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Biggest Cities in Canada

How many of Canada's 24 most populous cities can you name?
Source: 2021 Canadian census
City proper, not metro area
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First submittedApril 23, 2012
Times taken127,457
Average score45.8%
Rating4.56
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Population
City
2,794,356
Toronto
1,762,949
Montréal
1,306,784
Calgary
1,017,449
Ottawa
1,010,899
Edmonton
749,607
Winnipeg
717,961
Mississauga
662,248
Vancouver
Population
City
656,480
Brampton
569,353
Hamilton
568,322
Surrey
549,459
Quebec City
439,819
Halifax
438,366
Laval
422,324
London
338,503
Markham
Population
City
323,103
Vaughan
291,041
Gatineau
266,141
Saskatoon
256,885
Kitchener
254,483
Longueuil
249,125
Burnaby
229,660
Windsor
226,404
Regina
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103 Recent Comments
DerMan4
+5
Level 33
May 6, 2012
Canada is a cool country
FractalDoom
+16
Level 43
Jul 1, 2014
I wish it was a cool country, I'm sweating my balls off.
IsleAuHaulte
+10
Level 92
Apr 8, 2019
Wait a week.
Botticella
+2
Level 67
Apr 19, 2024
It's bloody freezing
LaurentAustria
+1
Level 24
Aug 5, 2025
indeed
SnowEagle
+11
Level 29
Dec 25, 2012
22/24 first try :) only missed Surrey and Burnaby. Mostly because they are suburbs of Vancouver and that is not close to where I live, so not as familiar with them.

I am Canadian though so I should get these.

For the most part a lot of these cities are suburbs of Toronto, Montreal, and Vancouver.

redsplat
+3
Level 72
Jun 4, 2014
Surrey and Burnaby are not suburbs of Vancouver. They are their own cities, each with their own mayor and council, and they have their own downtowns etc.

However, they do belong to Metro Vancouver, which is a regional district authority. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Metro_Vancouver

bakainu
+8
Level 70
Aug 30, 2017
Technically cities, as are all those on this list. But, like Mississauga and Brampton and Vaughan and Longueuil, they're burbs, practically speaking.
bkemp2001
+9
Level 60
Aug 30, 2017
Per Mirriam-Webster

Definition of suburb

1

a : an outlying part of a city or town

b : a smaller community adjacent to or within commuting distance of a city

They're suburbs AND cities.

Algernon
+3
Level 74
Jan 10, 2018
Brit here and I didn't get Surrey and Burnaby (among many others) because I thought they were part of Vancouver. I have been there and I was surpsied when it's population showed up as being so low. I should probably have tried a few of the places I assumed where suburbs.

I guess it's the tricky part of deciding where a city actually stops, especially with large metropolitan areas.

Shiloh376
+4
Level 76
Feb 7, 2013
What about Victoria and Oshawa, both with well over 300,000 each.
4321
+3
Level 53
Aug 12, 2013
I don't know about Oshawa, but Victoria only has about 80, 000 people in the city proper.
Jerry928
+2
Level 76
Jul 1, 2014
Victoria has over 300,000. I'm not sure about this "city proper" idea, it sounds like administrative lines have been drawn around the inner city leaving most of the city officially somewhere else. Sound like the same thing's happened with Montreal and Toronto too - they have far more inhabitants than the numbers claimed here.
IsleAuHaulte
+3
Level 92
Apr 8, 2019
https://www.google.com/search?&q=city+limits
kalbahamut
+4
Level 80
Apr 29, 2013
I got all the ones with NHL teams except I forgot Calgary for some reason... plus the national capital and Saskatoon because it sounds funny and is therefore memorable. Should have got Halifax just on history... but missed that and all the rest.
joeythelemur
+2
Level 81
May 14, 2014
I got all the ones with NHL teams, or those always being rumored about to get one (Hamilton, Quebec City). Beyond that, I got nothing.
IsleAuHaulte
+5
Level 92
Apr 8, 2019
Forget Saskatoon, the capital of Saskatchewan sounds even funnier the way they pronounce it.
ander217
+2
Level 74
Jul 27, 2020
I always remember the name because of the country song from the '70s by Sonny James, A Little Bit South of Saskatoon. "A little bit south of Saskatoon pick my guitar for board and room. Met a little girl, her name was June, a little bit south of Saskatoon..."
drchurros
+2
Level 20
Jul 2, 2014
i got 3. I dont know much bout Canada except for hockey.
StomilowiecPL
+10
Level 39
Jul 2, 2014
If you knew anything about hockey, you should have at least guessed the 7 Canadian NHL cities
silvestra
+3
Level 73
Jul 2, 2014
15/24, not bad for a Finn who's never visited Canada. But then again, I'm slightly obsessed with the country so that might have something to do with the result...
Spitzbergen
+3
Level 40
Jul 17, 2015
Interesting. I live in Canada and I'm obsessed with your part of the world, as referenced by my username, being an archaic name for a Norwegian archipelago.
SuperT
+3
Level 72
Aug 22, 2014
I got 12, actually visited 5. I want to do a hockey match in Canada.
rawe
+2
Level 68
Dec 18, 2014
Got 9.
trollthetoad
+2
Level 57
Jan 26, 2015
Surprised that Kingston isn't on here
RJF
+2
Level 66
Nov 15, 2022
Kingston and Trois-Rivières were the ones that surprised me most weren't on the list...
parsons8
+4
Level 26
Feb 5, 2015
Been reading all the comments above, and mostly agree. There is a difference in perception between what a city is versus the "city proper." With the exception of the residents, very few people in Canada would recognize Missisauga as a city. Yes, it has its own council & mayor, but there is no separation of it and the adjacent cities. The same can be said of Markham, Brampton & Vaughan (and for that matter, Niagara-on-the-Lake, Niagara Falls, St. Catharines, Hamilton, Ajax, Whitby & Pickering) and possibly Kitchener & London as well--they're all part of the Greater Toronto Area (GTA). I got Missisauga, but missed Markham, Brampton & Vaughan. And I am Canadian. No U.S. quiz takers should feel badly about missing stuff on this quiz. It was a good quiz, but definitely challenging!
ander217
+3
Level 74
Aug 30, 2017
I agree. When I take quizzes on largest cities in each US state I never know the cities which are suburbs or considered within metro areas of more recognizable cities unless something bad happens there which puts them into national news. For instance, after Katrina I could name many of the New Orleans suburbs. And now, unfortunately after Harvey, I can name many Houston suburbs. I hope I remain ignorant in the future of most city suburbs.
BotswanaEmperor
+5
Level 72
Mar 11, 2020
parsons8, actually, Hamilton is not part of any metro area and instead is itself a metro area, with its own region and all. It is in no way connected to the Greater Toronto Area. Same goes for the Niagara area.
Elan
+2
Level 66
Mar 22, 2016
I got 10, with seven of them just because of NHL teams.
suhdud
+5
Level 43
May 21, 2016
Wow i really "gatineau" for of these cities

get it, like "got to know".... haha?

i tried ok

PoetsCorner
+2
Level 87
Jan 28, 2021
Explaining is always the key to making it funny.
sleekcollins
+4
Level 68
Jul 12, 2016
African here, got 11.
amaiolla
+2
Level 24
Sep 11, 2016
I'm Canadian, and I still missed two... It's hard to remember all these boring suburbs which are counted as cities, even though they are technically part of bigger cities
USAmazing
+2
Level 21
Apr 21, 2017
I got just 19 and even so I beat 95% of test takers. I guess most of them are Americans, too. Difference is I lived in Toronto for an year...
Catiggy
+2
Level 31
Aug 30, 2017
I think this needs to be updated since cities like Edmonton now have over the population of 1M.
Marius1882
+2
Level 44
Aug 30, 2017
i missed halifax,regina,windsor,surrey,laak,brunaby,markham,vaughan and longueuil
kalbahamut
+3
Level 80
May 18, 2019
Deadpool is from Regina because Regina rhymes with fun.
bkemp2001
+2
Level 60
Aug 30, 2017
For as much as I pay attention to the CHL, I should have gotten more.
CaptainHumanLogic
+2
Level 40
Aug 30, 2017
Only 4, so sad :(
Bartzy14
+1
Level 39
Sep 3, 2017
this is false.. Vancouver is about 2.4 million and Toronto is about 4 million. Calgary is 1.3 million. Burnaby and Surrey make up outer Vancouver.
Quizmaster
+7
Level ∞
Sep 4, 2017
You should write to the government to let them know that their data is incorrect!
DapperAlpaca
+2
Level 42
Oct 9, 2017
You're thinking of the metropolitan areas, rather than the cities themselves. The former is used more here though, so you have a point.
rtabram
+2
Level 58
Sep 25, 2018
Greater Vancouver is the third most populous region in Canada, Vancouver The City is just a portion of that. (Burnaby & Surrey, both on this list, are part of Greater Vancouver.)
Eestilaran
+2
Level 67
Jan 25, 2023
5 years late, but as a native Vancouverite, each of the "cities" within Metro Vancouver are all different than each other, grouping them all together would just feel weird. For example, Richmond and Coquitlam have so little in common except for their proximity
Dimby
+1
Level 82
Jul 31, 2025
Only Vancouverites think of them all as different cities. Like, Manhattan and the Bronx are very different, but they’re still in the same city. Only distinction between Burnaby and Vancouver is a single road called “Boundary Road” or something, and they have their own municipal government. Sure, they have their own institutions like BCIT, but anywhere else in Canada they would’ve just been amalgamated into Vancouver. This is what happened elsewhere in Canada in the 90s, but there wasn’t a push in the western provinces (probably because of western alienation). PLUS, there’s an official Greater Vancouver Metropolitan Region, which is basically Canada’s way of saying, “Look, the people want to keep their municipal governments, but it’s actually one big city—let’s just be polite aboot this.” Rant over. :)
chaddo
+2
Level 43
Sep 12, 2017
22/24 I couldn't think of Longueil and didn't know of Burnaby
greggyboy
+3
Level 64
Oct 9, 2017
Out of curiosity: of those who guessed Hamilton, are you from Canada?

Hamilton's my home town. It's sad that a good fraction of the Canadians who I meet have never heard of it, considering it's one of the biggest cities in Canada. It's big enough to be on most globes.

I figure of those who get it, you're either American or British?

HugoBoss
+2
Level 19
Nov 25, 2017
I'm from St. Catharines, and I go to Hamilton regularly. It's a pretty cool place!
rtabram
+2
Level 58
Sep 25, 2018
The only reason I remembered it is because of the football team. (but I DID remember it!)
MungoJerry
+2
Level 61
Apr 22, 2019
uncle lives in hamilton
vermiciousknid
+3
Level 91
Jul 27, 2020
I correctly guessed Hamilton and I'm from the USA, but I only know it because I've been taking quizzes on Jetpunk for several years and it's come up before.
GeoGuy8
+1
Level 66
Oct 29, 2017
Question, wouldn't Vancouver be third? If not, can you do an urban area quiz on this?
rtabram
+2
Level 58
Sep 25, 2018
Although Greater Vancouver is the third most populous region in Canada, Vancouver proper is just a portion of that. (Burnaby & Surrey, both on this list, are part of Greater Vancouver.) So it makes sense that Vancouver The City is farther down the list.
lsilvestri04
+3
Level 79
Nov 11, 2017
RIP me, I'm Canadian only got 18/24
em2133
+2
Level 64
Apr 3, 2019
11... not bad for an american
IsleAuHaulte
+3
Level 92
Apr 8, 2019
Got all the suburbs of Ottawa, Vancouver, Detroit, Montréal and Toronto.

Forgot Toronto.

P3
+3
Level 32
Apr 10, 2019
Should have remembered Ottawa. I am Canadian and I forgot Ottawa.
ander217
+2
Level 74
Jul 27, 2020
Ouch.
azinyk
+4
Level 55
May 18, 2019
I'm Canadian, and I usually do very well on JetPunk quizzes, but I only got 11 cities. If you're not from Ontario, all the cities around the golden horseshoe can comfortably be conceptualized as "Toronto". I mean, you can drive to Mississauga in a half hour, which is about how long it takes me to get across town in Edmonton.
komradtombstone
+2
Level 59
Jan 27, 2023
Only got 14, and I'm also Canadian. I agree with what you're saying here. Depending upon where you're from, you're only going to know the main city in the area by name. So, for example, even though Surrey and Burnaby and Richmond are all separate cities, they often get clumped into "Vancouver": the Greater Vancouver Area. Definitely adds to the challenge!
Botticella
+1
Level 67
Aug 2, 2024
I got a mediocre score for a Canadian. Then again I have to drive at least 8 hours to get to one of these cities - but only 1 hour from the US border.
ddddan
+2
Level 85
May 18, 2019
This quiz is a good validation why metro areas are better for quizzes than city proper - signed, a Canadian (who only missed one, Burnaby).
MindBlank
+2
Level 50
Feb 4, 2020
I could do half of it because I passed through a lot of these cities since I went on a Canadian road trip.
ReAvSi9278
+2
Level 51
Apr 17, 2020
Indian and got 3
Kihana
+3
Level 37
Jul 16, 2020
I thought Niagara Falls/St. Catharines would be on this list.
TerrierChad
+2
Level 47
Jul 27, 2020
14 which I'm pretty pleased with been British. Only vaguely heard of a few cities that I missed
CLadd
+2
Level 72
Jul 27, 2020
As an american 17 is not too bad, however I did manage to pull Longueuil off the top of my head which impressed me even more seeing it was the lest known one.
Linen
+3
Level 55
Jul 27, 2020
Got 14 and from america, there's a ton of suburbs that you wouldn't know unless you've been there, for example I got S----- because it was a suburb of V--------
jmellor13
+4
Level 68
Jul 28, 2020
Always disappointed by the absence of Moose Jaw and Yellowknife. Truly great city names.
kalbahamut
+4
Level 80
Jul 28, 2020
better than Moose Knife and Yellowjaw?
bn9043
+3
Level 64
May 25, 2022
I like "Flin Flon", personally
Xtrordinary
+1
Level 74
Dec 12, 2024
Also Medicine Hat
Geopro
+2
Level 59
Jul 29, 2020
12 and from Australia. Missed Halifax and Regina which I should have got. Pretty happy that I remembered Gatineau though.
aislinmo
+2
Level 38
Sep 1, 2020
GATINEAU <3
carnivore100
+2
Level 45
Jul 30, 2020
If there is (or was) an NHL team in it, I got it.
TheCrusher
+2
Level 70
Aug 8, 2020
If you're gonna put the accent in Montréal, might as well put in in Québec (although "Quebec City" is the English way of saying it; in French, we only say Québec, without the City).
carnivore100
+3
Level 45
Jan 27, 2021
Really helps to be a hockey fan.
EvanAviator
+2
Level 61
Feb 9, 2021
I got 18 and I live in New Hampshire
EcceHomo
+1
Level 85
Apr 8, 2021
English person here, managed 11, but next time I'll get 12.
devinn
+1
Level 15
Oct 17, 2021
10/24 for an American.
Zylco
+1
Level 44
Jan 12, 2022
If you liked this quiz, try my Biggest Urban Areas in Canada quiz. It was recently spotlighted and now has 11 nominations!
Haobo
+1
Level 49
Jul 14, 2022
Only got 12/24.
Mikasuomi
+1
Level 54
Nov 10, 2022
Toronto (Maple Leafs), Montreal (Canadiens), Ottawa (Senators), Edmonton (Oilers), Vancouver (Canucks), Winnipeg (Jets), Calgary (Flames).

Sports franchises have big impact, how well the cities are known. Like Buffalo (Sabres) in the USA, or Hartford (Whalers) earlier, for sports fans these are familiar names.

Andrew169
+1
Level 77
Dec 29, 2022
I did get 10 correct, but some of my guesses were incorrect. Yarmouth and St John need more people!
ShievaAndGolly
+1
Level 59
Jan 9, 2023
Yellowknife as well. What kind of capital doesn't place in the top 24 in your country?
Hockputer
+1
Level 56
Jan 26, 2023
Where did you get this from? I live in Canada and these cities have a way bigger population than this! And Ottawa is not big as Edmonton and Vancouver!

You need to update for the 2023 census!

You found this here: https://worldpopulationreview.com/countries/cities/canada didn't you?

Quizmaster
+1
Level ∞
Jan 26, 2023
The quiz is correct and the source is listed. I have no idea what you are talking about.
komradtombstone
+1
Level 59
Jan 27, 2023
Even though Surrey and Burnaby and Richmond are all separate cities, they often get clumped into "Vancouver." I think that might account for some confusion and discrepancies, depending upon how folks are counting population maybe?
BushYT
+2
Level 28
Apr 26, 2023
I GET ALL OF THEM EXCEPT WINNIPEG THE CITY I LIVE IN that’s embarrassing
ng218
+1
Level 50
Jun 6, 2023
If only I knew more CHL teams then I would have gotten more of these, but 14 is more than most Americans I bet lol.
Skatteunndrager
+1
Level 53
Jul 9, 2023
13 for a Norwegian can't be that bad
FirstPrism
+1
Level 48
Sep 27, 2023
I had a brainfart and forgot that Halifax exists.
NEGeo
+1
Level 65
Feb 6, 2024
Ah, Markham the home of the greatest artist to ever walk the face of the earth: Connor Price.
swedishbob
+1
Level 46
Apr 17, 2024
I got all of them, but i'm canadian and have been to 11 of them
KroilersFan
+1
Level 15
May 29, 2024
11/24 as an american with canadian parents :(
bunbud
+1
Level 59
Feb 17, 2025
Canadas wonderland is the only reason I got Vaughan. Unfortunate people think some of these cities are part of Toronto when they’re 3 hours away
Quizkid03
+2
Level 48
Apr 10, 2025
Technically every “city” in Quebec is called a Ville, including Montreal and Quebec City.

I am saying this in response to people who say “This (British place) is actually not a City”. You are quite annoying, because the term City (and Ville) in this case is just an official title, like Republic of [] in some countries official names and no one uses those.

Quizkid03
+1
Level 48
Apr 10, 2025
I just needed to get my anger out, btw.
snickersjaguar
+1
Level 45
May 22, 2025
21/24 as an American! Seems good.
TomasVrbada
+1
Level 49
Jun 2, 2025
RIP I forgot Montreal
Oshawott
+1
Level 64
Aug 3, 2025
Almost forgot Vancouver. It's population is so low compared to what I expected that I didn't notice it was missing until time was nearly up.
LaurentAustria
+1
Level 24
Aug 5, 2025
it took me five tries until i could write windsor with an o instead af an u
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