Population & Dwellings

Total population, population change, density, and dwelling counts. — 2016 Census of Population

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Total Population

Total population count (2021)

Distribution by riding

Population by federal riding, 2016 Census. Median 107,848 persons; range 27,197 (Labrador) to 158,749 (Edmonton—Wetaskiwin); half of ridings between 95,676 and 115,724.

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Median riding 107,848

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Vertical axis: Population (persons)

Each dot is one federal riding (338 with a figure; 2013 Representation Order), placed by its value and spread across the axis so that dots do not overlap. The line marks the median riding (107,848). Prairies: Alberta, Saskatchewan and Manitoba. Atlantic: New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, Prince Edward Island, and Newfoundland and Labrador. North: Yukon, the Northwest Territories and Nunavut.

Source: Statistics Canada, 2016 Census of Population.

Highest and lowest ridings

Population by federal riding, 2016 Census. 338 ridings ranked from highest (1) to lowest; tied values share a rank. Bars start at zero on one scale; the vertical line marks the median riding (107,848).

10 highest

The 10 ridings with the highest values: population, 2016 Census
Rank	Riding	Value
1	Edmonton—WetaskiwinAB	158,749
2	Calgary ShepardAB	147,520
3	Niagara FallsON	136,292
4	Banff—AirdrieAB	135,762
5	Calgary SkyviewAB	135,730
6	King—VaughanON	131,995
7	Calgary Rocky RidgeAB	131,823
8	GuelphON	131,794
9	DurhamON	130,872
10	Brantford—BrantON	130,296

10 lowest

The 10 ridings with the lowest values: population, 2016 Census, lowest first
Rank	Riding	Value
338	LabradorNL	27,197
337	EgmontPE	34,168
336	YukonYT	35,874
335	NunavutNU	35,944
334	MalpequePE	36,030
333	CharlottetownPE	36,094
332	CardiganPE	36,615
331	Northwest TerritoriesNT	41,786
330	Miramichi—Grand LakeNB	57,405
329	Madawaska—RestigoucheNB	60,378

All 338 ridings, ranked

All ridings ranked by population, 2016 Census, highest first
Rank	Riding	Province or territory	Value
1	Edmonton—Wetaskiwin	Alberta	158,749
2	Calgary Shepard	Alberta	147,520
3	Niagara Falls	Ontario	136,292
4	Banff—Airdrie	Alberta	135,762
5	Calgary Skyview	Alberta	135,730
6	King—Vaughan	Ontario	131,995
7	Calgary Rocky Ridge	Alberta	131,823
8	Guelph	Ontario	131,794
9	Durham	Ontario	130,872
10	Brantford—Brant	Ontario	130,296
11	Brampton West	Ontario	130,000
12	Simcoe—Grey	Ontario	129,944
13	Etobicoke—Lakeshore	Ontario	129,081
14	Oakville North—Burlington	Ontario	129,078
15	Red Deer—Lacombe	Alberta	128,786
16	Whitby	Ontario	128,377
17	Orléans	Ontario	128,281
18	Dufferin—Caledon	Ontario	128,237
19	Oshawa	Ontario	126,764
20	London West	Ontario	126,110
21	Markham—Stouffville	Ontario	126,064
22	Essex	Ontario	125,442
23	London North Centre	Ontario	125,362
24	Mississauga Centre	Ontario	124,849
25	North Okanagan—Shuswap	British Columbia	124,605
26	Kamloops—Thompson—Cariboo	British Columbia	124,358
27	Coquitlam—Port Coquitlam	British Columbia	123,576
28	Markham—Unionville	Ontario	123,318
29	Burlington	Ontario	123,180
30	Windsor West	Ontario	122,988
31	Nanaimo—Ladysmith	British Columbia	122,710
32	Mississauga—Erin Mills	Ontario	122,560
33	Sherwood Park—Fort Saskatchewan	Alberta	122,193
34	Calgary Confederation	Alberta	122,023
35	Brampton East	Ontario	122,000
36	Edmonton West	Alberta	121,869
37	Calgary Midnapore	Alberta	121,844
38	Calgary Signal Hill	Alberta	121,392
39	St. Albert—Edmonton	Alberta	121,313
40	Brampton South	Ontario	121,188
41	Ottawa South	Ontario	121,058
42	Edmonton Manning	Alberta	121,048
43	Wellington—Halton Hills	Ontario	120,981
44	Oakville	Ontario	120,923
45	Edmonton Riverbend	Alberta	120,863
46	Esquimalt—Saanich—Sooke	British Columbia	120,834
47	Sturgeon River—Parkland	Alberta	120,784
48	Mississauga East—Cooksville	Ontario	120,205
49	Surrey Centre	British Columbia	120,172
50	Ajax	Ontario	119,677
51	London—Fanshawe	Ontario	119,467
52	Kelowna—Lake Country	British Columbia	119,388
53	Vaudreuil—Soulanges	Quebec	119,227
54	Calgary Centre	Alberta	119,176
55	West Vancouver—Sunshine Coast—Sea to Sky Country	British Columbia	119,113
56	Nepean	Ontario	119,110
57	Red Deer—Mountain View	Alberta	119,019
58	Willowdale	Ontario	118,801
59	Edmonton Mill Woods	Alberta	118,561
60	Mississauga—Streetsville	Ontario	118,301
61	Mississauga—Malton	Ontario	118,240
62	Brampton North	Ontario	118,180
63	Peterborough—Kawartha	Ontario	118,176
64	Etobicoke North	Ontario	118,040
65	Ottawa Centre	Ontario	118,038
66	Etobicoke Centre	Ontario	118,022
67	Mirabel	Quebec	117,652
68	Cloverdale—Langley City	British Columbia	117,640
69	Kingston and the Islands	Ontario	117,543
70	Ahuntsic-Cartierville	Quebec	117,447
71	Mississauga—Lakeshore	Ontario	117,444
72	Windsor—Tecumseh	Ontario	117,429
73	Newmarket—Aurora	Ontario	117,418
74	Lethbridge	Alberta	117,394
75	Beloeil—Chambly	Quebec	117,343
76	Grande Prairie—Mackenzie	Alberta	117,327
77	Louis-Saint-Laurent	Quebec	117,238
78	Victoria	British Columbia	117,133
79	Langley—Aldergrove	British Columbia	117,017
80	Fleetwood—Port Kells	British Columbia	116,958
81	York South—Weston	Ontario	116,686
82	Vancouver Centre	British Columbia	116,443
83	Repentigny	Quebec	116,066
84	Calgary Nose Hill	Alberta	115,795
85	Vancouver East	British Columbia	115,724
86	Pontiac	Quebec	115,531
87	Spadina—Fort York	Ontario	115,506
88	Cambridge	Ontario	115,463
89	North Vancouver	British Columbia	115,344
90	New Westminster—Burnaby	British Columbia	115,340
91	Portneuf—Jacques-Cartier	Quebec	115,313
92	Aurora—Oak Ridges—Richmond Hill	Ontario	115,227
93	Elgin—Middlesex—London	Ontario	115,052
94	Bow River	Alberta	115,022
95	Bellechasse—Les Etchemins—Lévis	Quebec	114,966
96	South Okanagan—West Kootenay	British Columbia	114,695
97	Ville-Marie—Le Sud-Ouest—Île-des-Soeurs	Quebec	114,659
98	Courtenay—Alberni	British Columbia	114,647
99	Surrey—Newton	British Columbia	114,605
100	Eglinton—Lawrence	Ontario	114,395
101	Milton	Ontario	114,093
102	Haliburton—Kawartha Lakes—Brock	Ontario	113,956
103	Laurentides—Labelle	Quebec	113,815
104	Oxford	Ontario	113,790
105	Lévis—Lotbinière	Quebec	113,528
106	Foothills	Alberta	113,227
107	Saint-Léonard—Saint-Michel	Quebec	113,212
108	Hamilton West—Ancaster—Dundas	Ontario	113,024
109	Pickering—Uxbridge	Ontario	112,947
110	Dorval—Lachine—LaSalle	Quebec	112,866
111	Salaberry—Suroît	Quebec	112,826
112	Thornhill	Ontario	112,719
113	Scarborough Centre	Ontario	112,603
114	Northumberland—Peterborough South	Ontario	112,412
115	Kootenay—Columbia	British Columbia	112,354
116	Edmonton Griesbach	Alberta	112,287
117	Rivière-du-Nord	Quebec	112,156
118	Calgary Heritage	Alberta	112,087
119	Burnaby South	British Columbia	111,973
120	Vimy	Quebec	111,867
121	Ottawa West—Nepean	Ontario	111,837
122	Laurier—Sainte-Marie	Quebec	111,835
123	Calgary Forest Lawn	Alberta	111,830
124	St. Catharines	Ontario	111,691
125	Terrebonne	Quebec	111,575
126	Ottawa—Vanier	Ontario	111,508
127	Simcoe North	Ontario	111,332
128	Saint-Jean	Quebec	111,190
129	Sherbrooke	Quebec	111,176
130	Shefford	Quebec	111,139
131	Flamborough—Glanbrook	Ontario	111,065
132	Prince George—Peace River—Northern Rockies	British Columbia	110,995
133	Kanata—Carleton	Ontario	110,960
134	Port Moody—Coquitlam	British Columbia	110,817
135	Papineau	Quebec	110,750
136	Rosemont—La Petite-Patrie	Quebec	110,677
137	Trois-Rivières	Quebec	110,515
138	Central Okanagan—Similkameen—Nicola	British Columbia	110,293
139	Scarborough Southwest	Ontario	110,278
140	Saint-Maurice—Champlain	Quebec	110,264
141	Fort McMurray—Cold Lake	Alberta	110,230
142	Battle River—Crowfoot	Alberta	110,223
143	Richmond Hill	Ontario	110,177
144	Waterloo	Ontario	110,134
145	Don Valley North	Ontario	110,076
146	Glengarry—Prescott—Russell	Ontario	109,975
147	Peace River—Westlock	Alberta	109,965
148	Edmonton Centre	Alberta	109,941
149	Bay of Quinte	Ontario	109,735
150	Haldimand—Norfolk	Ontario	109,652
151	Chatham-Kent—Leamington	Ontario	109,619
152	Beaches—East York	Ontario	109,468
153	Barrie—Innisfil	Ontario	109,286
154	Niagara Centre	Ontario	109,067
155	Cariboo—Prince George	British Columbia	108,907
156	Parkdale—High Park	Ontario	108,805
157	Beauce	Quebec	108,746
158	Longueuil—Saint-Hubert	Quebec	108,703
159	Pierrefonds—Dollard	Quebec	108,587
160	Lac-Saint-Louis	Quebec	108,579
161	Davenport	Ontario	108,473
162	Lakeland	Alberta	108,451
163	Cowichan—Malahat—Langford	British Columbia	108,052
164	Humber River—Black Creek	Ontario	108,037
165	Laval—Les Îles	Quebec	108,003
166	Montcalm	Quebec	107,981
167	Perth—Wellington	Ontario	107,908
168	Toronto—St. Paul's	Ontario	107,900
169	Hamilton East—Stoney Creek	Ontario	107,848
170	Bruce—Grey—Owen Sound	Ontario	107,679
171	Brossard—Saint-Lambert	Quebec	107,582
172	Gatineau	Quebec	107,464
173	Saanich—Gulf Islands	British Columbia	107,339
174	Charlesbourg—Haute-Saint-Charles	Quebec	107,254
175	Richmond—Arthabaska	Quebec	107,242
176	Medicine Hat—Cardston—Warner	Alberta	106,896
177	Toronto—Danforth	Ontario	106,875
178	LaSalle—Émard—Verdun	Quebec	106,766
179	Longueuil—Charles-LeMoyne	Quebec	106,583
180	Huron—Bruce	Ontario	106,570
181	Hochelaga	Quebec	106,496
182	La Pointe-de-l'Île	Quebec	106,336
183	Edmonton Strathcona	Alberta	106,066
184	Vancouver Quadra	British Columbia	105,608
185	Scarborough—Agincourt	Ontario	105,542
186	La Prairie	Quebec	105,496
187	North Island—Powell River	British Columbia	105,466
188	Compton—Stanstead	Quebec	105,459
189	Hull—Aylmer	Quebec	105,419
190	Sarnia—Lambton	Ontario	105,337
191	Lambton—Kent—Middlesex	Ontario	105,331
192	Kitchener South—Hespeler	Ontario	105,309
193	Kitchener Centre	Ontario	105,258
194	Vaughan—Woodbridge	Ontario	105,228
195	Notre-Dame-de-Grâce—Westmount	Quebec	104,974
196	Lac-Saint-Jean	Quebec	104,911
197	Hamilton Mountain	Ontario	104,877
198	Vancouver Kingsway	British Columbia	104,870
199	York Centre	Ontario	104,319
200	University—Rosedale	Ontario	104,311
201	Joliette	Quebec	104,136
202	South Surrey—White Rock	British Columbia	104,051
203	York—Simcoe	Ontario	104,010
204	Toronto Centre	Ontario	103,805
205	Honoré-Mercier	Quebec	103,592
206	Renfrew—Nipissing—Pembroke	Ontario	103,495
207	Abitibi—Témiscamingue	Quebec	103,491
208	Brome—Missisquoi	Quebec	103,457
209	Vancouver Granville	British Columbia	103,456
210	Drummond	Quebec	103,397
211	Louis-Hébert	Quebec	103,346
212	Mont-Royal	Quebec	103,320
212	Stormont—Dundas—South Glengarry	Ontario	103,320
214	Delta	British Columbia	103,064
215	Vancouver South	British Columbia	102,927
216	Carleton	Ontario	102,918
217	Saint-Hyacinthe—Bagot	Quebec	102,693
218	Don Valley West	Ontario	102,508
219	Burnaby North—Seymour	British Columbia	102,486
220	Scarborough—Guildwood	Ontario	102,386
221	Rivière-des-Mille-Îles	Quebec	102,346
222	Scarborough—Rouge Park	Ontario	102,275
223	Brampton Centre	Ontario	102,270
224	Outremont	Quebec	102,088
225	Yellowhead	Alberta	101,979
226	Thérèse-De Blainville	Quebec	101,840
227	Abbotsford	British Columbia	101,814
228	Marc-Aurèle-Fortin	Quebec	101,750
229	Lanark—Frontenac—Kingston	Ontario	101,630
230	Alfred-Pellan	Quebec	101,373
231	Pitt Meadows—Maple Ridge	British Columbia	101,101
232	Bourassa	Quebec	101,032
233	Barrie—Springwater—Oro-Medonte	Ontario	100,788
234	Kitchener—Conestoga	Ontario	100,709
235	Leeds—Grenville—Thousand Islands and Rideau Lakes	Ontario	100,546
236	Berthier—Maskinongé	Quebec	100,371
237	Chilliwack—Hope	British Columbia	100,126
238	Hamilton Centre	Ontario	100,103
239	Provencher	Manitoba	99,946
240	Steveston—Richmond East	British Columbia	99,913
241	Pierre-Boucher—Les Patriotes—Verchères	Quebec	99,787
242	Winnipeg South	Manitoba	99,678
243	Markham—Thornhill	Ontario	99,078
244	Saint-Laurent	Quebec	98,828
245	Scarborough North	Ontario	98,800
246	Richmond Centre	British Columbia	98,396
247	Châteauguay—Lacolle	Quebec	97,887
248	Montarville	Quebec	97,811
249	Portage—Lisgar	Manitoba	97,354
250	Québec	Quebec	97,143
251	Halifax West	Nova Scotia	96,255
252	Beauport—Limoilou	Quebec	96,029
253	Argenteuil—La Petite-Nation	Quebec	95,781
254	Winnipeg North	Manitoba	95,676
255	Montmagny—L'Islet—Kamouraska—Rivière-du-Loup	Quebec	95,527
256	Mission—Matsqui—Fraser Canyon	British Columbia	94,825
257	Selkirk—Interlake—Eastman	Manitoba	94,778
258	Halifax	Nova Scotia	94,610
259	Bécancour—Nicolet—Saurel	Quebec	94,588
260	Don Valley East	Ontario	94,579
261	Parry Sound—Muskoka	Ontario	94,398
262	Hastings—Lennox and Addington	Ontario	94,333
263	Nickel Belt	Ontario	93,772
264	Beauport—Côte-de-Beaupré—Île dOrléans—Charlevoix	Quebec	93,674
265	Winnipeg South Centre	Manitoba	93,053
266	Elmwood—Transcona	Manitoba	92,738
267	Moncton—Riverview—Dieppe	New Brunswick	92,666
268	Manicouagan	Quebec	92,518
269	Regina—Lewvan	Saskatchewan	92,426
270	Dartmouth—Cole Harbour	Nova Scotia	92,301
271	South Shore—St. Margarets	Nova Scotia	91,830
272	Sudbury	Ontario	91,532
273	Niagara West	Ontario	90,838
274	Jonquière	Quebec	89,818
274	Saint Boniface—Saint Vital	Manitoba	89,818
276	Skeena—Bulkley Valley	British Columbia	88,920
277	Nipissing—Timiskaming	Ontario	88,813
278	Brandon—Souris	Manitoba	88,170
279	Abitibi—Baie-James—Nunavik—Eeyou	Quebec	87,787
280	Dauphin—Swan River—Neepawa	Manitoba	87,527
281	Mégantic—L'Érable	Quebec	87,233
282	Churchill—Keewatinook Aski	Manitoba	87,027
283	Long Range Mountains	Newfoundland and Labrador	86,553
284	Sackville—Preston—Chezzetcook	Nova Scotia	86,498
285	Avalon	Newfoundland and Labrador	86,494
286	Winnipeg Centre	Manitoba	85,949
287	St. John's East	Newfoundland and Labrador	85,697
288	Rimouski-Neigette—Témiscouata—Les Basques	Quebec	84,918
289	Regina—Wascana	Saskatchewan	84,153
290	Kildonan—St. Paul	Manitoba	84,077
291	Saskatoon West	Saskatchewan	83,711
292	Kings—Hants	Nova Scotia	83,465
293	Fredericton	New Brunswick	83,303
294	Timmins—James Bay	Ontario	83,257
295	Saskatoon—Grasswood	Saskatchewan	82,946
296	Thunder Bay—Rainy River	Ontario	82,805
297	Saskatoon—University	Saskatchewan	82,663
298	Thunder Bay—Superior North	Ontario	82,651
299	Charleswood—St. James—Assiniboia—Headingley	Manitoba	82,574
300	Beauséjour	New Brunswick	82,292
301	West Nova	Nova Scotia	82,026
302	St. John's South—Mount Pearl	Newfoundland and Labrador	81,979
303	Chicoutimi—Le Fjord	Quebec	81,639
304	Carlton Trail—Eagle Creek /Sentier Carlton—Eagle Creek	Saskatchewan	80,662
305	Cumberland—Colchester	Nova Scotia	80,590
306	Sault Ste. Marie	Ontario	80,371
307	Fundy Royal	New Brunswick	79,943
308	Moose Jaw—Lake Centre—Lanigan	Saskatchewan	79,733
309	Prince Albert	Saskatchewan	79,625
310	Algoma—Manitoulin—Kapuskasing	Ontario	79,483
311	Saint John—Rothesay	New Brunswick	79,363
312	Acadie—Bathurst	New Brunswick	77,791
313	Coast of Bays—Central—Notre Dame	Newfoundland and Labrador	77,680
314	Regina—Qu'Appelle	Saskatchewan	76,017
315	Gaspésie—Les Îles-de-la-Madeleine	Quebec	75,850
316	Bonavista—Burin—Trinity	Newfoundland and Labrador	74,116
317	Battlefords—Lloydminster	Saskatchewan	73,506
318	Souris—Moose Mountain	Saskatchewan	72,635
319	Sydney—Victoria	Nova Scotia	72,148
320	Central Nova	Nova Scotia	71,962
321	Cape Breton—Canso	Nova Scotia	71,913
322	Avignon—La Mitis—Matane—Matapédia	Quebec	71,897
323	Yorkton—Melville	Saskatchewan	71,031
324	Desnethé—Missinippi—Churchill River	Saskatchewan	70,891
325	Tobique—Mactaquac	New Brunswick	68,673
326	Cypress Hills—Grasslands	Saskatchewan	68,353
327	New Brunswick Southwest	New Brunswick	65,287
328	Kenora	Ontario	62,556
329	Madawaska—Restigouche	New Brunswick	60,378
330	Miramichi—Grand Lake	New Brunswick	57,405
331	Northwest Territories	Northwest Territories	41,786
332	Cardigan	Prince Edward Island	36,615
333	Charlottetown	Prince Edward Island	36,094
334	Malpeque	Prince Edward Island	36,030
335	Nunavut	Nunavut	35,944
336	Yukon	Yukon	35,874
337	Egmont	Prince Edward Island	34,168
338	Labrador	Newfoundland and Labrador	27,197

Value: Total population count (2021). Riding names link to the riding's dissemination-area map for this topic.

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Source: Statistics Canada, 2016 Census of Population. Adapted from Statistics Canada, Census of Population, 2016. This does not constitute an endorsement by Statistics Canada of this product.