Table 1-1a,,,
Top 25 Canadian Population Centers: 1996,,,
(Thousands),,,
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Metropolitan area ,1996,Metropolitan area ,1996
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"  Toronto, Ont. ","4,445","  Windsor, Ont. ",292
"  Montréal, Que. ","3,359","  Oshawa, Ont. ",281
"  Vancouver, B.C. ","1,891","  Saskatoon, Sask. ",222
"  Ottawa, Ont.-Hull, Que. ","1,031","  Regina, Sask. ",199
"  Edmonton, Alta. ",892,"  St. John’s, Nfld. ",178
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"  Calgary, Alta. ",852,"  Chicoutimi-Jonquière, Que. ",167
"  Québec, Que. ",698,"  Sudbury, Ont. ",166
"  Winnipeg, Man. ",677,"  Sherbrooke, Que. ",150
"  Hamilton, Ont. ",650,"  Trois-Rivières, Que. ",144
"  London, Ont. ",416,"  Saint John, N.B. ",129
,,"  Thunder Bay, Ont. ",131
"  Kitchener, Ont. ",403,,
"  St. Catherines, Ont. ",390,  Total of top 25 ,"18,421"
"  Halifax, H.S. ",347,,
"  Victoria, B.C. ",313,    Percent of total Canadian population ,61.5
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"SOURCE: Statistics Canada. Annual Demographics Statistics, Catalogue No. 91-213-XPB. (Ottawa, Ont.: 1998).",,,