The Canada 2001 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. 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. 

The following census was the 2006 Census. 

A summary of information about Canada. 

Canada has experienced one of the smallest census-to-census growth rates in its population. From 1996 to 2001, the nation's population increased only 4.0%. The Census counted 30,007,094 people on May 15, 2001, compared with 28,846,761 on May 14, 1996. 

Only three provinces and one territory had growth rates above the national average. Alberta's population soared 10.3%, Ontario gained 6.1% and British Columbia, 4.9%. Nunavut's population rose 8.1%. The population of Newfoundland and Labrador declined for the second consecutive census period. 

Urbanization continued. In 2001, 79.4% of Canadians lived in an urban centre of 10,000 people or more, compared with 78.5% in 1996. Outside the urban centres, the population of rural and small-town areas declined 0.4%. 

In 2001, just over 64% of the nation's population, or about 19,297,000 people, lived in the 27 census metropolitan areas (CMAs), up slightly from 63% in 1996. Seven of these 27 CMAs saw their populations grow at a rate of at least double the national average. The strongest rise, by far, occurred in Calgary.
how many people lived in the metropolitan areas in 2001?
what percent of the the country's population was this?
how many census metropolitan areas?
does canada have a large increase in population?
when was Census day?
what was the population percentage increase from '96 to 2001?
how many people were counted on census day?
when was the census before that?
how many people on that day?
did many provinces have above average growths?
how many did?
how much did Ontario's population grow by?
what population number is more accurate?
is it more accurate than the actual count?
which places had a decline?
was this the first time for the decline?
then?
how much did the rual and small town population decline?
how much did Nunavuts population increase by?
and British Columbia?
19,297,000
19,297,000
just over 64%
just over 64%
27
 27
no
Canada has experienced one of the smallest census-to-census growth rates in its population. 
May 15, 2001
May 15, 2001
4.0%.
4.0%.
30,007,094
30,007,094 
May 14, 1996.
May 14, 1996. 
28,846,761
 28,846,761
no
Only three provinces and one territory had growth rates above t
three
three
6.1%
6.1%
31,021,300
31,021,300
yes
This is considered a more accurate population number than the actual count. 
Newfoundland and Labrador
Newfoundland and Labrador
no
for the second consecutive census period. 
the second
the second
0.4%.
 0.4%. 
8.1%
8.1%
4.9%
4.9%