1996 Canadian census

1996 Canadian census
← 1991 May 14, 1996 2001 →
General information
Country	Canada
Results
Total population	28,846,761 ( 5.7%)
Most populous ​province/territory	Ontario (10,753,573)
Least populous ​province/territory	Yukon (30,766)

The 1996 Canadian census was a detailed enumeration of the Canadian population. Census day was May 14, 1996. On that day, Statistics Canada attempted to count every person in Canada. The total population count of Canada was 28,846,761.^[1] This was a 5.7% increase over the 1991 census of 27,296,859.^[1]

The previous census was the 1991 census and the following census was in 2001 census.

A summary of information about Canada.

Rank	Province or territory	Population as of 1996 census	Population as of 1991 census	Change	Percent change
1	Ontario	10,753,573	10,084,885	668,688	6.6
2	Quebec	7,138,795	6,895,963	242,832	3.5
3	British Columbia	3,724,500	3,282,061	442,439	13.5
4	Alberta	2,696,826	2,545,553	151,273	5.9
5	Manitoba	1,113,898	1,091,942	21,956	2.0
6	Saskatchewan	990,237	988,928	2,969	0.1
7	Nova Scotia	909,282	899,942	9,340	1.0
8	New Brunswick	738,133	723,900	14,233	2.0
9	Newfoundland and Labrador	551,792	568,474	-16,682	-2.9
10	Prince Edward Island	134,557	129,765	4,792	3.7
11	Northwest Territories	64,402	57,649	6,753	11.7
12	Yukon	30,766	27,797	2,969	10.7
	Canada	28,846,761	27,296,859	1,549,902	5.7

Population by mother tongue of Canada's official languages:

Population of Aboriginal peoples in Canada:

Population by ethnic origin. Only those origins with more than 250,000 respondents are included here. This is based entirely on self reporting.

Population by age:

• List of population of Canada by years
• Demographics of Canada
• Ethnic groups in Canada
• History of immigration to Canada

• 1996 Census - Statistics Canada's page on the 1996 census.