This is a
list of cities in Canada.
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This is a list of incorporated cities of Canada in alphabetical order
categorized by province.
Federal, provincial and territorial capitals :
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Alberta :
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To qualify as a
city in Alberta, a sufficient population size (10,000
people or more) must be present and a majority of the buildings must be on
parcels of land smaller than 1,850 square metres. A community is not always
incorporated as a city even if it meets these requirements. The urban
service areas of Fort McMurray and Sherwood Park are hamlets recognized as
equivalents of
cities, but remain unincorporated. Nine
towns are also
eligible for
city status but remain incorporated as towns.
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British Columbia :
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In British Columbia, a community can be incorporated as a city if its
population exceeds 5,000. Once so incorporated, a
city does not lose this
status even if its population later declines; the once-thriving city of
Greenwood, for example, now has a population of just 625 people.
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Manitoba :
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New Brunswick :
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Newfoundland and Labrador :
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Northwest Territories :
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As in the other two
Canadian territories, the only incorporated city in
the Northwest Territories is its capital, Yellowknife.
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Nova Scotia :
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Nova Scotia no longer has any incorporated cities, as they were
amalgamated into Regional Municipalities in the 1990s.
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Nunavut :
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As in the other two Canadian territories, the only incorporated city in
Nunavut is its capital, Iqaluit.
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Ontario :
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In Ontario, city status is conferred by the provincial government,
generally upon the request of the incorporated municipality. A municipality
may apply for city status anytime after its population surpasses 10,000.
This status is not automatically conferred on a community that reaches this
population target, but must be requested by the municipality and granted by
the provincial Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Housing. Not all
municipalities which reach this population target have pursued city
designation (as, for example, Markham, Ajax and Oakville, which in 2006 had
census populations of ca. 262,000, 93,000, and 166,000 respectively, but are
still designated as towns.) Once designated a city, however, a municipality
does not lose this status even if its population later falls back below
10,000 (as, for example, Dryden.)
City status may also be conferred on some rural counties which have been amalgamated such that all municipal governance takes place at the county level with no further municipal subdivisions. Thus, city status in Ontario does not always connote a primarily urbanized community. |
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Prince Edward Island :
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Quebec :
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In Quebec, provincial law does not currently distinguish between towns
and cities — one designation, ville, covers both types of communities
regardless of size (French lacks a widely-used term to distinguish town and
cities in general). A ville might be informally referred to as a town or a
city in English, but this is an arbitrary and subjective distinction. Quebec
does, however, distinguish between villes and other types of incorporated
municipalities, such as municipalités and villages autochthones. Quebec did
at one time distinguish between villes and cités, but no longer does.
All municipalities in Quebec which have ville status are listed here, regardless of whether they are considered towns or cities in unofficial usage. |
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Saskatchewan :
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In Saskatchewan, towns must have a population of 5,000 or more and meet
other criteria in order to incorporate as a city, although in the early 20th
century several centres such as Saskatoon and Regina were granted city
status despite having a smaller population. The City of Melville retains its
city status despite dropping below 5,000 people in the 1990s. Kindersley,
with a population that fluctuates around the 5,000 mark, has applied for
city status in recent years.
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Yukon :
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As in the other two Canadian territories, the only incorporated city in
the Yukon is its capital, Whitehorse. Dawson was also previously
incorporated as a city, but when the criteria were changed in the 1980s, its
status was reduced to that of a town due to population. Through special
provision, however, it is officially the town of the city of Dawson.
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