PROVINCIAL AND MUNICIPAL STATISTICS

 

PROVINCE/TERRITORY	PROVINCIAL POPULATION*	NUMBER OF LOCAL GOVERNMENTS	LOCAL GOVERNMENTS BY TYPE	NUMBER OF COUNCILLORS*
Alberta	3,614,093	342	17 cities 109 towns 96 villages 51 summer villages 5 specialized municipalities 64 municipal districts	1,897
British Columbia	4,320,300	188	161 Municipalities:    49 cities    48 district municipalities    42 villages    14 towns    3 townships    1 island municipality    1 regional municipalities    2 resort municipality 27 regional districts Unique forms of local government & Aboriginal self governments under treaties:    1 islands trust    1 Indian Government District    (Sechelt)    231 improvement districts    2 treaty First Nations    (Nisga'a & Tsawwassen)	1,199
Manitoba	1,178,500	188	9 cities 51 towns 19 villages 116 rural municipalities 2 local government districts	985
New Brunswick	749,200	108	8 cities 26 towns 69 villages 5 rural municipalities	540
Newfoundland and Labrador	509,900	282	3 cities 279 towns 136 unincorporated municipalities	1,356
Northwest Territories	42,400	16	1 city 4 towns 1 village 11 hamlets 4 Tlicho community governments 3 charter community governments	125
Nova Scotia	935,100	55	3 regional municipalities 31 towns 21 rural municipalities	380
Nunavut	30,400	25	1 town 24 hamlets	146
Ontario	12,705,300	445	47 cities 23 counties 1 district municipality 57 municipalities 6 regional municipalities 89 towns 207 townships 3 united counties 1 united township 11 villages	2,813
Prince Edward Island	138,000	74	2 cities 7 towns 65 communities	382
Québec	7,651,000	1,138	In 2003 there were a total of 1147 municipalities, since then some have amalgamated. The breakdown available is only for 2003 and there were 775 rural municipalities and 372 urban municipalities.	7,580
Saskatchewan	987,500	786	15 cities 145 towns 266 villages 40 resort villages 296 rural municipalities 24 northern municipalities (comprised of 2 northern towns, 11 northern villages, and 11 northern hamlets)	3,711
Yukon	31,200	8	1 city 3 towns 4 villages	30
	* Source: 2006 Stats Canada Census			* Source: Getting to 30% by 2026 by FCM