Table 6.4
Population by provincial and territorial ecozone

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Population by provincial and territorial ecozone
  Area Population Density
1981 to  1999 1999 to  2006 1981 1991 2001 2006 Change  1981 to 2006 1981 1991 2001 2006 Change  1981 to 2006
  square kilometres number persons per square kilometre percent
Canada 8,806,839 8,806,839 24,343,181 27,296,859 30,007,094 31,612,897 7,269,716 2.8 3.1 3.4 3.6 29.9
Newfoundland and Labrador  
Arctic Cordillera 17,318 17,318 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Boreal Shield 139,813 139,813 563,063 563,897 508,197 500,806 -62,257 4.0 4.0 3.6 3.6 -11.1
Taiga Shield 194,228 194,228 4,618 4,577 4,733 4,663 45 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Total 351,359 351,359 567,681 568,474 512,930 505,469 -62,212 1.6 1.6 1.5 1.4 -11.0
Prince Edward Island  
Atlantic Maritime 5,402 5,402 122,506 129,765 135,294 135,851 13,345 22.7 24.0 25.0 25.1 10.9
Total 5,402 5,402 122,506 129,765 135,294 135,851 13,345 22.7 24.0 25.0 25.1 10.9
Nova Scotia  
Atlantic Maritime 50,633 50,633 847,442 899,942 908,007 913,462 66,020 16.7 17.8 17.9 18.0 7.8
Total 50,633 50,633 847,442 899,942 908,007 913,462 66,020 16.7 17.8 17.9 18.0 7.8
New Brunswick  
Atlantic Maritime 70,602 70,602 696,403 723,900 729,498 729,997 33,594 9.9 10.3 10.3 10.3 4.8
Total 70,602 70,602 696,403 723,900 729,498 729,997 33,594 9.9 10.3 10.3 10.3 4.8
Quebec  
Arctic Cordillera 12,360 12,360 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Atlantic Maritime 65,380 65,380 762,384 758,879 764,886 774,779 12,395 11.7 11.6 11.7 11.9 1.6
Boreal Shield 573,556 573,556 1,159,520 1,227,015 1,292,746 1,351,404 191,884 2.0 2.1 2.3 2.4 16.5
Hudson Plains 34,724 34,724 1,342 1,788 2,312 2,514 1,172 0.0 0.1 0.1 0.1 85.6
Mixed Wood Plains 27,220 27,220 4,501,391 4,894,723 5,160,906 5,398,949 897,558 165.4 179.8 189.6 198.3 19.9
Northern Arctic 33,599 33,599 932 1,461 1,842 2,097 1,165 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.1 122.9
Southern Arctic 123,968 123,968 2,156 3,257 4,017 4,630 2,474 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 119.7
Taiga Shield 437,194 437,194 10,678 8,840 10,770 11,758 1,080 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 12.1
Total 1,308,002 1,308,002 6,438,403 6,895,963 7,237,479 7,546,131 1,107,728 4.9 5.3 5.5 5.8 17.2
Ontario  
Boreal Shield 559,603 559,603 933,099 952,438 933,908 943,313 10,214 1.7 1.7 1.7 1.7 1.1
Hudson Plains 254,963 254,963 5,447 5,789 5,214 4,275 -1,172 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 -20.2
Mixed Wood Plains 79,798 79,798 7,686,561 9,126,658 10,470,924 11,212,694 3,526,133 96.3 114.4 131.2 140.5 45.9
Total 894,364 894,364 8,625,107 10,084,885 11,410,046 12,160,282 3,535,175 9.6 11.3 12.8 13.6 41.0
Manitoba  
Boreal Plains 83,667 83,667 104,579 110,298 116,672 120,760 16,181 1.3 1.3 1.4 1.4 15.5
Boreal Shield 216,334 216,334 65,707 68,052 72,277 75,945 10,238 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.4 15.5
Hudson Plains 66,685 66,685 2,171 2,361 2,004 1,961 -210 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 -10.9
Prairies 64,234 64,234 852,832 910,069 927,172 948,339 95,507 13.3 14.2 14.4 14.8 11.2
Southern Arctic 1,142 1,142 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Taiga Shield 109,048 109,048 952 1,162 1,458 1,396 444 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 42.2
Total 541,110 541,110 1,026,241 1,091,942 1,119,583 1,148,401 122,160 1.9 2.0 2.1 2.1 11.9
Saskatchewan  
Boreal Plains 163,274 163,274 161,945 158,821 160,484 158,021 -3,924 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 -2.4
Boreal Shield 147,484 147,484 9,955 12,086 14,680 14,939 4,984 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 51.2
Prairies 229,248 229,248 792,946 816,283 801,806 793,332 386 3.5 3.6 3.5 3.5 0.0
Taiga Shield 37,460 37,460 3,467 1,738 1,963 1,865 -1,602 0.1 0.0 0.1 0.1 -46.5
Total 577,467 577,467 968,313 988,928 978,933 968,157 -156 1.7 1.7 1.7 1.7 0.0
Alberta  
Boreal Plains 367,431 367,431 354,030 387,592 438,155 474,416 120,386 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 33.9
Boreal Shield 4,159 4,159 0 4 0 5 5 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 100.0
Montane Cordillera 46,336 46,336 27,961 31,481 39,813 40,120 12,159 0.6 0.7 0.9 0.9 43.6
Prairies 149,676 149,676 1,853,716 2,123,916 2,493,591 2,772,435 918,719 12.4 14.2 16.7 18.5 49.6
Taiga Plains 60,663 60,663 2,017 2,560 2,938 3,100 1,083 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.1 54.9
Taiga Shield 7,932 7,932 0 0 310 274 274 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 100.0
Total 636,199 636,199 2,237,724 2,545,553 2,974,807 3,290,350 1,052,626 3.5 4.0 4.7 5.2 47.1
British Columbia  
Boreal Cordillera 188,728 188,728 3,598 3,351 2,396 2,283 -1,315 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 -36.3
Boreal Plains 39,073 39,073 48,582 49,126 53,174 55,972 7,390 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.4 15.2
Montane Cordillera 428,417 428,417 673,053 720,713 819,321 833,378 160,325 1.6 1.7 1.9 1.9 23.8
Pacific Maritime 192,107 192,107 2,014,790 2,503,960 3,027,206 3,215,775 1,200,985 10.5 13.0 15.8 16.7 59.6
Taiga Plains 66,853 66,853 4,444 4,911 5,641 6,079 1,635 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 37.8
Total 915,178 915,178 2,744,467 3,282,061 3,907,738 4,113,487 1,369,020 3.0 3.6 4.3 4.5 49.9
Yukon  
Boreal Cordillera 266,546 266,546 22,909 27,488 28,294 29,961 7,052 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 30.7
Pacific Maritime 4,093 4,093 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Southern Arctic 4,496 4,496 1 0 0 0 -1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Taiga Cordillera 180,170 180,170 243 309 370 411 168 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 128.1
Taiga Plains 18,110 18,110 0 0 10 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Total 473,415 473,415 23,153 27,797 28,674 30,372 7,219 0.0 0.1 0.1 0.1 30.9
Northwest Territories 1  
Arctic Cordillera 205,053 … 821 1,047 … 0 -821 0.0 0.0 … … …
Boreal Cordillera 4,589 4,589 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Boreal Plains 15,218 15,218 4,639 3,008 2,720 2,848 -1,791 0.3 0.2 0.2 0.2 -38.6
Hudson Plains 3,174 … 0 0 … 0 0 0.0 0.0 … 0.0 0.0
Northern Arctic 1,337,719 198,761 10,940 14,867 512 520 -10,420 0.0 0.1 0.0 0.0 -67.3
Southern Arctic 572,936 158,124 5,980 7,057 3,109 3,324 -2,656 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 110.2
Taiga Cordillera 84,043 84,043 320 0 0 0 -320 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 -100.0
Taiga Plains 423,737 423,737 11,897 13,958 12,137 13,046 1,149 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 10.0
Taiga Shield 336,641 257,638 11,144 17,712 18,882 21,726 10,582 0.0 0.1 0.1 0.1 155.5
Total 2,983,143 1,142,110 45,741 57,649 37,360 41,464 -4,277 0.0 0.1 0.0 0.0 142.0
Nunavut 1  
Arctic Cordillera … 205,053 … … 1,304 1,293 … … … 0.0 0.0 …
Hudson Plains … 3,174 … … 0 0 … … … 0.0 0.0 …
Northern Arctic … 1,138,957 … … 18,097 20,242 … … … 0.0 0.0 …
Southern Arctic … 414,811 … … 7,344 7,939 … … … 0.0 0.0 …
Taiga Shield … 79,003 … … 0 0 … … … 0.0 0.0 …
Total … 1,841,032 … … 26,745 29,474 … … … 0.0 0.0 …
1.
As Nunavut was created on April 1, 1999, population data is not available for 1981 and 1991. Population for 1981 and 1991 for Nunavut is included in the Northwest Territories data.
Note(s):
The area figures are for land area only and are calculated by taking the total ecozone area and subtracting the surface water area in the ecozone derived from the 1-km water fraction digital dataset. The total area of Canada excluding the Great Lakes is 9,886,215 km2. Including the Great Lakes the total area of Canada is 9,976,182 km2.
Source(s):
Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada and Environment Canada, 2003, A National Ecological Framework for Canada, http://sis.agr.gc.ca/cansis/nsdb/ecostrat/gis_data.html (accessed March 2, 2005). Fernandes, R., G. Pavlic, W. Chen and R. Fraser, 2001, 1-km Water Fraction From National Topographic Data Base Maps, Canada, Natural Resources Canada, www.geogratis.ca/geogratis/en/option/select.do?id=8C3D34AE-5BD5-A83C-DB8C-895FB4AD86C6 (accessed March 2, 2005). Statistics Canada, Environment Accounts and Statistics Division, Spatial Environmental Information System and Censuses of Population, 1981, 1991, 2001 and 2006.
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