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]

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

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.