| Name | 2001 Population |
1996 Population |
% Change |
| Canada | 30,007,094 | 28,846,760 | 4.0 |
| Abbotsford (B.C.) | 147,370 | 136,480 | 8.0 |
| Calgary (Alta.) | 951,395 | 821,628 | 15.8 |
| Chicoutimi - Jonquière (Que.) | 154,938 | 160,454 | -3.4 |
| Edmonton (Alta.) | 937,845 | 862,597 | 8.7 |
| Greater Sudbury (Ont.) | 155,601 | 165,618 | -6.0 |
| Halifax (N.S.) | 359,183 | 342,966 | 4.7 |
| Hamilton (Ont.) | 662,401 | 624,360 | 6.1 |
| Kingston (Ont.) | 146,838 | 144,528 | 1.6 |
| Kitchener (Ont.) | 414,284 | 382,940 | 8.2 |
| London (Ont.) | 432,451 | 416,546 | 3.8 |
| Montréal (Que.) | 3,426,350 | 3,326,447 | 3.0 |
| Oshawa (Ont.) | 296,298 | 268,773 | 10.2 |
| Ottawa - Hull (Ont.) | 1,063,664 | 998,718 | 6.5 |
| Québec (Que.) | 682,757 | 671,889 | 1.6 |
| Regina (Sask.) | 192,800 | 193,652 | -0.4 |
| Saint John (N.B.) | 122,678 | 125,705 | -2.4 |
| Saskatoon (Sask.) | 225,927 | 219,056 | 3.1 |
| Sherbrooke (Que.) | 153,811 | 149,569 | 2.8 |
| St. Catharines - Niagara (Ont.) | 377,009 | 372,406 | 1.2 |
| St. John's (N.L.) | 172,918 | 174,051 | -0.7 |
| Thunder Bay (Ont.) | 121,986 | 126,643 | -3.7 |
| Toronto (Ont.) | 4,682,897 | 4,263,759 | 9.8 |
| Trois-Rivières (Que.) | 137,507 | 139,956 | -1.7 |
| Vancouver (B.C.) | 1,986,965 | 1,831,665 | 8.5 |
| Victoria (B.C.) | 311,902 | 304,287 | 2.5 |
| Windsor (Ont.) | 307,877 | 286,811 | 7.3 |
| Winnipeg (Man.) | 671,274 | 667,093 | 0.6 |