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1976 Canadian census

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1976 Canadian census

← 1971 June 1, 1976 (1976-06-01) 1981 →

General information
CountryCanada
AuthorityStatistics Canada
Results
Total population22,992,604 (Increase 6.6%)
Most populous ​province/territoryOntario (8,264,465)
Least populous ​province/territoryYukon (21,836)


The 1976 Canadian census was a detailed enumeration of the Canadian population. Census day was June 1, 1976. On that day, Statistics Canada attempted to count every person in Canada. The total population count of Canada was 22,992,604. This was a 6.6% increase over the 1971 census of 21,568,311.[1]

The previous census was the 1971 census and the following census was in 1981 census.

Canada by the numbers

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A summary of information about Canada.[2]

Total population 22,992,604
Dwellings 7,166,095
Men 11,449,525
Women 11,543,075

Population by province

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Rank Province or territory Population as of
1976 census
Population as of
1971 census
Change Percent
change
1 Ontario 8,264,465 7,703,106 561,359 Increase 7.3 Increase
2 Quebec 6,234,445 6,027,764 206,681 Increase 3.4 Increase
3 British Columbia 2,466,608 2,184,621 281,987 Increase 12.9 Increase
4 Alberta 1,838,037 1,627,874 210,163 Increase 12.9 Increase
5 Manitoba 1,021,506 988,247 33,259 Increase 3.4 Increase
6 Saskatchewan 921,323 926,242 −4,919 Decrease −0.5 Decrease
7 Nova Scotia 828,571 788,960 39,611 Increase 5.0 Increase
8 New Brunswick 677,250 634,557 42,693 Increase 6.7 Increase
9 Newfoundland and Labrador 557,725 522,104 35,621 Increase 6.8 Increase
10 Prince Edward Island 118,229 111,641 6,588 Increase 5.9 Increase
11 Northwest Territories 42,609 34,807 7,802 Increase 22.4 Increase
12 Yukon 21,836 18,388 3,448 Increase 18.8 Increase
Canada 22,992,604 21,568,311 1,424,293 Increase 6.6 Increase

References

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  1. ^ "1976 Census of Canada. Volume 1, Population, geographic distributions (Federal electoral districts)" (PDF). Statistics Canada. Government of Canada. Archived (PDF) from the original on July 24, 2017. Retrieved July 6, 2024.
  2. ^ "1976 Census of Canada. Volume 1, Population, geographic distributions (Federal electoral districts - population and housing characteristics)" (PDF). Statistics Canada. Government of Canada. Archived (PDF) from the original on July 24, 2017. Retrieved July 6, 2024.