Cities: Top 10 population growth gainers and losers
Canadian Press
OTTAWA — Top 10 Canadian communities with a population of 10,000 or more with the highest growth rates from 2001-2006, according to census data released Tuesday by Statistics Canada:
1. Milton, Ont., 71.4 per cent
2. Okotoks, Alta., 46.7 per cent
3. Airdrie, Alta., 41.8 per cent
4. Brampton, Ont., 33.3 per cent
5. Saint-Lazare, Que., 32 per cent
6. Vaughan, Ont., 31.2 per cent
7. Vaudreuil-Dorion, Que., 29.5 per cent
8. Blainville, Que., 29 per cent
9. Grande Prairie, Alta., 27.3 per cent
10. Whitby, Ont., 27.2 per cent
Top 10 Canadian communities with a population of 10,000 or more with the biggest population loss from 2001-2006, according to census data released Tuesday by Statistics Canada:
1. Kitimat, B.C., -12.6 per cent
2. Prince Rupert, B.C., -12.5 per cent
3. Quesnel, B.C., -7.1 per cent
4. Terrace, B.C., -6.5 per cent
5. La Tuque, Que., -5.3 per cent
6. Edmundston, N.B., -4.2 per cent
6. Queens, N.S., -4.2 per cent
6. Kenora, Ont., -4.2 per cent
9. North Battleford, Sask., -3.7 per cent
9. Williams Lake, B.C., -3.7 per cent