Top 10 most populated cities in Canada
Canada is located in the northernmost region of North America and stretches from the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific Ocean. Canada shares the longest land border in the world with the US and is the second largest country in the world. This country is so large and also is the home to the number of large cities. You can find below the top 10 most populated cities in Canada:
1. Toronto, Ontario: Toronto is one of the most populated cities in Canada and is home to the 5,429,524 people. Toronto is located in the east-central region of Canada and is the capital of Ontario, Canada. Half of the population in Toronto is foreign-born. Toronto, Ontario is the second largest city of foreign-born residents in the world. Toronto is the most diverse and costliest city in Canada.
2. Montreal, Quebec: Montreal is the second most populated city in Canada. 3,519,595 is the total population count in Montreal. French is the official and primary language which is being spoken in Montreal. Montreal is located in Quebec. This city is an important center for pharmaceutical, aerospace, finance and commerce industry.
3. Vancouver, British Columbia: Coming on 3rd position, Vancouver has 2,264,823 population count and its surrounding areas. This Vancouver city is situated in the province of British Columbia on the western coast of Canada. Vancouver is one of the most diverse city in Canada, 52% population of this city speak language other than English as its mother tongue. Largest port in Canada is being hosted by this city, and is the largest industrial location. Economic activities in Vancouver include tourism and lumber.
4. Calgary, Alberta: Total population of Calgary is 1,237,656 people. Calgary is situated in the province of Alberta, Canada. In the terms of population demographics, 36.4 is the average age in Calgary. This city experienced faster average growth rate from the year 2001 to 2006; as it grew at 12.4% rate whereas rest of the country grew at nearly 5.4%. The gas and oil sectors are the major industries in Calgary, Alberta.
5. Edmonton, Alberta: Edmonton is best known for its largest malls i.e the West Edmonton Mall in Canada and America too. Edmonton is the largest city in Canada and is at the fifth position. This city is referred to as a Gateway to the North because Edmonton serves as the entrance to the diamond mining and oil in the northern Alberta.
6. Ottawa, Ontario: Ottawa is the capital of Canada and is known as the “Silicon Valley North” during the boom in technology in late 1990s and early 2000s.High-tech industry and public service of Canada generate the most of the jobs in Ottawa. Ottawa is the home to the technology heavyweights like IBM, Huawei Technologies, Hewlett-Packard, Cisco Systems and Bell Canada. Population of Ottawa, Ontario is 860,928.
7. Quebec City, Quebec: Quebec City is the oldest city in North America. Quebec City is the provincial capital of Quebec and jobs in this Quebec City are concentrated in transport and tourism, commerce, services, defense and public administration. 10% of jobs in Quebec City are in manufacturing, which produces printed and electronics materials, chemicals, wood/metal items, processed food and pulp and paper. 659,545 is the population count of Quebec City, Quebec.
8. Hamilton, Ontario: Hamilton has become “The Steel Capital of Canada”, as 60% of steel in Canada is produced in Hamilton by Dofasco and Stelco. Dofasco is one of the most profitable steel companies located in North America and has nearly 7,300 employees at its Hamilton plant and produces more than 4 million tons of steel every year, that represents 30% of rolled sheet steel shipments of Canada. Population of Hamilton, Ontario is around 647,634 people.
9. Winnipeg, Manitoba: The largest and capital city of Manitoba is Winnipeg and has a huge diversified economy which includes retail and tourism, food and beverage production, transportation, manufacturing, finance. Population of Winnipeg, Manitoba is around 641,483 people and had 3rd fastest growing economy among the major cities of Canada in year 2009, as per Conference Board of Canada.
10. Kitchener, Ontario: Kitchener is located in the southern region of Ontario and is home to the 4 municipal business parks: the Lancaster Corporate Centre, Huron Business Park, Grand River West Business Park and Bridgeport Business Park. The Huron Business Park is the largest business park and is home to a huge number of industries. Kitchener comes at the 10th position in the most populated cities in Canada. Population of Kitchener, Ontario is around 422,514 people.
