Central Canada - Population

Population

Combined, the two provinces have approximately 20 million inhabitants which represents 62% of Canada's population. They are represented in the Canadian House of Commons by 181 Members of Parliament (Ontario: 106, Quebec: 75) out of a total of 308. The southern portions of the two provinces — particularly the Quebec City-Windsor Corridor — are the most urbanized and industrialized areas of Canada, containing the country's two largest cities, Toronto and Montreal, and the national capital, Ottawa.

Census Metropolitan Areas, 2007 population estimates
  1. Toronto, ON: 5,606,300
  2. Montréal, QC: 3,814,300
  3. Ottawa, ON–Gatineau, QC: 1,158,300
  4. Québec, QC: 723,300
  5. Hamilton, ON: 716,200
  6. London, ON: 465,700
  7. Kitchener, ON: 463,600
  8. St. Catharines–Niagara, ON: 396,800
  9. Oshawa, ON: 344,400
  10. Windsor, ON: 332,100
  11. Sherbrooke, QC: 218,700
  12. Sudbury, ON: 162,000
  13. Kingston, ON: 155,000
  14. Saguenay, QC: 152,100
  15. Trois-Rivières, QC: 142,600
  16. Thunder Bay, ON: 125,400

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