Calgary's metropolitan area has reached 1.4 million people, while Ottawa-Gatineau stands at 1.3 million. Calgary was also the fastest growing city in the 2011 census. Commuting patterns and other factors are used in determining these census metropolitan areas. When the 2016 census was taken last May 10, the population of the census metropolitan area of Calgary was 1,392,609, compared with 1,214,839 from the 2011 census. (Statistics Canada)Canada's population tops 35 millionCanada's population on census day was 35,151,728, Statistics Canada reported.

Source: CBC News February 08, 2017 18:22 UTC