Here is a succinct, side-by-side review of some of Canada’s largest cities.

Canada’s Cities Compared

City Toronto Montreal Vancouver Calgary Edmonton Ottawa Winnipeg Halifax Population

(metropolitan) 6.5 million 4.3 million 2.7 million 1.5 million 1.4 million 1.4 million 0.8 million 0.4 million Born Overseas 47% 34% 41% 29% 24% 20% 24% 9% Mother Tongue English 51% 11% 54% 68% 71% 46% 69% 88% Average House Price

Mid 2020 $870 K $435 K $1036 K $410 K $316 K $479 K $277 K $331 K Median Total Income Per Household in 2018 $76,700 $62,300 $71,400 $83,500 $86,500 $80,500 $69,100 $58,600* Average Income

Per Family Household (2018) $100,400 $81,800 $94,200 $108,600 $105,100 $105,400 $86,700 $75,500* Unemployment Rate

January 2020 5.5% 6.0% 4.5% 7.2% 8.2% 4.3% 5.2% 6.4% Violent Crime Rate per 100,000 people (2018) 818 933 972 999 1,189 858 1,358 1,373 Crime Severity Index

(2018) ** 53.6 58.3 84.3 88.1 114.9 54.9 119.4 67.3

* Novia Scotia figures.

** Takes into account the seriousness of crimes reported to the police.

Percentage of people in Canada’s provinces who have a job in 2013

The economies of Canada’s cities and their provinces are closely related.

You can see from the chart (left) that:

›› the percentage of people in work is much higher in the Prairie Provinces than elsewhere in Canada.

›› a lower proportion of people in Atlantic Canada have a job than elsewhere.

›› the large population provinces of Ontario, Quebec and British Columbia sit between the two ends of Canada’s employment spectrum.

Canada’s Top 18 Largest Cities By Population

The metropolitan populations of Canada’s largest cities are #:

Toronto, Ontario: 6.5 million Toronto, Ontario: 6.5 million

Montreal, Quebec: 4.3 million Montreal, Quebec: 4.3 million

Vancouver, British Columbia: 2.7 million Vancouver, British Columbia: 2.7 million

Calgary, Alberta: 1.5 million Calgary, Alberta: 1.5 million

Ottawa, Ontario: 1.4 million Ottawa, Ontario: 1.4 million

Edmonton, Alberta: 1.4 million Edmonton, Alberta: 1.4 million

Winnipeg, Manitoba: 0.8 million Winnipeg, Manitoba: 0.8 million

Quebec City, Quebec: 0.8 million Quebec City, Quebec: 0.8 million

Hamilton, Ontario: 0.8 million Hamilton, Ontario: 0.8 million

Kitchener, Ontario: 0.6 million Kitchener, Ontario: 0.6 million

London, Ontario: 0.5 million London, Ontario: 0.5 million

Halifax, Nova Scotia: 0.4 million Halifax, Nova Scotia: 0.4 million

St. Catharines-Niagara, Ontario: 0.4 million St. Catharines-Niagara, Ontario: 0.4 million

Oshawa, Ontario: 0.4 million Oshawa, Ontario: 0.4 million

Victoria, British Columbia: 0.38 million Victoria, British Columbia: 0.38 million

Windsor, Ontario: 0.35 million Windsor, Ontario: 0.35 million

Saskatoon, Saskatchewan: 0.33 million Saskatoon, Saskatchewan: 0.33 million

Regina, Saskatchewan: 0.26 million Regina, Saskatchewan: 0.26 million

# These figures are 2019 estimates based on the numbers recorded in the 2016 census.





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Canada vs Australia

Data Courtesy of:

Statistics Canada

The Canadian Real Estate Association