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Tables

Table 1 Population
Table 2 Components of population growth
Table 3 Population projection, by visible minority group
Table 4 Population of census metropolitan areas

Charts

Chart 1 Population growth
Chart 2 Immigrants who landed from 2001 to 2006, by region of origin
Chart 3 Visible minority population
Chart 4 Population growth by Aboriginal identity, 1996 to 2006

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Table 1 Population
	1996	2006	2011^p
	number
Canada	29,610,218	32,576,074	34,482,779
Newfoundland and Labrador	559,698	510,313	510,578
Prince Edward Island	135,737	137,920	145,855
Nova Scotia	931,327	938,010	945,437
New Brunswick	752,268	745,674	755,455
Quebec	7,246,897	7,631,552	7,979,663
Ontario	11,082,903	12,665,346	13,372,996
Manitoba	1,134,196	1,184,031	1,250,574
Saskatchewan	1,018,945	992,122	1,057,884
Alberta	2,775,133	3,421,253	3,779,353
British Columbia	3,874,317	4,243,580	4,573,321
Yukon	31,387	32,276	34,666
Northwest Territories	41,741	43,198	43,675
Nunavut	25,669	30,799	33,322
p preliminary
Note: Population estimates as of July 1.
Source: Statistics Canada, CANSIM table 051-0005.

Table 2 Components of population growth
	1990/1991	2000/2001	2010/2011^p
	number
Births	402,929	327,107	386,013
Deaths	192,439	219,114	252,561
Immigrants	221,382	252,527	258,906
Emigrants	43,692	47,766	52,456
Returning emigrants	15,208	17,910	25,364
Net temporary emigrants	..	25,563	20,163
Net non-permanent residents	-52,853	39,592	11,495
p preliminary
.. not available for a specific reference period
Note: All figures are for the one-year period ending June 30.
Source: Statistics Canada, CANSIM table 051-0004.

Table 3
Population projection, by visible minority
Table summary
This table displays the results of population projection, by visible minority. This information is grouped by 2006, and 2031 (appearing as column headers), calculated using thousands, and percentage as units of measure.
	2006		2031¹
	thousands	%	thousands	%
Total population	32,522	100.0	42,078	100.0
All visible minorities	5,285	16.3	12,855	30.6
Chinese	1,269	3.9	2,714	6.4
South Asian	1,320	4.1	3,640	8.7
Black	815	2.5	1,809	4.3
Filipino	427	1.3	1,020	2.4
Latin American	317	1.0	733	1.7
Southeast Asian	250	0.8	449	1.1
Arab	276	0.8	930	2.2
West Asian	164	0.5	523	1.2
Korean	148	0.5	407	1.0
Japanese	85	0.3	142	0.3
Other visible minorities	213	0.7	489	1.2
Rest of the population	27,237	83.7	29,222	69.4
1. Reference scenario, based on current demographic trends.
Source: Statistics Canada, Catalogue no. 91-551-X.

Table 4 Population of census metropolitan areas
	2000	2005	2010^p
	number
St. John's	181,006	183,263	192,326
Halifax	365,947	381,853	403,188
Moncton	121,662	128,324	137,346
Saint John	126,662	125,489	127,973
Saguenay	158,641	152,991	152,150
Québec	697,027	718,419	754,358
Sherbrooke	177,830	187,205	197,299
Trois-Rivières	141,481	141,765	146,516
Montréal	3,500,249	3,655,782	3,859,318
Ottawa–Gatineau	1,083,241	1,157,925	1,239,140
Kingston	151,303	157,913	162,543
Peterborough	113,813	119,918	121,054
Oshawa	304,414	337,747	364,193
Toronto	4,764,739	5,250,038	5,741,419
Hamilton	667,050	713,527	740,238
St. Catharines–Niagara	388,097	402,533	404,357
Kitchener–Cambridge–Waterloo	423,272	463,494	492,390
Brantford	127,037	134,370	139,124
Guelph	121,337	130,962	138,158
London	450,871	472,471	492,249
Windsor	312,410	335,395	330,856
Barrie	160,497	181,223	190,872
Greater Sudbury	162,091	162,997	164,680
Thunder Bay	130,115	128,283	126,683
Winnipeg	692,480	713,101	753,555
Regina	199,069	199,593	215,138
Saskatoon	232,597	238,640	265,259
Calgary	950,128	1,087,742	1,242,624
Edmonton	949,819	1,042,464	1,176,307
Kelowna	152,125	163,612	178,854
Abbotsford–Mission	151,662	161,824	174,300
Vancouver	2,040,832	2,160,228	2,391,252
Victoria	321,277	336,816	358,054
p preliminary
Note: Population estimates as of July 1.
Source: Statistics Canada, CANSIM table 051-0046.

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Chart 1 Population growth

Chart 1 Population growth

Source: Statistics Canada, CANSIM table 051-0004.

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Chart 2 Immigrants who landed from 2001 to 2006, by region of origin

Chart 2 Immigrants who landed from 2001 to 2006, by region of origin

Notes: Includes immigrants who landed in Canada prior to Census Day, May 16, 2006.
'Other' includes Greenland, Saint Pierre and Miquelon, the category 'other country,' as well as
a small number of immigrants born in Canada.
Source: Statistics Canada, 2006 Census of Population.

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Chart 3 Visible minority population

Chart 3 Visible minority population