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Wednesday, December 21, 2005
Demographic statistics
October 1, 2005 (preliminary)
Preliminary postcensal population estimates as of October 1, 2005 are now available for Canada, the provinces and the territories.
Available on CANSIM: tables 051-0005 to 051-0006, 051-0017, 051-0020, 051-0037 and 053-0001.
Definitions, data sources and methods: survey numbers, including related surveys, 3231, 3232, 3233, 3601 and 3605.
These estimates appear quarterly in Quarterly Demographic Statistics, 2005 (91-002-XIB, $9/$27).
To obtain these data, contact Demography Division (613-951-2320; fax: 613-951-2307; demography@statcan.gc.ca). For more information, or to enquire about the concepts, methods or data quality of this release, contact Hubert Denis (613-951-0694; fax: 613-951-2307; hubert.denis@statcan.gc.ca), Demography Division.
| Canada's population1 |
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July 1, 2004pp |
October 1, 2004pr |
July 1, 2005pp |
October 1, 2005pp |
2004 |
2005 |
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July to Sept. % change |
| Canada |
31,974,363 |
32,069,999 |
32,270,507 |
32,378,122 |
0.3 |
0.3 |
| Newfoundland and Labrador |
517,284 |
517,112 |
515,961 |
515,591 |
0.0 |
-0.1 |
| Prince Edward Island |
137,861 |
137,762 |
138,113 |
138,278 |
-0.1 |
0.1 |
| Nova Scotia |
937,509 |
938,821 |
937,889 |
938,116 |
0.1 |
0.0 |
| New Brunswick |
752,078 |
752,313 |
752,006 |
751,726 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
| Quebec |
7,547,728 |
7,566,136 |
7,598,146 |
7,616,645 |
0.2 |
0.2 |
| Ontario |
12,407,347 |
12,454,171 |
12,541,410 |
12,589,823 |
0.4 |
0.4 |
| Manitoba |
1,170,229 |
1,173,358 |
1,177,556 |
1,178,109 |
0.3 |
0.0 |
| Saskatchewan |
994,300 |
995,351 |
994,126 |
992,995 |
0.1 |
-0.1 |
| Alberta |
3,204,780 |
3,215,869 |
3,256,816 |
3,281,296 |
0.3 |
0.8 |
| British Columbia |
4,201,867 |
4,215,695 |
4,254,522 |
4,271,210 |
0.3 |
0.4 |
| Yukon Territory |
30,856 |
30,791 |
30,988 |
31,235 |
-0.2 |
0.8 |
| Northwest Territories |
42,851 |
42,973 |
42,982 |
42,965 |
0.3 |
0.0 |
| Nunavut |
29,673 |
29,647 |
29,992 |
30,133 |
-0.1 |
0.5 |
| 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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