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Table 26
Population estimates, Canada, provinces and territories

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Population estimates, Canada, provinces and territories
  Population 1
  thousands
Newfoundland and Labrador  
2004/2005 517.4 r
2005/2006 514.4 r
2006/2007 510.3 r
2007/2008 506.5 r
2008/2009 507.9
Prince Edward Island  
2004/2005 137.7 r
2005/2006 138.1 r
2006/2007 137.9 r
2007/2008 138.1 r
2008/2009 139.8
Nova Scotia  
2004/2005 939.4 r
2005/2006 937.9 r
2006/2007 938.0 r
2007/2008 936.0 r
2008/2009 938.3
New Brunswick  
2004/2005 749.4 r
2005/2006 748.0 r
2006/2007 745.7 r
2007/2008 745.4 r
2008/2009 747.3
Quebec  
2004/2005 7,535.9 r
2005/2006 7,581.9 r
2006/2007 7,631.6 r
2007/2008 7,686.0 r
2008/2009 7,750.5
Ontario  
2004/2005 12,390.6 r
2005/2006 12,528.5 r
2006/2007 12,665.3 r
2007/2008 12,793.6 r
2008/2009 12,928.0
Manitoba  
2004/2005 1,173.6 r
2005/2006 1,178.3 r
2006/2007 1,184.0 r
2007/2008 1,193.5 r
2008/2009 1,208.0
Saskatchewan  
2004/2005 997.4 r
2005/2006 993.6 r
2006/2007 992.1 r
2007/2008 999.7 r
2008/2009 1,016.0
Alberta  
2004/2005 3,239.5 r
2005/2006 3,322.2 r
2006/2007 3,421.3 r
2007/2008 3,510.9 r
2008/2009 3,585.1
British Columbia  
2004/2005 4,155.2 r
2005/2006 4,196.8 r
2006/2007 4,243.6 r
2007/2008 4,310.3 r
2008/2009 4,381.6
Yukon  
2004/2005 31.5 r
2005/2006 31.9 r
2006/2007 32.3 r
2007/2008 32.6 r
2008/2009 33.1
Northwest Territories  
2004/2005 43.3 r
2005/2006 43.4 r
2006/2007 43.2 r
2007/2008 43.5 r
2008/2009 43.3
Nunavut  
2004/2005 29.9 r
2005/2006 30.3 r
2006/2007 30.8 r
2007/2008 31.3 r
2008/2009 31.4
Total  
2004/2005 31,940.7 r
2005/2006 32,245.2 r
2006/2007 32,576.1 r
2007/2008 32,927.4 r
2008/2009 33,311.4
Populations as of July 1st: final postcensal estimates for 2004 and 2005; updated postcensal estimates for 2006 and 2007; and preliminary postcensal estimates for 2008.
Source(s):
Statistics Canada, Demography Division, Census and Demographic Statistics.