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This WikiProject was formed to foster better articles covering communities in Canada with a spirit of cooperation. This page and its subpages contain suggestions on formatting and layout of articles as well as to do lists for communities of  Canada.

Scope

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This project covers the creation and editing of articles relating to Canada's communities, municipalities, census subdivisions and metropolitan areas, including sub-topics such as:

Communities by provinces and territories

It aims to expand Wikipedia's resources on Canadian communities and settlements in a fair and accurate manner.


Relations

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Parents

WikiProject Canada

Provinces/territories
Communities


Participants

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To do

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{{WikiProject Canada|community=yes|[province mnemonic]=yes|class=???|importance=???}}

Current status

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Rank Municipality Province Population 2021 Stub Start C B GA FA
1 Toronto Ontario 2,794,356       
2 Montreal Quebec 1,762,949     
3 Calgary Alberta 1,306,784       
4 Ottawa Ontario 1,017,449       
5 Edmonton Alberta 1,010,899       
6 Winnipeg Manitoba 749,607           
7 Mississauga Ontario 717,961       
8 Vancouver British Columbia 662,248       
9 Brampton Ontario 656,480       
10 Hamilton Ontario 569,353           
11 Surrey British Columbia 568,322       
12 Quebec City Quebec 549,459     
13 Halifax Nova Scotia 439,819     
14 Laval Quebec 438,366     
15 London Ontario 422,324         
16 Markham Ontario 338,503       
17 Vaughan Ontario 323,103     
18 Gatineau Quebec 291,041     
19 Saskatoon Saskatchewan 266,141     
20 Kitchener Ontario 256,885     
21 Longueuil Quebec 254,483     
22 Burnaby British Columbia 249,125     
23 Windsor Ontario 229,660       
24 Regina Saskatchewan 226,404       
25 Oakville Ontario 213,759       
26 Richmond British Columbia 209,937       
27 Richmond Hill Ontario 202,022     
28 Burlington Ontario 186,948       
29 Oshawa Ontario 175,383     
30 Sherbrooke Quebec 172,950     
31 Greater Sudbury Ontario 166,004       
32 Abbotsford British Columbia 153,524     
33 Lévis Quebec 149,683   
34 Coquitlam British Columbia 148,625         
35 Barrie Ontario 147,829       
36 Saguenay Quebec 144,723     
37 Kelowna British Columbia 144,576   
38 Guelph Ontario 143,740       
39 Trois-Rivières Quebec 139,163     
40 Whitby Ontario 138,501     
41 Cambridge Ontario 138,479   
42 St. Catharines Ontario 136,803     
43 Milton Ontario 132,979   
44 Langley British Columbia 132,603   
45 Kingston Ontario 132,485       
46 Ajax Ontario 126,666   
47 Waterloo Ontario 121,436       
48 Terrebonne Quebec 119,944   
49 Saanich British Columbia 117,735       
50 St. John's Newfoundland and Labrador 110,525       
51 Thunder Bay Ontario 108,843       
52 Delta British Columbia 108,455       
53 Brantford Ontario 104,688     
54 Chatham-Kent Ontario 103,988     
55 Clarington Ontario 101,427   
56 Red Deer Alberta 100,844       
57 Nanaimo British Columbia 99,863     
58 Strathcona County Alberta 99,225   
59 Pickering Ontario 99,186     
60 Lethbridge Alberta 98,406           
61 Kamloops British Columbia 97,902       
62 Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu Quebec 97,873   
63 Niagara Falls Ontario 94,415     
64 Cape Breton Nova Scotia 93,694   
65 Chilliwack British Columbia 93,203     
66 Victoria British Columbia 91,867     
67 Brossard Quebec 91,525   
68 Maple Ridge British Columbia 90,990     
69 North Vancouver British Columbia 88,168       
70 Newmarket Ontario 87,942       
71 Repentigny Quebec 86,100   
72 Peterborough Ontario 83,651     
73 Saint-Jérôme Quebec 80,213   
74 Moncton New Brunswick 79,470         
75 Drummondville Quebec 79,258   
76 Kawartha Lakes Ontario 79,247     
77 New Westminster British Columbia 78,916     
78 Prince George British Columbia 76,708     
79 Caledon Ontario 76,581   
80 Airdrie Alberta 74,100       
81 Wood Buffalo Alberta 72,326   
82 Sault Ste. Marie Ontario 72,051   
83 Sarnia Ontario 72,047         
84 Saint John New Brunswick 69,895       
85 Granby Quebec 69,025   
86 St. Albert Alberta 68,232       
87 Norfolk County Ontario 67,490     
88 Grande Prairie Alberta 64,141     
89 Medicine Hat Alberta 63,271       
90 Fredericton New Brunswick 63,116       
91 Halton Hills Ontario 62,951   
92 Aurora Ontario 62,057   
93 Port Coquitlam British Columbia 61,498       
94 Mirabel Quebec 61,108   
95 Blainville Quebec 59,819   
96 North Vancouver British Columbia 58,120   
97 Saint-Hyacinthe Quebec 57,239   
98 Welland Ontario 55,750     
99 Belleville Ontario 55,071     
100 North Bay Ontario 52,662     
  • current as of May/2023


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Structure guidelines

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A complete article about a Canadian community should have the following elements and sections:

Infobox - {{Infobox Settlement}}
Lead - Context (what and where), summary of the article, total population, name origin, see also Wikipedia:Lead section
  1. History - Historic events, incorporation history²
  2. Geography - Geographic setting, geographical features, climate, communities/neighbourhoods
  3. Demographics - Use Canada 2016 Census data where available (2016 Census Profiles)
  4. Economy - Dominant industries, agriculture if applicable, major employers
  5. Arts and culture - Cultural venues, festivals and significant cultural events
  6. Attractions - Museums and other points of interest, parks (local, regional, provincial parks), recreation venues
  7. Sports - Sport teams and significant athletic events
  8. Government - Governing body (council, mayor)², administrative bodies, political representation, police and crime, military facilities
  9. Infrastructure - Transportation, utilities, health care, amenities
  10. Education - Schools, colleges, responsible organizations
  11. Media¹ - Local newspapers, TV, and radio stations

Optional sections can include the following:

12. Sister cities - List of sister cities or twin towns (national and/or international)
13. Notable people - Names of notable people born, previously resided in, or residing in the community. Include only people with a Wikipedia article, see also WP:NLIST. Note: Larger cities, with possibly thousands of notable individuals, usually do not include such a list, but may have a separate article ([[List of notable people from ...]]) that can be linked.

Closing sections should include:

14. See also - Related Wikipedia articles, if not already detailed in other sections
15. References - Citations per Verifiability, see Citing sources, use {{reflist}}, also books and further external sources
16. External links - Official link of the community only, be aware of Wikipedia:External links
18. Footers - The following optional entries per WP:Footers:
Geography and place navigational box - optional, use {{Adjacent communities}}
Navigational box(es) - see available Canadian templates, but use only relevant navigational boxes, and be aware of Wikipedia:Avoid template creep
Coordinates - use {{Coord|display=title|region:CA_type:city}} to geo-tag articles, but only if not already presented in infobox
Categories - don't over-categorize
Stub tags - for new short pages that should be subsequently expanded, see available stub tags
¹ For larger cities, this should be little more a link to a separate "Media of City" article. This section should only list media which are locally based.
² For incorporated places only
See also: Wikipedia:Layout, WP:City structure, WP:USCITIES, and WP:UKCITIES


Templates

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Infoboxes

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Subdivision templates by province and territory
Provinces
Territories
Neighbourhoods

Map templates

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Location

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Linked

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Stub tags

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Talk pages

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Tag talk pages with {{WikiProject Canada|community=yes|[province mnemonic]=yes|class=|importance=}}

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Volunteer recognition

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{{subst:The Maple Leaf Award| ... }}

A Barnstar!
The Red Maple Leaf Award
Award for editors that contribute to Canada, and Canadian communities related projects and topics.


Resources

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Tools

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Main tool page: toolserver.org
  • Reflinks - Edits bare references - adds title/dates etc. to bare references
  • Checklinks - Edit and repair external links
  • Dab solver - Quickly resolve ambiguous links.
  • Peer reviewer - Provides hints and suggestion to improving articles.
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