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Ranking of the provinces and territories of Canada by stores per inhabitant

How many stores there are per 100,000 inhabitants in every province of Canada and in the cities of more than 100,000 inhabitants. On average, 648.2 per 100,000 inhabitants, one for every 154 inhabitants.

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648.2
stores per 100,000 inhabitants — Canada
one for every 154 inhabitants
813.8
the most — Prince Edward Island
one for every 123 inhabitants
314.7
the fewest — Nunavut
one for every 318 inhabitants
37.1M
inhabitants
GeoNames (administrative divisions)
How we count. Stores — the open stores of our base on the date of the update. Population — GeoNames (administrative divisions). Tourist areas and shopping centres of a region rise in the ranking: many stores for the resident population.

Ranking of the provinces and territories: stores per 100,000 inhabitants

Stores per 100,000 inhabitants and inhabitants per store. Click a column to sort.

No. ↕Province ↕Population ↕Stores ↕Per 100,000 people ↕Inhabitants per store ↕
01 Prince Edward Island 154,331 1,256
813.8
 123
02 British Columbia 5,000,879 36,369
727.3
 138
03 Yukon 40,232 280
696.0
 144
04 Alberta 4,368,370 29,673
679.3
 147
05 Ontario 14,223,942 93,404
656.7
 152
06 New Brunswick 775,610 5,076
654.5
 153
07 Nova Scotia 969,383 6,271
646.9
 155
08 Quebec 8,501,840 51,797
609.2
 164
09 Saskatchewan 1,132,505 6,679
589.8
 170
10 Newfoundland and Labrador 510,550 2,820
552.3
 181
11 Northwest Territories 41,070 224
545.4
 183
12 Manitoba 1,342,153 6,515
485.4
 206
13 Nunavut 36,858 116
314.7
 318
Average of Canada — 648.2 per 100,000 inhabitants240,480 stores · 37,097,723 inhabitants

Cities with more than 100,000 inhabitants

Stores per 100,000 inhabitants in the large cities. Population of the cities — GeoNames.

No. ↕City ↕Population ↕Stores ↕Per 100,000 people ↕Inhabitants per store ↕
01 ThornhillOntario 115,292 1,251
1,085.1
 92
02 KelownaBritish Columbia 144,576 1,374
950.4
 105
03 MarkhamOntario 338,503 3,146
929.4
 108
04 RichmondBritish Columbia 209,937 1,943
925.5
 108
05 BarrieOntario 147,829 1,281
866.5
 115
06 SherbrookeQuebec 129,447 1,119
864.4
 116
07 Red DeerAlberta 100,844 871
863.7
 116
08 DartmouthNova Scotia 101,343 836
824.9
 121
09 VancouverBritish Columbia 662,248 5,292
799.1
 125
10 MississaugaOntario 717,961 5,639
785.4
 127
11 CambridgeOntario 129,920 987
759.7
 132
12 St. CatharinesOntario 136,803 1,037
758.0
 132
13 WindsorOntario 229,660 1,709
744.1
 134
14 VictoriaBritish Columbia 289,625 2,143
739.9
 135
15 KingstonOntario 132,485 979
739.0
 135
16 BrantfordOntario 104,688 773
738.4
 135
17 AbbotsfordBritish Columbia 141,397 1,029
727.7
 137
18 St. John'sNewfoundland and Labrador 110,525 794
718.4
 139
19 BurnabyBritish Columbia 249,125 1,785
716.5
 140
20 LethbridgeAlberta 103,197 736
713.2
 140
21 SaskatoonSaskatchewan 266,141 1,874
704.1
 142
22 WaterlooOntario 104,986 736
701.0
 143
23 EdmontonAlberta 1,010,899 7,024
694.8
 144
24 CalgaryAlberta 1,306,784 8,840
676.5
 148
25 ChilliwackBritish Columbia 101,491 682
672.0
 149
26 ReginaSaskatchewan 226,404 1,507
665.6
 150
27 Thunder BayOntario 108,843 719
660.6
 151
28 KamloopsBritish Columbia 104,460 685
655.8
 152
29 Trois-RivièresQuebec 144,472 917
634.7
 158
30 DeltaBritish Columbia 101,668 629
618.7
 162
31 GuelphOntario 143,740 870
605.3
 165
32 Richmond HillOntario 202,022 1,222
604.9
 165
33 OshawaOntario 175,383 1,051
599.3
 167
34 BurlingtonOntario 186,948 1,101
588.9
 170
35 KitchenerOntario 256,885 1,485
578.1
 173
36 LondonOntario 422,324 2,428
574.9
 174
37 SurreyBritish Columbia 568,322 3,143
553.0
 181
38 LavalQuebec 438,366 2,392
545.7
 183
39 TerrebonneQuebec 111,575 603
540.4
 185
40 MontrealQuebec 1,762,949 9,297
527.4
 190
41 WinnipegManitoba 749,607 3,923
523.3
 191
42 OakvilleOntario 213,759 1,072
501.5
 199
43 LangleyBritish Columbia 132,603 643
484.9
 206
44 CoquitlamBritish Columbia 148,625 696
468.3
 214
45 GatineauQuebec 300,045 1,402
467.3
 214
46 BramptonOntario 656,480 2,964
451.5
 221
47 WhitbyOntario 138,501 617
445.5
 224
48 AjaxOntario 119,677 494
412.8
 242
49 Greater SudburyOntario 166,004 679
409.0
 244
50 MiltonOntario 132,979 539
405.3
 247
51 LevisQuebec 143,414 575
400.9
 249
52 HamiltonOntario 569,353 2,229
391.5
 255
53 NepeanOntario 180,000 669
371.7
 269
54 OttawaOntario 1,017,449 3,577
351.6
 284
55 TorontoOntario 2,794,356 9,308
333.1
 300
56 LongueuilQuebec 229,330 702
306.1
 327
57 OrléansOntario 125,937 331
262.8
 380
58 VaughanOntario 323,103 826
255.6
 391
59 SydneyNova Scotia 105,968 265
250.1
 400
60 HalifaxNova Scotia 471,559 1,169
247.9
 403
61 GloucesterOntario 150,012 204
136.0
 735
62 SaguenayQuebec 148,886 79
53.1
 1,885
63 Ville-MarieQuebec 104,944 34
32.4
 3,087
64 Guelph/EramosaOntario 143,740 32
22.3
 4,492
65 SaanichBritish Columbia 117,735 6
5.1
 19,623
66 Sainte-Brigitte-de-LavalQuebec 438,366 15
3.4
 29,224
67 Laval-OuestQuebec 438,366 11
2.5
 39,851
68 QuébecQuebec 531,902 11
2.1
 48,355
69 Petit-SaguenayQuebec 148,886 3
2.0
 49,629
70 Le Plateau-Mont-RoyalQuebec 105,813 1
0.9
 105,813
71 La Cité-LimoilouQuebec 108,415 1
0.9
 108,415
72 EtobicokeOntario 365,000 3
0.8
 121,667
73 Sainte-Thérèse-de-la-GatineauQuebec 300,045 2
0.7
 150,023

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