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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 |
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July 1, 2002pr |
October 1, 2002pr |
July 1, 2003pp |
October 1, 2003pp |
2002 |
2003 |
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% 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 |
| pr | Updated postcensal estimates. |
| pp | Preliminary postcensal estimates. |
| 1 | These estimates are based on the 2001 census counts adjusted for net undercoverage. |
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