Table 3.4
Total and urban land area, 1996, 2001 (modified) and 2006

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  1996 2001 2006
Total land area in square kilometres Urban land area in square kilometres % urban land area Total land area in square kilometres Published urban land area in squared kilometres % published urban land area Modified urban land area in square kilometres % modified urban land area (2) Total land area in square kilometres Urban land area in square kilometres % urban land area
Newfoundland and Labrador 371,634.56 517.79 0.14 370,501.69 729.75 0.2 534.22 0.14 370,494.89 533.98 0.14
Prince Edward Island 5,660.38 88.52 1.56 5,684.39 101.18 1.78 101.18 1.78 5,683.91 101.57 1.79
Nova Scotia 52,840.83 701.19 1.33 52,917.43 713.33 1.35 713.48 1.35 52,917.46 711.25 1.34
New Brunswick 71,569.23 747.6 1.04 71,355.67 944.79 1.32 929.11 1.3 71,355.12 935.41 1.31
Québec 1,357,811.73 4,702.75 0.35 1,357,743.08 7,632.59 0.56 5,178.71 0.38 1,356,366.78 5,268.22 0.39
Ontario 916,733.70 7,027.96 0.77 907,655.59 7,515.11 0.83 7,022.30 0.77 907,573.82 7,211.62 0.79
Manitoba 547,703.85 594.13 0.11 551,937.87 886.51 0.16 820.29 0.15 552,369.96 821.86 0.15
Saskatchewan 570,113.47 779.96 0.14 586,561.35 850.3 0.14 825.16 0.14 588,276.09 833.98 0.14
Alberta 638,232.66 2,568.88 0.4 639,987.12 3,308.26 0.52 2,893.43 0.45 640,044.57 2,969.20 0.46
British Columbia 892,677.00 2,891.73 0.32 926,492.48 4,300.99 0.46 3,283.72 0.35 924,815.43 3,408.82 0.37
Yukon Territory 531,843.62 50.16 0.01 474,706.97 44.83 0.01 44.89 0.01 474,711.02 44.98 0.01
Northwest Territories (1) 3,246,389.46 38.52 0 1,141,108.37 21.43 0 21.45 0 1,140,834.90 21.45 0
Nunavut (1) … … … 1,925,460.18 80.12 0 80.12 0 1,932,254.97 81.15 0
Canada 9,203,210.49 20,709.19 0.23 9,012,112.20 27,129.19 0.3 22,448.07 0.25 9,017,698.92 22,943.50 0.25
Notes: (1) The territory of Nunavut came into effect on April 1, 1999; thus population counts for Nunavut were not published in 1996.

(2) Since the 2001 urban land area modifications are based on 2006 dissemination block, the 2001 percent modified urban land area is based on the 2006 total land area.
Table source: Statistics Canada, Delineation of 2006 Urban Areas: Challenges and Achievements, catalogue number 92F0138MWE2008001.