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Biggest Cities by Most Populated Canadian Regions (with map)

Canada may be a massive country, but its population is very concentrated in a small amount of land. I've highlighted four of the most notable population areas on the map below, name the ten largest cities in each of them!
Population is by metropolitan are according to Statistics Canada (Wikipedia)
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The Corridor
56% of Canadians
Pop
City
5.92 m
Toronto
4.09 m
Montreal
1.32 m
Ottawa
800 k
Quebec City
747 k
Hamilton
523 k
Kitchener-Cambridge-Waterloo
494 k
London
406 k
St. Catherines-Niagara
379 k
Oshawa
329 k
Windsor
 
 
 
Biggest Cities Elsewhere
Remaining 12% of Canadians
Pop
City
164 k
ON
Sudbury
160 k
QC
Saguenay
121 k
ON
Thunder Bay
86.6 k
BC
Prince George
78.1 k
ON
Sault Ste. Marie
73.3 k
AB
Fort McMurray
70.3 k
ON
North Bay
55.3 k
QC
Rimouski
42.3 k
QC
Rouyn-Noranda
41.7 k
ON
Timmins
Canadian Prairies
16% of Canadians
Pop
City
1.39 m
Calgary
1.32 m
Edmonton
778 k
Winnipeg
295 k
Saskatoon
236 k
Regina
117 k
Lethbridge
100 k
Red Deer
76.5 k
Medicine Hat
63.1 k
Grande Prairie
58.0 k
Brandon
Fraser-Okanagan-Pacific
12% of Canadians
Pop
City
2.46 m
Vancouver
367 k
Victoria
194 k
Kelowna
180 k
Abbotsford-Mission
104 k
Nanaimo
103 k
Kamloops
101 k
Chilliwack
61.3 k
Vernon
54.1 k
Courtenay
44.4 k
Duncan
Atlantic
4% of Canadians
Pop
City
403 k
Halifax
205 k
St. John's
144 k
Moncton
126 k
Saint John
101 k
Fredericton
98.7 k
Cape Breton
69.3 k
Charlottetown
45.7 k
Truro
34.4 k
New Glasgow
31.9 k
Corner Brook
Jiaozira
+3
Level 70
Jul 3, 2020

I was inspired to make from my other quiz on Canadian cities which are not near the American border. It got me thinking about how so many Canadians live in the Quebec City-Windsor Corridor. I was thinking about other similar regions across Canada, and I came up with these four main regions.

Each of these regions are fairly isolated from one another due to geography, most notably the Canadian Shield and the Canadian Rockies. Travel between the Corridor and Atlantic Canada, as well as the Prairies and Vancouver, is lengthy, yet doable by car. On the other hand, travelling from the Prairies to the Corridor is best done by air, despite how expensive it may be.

Jiaozira
+2
Level 70
Jul 3, 2020
The Quebec City-Windsor Corridor is essentially the centre of Canada. you'll find many things associated with Canada here, such as bagged milk and chip trucks in Ontario, and poutine and tourtiere in Quebec. This region was settled by Europeans early on. Francophones made up the majority of the population by far, but many British Loyalists fled here after the American Revolution.
Jiaozira
+2
Level 70
Jul 3, 2020
Atlantic Canada also contains some of the earliest European settlements in the country. Today this region overall has had economic struggles due to the closure of mines and the decline in fishing. Newfoundland in particular is a unique region within Canada, and the Newfoundlanders have some of the strongest accents in the country. You can find excellent fish and chips here.
Jiaozira
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Level 70
Jul 3, 2020
Vancouver Area I was a bit liberal with the definition of this region, but I think it fits the definition of a "population area" nontheless. Europeans settled in Pacific Canada before the Canadian Prairies, and early industries include logging and mining. The region as a whole has many cultural similarities to the American Pacific Northwest. A pidgin trade language called Chinook Jargon was used here, and although borderline extinct, words from the language such as "skookum" (monstrously significant) are still used as slang today. Also home to the Nanaimo Bar.
Jiaozira
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Level 70
Jul 3, 2020

The Canadian Prairies were one of the last places in Canada to be settled by Europeans. The majority of people here are descended from more recent immigrants, who came to buy land (there was no significant east to west migration). Indigenous Canadians are also significant in numbers, in cities and rural areas. Common food staples here include beef and pierogies (the latter due to the Polish and Ukrainian populations). Many Low German speaking Mennonites and Hutterites have colonies here.

I probably should have just made this a blog... :P

GeoPhilia
+2
Level 56
Jul 3, 2020
Great Quiz and great map!
Jiaozira
+1
Level 70
Jul 3, 2020
Thank you!
Jeremy
+2
Level 74
Jul 7, 2020
This was interesting. I got all cities in the first two areas, missed a few from the west coast, and really struggled with the Atlantic. Interesting the gap in my knowledge between these regions. And amazing map, I had to nominate this :)
Jiaozira
+1
Level 70
Jul 7, 2020
Thank you CringeDragon! Topics like these are some of my favourites, although admittedly it's a niche quiz. I only included the Atlantic due to it's concentration of people (especially in Nova Scotia), otherwise it isn't terribly significant :P
Tantheman
+2
Level 65
Nov 25, 2020
Great quiz!
Jiaozira
+1
Level 70
Nov 25, 2020
Thanks :)
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