Annual population estimates as of July 1st, by census metropolitan area and census agglomeration, single year of age, five-year age group and gender, based on the Standard Geographical Classification (SGC) 2021.

Canada's largest metropolitan area is Toronto, in Ontario. In 2022. Over 6.6 million people were living in the Toronto metropolitan area. Montréal, in Quebec, followed with about 4.4 million inhabitants, while Vancouver, in Britsh Columbia, counted 2.8 million people as of 2022.

This table presents the 2021 and 2016 population and dwelling counts, land area, population density and population ranking for census metropolitan areas or census agglomerations. It also shows the percentage change in the population and dwelling counts between 2016 and 2021.

This statistic shows the real gross domestic product of Canadian metropolitan areas in 2016 with a forecast for 2021. In 2016, Montreal had a GDP of about *** billion Canadian dollars.

Historical dataset of population level and growth rate for the Montreal, Canada metro area from 1950 to 2025.

There are two types of boundary files: cartographic and digital. Cartographic boundary files portray the geographic areas using only the major land mass of Canada and its coastal islands. Digital boundary files portray the full extent of the geographic areas, including the coastal water area.

In June 2025, Metro Canada recorded around *** million visits to its website, metro.ca, with the length of visits averaging around three minutes and ** seconds. Metro's online food sales in Canada increased by **** percent in the second quarter of 2025.

Metro, Inc.'s sales in Canada, amounted to approximately **** billion Canadian dollars in 2023, up from around **** billion the previous year.

Metro Inc. - additional information

Metro Inc. is a Canadian retailer specializing in food and pharmaceutical distribution. Through the merger of several independent grocery stores, Metro was founded in 1947 under the original name Magasins Lasalle Stores Ltee. By 1986, Metro had expanded into the pharmaceutical market.

Despite operating only in Quebec, Ontario and New Brunswick, Metro operated ***** stores in 2021, including *** supermarkets and *** drugstores. Metro food retail banners include supermarkets Metro and Metro Plus, in addition to discounters Super C and Food Basics. In a survey from 2015, Metro was named as one of the grocery retailers with the freshest products. Metro was also named among the grocery stores most used regularly by consumers that year. A leader in the Canadian food industry, Metro’s major competitors include Loblaws and Sobeys.

Metro drugstore and pharmacy banners include Brunet, Clini Plus and Drug Basics. Pharmaceutical competitors include Shoppers Drug Mart and Pharmasave.

The number of Metro, Inc. properties, including drugstores, in Canada in 2024 was *****, divided into ***** provinces. That year, the Canadian based grocery retailer Metro, Inc. operated ***** properties in Québec, *** properties in Ontario, and ** properties in New Brunswick.

This data view shows the proximity to public transportation, and modal share of commuters by metropolitan city.

This table presents the 2021 population counts for census metropolitan areas and census agglomerations, and their population centres and rural areas.

Travel survey of residents of Canada, census metropolitan areas (CMA) visits, expenditures and nights, by visit duration; annual (number of visits unless otherwise noted x 1,000).

Historical dataset of population level and growth rate for the Vancouver, Canada metro area from 1950 to 2025.

As of July 1, 2022, there were approximately 13.87 million males and 14.13 million females living in metropolitan areas across Canada. This statistic breaks down this figure by metropolitan area. Toronto was the most populated city in the country, counting over 3.2 million males and 3.4 million females.

The metropolitan influence zone classification, developed by researchers at Statistics Canada, classifies communities (census subdivisions) that lie outside census metropolitan areas (CMAs) and census agglomerations (CAs) according to the degree of influence that CMA/CAs have on them. The classification was used in this mapping project on quality of life to compare similar communities (or census subdivisions), in order to recognize inherent differences in the social and economic characteristics of different communities and differences in their geographic locations, which may have important influences on quality of life.

Health characteristics, two-year period estimates, by age group and sex, Canada, provinces, territories, census metropolitan areas and population centres.

The data package provides demographics for Canadian population groups according to multiple location categories: Forward Sortation Areas (FSAs), Census Metropolitan Areas (CMAs) and Census Agglomerations (CAs), Federal Electoral Districts (FEDs), Health Regions (HRs) and provinces.

Historical dataset of population level and growth rate for the Halifax, Canada metro area from 1950 to 2025.

The total assets of Metro with headquarters in Canada amounted to ************** Canadian dollars in 2024. The reported fiscal year ends on September 27.Compared to 2020, this marks an increase of approximately ************* Canadian dollars. The trend from 2020 to 2024 shows, however, that this increase did not happen continuously.

Historical dataset of population level and growth rate for the London, Canada metro area from 1950 to 2025.