2001 Canadian census

2001 Canadian census
← 1996 May 15, 2001 2006 →
General information
Country	Canada
Results
Total population	30,007,094 ( 4.0%)
Most populous ​province/territory	Ontario (11,410,046)
Least populous ​province/territory	Nunavut (26,745)

The 2001 Canadian census was a detailed enumeration of the Canadian population. Census day was May 15, 2001. On that day, Statistics Canada attempted to count every person in Canada. The total population count of Canada was 30,007,094.^[1] This was a 4% increase over 1996 census of 28,846,761. In contrast, the official Statistics Canada population estimate for 2001 was 31,021,300. This is considered a more accurate population number than the actual count.^[2]

The previous census was the 1996 census and the following census was in 2006 census.