List of population centres in the Canadian territories


A population centre, in Canadian census data, is a populated place, or a cluster of interrelated populated places, which meets the demographic characteristics of an urban area, having a population of at least 1,000 people and a population density of no fewer than 400 persons per square km2.
The term was first introduced in the Canada 2011 Census; prior to that, Statistics Canada used the term urban area.

Northwest Territories

In the 2021 Census of Population, Statistics Canada listed four population centres in the Northwest Territories.
RankPopulation centreSize groupPopulation Population ChangeLand area Population density
1YellowknifeSmall--
2InuvikSmall--
3Hay RiverSmall--
4Fort SmithSmall--

Nunavut

In the 2021 Census of Population, Statistics Canada listed six population centres in Nunavut. The former population centre of Kugluktuk was retired.
RankPopulation centreSize groupPopulation Population ChangeLand area Population density
1IqaluitSmall--
2ArviatSmall--
3Rankin InletSmall--
4Baker LakeSmall--
5Cambridge BaySmall--
6Gjoa HavenSmall--

Yukon

In the 2021 Census of Population, Statistics Canada listed two population centres in Yukon.
RankPopulation centreSize groupPopulation Population ChangeLand area Population density
1WhitehorseSmall--
2DawsonSmall--