Perhaps it’s no surprise that Toronto, Montreal, e Vancouver rank as Canada’s top three largest metropolitan areas.

Mas Estatísticas recentes do Statistics Canada mostram que Calgary has overtaken the national capital, Ottawa, como Número 4.

A national population of Canada também aumentou, as of 2009.

The country’s population is now 33,739,900 — about one-tenth as large as the United States, que é o lar de mais de 308 milhões de pessoas.

Here are the latest population figures for Canada’s 10 largest metropolitan areas:

1. Toronto (ON)Â Â Â Â Â Â 5,623,500
2. Montreal (QC)Â Â Â Â 3,814,700
3. Vancouver (BC)Â Â Â 2,328,000
4. Calgary (AB)Â Â Â Â Â Â 1,230,200
5. Ottawa (ON)Â Â Â Â Â Â 1,220,700
6. Edmonton (AB)Â Â Â 1,155,400
7. Quebec City (QC)Â Â Â 746,300
8. Winnipeg (MB)Â Â Â Â Â 742,400
9. Hamilton (ON)Â Â Â Â Â Â 739,400
10. Londres (ON)Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â 489,300

Toronto skyline photo ©Carolyn B. Heller