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Canada: cities and how to get around
73 cities with airports, stations, hotels and the journeys between them, from public data.
Canada has 73 cities on this site, including the capital, Ottawa. Each one has an overview and pages for flights, hotels, trains, buses, driving and things to do — hostels too, where the city has them — built from public data, plus city-to-city pages for the journeys between them.
CapitalOttawa
Population37.1 million
Area9,984,670 km²
CurrencyDollar (CAD)
Dialling code+1
Driving sideRight
Plug typesNEMA 1-15, NEMA 5-15
Emergency numberhttp://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q533806
Official languagesEnglish, French
Internet domain.ca
Cities in Canada
| City | Region | Population | Airport | Hotels listed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Toronto | Ontario | 2,794,356 | YYZ (19 km) | 1,513+ |
| Montréal | Quebec | 1,762,949 | YUL (13 km) | 875 |
| Calgary | Alberta | 1,306,784 | YYC (9 km) | 629 |
| Ottawa | Ontario | 1,017,449 | YOW (10 km) | 225 |
| Edmonton | Alberta | 1,010,899 | YEG (28 km) | 383 |
| Winnipeg | Manitoba | 749,607 | YWG (7 km) | 171 |
| Mississauga | Ontario | 717,961 | YYZ (11 km) | 271 |
| Vancouver | British Columbia | 662,248 | YVR (8 km) | 616 |
| Brampton | Ontario | 656,480 | YYZ (11 km) | 140 |
| Hamilton | Ontario | 569,353 | YHM (11 km) | 138 |
| Surrey | British Columbia | 568,322 | YVR (28 km) | 158 |
| Québec | Quebec | 531,902 | YQB (14 km) | 450 |
| Halifax | Nova Scotia | 471,559 | YHZ (27 km) | 196 |
| Laval | Quebec | 438,366 | YUL (12 km) | 45 |
| London | Ontario | 422,324 | YXU (9 km) | 69 |
| Etobicoke | Ontario | 365,000 | YYZ (6 km) | — |
| Markham | Ontario | 338,503 | YYZ (36 km) | — |
| Vaughan | Ontario | 323,103 | YYZ (21 km) | — |
| Gatineau | Quebec | 300,045 | YOW (17 km) | — |
| Victoria | British Columbia | 289,625 | YYJ (24 km) | — |
| Saskatoon | Saskatchewan | 266,141 | YXE (5 km) | — |
| Kitchener | Ontario | 256,885 | YHM (55 km) | — |
| Burnaby | British Columbia | 249,125 | YVR (19 km) | — |
| Windsor | Ontario | 229,660 | YQG (6 km) | — |
| Longueuil | Quebec | 229,330 | YUL (22 km) | — |
| Regina | Saskatchewan | 226,404 | YQR (4 km) | — |
| Oakville | Ontario | 213,759 | YYZ (25 km) | — |
| Richmond | British Columbia | 209,937 | YVR (4 km) | — |
| Richmond Hill | Ontario | 202,022 | YYZ (27 km) | — |
| Burlington | Ontario | 186,948 | YHM (25 km) | — |
| Nepean | Ontario | 180,000 | YOW (4 km) | — |
| Oshawa | Ontario | 175,383 | YYZ (67 km) | — |
| Greater Sudbury | Ontario | 166,004 | YSB (21 km) | — |
| Gloucester | Ontario | 150,012 | YOW (4 km) | — |
| Saguenay | Quebec | 148,886 | YBG (11 km) | — |
| Coquitlam | British Columbia | 148,625 | YVR (31 km) | — |
| Barrie | Ontario | 147,829 | YYZ (81 km) | — |
| Rosemont–La Petite-Patrie | Quebec | 146,501 | YUL (13 km) | — |
| Villeray–Saint-Michel–Parc-Extension | Quebec | 144,814 | YUL (15 km) | — |
| Kelowna | British Columbia | 144,576 | YLW (11 km) | — |
| Trois-Rivières | Quebec | 144,472 | — | — |
| Guelph | Ontario | 143,740 | YHM (49 km) | — |
| Lévis | Quebec | 143,414 | YQB (16 km) | — |
| Mercier–Hochelaga-Maisonneuve | Quebec | 142,753 | YUL (19 km) | — |
| Abbotsford | British Columbia | 141,397 | YVR (69 km) | — |
| Whitby | Ontario | 138,501 | YYZ (60 km) | — |
| St. Catharines | Ontario | 136,803 | BUF (49 km) | — |
| Milton | Ontario | 132,979 | YYZ (27 km) | — |
| Langley | British Columbia | 132,603 | YVR (40 km) | — |
| Kingston | Ontario | 132,485 | ART (45 km) | — |
| Cambridge | Ontario | 129,920 | YHM (37 km) | — |
| Sherbrooke | Quebec | 129,447 | — | — |
| Orléans | Ontario | 125,937 | YOW (20 km) | — |
| Ottawa South | Ontario | 125,090 | YOW (8 km) | — |
| Saint-Louis-de-Terrebonne | Quebec | 119,944 | YUL (26 km) | — |
| Ajax | Ontario | 119,677 | YYZ (52 km) | — |
| Saanich | British Columbia | 117,735 | YYJ (12 km) | — |
| Thornhill | Ontario | 115,292 | YYZ (23 km) | — |
| Rivière-des-Prairies–Pointe-aux-Trembles | Quebec | 113,868 | YUL (23 km) | — |
| Terrebonne | Quebec | 111,575 | YUL (27 km) | — |
| St. John's | Newfoundland and Labrador | 110,525 | YYT (7 km) | — |
| Thunder Bay | Ontario | 108,843 | YQT (6 km) | — |
| Sydney | Nova Scotia | 105,968 | YQY (11 km) | — |
| Le Plateau-Mont-Royal | Quebec | 105,813 | YUL (14 km) | — |
| Waterloo | Ontario | 104,986 | YHM (58 km) | — |
| Ville-Marie | Quebec | 104,944 | YUL (14 km) | — |
| Brantford | Ontario | 104,688 | YHM (28 km) | — |
| Kamloops | British Columbia | 104,460 | YKA (10 km) | — |
| Lethbridge | Alberta | 103,197 | YQL (8 km) | — |
| Delta | British Columbia | 101,668 | YVR (15 km) | — |
| Chilliwack | British Columbia | 101,491 | YVR (90 km) | — |
| Dartmouth | Nova Scotia | 101,343 | YHZ (24 km) | — |
| Red Deer | Alberta | 100,844 | — | — |
Neighbouring countries on this site: United States.
Common questions
Which cities in Canada are covered?
Toronto, Montréal, Calgary, Ottawa, Edmonton, Winnipeg, Mississauga, Vancouver and 65 more.
What currency does Canada use?
The Dollar (CAD).
Which side of the road does Canada drive on?
The right.
Where these facts come from
- GeoNames (CC BY 4.0): population, elevation, time zone, postal codes
- Wikidata (CC0): area, sister cities, visitor numbers, heritage listings, stations and ports
- OurAirports (public domain): airports, runways
- Natural Earth (public domain): map outlines
Data compiled 14 September 2026. Hotel and hostel figures are from our booking partner’s catalogue on that date. Journey times on this page are estimates from distance, not timetables; check the operator before you rely on one.