Major Cities of Canada

Canada has a variety of large cities distributed across the country; one noteworthy commonalty is that everyone can be found within 100 miles of the America border.


1.) Toronto 
Date founded: 1793
Province located in: Ontario,
Population: 5.5 million (2011)
Majority religion: Catholic

Facts:
Toronto was originally called "York." The name Toronto comes from the Iroquois language.
Toronto is Canada's largest city.

2.) Montreal 
Date founded: 1642
Province located in: Quebec
Population: 3.8 (2011)
Majority religion: Catholic

Facts:
Montreal is by far Quebec's largest city.
The name Montreal means "Mount Royal"

3.) Vancouver 
Date founded: 1886
Province located in: British Columbia
Population: 2.3 (2011)
Majority religion: As of 2011 most people who live in Vancouver state they have "no religion".

Other facts:
Vancouver is Canada's largest western city.
Vancouver is not the provincial capital of British Columbia.
Vancouver is not located to the east of Vancouver island and not on it.

4.) Ottawa 
Date founded: C. 1818
Provinces located in: Ontario and Quebec
Population: 1.2 million (2011)
Majority religion: Catholic

Other facts:
Ottawa is the capital of Canada.
Relative to other capital cities it has a small population.
Ottawa is the only major city which is trans-provincial (spanning both Ontario and Quebec.)

5.)  Calgary 
Date founded: 1875
Province located in: Alberta
Population: 1.2 million (2011)
Majority religion: No religion

Other facts:
Calgary is the provincial capital of Alberta.

6.) Edmonton 
Date founded: 1795
Province located in: Alberta
Population: 1.1 million (2011)
Majority religion: No religion

7.) Quebec City 
Date founded: 1608
Province located in: Quebec
Population: 0.7 million (2011)
Majority religion: Catholic

Other facts:
Some Quebecors refer to Quebec City simply as Quebec.

8.) Winnipeg 
Date founded: 1873
Province located in: Manitoba
Population: 0.7 million (2011)
Majority religion: Protestant

Other facts:
Winnipeg is the provincial capital of Manitoba.

9.) Hamilton 
Date founded: 1816
Province located in: Ontario
Population: 0.7 million (2011)
Majority religion: Catholic

10.) Kitchener-Waterloo
Date founded: C.1800 (Kitchener), 1857 (Waterloo) and 1973 (Cambridge).
Province located in: Ontario
Population: 0.4 million
Majority religion: Protestant

Other notes:
The cities of Kitchener and Waterloo are sometimes called collectively as Kitchener-Waterloo despite the fact that they are two distinct entities. The above also includes the city of Cambridge which is located south-east of Kitchener.