Winnipeg or Québec - 1 Million

[Kilgore Trout]

Originally Posted by harls

Again. Winnipeg or Québec. 1 million.

I don't care about the extra million basement dwellers in Brampton.

Winnipeg. It has a head start and the growth rates are not different enough for Quebec to get ahead.

[harls]

Originally Posted by FrAnKs

Quebec City 880k
Winnipeg 920k

Merci Franks!

[craner]

Originally Posted by FrAnKs

Quebec City 880k
Winnipeg 920k

Sounds about right to me.

[FrAnKs]

Originally Posted by craner

Sounds about right to me.

That's remarkable to be around 880k now because it took us AGES, no, AN ETERNITY to only go from 700k to 800k.

[J.OT13]

Looking forward to Winnipeg breaking the million metro. It's been something like 20 years last time that happened. They must be a long way off before the City proper reaches one million though.

[le calmar]

Originally Posted by harls

Sooo..

Where are Québec and Winnipeg now?

Ya think?

Brampton.

[Curmudgeon]

Originally Posted by Kilgore Trout

Winnipeg. It has a head start and the growth rates are not different enough for Quebec to get ahead.

A head start? Quebec City is more than two centuries older and was larger into the 20th century. Winnipeg boomed pre WWI and then saw major growth in the 1950s and 60s as well as in the past 20 years, but Winnipeg has grown more slowly than any other major Canadian citiy in the past century. As the industrial base was decimated, the 1970s to 1990s in particular were quite stagnant, with little better than 10% growth over the three decade period.

[Build.It]

Originally Posted by urbandreamer

Brampton has 1 million people, half living in basement apartments.

[Kilgore Trout]

Originally Posted by Curmudgeon

A head start? Quebec City is more than two centuries older and was larger into the 20th century. Winnipeg boomed pre WWI and then saw major growth in the 1950s and 60s as well as in the past 20 years, but Winnipeg has grown more slowly than any other major Canadian citiy in the past century. As the industrial base was decimated, the 1970s to 1990s in particular were quite stagnant, with little better than 10% growth over the three decade period.

Yes, I'm aware of the history. But Winnipeg currently has more people than Quebec City. Therefore, it has a head start on which one will reach one million people first.

Quebec City would need to be growing much faster than Winnipeg to reach that milestone first, but it isn't.

[FrAnKs]

Originally Posted by Kilgore Trout

Yes, I'm aware of the history. But Winnipeg currently has more people than Quebec City. Therefore, it has a head start on which one will reach one million people first.

Quebec City would need to be growing much faster than Winnipeg to reach that milestone first, but it isn't.

Winnipeg is the metropolis of its own province. That's the main difference.

At first look, One could see its isolation as a weakness but according to the current pop. growth, it seems to be a strength

[ScreamingViking]

Are there more Census geographies to be added to either CMA?

[Taeolas]

Originally Posted by FrAnKs

Quebec City 880k
Winnipeg 920k

So it looks like Winnipeg will push us to 7 Million cities by 2031, and QC will probably push us to 8 by 36's census.

Hamilton isn't that far behind QC, so we might see 9 Million cities by 2036 (not sure how its growth is overall)

The 10th biggest city at the moment seems to be Kitchener, but they're almost 200k off of Hamilton, so we're not likely to see 10 Million cities in Canada until the 2050's at best. (London is a further 50k off of Kitchener but might tip 1M around when KWCG goes over).

That does mean that Ontario's on track to have 5 (well 4.75) of the 11 "Million pop" cities in Canada by the middle of the century. And while it's borderline, there is probably just enough distance between London, KWCG, Hamilton and Toronto for them to maintain their distinctiveness, even at those sizes.

[MolsonExport]

Will Okotoks join the 1 million club soon?

[davidivivid]

Originally Posted by ScreamingViking

Are there more Census geographies to be added to either CMA?

There are several towns and villages around Quebec City which might be added to the CMA but I don't know if it will be in the next census:

Pont-Rouge : 10 993
Donnaconna: 7653
Saint-Agapit : 4703
Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré : 3067
Beaupré : 4194
Saint-Charles-de-Bellechasse : 2652

[craner]

Don’t forget:
Sainte-Anne-de-Okotoksre

[FrAnKs]

Originally Posted by craner

Don’t forget:
Sainte-Anne-de-Okotoksre

I'm particularly impressed by the number of words for such small villages.

Do you know ''Notre-dame-des-sept-douleurs'', pop.: 49 ?

[Acajack]

Originally Posted by FrAnKs

I'm particularly impressed by the number of words for such small villages.

Do you know ''Notre-dame-des-sept-douleurs'', pop.: 49 ?

One character (in the name) for every two residents!

[FrAnKs]

Originally Posted by Acajack

One character (in the name) for every two residents!

Newfoundland goes by Half hour. We go Half letter - a resident.

[MolsonExport]

Originally Posted by FrAnKs

I'm particularly impressed by the number of words for such small villages.

Do you know ''Notre-dame-des-sept-douleurs'', pop.: 49 ?

My favorite will always be Saint-Louis-du-Ha! Ha!

Saint Louis was a very funny guy.

[Nouvellecosse]

Originally Posted by MolsonExport

My favorite will always be Saint-Louis-du-Ha! Ha!

Saint Louis was a very funny guy.

I think I've heard of that. It's near Saint-Louis-du-LMFAO! isn't it?