> I don't know how it works in Canada, but this is from
> <http://www.demographia.com/db-cancityhist.htm>
>
> Year Montreal Ottawa Toronto Vancouver
> 2001 1,040,000 337,031 676,000 546,000
>
> The same site lists 52 US cities with pops larger than
> Ottawa's. The results are similar comparing metro
> areas.
>
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Those stats are way, way off.
In 2004, according to Statistics Canada, there were six Canadian cities with metro populations of 1 million or more:
Toronto 5.2 million
Montréal 3.6
Vancouver 2.1
Ottawa-Gatineau 1.1
Calgary 1.03
Edmonton 1.0
http://www.statcan.ca/english/Pgdb/demo05a.htm