Editing Demographics of Canada (section)

=== Provinces and territories ===
{{Main|Population of Canada by province and territory}}
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==== Population distribution ====
The vast majority of Canadians are positioned in a discontinuous band within approximately 300&nbsp;km of the southern border with the United States; the most populated province is Ontario, followed by Quebec and British Columbia.<ref>{{cite web| url=http://www12.statcan.gc.ca/census-recensement/2011/dp-pd/hlt-fst/pd-pl/Table-Tableau.cfm?LANG=Eng&T=101&SR=1&S=3&O=D | title= Population data 2011 Census| author= Statistics Canada | author-link= Statistics Canada| year= 2011| access-date= 2012-05-16}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url= http://www40.statcan.ca/l01/cst01/phys01.htm?sdi=area | title= Land and freshwater area, by province and territory (2005) | author= Statistics Canada | author-link= Statistics Canada | year= 2005 | access-date= 2007-07-22 | url-status= dead | archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20070708110654/http://www40.statcan.ca/l01/cst01/phys01.htm?sdi=area | archive-date= 2007-07-08 }}</ref><ref name="StatCan2021">{{cite web |url=https://www150.statcan.gc.ca/t1/tbl1/en/tv.action?pid=9810000101 |title=Population and dwelling counts: Canada, provinces and territories |publisher=[[Statistics Canada]] |date=February 9, 2022 |access-date=February 9, 2022 |url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220209134802/https://www150.statcan.gc.ca/t1/tbl1/en/tv.action?pid=9810000101 |archive-date=2022-02-09 }}</ref>

==== Cities ====
{{main|List of the largest municipalities in Canada by population}}
{{Largest cities
| country = Canada
| stat_ref = [[Canada 2021 Census|2021 Census]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www12.statcan.gc.ca/census-recensement/2021/dp-pd/prof/index.cfm?Lang=E|title=Population and dwelling counts, for Canada and census subdivisions (municipalities), 2021 and 2016 censuses|publisher=[[Statistics Canada]]|date=9 February 2022|access-date=2022-02-09}}</ref>
| list_by_pop = List of the largest municipalities in Canada by population
| div_name = Province
| city_1 = Toronto | div_1 = Ontario | pop_1 = 2,794,356
| city_2 = Montreal | div_2 = Quebec | pop_2 = 1,762,949
| city_3 = Calgary | div_3 = Alberta | pop_3 = 1,306,784
| city_4 = Ottawa | div_4 = Ontario | pop_4 = 1,017,449
| city_5 = Edmonton | div_5 = Alberta | pop_5 = 1,010,899
| city_6 = Winnipeg | div_6 = Manitoba| pop_6 = 749,607
| city_7 = Mississauga | div_7 = Ontario | pop_7 = 717,961
| city_8 = Vancouver | div_8 = British Columbia | pop_8 = 662,248
| city_9 = Brampton | div_9 = Ontario | pop_9 = 656,480
| city_10 = Hamilton, Ontario{{!}}Hamilton | div_10 = Ontario | pop_10 = 569,353
| city_11 = Surrey, British Columbia{{!}}Surrey | div_11 = British Columbia | pop_11 = 568,322
| city_12 = Quebec City | div_12 = Quebec | pop_12 = 549,459
| city_13 = Halifax, Nova Scotia{{!}}Halifax | div_13 = Nova Scotia | pop_13 = 439,819
| city_14 = Laval, Quebec{{!}}Laval | div_14 = Quebec | pop_14 = 438,366
| city_15 = London, Ontario{{!}}London | div_15 = Ontario | pop_15 = 422,324
| city_16 = Markham, Ontario{{!}}Markham | div_16 = Ontario | pop_16 = 338,503
| city_17 = Vaughan | div_17 = Ontario | pop_17 = 323,103
| city_18 = Gatineau | div_18 = Quebec | pop_18 = 291,041
| city_19 = Saskatoon | div_19 = Saskatchewan | pop_19 = 266,141
| city_20 = Kitchener, Ontario{{!}}Kitchener | div_20 = Ontario | pop_20 = 256,885
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==== Census metropolitan areas ====
{{main|List of census metropolitan areas and agglomerations in Canada}}
{{Largest Metropolitan Areas of Canada}}{{Clear}}