35&CMA=0 | title=Population and dwelling counts, for Canada, provinces and territories, and census subdivisions (municipalities), 2011 and 2006 censuses (Ontario) | publisher=[[Statistics Canada]] | date=May 28, 2012 | accessdate=January 3, 2013}}</ref> Once designated a city, however, a municipality does not lose this status even if its population later falls back below 10,000 (as, for example, [[Dryden, Ontario|Dryden]]). Ontario's newest city is [[Richmond Hill, Ontario|Richmond Hill]], which changed from town to city status on March 25, 2019.<ref name="Wang">{{cite news|url=https://www.yorkregion.com/news-story/9241744-richmond-hill-changes-status-from-town-to-city/|title=Richmond Hill changes status from town to city|last=Wang|first=sheila|newspaper=Richmond Hill Liberal|date=26 March 2019|access-date=13 April 2019}}</ref>

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''Notes:''
{{Reflist|group=ON}}

== Prince Edward Island<!-- [[List of cities in Prince Edward Island]] redirects here --> ==
{{See also|List of municipalities in Prince Edward Island}}

Prince Edward Island has two cities.

{| class="wikitable sortable "
|- class="sorttop" align="center"
|-
!Name
![[List of counties of Prince Edward Island|County]]
!Population (2021)<ref name="2021censusPE">{{cite web | url=https://www150.statcan.gc.ca/t1/tbl1/en/tv.action?pid=9810000203&geocode=A000211 | title=Population and dwelling counts: Canada, provinces and territories, census divisions and census subdivisions (municipalities), Prince Edward Island | publisher=[[Statistics Canada]] | date=February 9, 2022 | accessdate=December 25, 2024}}</ref>
!Population (2016)<ref name="2021censusPE" />
!Change (%)<ref name="2021censusPE" />
!Area (km<sup>2</sup>)<ref name="2021censusPE" />
!Population density<ref name="2021censusPE" />
|-
| [[Charlottetown]]{{refn|Charlottetown is Prince Edward Island's capital and larger city by population and area.|group=PE}} || [[Queens County, Prince Edward Island|Queens]] || {{change|38809|36094|dec=1|align=right|invert=on}} ||align=right| {{nts|44.27}} ||align=right| {{Pop density|38809|44.27|km2|prec=1|disp=num}}
|-
| [[Summerside, Prince Edward Island|Summerside]]{{refn|Summerside is Prince Edward Island's smaller city by population and area.|group=PE}} || [[Prince County, Prince Edward Island|Prince]] || {{change|16001|14839|dec=1|align=right|invert=on}} ||align=right| {{nts|28.21}} ||align=right| {{Pop density|16001|28.21|km2|prec=1|disp=num}}
|- class="sortbottom"
|align="center"| '''Total cities'''
|align="center"| '''–'''
| {{change|54810|50933|dec=1|align=right|invert=on|bold=on}}
|align="right" bgcolour=#f2f2f2| '''{{nts|72.48}}'''
|align="right"| '''{{Pop density|54810|72.48|km2|prec=1|disp=num}}'''
|}
''Notes:''
{{Reflist|group=PE}}

== Quebec == <!-- to edit this list, go to [[List of cities in Quebec]] -->
{{Main|List of towns in Quebec}}
{{See also|Types of municipalities in Quebec}}

In [[Quebec]], provincial law does not contain any ''cities'' at the current time, although the designation exists. — A ''ville'', though legally a "township", may be informally referred to as a town or a city in [[English language|English]], but this is an arbitrary and subjective distinction. Quebec municipal types are ''cities'' (cités), ''townships'' (villes), and ''[[municipality (Quebec)|municipalités]]'' (municipalités).

Quebec has 223 villes.

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''Notes:''
{{Reflist|group=QC}}

== Saskatchewan == <!-- to edit this list, go to [[List of cities in Saskatchewan]] -->
{{Main|List of cities in Saskatchewan}}
In [[Saskatchewan]], Section 39(1) of ''The Cities Act'' indicates a town must have a population of 5,000 or more<ref name="CitiesAct">{{cite web | url=http://www.qp.gov.sk.ca/documents/english/Statutes/Statutes/c11-1.pdf | publisher=Saskatchewan Queen's Printer | title=The Cities Act (Chapter C-11.1 of The Statutes of Saskatchewan, 2002) | access-date=June 4, 2010}}</ref> and meet other criteria in order to incorporate as a city, although in the early 20th century several centres such as [[Saskatoon]] and [[Regina, Saskatchewan|Regina]] were granted city status despite having a smaller population. The City of [[Melville, Saskatchewan|Melville]] retains its city status despite dropping below 5,000 people in the 1990s. [[Kindersley, Saskatchewan|Kindersley]] has expressed an interest in applying for city status upon reaching the 5,000 milestone.<ref name="Kindersley">{{cite web | url=http://www.kindersley.ca/archives/73/May%202011%20Newsletter.pdf | title=Town of Kindersley May 2011 Newsletter | publisher=Town of Kindersley | date=May 2011 | access-date=May 29, 2012 | url-status=dead | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131113214627/http://www.kindersley.ca/archives/73/May%202011%20Newsletter.pdf | archive-date=November 13, 2013 }}</ref> Saskatchewan's newest city is [[Warman, Saskatchewan|Warman]], which changed from town to city status on October 24, 2012.<ref name="Warman">{{cite web | url=http://www.gov.sk.ca/news?newsId=9cf836b6-afac-4ef0-9e06-f6d499fb8af3 | title=Warman joins Saskatchewan's family of cities | publisher=Government of Saskatchewan | date=October 27, 2012 | access-date=October 31, 2012 | url-status=dead | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131113211740/http://www.gov.sk.ca/news?newsId=9cf836b6-afac-4ef0-9e06-f6d499fb8af3 | archive-date=November 13, 2013 }}</ref>

Saskatchewan has 16 cities.

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''Notes:''
{{Reflist|group=SK}}

== Yukon <!-- [[List of cities in Yukon]] redirects here --> ==
{{See also|List of communities in Yukon}}
As in the other two Canadian territories, the only incorporated city in the [[Yukon]] is its capital, [[Whitehorse]]. [[Dawson City|Dawson]] was also previously incorporated as a city, but when the criteria were changed in the 1980s, its status was reduced to that of a town due to population. Through special provision, however, it was officially the town of the city of Dawson until 2001.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Kirandeep Kang |date=2023-01-07 |title=Canadian Cities Population by Provinces 2023 - canada immigration today |url=https://canadaimmigrationtoday.com/canadian-cities-population-by-provinces-2023/ |access-date=2023-01-12 |language=en-US}}</ref>
{| class="wikitable"
!Name
!Population (2021)<ref name="2021censusYK">{{cite web | url=https://www150.statcan.gc.ca/t1/tbl1/en/tv.action?pid=9810000203&geocode=A000260 | title=Population and dwelling counts: Canada, provinces and territories, census divisions and census subdivisions (municipalities), Yukon | publisher=[[Statistics Canada]] | date=February 9, 2022 | accessdate=December 25, 2024}}</ref>
!Population (2016)<ref name="2021censusYK"/>
!Change (%)<ref name="2021censusYK" />
!Area (km<sup>2</sup>)<ref name="2021censusYK" />
!Population density<ref name="2021censusYK" />
|-
!scope="row" align=left| [[Whitehorse, Yukon|Whitehorse]]
| {{change|28201|25085|dec=1|align=right|invert=on}} ||align=right| {{nts|413.94}} ||align=right| {{Pop density|28201|413.94|km2|prec=1|disp=num}}
|}

== See also ==
{{Portal|Canada|Ontario}}
*[[History of cities in Canada]]
*[[List of the largest cities and towns in Canada by area]]
*[[List of the largest municipalities in Canada by population]]
*[[List of Canada city name etymologies]]
*[[List of cities and towns of Upper Canada]]
*[[List of cities in North America]]
*[[List of city nicknames and slogans in Canada]]
*[[List of largest Canadian cities by census]]
*[[List of towns in Canada]]
*[[List of villages in Canada]]

== References ==
{{Reflist}}

== External links ==
* [http://canada.bymap.org/ Canada by Map: All cities with population]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20021215191814/http://www.world-gazetteer.com/s/p_ca.htm Map]
* [http://www.canadiangeographic.ca/atlas/ The Canadian Atlas Online]

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