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List of Canadian islands by population
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This is a list of Canadian
island
s listed by population. Only natural islands are listed. Man made islands like those created by canals are excluded.
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
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s listed by population. Only natural islands are listed. Man made islands like those created by canals are excluded.
Rank | Island's Name | Population (2001) | Area (km2) | Pop. Density (/km2) |
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1 | Île de Montréal (QC Quebec Quebec or is a province in east-central Canada. It is the only Canadian province with a predominantly French-speaking population and the only one whose sole official language is French at the provincial level.... ) |
1,822,919 | 472 | 3862.12 |
2 | Vancouver Island Vancouver Island Vancouver Island is a large island in British Columbia, Canada. It is one of several North American locations named after George Vancouver, the British Royal Navy officer who explored the Pacific Northwest coast of North America between 1791 and 1794... (BC British Columbia British Columbia is the westernmost of Canada's provinces and is known for its natural beauty, as reflected in its Latin motto, Splendor sine occasu . Its name was chosen by Queen Victoria in 1858... ) |
638,213 | 31,285 | 20.40 |
3 | Newfoundland (NL) Newfoundland and Labrador Newfoundland and Labrador is the easternmost province of Canada. Situated in the country's Atlantic region, it incorporates the island of Newfoundland and mainland Labrador with a combined area of . As of April 2011, the province's estimated population is 508,400... |
466,172 | 108,860 | 4.28 |
4 | Île Jésus Île Jésus Île Jésus is an island in southwestern Quebec, separated from the mainland to the north by the Rivière des Mille Îles, and from the Island of Montreal to the south by the Rivière des Prairies.... (Laval, QC) |
339,101 | 245 | 1384.09 |
5 | Lulu Island Lulu Island Lulu Island is the name of the largest island in the estuary of the Fraser River. The island makes up most of the City of Richmond, a major suburb of Vancouver, British Columbia... (Richmond, BC) |
168,162 | 120 | 1401.35 |
6 | Cape Breton Island Cape Breton Island Cape Breton Island is an island on the Atlantic coast of North America. It likely corresponds to the word Breton, the French demonym for Brittany.... (NS Nova Scotia Nova Scotia is one of Canada's three Maritime provinces and is the most populous province in Atlantic Canada. The name of the province is Latin for "New Scotland," but "Nova Scotia" is the recognized, English-language name of the province. The provincial capital is Halifax. Nova Scotia is the... ) |
144,741 | 10,311 | 14.04 |
7 | Prince Edward Island Prince Edward Island Prince Edward Island is a Canadian province consisting of an island of the same name, as well as other islands. The maritime province is the smallest in the nation in both land area and population... |
135,851 | 5,620 | 24.17 |
8 | Île Perrot Île Perrot Île Perrot is an island west of the island of Montreal in the Canadian province of Quebec. Part of the Hochelaga Archipelago, the island lies between Lake Saint-Louis and Lac des Deux-Montagnes.... (QC Quebec Quebec or is a province in east-central Canada. It is the only Canadian province with a predominantly French-speaking population and the only one whose sole official language is French at the provincial level.... ) |
30,075 | ||
9 | Île des Sœurs (Montreal, QC) | 16,210 | 3.74 | 4334.22 |
10 | Grande-Île (QC Quebec Quebec or is a province in east-central Canada. It is the only Canadian province with a predominantly French-speaking population and the only one whose sole official language is French at the provincial level.... ) |
15,947 | ||
11 | Kaien Island Kaien Island Kaien Island is a Canadian island on the coast of British Columbia, immediately south of the Alaska Panhandle. The city of Prince Rupert, British Columbia is situated on it. The city and island are both located within the Skeena-Queen Charlotte Regional District.-External links:*... (Prince Rupert, BC Prince Rupert, British Columbia Prince Rupert is a port city in the province of British Columbia, Canada. It is the land, air, and water transportation hub of British Columbia's North Coast, and home to some 12,815 people .-History:... ) |
14,643 | ||
12 | Île-Bizard (Montreal, QC) | 14,325 | 22.77 | 629.12 |
13 | Manitoulin Island Manitoulin Island Manitoulin Island is a Canadian island in Lake Huron, in the province of Ontario. It is the largest island in a freshwater lake in the world. In addition to the historic Anishinaabe and European settlement of the island, archeological discoveries at Sheguiandah have demonstrated Paleo-Indian and... (ON Ontario Ontario is a province of Canada, located in east-central Canada. It is Canada's most populous province and second largest in total area. It is home to the nation's most populous city, Toronto, and the nation's capital, Ottawa.... ) |
11,933 | 2,766 | 4.31 |
14 | Île Hull (QC) | 10,065 | ||
15 | Saltspring Island Saltspring Island Saltspring Island is one of the Gulf Islands in the Strait of Georgia between mainland British Columbia, Canada and Vancouver Island. It is the largest, the most populous, and the most frequently visited of the Gulf Islands... (BC British Columbia British Columbia is the westernmost of Canada's provinces and is known for its natural beauty, as reflected in its Latin motto, Splendor sine occasu . Its name was chosen by Queen Victoria in 1858... ) |
9,640 | 182 | 52.97 |
16 | Baffin Island Baffin Island Baffin Island in the Canadian territory of Nunavut is the largest island in the Canadian Arctic Archipelago, the largest island in Canada and the fifth largest island in the world. Its area is and its population is about 11,000... (NU Nunavut Nunavut is the largest and newest federal territory of Canada; it was separated officially from the Northwest Territories on April 1, 1999, via the Nunavut Act and the Nunavut Land Claims Agreement Act, though the actual boundaries had been established in 1993... ) |
9,563 | 507,451 | 0.02 |
17 | Île du Cap aux Meules (QC Quebec Quebec or is a province in east-central Canada. It is the only Canadian province with a predominantly French-speaking population and the only one whose sole official language is French at the provincial level.... ) |
7,289 | ||
18 | Île d'Orléans Île d'Orléans Île d'Orléans is located in the Saint Lawrence River about east of downtown Quebec City, Quebec, Canada. The island was one of the first parts of the province to be colonized by the French, and a large percentage of French Canadians can trace ancestry to early residents of the island... (QC Quebec Quebec or is a province in east-central Canada. It is the only Canadian province with a predominantly French-speaking population and the only one whose sole official language is French at the provincial level.... ) |
6,862 | 192.81 | 35.59 |
19 | Lameque Island Lamèque Island Lamèque Island is a Canadian island in the Gulf of St. Lawrence at the northeastern tip of Gloucester County, New Brunswick.The island has an area measuring approximately 150 km². It is separated from mainland North America on the south by the Shippagan Gut with the island forming Lameque Bay,... (NB New Brunswick New Brunswick is one of Canada's three Maritime provinces and is the only province in the federation that is constitutionally bilingual . The provincial capital is Fredericton and Saint John is the most populous city. Greater Moncton is the largest Census Metropolitan Area... ) |
6,223 | 150 | 41.49 |