CFN – Statistics Canada has just released the first population estimates based on the 2011 Census.
The population of Canada increased by 5.9% from 2006 to 2011 to a total of 33,476,688. According to Statistics Canada “Net international migration (the difference between immigrants and emigrants) accounted for two-thirds of Canada’s population growth during the last 10 years, and natural increase (the difference between births and deaths) for about one-third.”
Detailed numbers are also available for our local region.
South Dundas had the biggest population increase (+2.5%) to 10,794 with North Dundas up by 1.2% to 11,225.
In terms of growth, South Glengarry ranked second fastest (+2.2%) in the region to a total of 13,162.
The population of the City of Cornwall advanced to 46,340, up by a slower 0.8% from five years earlier. The population of South Stormont also increased by 0.8% to 12,617 while North Stormont was basically flat (+0.1%) and remained near the 6,775 mark.
North Glengarry suffered a significant population decline (-3.6%) to 10,251 in total. The population of Hawkesbury, on the Ontario side, saw its size shrink by 2.9% to 10,551. In contrast, the Hawkesbury population living on the Quebec side jumped by 12.8% to 1,577.
Results are also available for each Federal Electoral Districts. The total population of the Stormont, Dundas and South Glengarry riding crept up by 1.2% to 100,913 in 2011 while the people count for the Glengarry, Prescott and Russell riding advanced by 7.6% to 112,212.
More information will be released over the next year.
Roger Sauvé is President of People Patterns Consulting. Roger is an economist and demographer.
Atta boy Roger, we can always count on you to give us the numbers.
I never knew that Hawkesbury had a Quebec side. I always thought that the other side of the bridge was called Grenville.
According to Census notes, there is one census metropolitan area (Ottawa-Gatineau) and 3 census agglomerations that cross provincial boundaries. Campbellton NB, Hawkesbury Ont, and Lloydminster AB. It has something to do with the majority of the population being in one province, and I would imagine because it is a federal census.
Does this alter some statistics though because of different provincial health care or language?