List of Canadian islands by population
{{short description|None}}{{Update||date=May 2022}}This is a list of Canadian islands listed by population. Only natural islands with a population of more than 5,000 are listed. Man-made islands, such as those created by canals are excluded.
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! Rank !! Island's Name !! Population (2016) !! Area (km2) !! Pop. Density in 2016 (/km2) | ||||
| 1 | Island of Montreal (QC) | 1,906,865{{Ref|1,906,865|h}} | 472.55 | 4035.26 |
| 2 | Vancouver Island (BC) | 747,181{{Ref|747,181|i}} | 31,285{{Cite web|title=Vancouver Island {{!}} History & Facts|url=https://www.britannica.com/place/Vancouver-Island|access-date=2021-04-30|website=Encyclopedia Britannica|language=en}} | 23.88 |
| 3 | Newfoundland (NL) | 477,787{{Ref|477,787|j}} | 108,860 | 4.39 |
| 4 | Île Jésus (Laval, QC) | 437,413 | 245 | 1785.36 |
| 5 | Lulu Island (Richmond, BC) | 206,216{{Ref|206,216|a}} | 120 | 1718.51 |
| 6 | Prince Edward Island | 142,579{{Ref|142,579|e}} | 5,620 | 24.17 |
| 7 | Cape Breton Island (NS) | 132,010 | 10,311 | 12.80 |
| 8 | Île Perrot (QC) | 37,954 | 41.94 | 904.95 |
| 9 | Nuns' Island (Montreal, QC) | 20,461{{Ref|20,461|g}} | 3.74 | 5470.86 |
| 10 | Grande-Île (Île de Salaberry, QC) | 15,335 | ||
| 11 | Île-Bizard (Montreal, QC) | 14,713{{Ref|14,713|f}} | 22.78 | 645.87 |
| 12 | Baffin Island (NU) | 13,148{{Ref|13,148|b}} | 507,451 | 0.02 |
| 13 | Manitoulin Island (ON) | 12,754{{Ref|12,754|c}} | 2,766 | 4.61 |
| 14 | Kaien Island (Prince Rupert, BC) | 12,220 | 54.93 | 222.46 |
| 15 | Salt Spring Island (BC) | 10,557 | 182 | 58.00 |
| 16 | Île de Hull (QC) | 8,691{{Ref|8,691|k}} | ||
| 17 | Grindstone Island (QC) | 7,694 | ||
| 18 | Île d'Orléans (QC) | 7,082 | 192.81 | 36.73 |
| 19 | Lamèque Island (NB) | 5,681{{Ref|5,681|d}} | 150 | 37.87 |
Notes
{{Note|206,228|a}}Population calculated by adding the population of Richmond, British Columbia (198,309){{Cite web|last=Government of Canada|first=Statistics Canada|date=2017-02-08|title=Census Profile, 2016 Census - Richmond, City [Census subdivision], British Columbia and British Columbia [Province]|url=https://www12.statcan.gc.ca/census-recensement/2016/dp-pd/prof/details/page.cfm?Lang=E&Geo1=CSD&Code1=5915015&Geo2=PR&Code2=59&SearchText=Richmond&SearchType=Begins&SearchPR=01&B1=All&GeoLevel=PR&GeoCode=5915015&TABID=1&type=0|access-date=2021-05-13|website=www12.statcan.gc.ca}} and Queensborough, New Westminster (8,727){{Cite web|last=Government of Canada|first=Statistics Canada|date=2017-02-08|title=Census Profile, 2016 Census - 9330200.00 [Census tract], British Columbia and Vancouver [Census metropolitan area], British Columbia|url=https://www12.statcan.gc.ca/census-recensement/2016/dp-pd/prof/details/page.cfm?Lang=E&Geo1=CT&Code1=9330200.00&Geo2=CMACA&Code2=933&SearchText=9330200.00&SearchType=Begins&SearchPR=01&B1=All&TABID=3&type=0|access-date=2021-05-13|website=www12.statcan.gc.ca}} and removing the population of Sea Island (British Columbia) (814){{Cite web|last=Government of Canada|first=Statistics Canada|date=2017-02-08|title=Census Profile, 2016 Census - 59153602 [Dissemination area], British Columbia and Canada [Country]|url=https://www12.statcan.gc.ca/census-recensement/2016/dp-pd/prof/details/page.cfm?Lang=E&Geo1=DA&Code1=59153602&Geo2=PR&Code2=01&Data=Count&SearchText=59153602&SearchType=Begins&SearchPR=01&B1=All&Custom=&TABID=3|access-date=2021-05-13|website=www12.statcan.gc.ca}}
{{Note|13,148|b}}Population calculated by adding the populations of Arctic Bay (868), Pond Inlet (1,617), Clyde River (1,053), Pangnirtung (1,481), Iqaluit (7,740), and Kimmirut (389)
{{Note|2=c|12,754}}Population calculated by removing Barrie Island (pop. 35), the mainland and other outlying islands (pop. 466) from Manitoulin District (pop. 13,255)
{{Note|5,681|d}}Population calculated by adding Lamèque (pop. 1,285), Sainte-Marie-Saint-Raphaël (pop. 879) and part of Shippagan Parish (pop. 3,517)
{{Note|142,579|e}} Population calculated by removing the population of Lennox Island (pop. 323)Dissemination Blocks 11030100001, 11030100002 and Holman Island (pop. 5)Dissemination Block 11030168042 from the population of the province of Prince Edward Island (pop. 142,907){{Cite web|last=Government of Canada|first=Statistics Canada|date=2017-02-08|title=Population and Dwelling Count Highlight Tables, 2016 Census|url=https://www12.statcan.gc.ca/census-recensement/2016/dp-pd/hlt-fst/pd-pl/Table.cfm?Lang=Eng&T=101&S=50&O=A#|access-date=2021-05-04|website=www12.statcan.gc.ca}}
{{Note|14,713|f}} Population calculated by adding Census Tracts [https://www12.statcan.gc.ca/census-recensement/2016/dp-pd/prof/details/page.cfm?Lang=E&Geo1=CT&Code1=4620550.04&Geo2=PR&Code2=01&Data=Count&SearchText=4620550.04&SearchType=Begins&SearchPR=01&B1=All&Custom=&TABID=3 4620550.04] (4,797), [https://www12.statcan.gc.ca/census-recensement/2016/dp-pd/prof/details/page.cfm?Lang=E&Geo1=CT&Code1=4620550.02&Geo2=PR&Code2=01&Data=Count&SearchText=4620550.02&SearchType=Begins&SearchPR=01&B1=All&Custom=&TABID=3 4620550.02] (3,233) and [https://www12.statcan.gc.ca/census-recensement/2016/dp-pd/prof/details/page.cfm?Lang=E&Geo1=CT&Code1=4620550.03&Geo2=PR&Code2=01&Data=Count&SearchText=4620550.03&SearchType=Begins&SearchPR=01&B1=All&Custom=&TABID=3 4620550.03] (6,683).
{{Note|20,461|g}} Population calculated by adding Census Tracts [https://www12.statcan.gc.ca/census-recensement/2016/dp-pd/prof/details/page.cfm?Lang=E&Geo1=CT&Code1=4620317.02&Geo2=PR&Code2=01&Data=Count&SearchText=4620317.02&SearchType=Begins&SearchPR=01&B1=All&Custom=&TABID=3 4620317.02] (7,929), [https://www12.statcan.gc.ca/census-recensement/2016/dp-pd/prof/details/page.cfm?Lang=E&Geo1=CT&Code1=4620317.03&Geo2=PR&Code2=01&Data=Count&SearchText=4620317.03&SearchType=Begins&SearchPR=01&B1=All&Custom=&TABID=3 4620317.03] (4,349) and [https://www12.statcan.gc.ca/census-recensement/2016/dp-pd/prof/details/page.cfm?Lang=E&Geo1=CT&Code1=4620317.04&Geo2=PR&Code2=01&Data=Count&SearchText=4620317.04&SearchType=Begins&SearchPR=01&B1=All&Custom=&TABID=3 4620317.04] (8,183).
{{Note|1,906,865|h}} Population calculated by removing Nuns' Island (20,461), Île-Bizard (14,713) and L'Île-Dorval (5) from the Montreal Census Division (1,942,044).{{Cite web|last=Government of Canada|first=Statistics Canada|date=2017-02-08|title=Census Profile, 2016 Census - Montréal, Territoire équivalent [Census division], Quebec and Quebec [Province]|url=https://www12.statcan.gc.ca/census-recensement/2016/dp-pd/prof/details/page.cfm?Lang=E&Geo1=CD&Code1=2466&Geo2=PR&Code2=24&Data=Count&SearchText=Montreal&SearchType=Contains&SearchPR=01&B1=All&TABID=1|access-date=2021-04-30|website=www12.statcan.gc.ca}}
{{Note|747,181|i}} Population calculated by adding the Regional Districts of Capital (383,360), Cowichan Valley (83,739), Nanaimo (155,698), Alberni-Clayoquot (30,981), Comox Valley (66,527), Strathcona (44,671) and Mount Waddington (11,035) and removing the Southern Gulf Islands (4,732), Saltspring Island (10,557), Penelakut Island 7 (452), Thetis Island (379), Ruxton Island (10), Valdes Island (10), Nanaimo B (4,033), Protection Island (350), Hornby Island (1,016), Denman Island (1,165), Strathcona C (2,431), Cape Mudge 10 (10), Stratchona B (1,035), Tork 7 (78), Mount Waddington A (885), Quaee 7 (78), Gwayasdums 1 (27), Dead Point 5 (10), Alert Bay (489), Alert Bay First Nation (465), Dissemination Block 594301090390 Hurst Island? (5), Yuquot 1 (5) and Marktosis 15 (622)
{{Note|477,787|j}} Population calculated by removing Labrador (27,197), Little Bay Islands (71), Miles Cove (104), Port Anson (130), Lushes Bight-Beaumont-Beaumont North (168), Pilley's Island (294), Brighton (188), Triton (983), Division No. 8, Subd. D (10), Division No. 8, Subd. H (1,900), Cottlesville (271), Summerford (906), Division No. 8, Subd. I (216), Crow Head (177), Twillingate (2,196), Change Islands (208), Fogo Island (2,244), Greenspond (266), St. Brendan's (145), Division No. 7, Subd. L (1,232), Division No. 1, Subd. R (322), Wabana (2,146), Ramea (447) and Dissemination Block 10090097012 (108) from the province of Newfoundland and Labrador (519,716).
{{Note|8,691|k}} Population calculated by adding up the populations of Census Tracts 0500.00 (2,158) and 0501.00 (1,703), Dissemination Areas 24810292 (475), 24810307 (464), 24810306 (883), 24810294 (251), 24810295 (325), 24810293 (242), 24810305 (667), 24810300 (347), 24810288 (432) and 24810287 (585) and Dissemination Blocks 24810286018 (36), 24810286013 (61) and 24810286019 (62).
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