Lists of municipalities in Canada

Canada has a total of 5,162^[1] municipalities among its 10 provinces and 3 territories that are subject to some form of local government.

Matrix of municipalities

Municipal status	AB [2]	BC [3][4]	MB [3]	NB [5]	NL [3][6]	NS [7]`	ON [3]	PE [3]	QC [8]	SK [9]	Prov. total	NT [3]	NU [3]	YT [3]	Terr. total	Nat. total
Charter community												3			3	3
City	18	51	10	8	3	[a]	51	2	[b]	16	159	1	1	1	3	162
Community								63			63					63
Community government												4			4	4
County	[c]					9	19				28					28
Cree village									8		8					8
District municipality		50[d]				12					62					62
Hamlet	[e]		[f]				[g]			[h]		11	24	[i]	35	35
Improvement district	8										8					8
Indian government district		1									1					1
Inuit community government					5						5					5
Island municipality		1									1					1
Local government district			2								2					2
Metis settlement	8										8					8
Mountain resort municipality		2									2					2
Municipal district	64					[j]					64					64
Municipality	[k]		[l]				58		640		698					698
Naskapi village									1		1					1
Northern hamlet										2	2					2
Northern town										11	11					11
Northern village									14	11	25					25
Parish									158		158					158
Regional municipality	[m]	[n]		1		3	8				12					12
Resort municipality		1									1					1
Resort village	[o]									40	40					40
Rural community				7							7					7
Rural municipality	[p]		98[q]							296	394					394
Special area	3										3					3
Specialized municipality	5										5					5
Summer village	51									[r]	51					51
Town	108	14	25	26	268[s]	26	88	9	[t]	146	712	4		3	7	719
Township							206		44		250					250
United county							3				3					3
United township							1		2		3					3
Village	89	42	2	65			11		44	260	513	1		4	5	516
Ville									223		223					223
Total municipalities	354	162	137	107	271	50	444	74	1,134	782	3,515	24	25	8	57	3,572
Total population[12]	3,645,257	4,400,057	1,208,268	751,171	514,536	921,727	12,851,821	140,204	7,903,001	1,033,381	33,369,423	41,462	31,906	33,897	107,265	33,476,688
Avg. population	10,297.3	27,160.8	8,819.5	7,020.3	1,898.7	18,434.5	28,945.5	1,894.6	6,969.1	1,321.5	9,493.4	1,727.6	1,276.2	4,237.1	1,881.8	9,372.0

Lists by province

Alberta List of municipalities in Alberta List of cities in Alberta List of improvement districts in Alberta List of Metis settlements in Alberta List of municipal districts in Alberta List of special areas in Alberta List of specialized municipalities in Alberta List of summer villages in Alberta List of towns in Alberta List of villages in Alberta British Columbia List of municipalities in British Columbia List of cities in British Columbia List of district municipalities in British Columbia List of towns in British Columbia List of villages in British Columbia Manitoba List of municipalities in Manitoba List of cities in Manitoba List of rural municipalities in Manitoba List of towns in Manitoba List of villages in Manitoba

New Brunswick List of municipalities in New Brunswick List of cities in New Brunswick List of rural communities in New Brunswick List of towns in New Brunswick List of villages in New Brunswick Newfoundland and Labrador List of municipalities in Newfoundland and Labrador List of cities in Newfoundland and Labrador List of towns in Newfoundland and Labrador Nova Scotia List of municipalities in Nova Scotia List of counties of Nova Scotia List of municipal districts in Nova Scotia List of regional municipalities in Nova Scotia List of towns in Nova Scotia Ontario List of municipalities in Ontario List of cities in Ontario List of towns in Ontario List of township municipalities in Ontario List of villages in Ontario Former municipalities in Ontario

Prince Edward Island List of municipalities in Prince Edward Island List of cities in Prince Edward Island List of towns in Prince Edward Island Quebec List of municipalities in Quebec List of northern villages in Quebec List of parish municipalities in Quebec List of township municipalities in Quebec List of united township municipalities in Quebec List of village municipalities in Quebec List of villes in Quebec Saskatchewan List of municipalities in Saskatchewan List of cities in Saskatchewan List of northern municipalities in Saskatchewan List of resort villages in Saskatchewan List of rural municipalities in Saskatchewan List of towns in Saskatchewan List of villages in Saskatchewan

See also

• List of the largest cities and towns in Canada by area
• List of the largest municipalities in Canada by population

Notes

1. See "regional municipality". Nova Scotia's former incorporated "city" municipal status was abandoned in the 1990s as a result of amalgamations to form regional municipalities.
2. See "ville". There is no official incorporated "city" municipal status in Quebec.
3. See "municipal district" and "specialized municipality". Alberta abolished its incorporated "county" municipal status in the mid-1990s. All were continued as municipal districts but were permitted to retain the term "county" in their official names. Two of these municipal districts, Mackenzie County and Strathcona County, subsequently changed their status from "municipal district" to "specialized municipality".
4. Includes the Northern Rockies Regional Municipality, which is incorporated as a "district municipality" despite being named a "regional municipality".^[10]
5. In Alberta, "hamlets" are unincorporated communities within incorporated municipalities. See list of hamlets in Alberta.
6. In Manitoba, "hamlets" are not incorporated communities. See Category:Hamlets in Manitoba.
7. In Ontario, "hamlets" are not incorporated communities. See list of hamlets in Ontario.
8. In Saskatchewan, "hamlets", excluding "northern hamlets", are unincorporated communities within incorporated municipalities. See list of hamlets in Saskatchewan.
9. In Yukon, "hamlets" are not incorporated communities. See list of hamlets in Yukon.
10. See "district municipality". Statistics Canada incorrectly reports that Nova Scotia's 12 district municipalities are "municipal districts".
11. See "specialized municipality". Though the Municipality of Crowsnest Pass and the Municipality of Jasper are named "municipalities", they are incorporated as "specialized municipalities".
12. See "rural municipality". Manitoba's 2015 municipal amalgamation reforms created 37 rural municipalities that branded themselves simply as "municipalities" in their official legal names
13. See "specialized municipality". Though the Regional Municipality of Wood Buffalo is named a "regional municipality", it is incorporated as "specialized municipality".
14. See "district municipality". Though the Northern Rockies Regional Municipality is named a "regional municipality", it is incorporated as a "district municipality".^[10]
15. See "summer village", which is the similar equivalent to Saskatchewan's "resort villages".
16. In Alberta "rural municipalities" are a group of municipal status types including "improvement districts", "municipal districts" and "special areas".
17. Statistics Canada incorrectly characterizes 37 rural municipalities as simply municipalities due to their official legal names excluding the term "rural" despite officially holding rural municipality status. Also, Statistics Canada divides the RM of Mountain into two parts.
18. See "resort village", which is the similar equivalent to Alberta's "summer villages".
19. While Statistics Canada reports that there are 277 municipalities in Newfoundland and Labrador (NL), including 3 cities and 274 towns,^[3] NL's Department of Municipal Affairs and the Canada Revenue Agency both report there are 271 municipalities in NL.^[6][11]
20. See "ville". There is no official incorporated "town" municipal status in Quebec.

References

1. Laurent Martel; Stacey Hallman. "Municipalities in Canada with the largest and fastest-growing populations between 2011 and 2016". Statistics Canada. Archived from the original on Feb 10, 2017. Retrieved Nov 21, 2024.
2. "2024 Municipal Codes" (PDF). Alberta Municipal Affairs. June 3, 2024. Retrieved June 14, 2024.
3. "Interim List of Changes to Municipal Boundaries, Status, and Names: From January 2, 2014 to January 1, 2015 (Table A: Census subdivision types by province and territory, as of January 1, 2015)". Statistics Canada. Retrieved January 1, 2017.
4. "Order in Council No. 357". Province of British Columbia. June 26, 2015. Retrieved January 2, 2017.
5. "Welcome to the AMANB". The Association of Municipal Administrators of New Brunswick. Retrieved January 2, 2017.
6. "Part 3.9, Department of Municipal Affairs, Monitoring of Municipalities" (PDF). Auditor General of Newfoundland and Labrador. January 2013. Retrieved January 1, 2017.
7. "Membership Directory 2016". Union of Nova Scotia Municipalities. December 1, 2016. Retrieved January 2, 2017.
8. "L'organisation municipale et régionale au Québec en 2013" (PDF). Ministère des Affaires Municipales, des Régions et de l’Occupation du Territoire. May 21, 2013. pp. 4, 5 and 8. ISBN 978-2-550-67938-7. Retrieved May 11, 2014.
9. "Types of Municipalities". Saskatchewan Ministry of Municipal Affairs. Archived from the original on September 19, 2012. Retrieved April 7, 2014.
10. "Order of the Lieutenant Governor in Council (Order in Council No. 033)". Province of British Columbia. January 29, 2009. p. 3. Retrieved September 20, 2014. The class of the municipality is a district municipality.
11. "List of municipalities – Newfoundland and Labrador". Canada Revenue Agency. May 27, 2015. Retrieved January 2, 2017.
12. "Population and dwelling counts, for Canada, provinces and territories, 2011 and 2006 censuses". Statistics Canada. Retrieved March 22, 2014.

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