By The Numbers
With 2.5 million residents, the city of Toronto is more populous than six provinces — Manitoba, New Brunswick, Newfoundland and Labrador, Nova Scotia, Prince Edward Island, and Saskatchewan.
The Province of Toronto would become the second smallest in Canada by area, larger only than Prince Edward Island, whose area is 5,660 km², but would become the third most populous province in Canada only after Quebec and the resized Ontario.
| Name | Total area (km²) | Rank | Population est 2006 | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Existing Province of Ontario | 1,076,395 | 2 of 10 | 12,160,282 | 1 of 10 |
| Existing City of Toronto | 630 | n/a | 2,503,281 | n/a |
| Regional Municipality of Durham | 2,523.15 | n/a | 561,258 | n/a |
| Regional Municipality of Halton | 967.17 | n/a | 439,526 | n/a |
| Regional Municipality of Peel | 1,241.99 | n/a | 1,159,405 | n/a |
| Regional Municipality of York | 1,761.84 | n/a | 892,712 | n/a |
| Resized Province of Ontario | 1,070,684 | 2 of 11 | 6,604,370 | 2 of 11 |
| Combined Province of Toronto | 5,711 | 10 of 11 | 5,555,912 | 3 of 11 |
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