{"id":7817,"date":"2025-10-18T10:01:14","date_gmt":"2025-10-18T14:01:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/montrealtips.com\/?p=7817"},"modified":"2026-05-15T11:22:32","modified_gmt":"2026-05-15T15:22:32","slug":"top-3-biggest-cities-in-canada-2025-toronto-montreal-calgary-ranked-by-population","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/montrealtips.com\/fr\/2025\/10\/18\/top-3-biggest-cities-in-canada-2025-toronto-montreal-calgary-ranked-by-population\/","title":{"rendered":"Les 3 plus grandes villes du Canada (2026)"},"content":{"rendered":"
Quick answer \u00b7 Toronto > Montreal > Calgary<\/strong>

Top 3 biggest Canadian cities (2026)<\/h2>

By city-proper:<\/strong> Toronto (3.0M) \u00b7 Montreal (1.8M) \u00b7 Calgary (1.4M).
By metro:<\/strong> Toronto (6.6M) \u00b7 Montreal (4.4M) \u00b7 Vancouver (2.8M).
Fastest-growing:<\/strong> Calgary (+5%\/year).<\/p><\/div>\n

💡 Insider tip:<\/strong> Don’t confuse “city” with “metro area.” Toronto city has 3M people but the GTA has 6.6M. Vancouver city is only 700K, but metro Vancouver is 2.8M \u2014 bigger than Calgary metro.<\/p>

✨ Best for:<\/strong> students, relocation researchers, journalists.<\/p>StatsCan data \u2192<\/a><\/div>\n<\n\n\n

📍 In this article<\/h3>
  1. 1. Top 3 biggest Canadian cities (2026)<\/a><\/li>
  2. 2. 🏙️ Top 3 head-to-head<\/a><\/li>
  3. 3. 📊 Quick facts by city<\/a><\/li><\/ol><\/div>\n\n\n!– wp:html –>

    🏙️ Top 3 head-to-head<\/h2>\n
    City<\/th>City-proper<\/th>Metro area<\/th>Growth rate<\/th><\/tr><\/thead>
    Toronto<\/strong><\/td>3.0M<\/td>6.6M<\/td>+3-3.5%\/yr<\/td><\/tr>\n
    Montreal<\/strong><\/td>1.8M<\/td>4.4M<\/td>+2.5%\/yr<\/td><\/tr>\n
    Calgary<\/strong><\/td>1.4M<\/td>1.6M<\/td>+5%\/yr (fastest)<\/td><\/tr>\n
    Vancouver<\/em><\/td>0.7M<\/td>2.8M<\/td>+3.5%\/yr<\/td><\/tr>\n
    Ottawa<\/em><\/td>1.0M<\/td>1.5M<\/td>+2%\/yr<\/td><\/tr>\n
    Edmonton<\/em><\/td>1.0M<\/td>1.5M<\/td>+4.5%\/yr<\/td><\/tr>\n<\/tbody><\/table><\/div>\n

    📊 Quick facts by city<\/h2>\n