Table 26
Population estimates, Canada, provinces and territories

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Population estimates, Canada, provinces and territories
Table summary
This table displays population estimates for Canada and its provinces and territories. The row headers provide information by province/territory and fiscal year. The column headers provide population estimates in thousands of persons.
  Population 1
  thousands
Newfoundland and Labrador  
2007/2008 506.4 
2008/2009 506.4 r
2009/2010 508.9 r
2010/2011 511.3 r
2011/2012 510.6 
Prince Edward Island  
2007/2008 138.2 
2008/2009 139.6 r
2009/2010 141.2 r
2010/2011 143.4 r
2011/2012 145.9 
Nova Scotia  
2007/2008 935.8 
2008/2009 937.2 r
2009/2010 940.3 r
2010/2011 944.8 r
2011/2012 945.4 
New Brunswick  
2007/2008 745.5 
2008/2009 747.0 r
2009/2010 750.0 r
2010/2011 752.8 r
2011/2012 755.5 
Quebec  
2007/2008 7,687.4 
2008/2009 7,750.7 r
2009/2010 7,826.9 r
2010/2011 7,905.7 r
2011/2012 7,979.7 
Ontario  
2007/2008 12,792.9 
2008/2009 12,934.5 r
2009/2010 13,072.7 r
2010/2011 13,227.8 r
2011/2012 13,373.0 
Manitoba  
2007/2008 1,193.6 
2008/2009 1,205.5 
2009/2010 1,219.2 r
2010/2011 1,234.5 r
2011/2012 1,250.6 
Saskatchewan  
2007/2008 1,000.3 
2008/2009 1,013.9 r
2009/2010 1,029.3 r
2010/2011 1,044.0 r
2011/2012 1,057.9 
Alberta  
2007/2008 3,512.7 
2008/2009 3,591.8 r
2009/2010 3,671.7 r
2010/2011 3,720.9 
2011/2012 3,779.4 
British Columbia  
2007/2008 4,309.6 
2008/2009 4,384.0 r
2009/2010 4,459.9 r
2010/2011 4,529.7 r
2011/2012 4,573.3 
Yukon  
2007/2008 32.6 
2008/2009 33.1 
2009/2010 33.7 
2010/2011 34.6 
2011/2012 34.7 
Northwest Territories  
2007/2008 43.5 
2008/2009 43.7 
2009/2010 43.6 
2010/2011 43.8 r
2011/2012 43.7 
Nunavut  
2007/2008 31.3 
2008/2009 31.6 
2009/2010 32.2 
2010/2011 32.8 r
2011/2012 33.3 
Total  
2007/2008 32,929.7 
2008/2009 33,319.1 r
2009/2010 33,729.7 r
2010/2011 34,126.2 r
2011/2012 34,482.8 
Populations as of July 1st: final intercensal up to 2006, final postcensal for 2007 and 2008, updated postcensal for 2009 and 2010 and preliminary postcensal for 2011.
Source(s):
Statistics Canada, Demography Division, Census and Demographic Statistics.
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