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Thursday, December 18, 2003

Demographic statistics

As of October 1, 2003 (preliminary)

Preliminary postcensal population estimates as of October 1, 2003 are now available for Canada, the provinces and the territories.

Available on CANSIM: tables 051-0005, 051-0006, 051-0008, 051-0009, 051-0017, 051-0020 and 053-0001.

Definitions, data sources and methods: survey numbers, including related surveys, 3231, 3232, 3233, 3601 and 3605.

The third quarter 2003 issue of Quarterly Demographic Statistics 91-002-XIB, $9/$27) and (91-002-XPB, $11/$36 will be available soon.

To obtain data, contact Colette O'Meara (613-951-2320; fax 613-951-2307; colette.o'meara@statcan.gc.ca), Demography Division or the nearest Statistics Canada Regional Reference Centre. For information, or to enquire about the concepts, methods or data quality of this release, contact Denis Morissette (613-951-0694; fax 613-951-2307; denis.morissette@statcan.gc.ca), Demography Division.

Canada's population1
  July 1, 2002pr October 1, 2002pr July 1, 2003pp October 1, 2003pp 2002 2003
          % change
Canada 31,361,611 31,448,767 31,629,677 31,714,637 0.3 0.3
Newfoundland and Labrador 519,270 519,731 519,570 520,170 0.1 0.1
Prince Edward Island 136,998 137,256 137,781 137,941 0.2 0.1
Nova Scotia 934,392 935,408 936,025 936,878 0.1 0.1
New Brunswick 750,183 750,649 750,594 750,460 0.1 0.0
Quebec 7,443,491 7,457,736 7,487,169 7,503,502 0.2 0.2
Ontario 12,096,627 12,145,439 12,238,300 12,280,731 0.4 0.3
Manitoba 1,155,492 1,157,356 1,162,776 1,164,135 0.2 0.1
Saskatchewan 995,490 995,115 994,843 995,003 0.0 0.0
Alberta 3,114,390 3,125,527 3,153,723 3,164,400 0.4 0.3
British Columbia 4,114,981 4,123,659 4,146,580 4,158,649 0.2 0.3
Yukon 30,123 30,423 31,060 31,371 1.0 1.0
Northwest Territories 41,434 41,549 41,872 42,040 0.3 0.4
Nunavut 28,740 28,919 29,384 29,357 0.6 -0.1
prUpdated postcensal estimates.
ppPreliminary postcensal estimates.
1These estimates are based on the 2001 census counts adjusted for net undercoverage.


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