👥 Ranking · 152 metro areas
Fastest-growing cities in Canada
Population growth since 2021, from Statistics Canada annual estimates. Top three: Moncton (+21.5%), Calgary (+19.2%), Kitchener (+16.5%). Canada overall: +8.9%.
This list ranks whole metro areas, so suburbs like Brampton and Mississauga are counted inside Toronto. See the same ranking by individual municipality →
| # | City | Value | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Moncton NB | +21.5% | |
| 2 | Calgary AB | +19.2% | |
| 3 | Kitchener ON | +16.5% | |
| 4 | Squamish BC | +16.5% | |
| 5 | Charlottetown PE | +16.1% | |
| 6 | Whitehorse YT | +15.6% | |
| 7 | Saskatoon SK | +15.3% | |
| 8 | Edmonton AB | +14.9% | |
| 9 | Oshawa ON | +13.8% | |
| 10 | North Bay ON | +13.8% | |
| 11 | Barrie ON | +13.7% | |
| 12 | Regina SK | +13.1% | |
| 13 | Halifax NS | +13.0% | |
| 14 | Fredericton NB | +12.9% | |
| 15 | Wasaga Beach ON | +12.6% | |
| 16 | Brantford ON | +12.5% | |
| 17 | Brandon MB | +12.3% | |
| 18 | Peterborough ON | +12.2% | |
| 19 | Winkler MB | +12.1% | |
| 20 | St. Catharines ON | +11.7% | |
| 21 | London ON | +11.5% | |
| 22 | Vancouver BC | +11.4% | |
| 23 | Lethbridge AB | +11.4% | |
| 24 | Windsor ON | +11.2% | |
| 25 | Cape Breton NS | +11.1% | |
| 26 | Winnipeg MB | +10.6% | |
| 27 | St. John's NL | +10.6% | |
| 28 | Sylvan Lake AB | +10.6% | |
| 29 | Cowansville QC | +10.6% | |
| 30 | Centre Wellington ON | +10.5% | |
| 31 | Ottawa ON | +10.4% | |
| 32 | Red Deer AB | +10.4% | |
| 33 | Woodstock ON | +10.3% | |
| 34 | Summerside PE | +10.3% | |
| 35 | Sault Ste. Marie ON | +10.1% | |
| 36 | Tillsonburg ON | +10.0% | |
| 37 | Toronto ON | +9.8% | |
| 38 | Chilliwack BC | +9.8% | |
| 39 | Steinbach MB | +9.8% | |
| 40 | Kelowna BC | +9.7% | |
| 41 | Greater Sudbury ON | +9.5% | |
| 42 | Edmundston NB | +9.5% | |
| 43 | Abbotsford BC | +9.4% | |
| 44 | Petawawa ON | +9.2% | |
| 45 | Yellowknife NT | +8.8% | |
| 46 | Saint John NB | +8.6% | |
| 47 | Salaberry-de-Valleyfield QC | +8.6% | |
| 48 | Wood Buffalo AB | +8.4% | |
| 49 | Brooks AB | +8.3% | |
| 50 | Belleville ON | +8.2% | |
| 51 | Grande Prairie AB | +8.2% | |
| 52 | Dawson Creek BC | +8.2% | |
| 53 | Lachute QC | +8.0% | |
| 54 | Nanaimo BC | +7.9% | |
| 55 | Orillia ON | +7.9% | |
| 56 | Norfolk ON | +7.8% | |
| 57 | Kingston ON | +7.7% | |
| 58 | Canmore AB | +7.7% | |
| 59 | Sarnia ON | +7.6% | |
| 60 | Cornwall ON | +7.6% | |
| 61 | Miramichi NB | +7.6% | |
| 62 | Essa ON | +7.6% | |
| 63 | Timmins ON | +7.5% | |
| 64 | Victoria BC | +7.4% | |
| 65 | Trois-Rivières QC | +7.3% | |
| 66 | Courtenay BC | +7.3% | |
| 67 | Québec QC | +7.0% | |
| 68 | Prince George BC | +7.0% | |
| 69 | Terrace BC | +7.0% | |
| 70 | Kamloops BC | +6.8% | |
| 71 | Drummondville QC | +6.6% | |
| 72 | Hamilton ON | +6.5% | |
| 73 | Hawkesbury ON | +6.5% | |
| 74 | Sherbrooke QC | +6.4% | |
| 75 | Truro NS | +6.4% | |
| 76 | Kentville NS | +6.4% | |
| 77 | Montréal QC | +6.2% | |
| 78 | Collingwood ON | +6.0% | |
| 79 | Sainte-Agathe-des-Monts QC | +6.0% | |
| 80 | Guelph ON | +5.9% | |
| 81 | Vernon BC | +5.8% | |
| 82 | Yorkton SK | +5.8% | |
| 83 | Joliette QC | +5.7% | |
| 84 | Sainte-Marie QC | +5.6% | |
| 85 | Strathmore AB | +5.5% | |
| 86 | Saint-Hyacinthe QC | +5.4% | |
| 87 | Lloydminster AB | +5.4% | |
| 88 | Cranbrook BC | +5.4% | |
| 89 | Swift Current SK | +5.4% | |
| 90 | High River AB | +5.3% | |
| 91 | Medicine Hat AB | +5.2% | |
| 92 | Okotoks AB | +5.2% | |
| 93 | Rimouski QC | +5.1% | |
| 94 | Bathurst NB | +5.0% | |
| 95 | Owen Sound ON | +4.9% | |
| 96 | Ingersoll ON | +4.9% | |
| 97 | Saguenay QC | +4.8% | |
| 98 | Granby QC | +4.8% | |
| 99 | Moose Jaw SK | +4.6% | |
| 100 | Thunder Bay ON | +4.5% | |
| 101 | Thetford Mines QC | +4.5% | |
| 102 | North Battleford SK | +4.5% | |
| 103 | Chatham-Kent ON | +4.4% | |
| 104 | Campbell River BC | +4.2% | |
| 105 | Salmon Arm BC | +4.2% | |
| 106 | Ladysmith BC | +4.2% | |
| 107 | Gander NL | +4.1% | |
| 108 | Weyburn SK | +4.0% | |
| 109 | Midland ON | +3.9% | |
| 110 | Duncan BC | +3.8% | |
| 111 | New Glasgow NS | +3.8% | |
| 112 | Camrose AB | +3.8% | |
| 113 | Kawartha Lakes ON | +3.7% | |
| 114 | Victoriaville QC | +3.7% | |
| 115 | Shawinigan QC | +3.7% | |
| 116 | Brockville ON | +3.6% | |
| 117 | Port Hope ON | +3.6% | |
| 118 | Port Alberni BC | +3.5% | |
| 119 | Stratford ON | +3.4% | |
| 120 | Corner Brook NL | +3.4% | |
| 121 | Prince Albert SK | +3.3% | |
| 122 | Sorel-Tracy QC | +3.2% | |
| 123 | Powell River BC | +3.2% | |
| 124 | Saint-Georges QC | +3.1% | |
| 125 | Rivière-du-Loup QC | +2.6% | |
| 126 | Parksville BC | +2.4% | |
| 127 | Campbellton NB | +2.3% | |
| 128 | Williams Lake BC | +2.2% | |
| 129 | Fort St. John BC | +2.1% | |
| 130 | Penticton BC | +1.8% | |
| 131 | Val-d'Or QC | +1.8% | |
| 132 | Grand Falls-Windsor NL | +1.8% | |
| 133 | Rouyn-Noranda QC | +1.7% | |
| 134 | Elliot Lake ON | +1.6% | |
| 135 | Nelson BC | +1.5% | |
| 136 | Matane QC | +1.2% | |
| 137 | Alma QC | +0.9% | |
| 138 | Quesnel BC | +0.9% | |
| 139 | Portage la Prairie MB | +0.8% | |
| 140 | Estevan SK | +0.8% | |
| 141 | Wetaskiwin AB | +0.5% | |
| 142 | Trail BC | +0.2% | |
| 143 | Sept-Îles QC | -0.1% | |
| 144 | Amos QC | -0.5% | |
| 145 | Dolbeau-Mistassini QC | -0.5% | |
| 146 | Cobourg ON | -0.6% | |
| 147 | Prince Rupert BC | -0.9% | |
| 148 | Pembroke ON | -1.0% | |
| 149 | Lacombe AB | -1.0% | |
| 150 | Baie-Comeau QC | -1.1% | |
| 151 | Kenora ON | -1.5% | |
| 152 | Thompson MB | -2.9% |
Source: Statistics Canada, Table 17-10-0148-01 (population estimates). Includes census metropolitan areas and census agglomerations.