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Fastest
declining municipalities in Canada between 1991 and 1996 in
percent change,
amongst municipalities bigger than 5,000
people
| Municipality | Population | Population | Percent Change |
| 1996 | 1991 | 1991-1996 |
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| Annapolis, Subdivision A (N.S.) | 6,710 | 8,554 | -21.6 |
| Placentia (Nfld) | 5,013 | 5,515 | -9.1 |
| Miramichi (N.B.) | 19,241 | 21,165 | -9.1 |
| Yarmouth, Township (N.S.) | 7,148 | 7,820 | -8.6 |
| Flin Flon (Man.) | 6,572 | 7,119 | -7.7 |
| Portage la Prairie, Regional Municipality (Man.) | 6,627 | 7,156 | -7.4 |
| Channel-Port aux Basques (Nfld.) | 5,243 | 5,644 | -7.1 |
| Guysborough, District Municipality (N.S.) | 5,942 | 6,389 | -7.0 |
| Labrador City (Nfld) | 8,455 | 9,061 | -6.7 |
| Lemoyne (Que.) | 5,052 | 5,412 | -6.7 |
| Shawinigan (Que.) | 18,678 | 19,931 | -6.3 |
| New Liskeard (Ont.) | 5,112 | 5,431 | -5.9 |
| Kirkland Lake (Ont.) | 9,905 | 10,440 | -5.1 |
| Inverness, Subdivision A (N.S.) | 6,595 | 6,947 | -5.1 |
| Vanier (Ont.) | 17,247 | 18,150 | -5.0 |
| Crowsnest Pass (Alb.) | 6,356 | 6,680 | -4.9 |
| Iroquois Falls (Ont.) | 5,714 | 5,999 | -4.8 |
| Montréal Nord (Que.) | 81,581 | 85,516 | -4.6 |
| Port Cartier (Que.) | 7,070 | 7,383 | -4.2 |
| Wood Buffalo (Alb.) | 35,213 | 36,771 | -4.2 |
| Sudbury, North Part, Unorganized (Ont.) | 7,147 | 7,463 | -4.2 |
| Sorel (Que.) | 23,248 | 24,253 | -4.1 |
| Chatham, Township (Ont.) | 6,321 | 6,594 | -4.1 |
| Bathurst (N.B.) | 13,815 | 14,409 | -4.1 |
| Sillery (Que.) | 12,003 | 12,519 | -4.1 |
| Queens, Subdivision B (N.S.) | 6,263 | 6,528 | -4.1 |
| Thompson (Man.) | 14,385 | 14,977 | -4.0 |
| La Tuque (Que.) | 12,102 | 12,577 | -3.8 |
| Clare, District Municipality (N.S.) | 9,298 | 9,654 | -3.7 |
| Grand Falls-Windsor (Nfld.) | 14,160 | 14,693 | -3.6 |
| Salaberry de Valleyfield (Que.) | 26,600 | 27,598 | -3.6 |
| The Pas (Man.) | 5,945 | 6,166 | -3.6 |
| Elliot Lake (Ont.) | 13,588 | 14,089 | -3.6 |
| Inverness, Subdivision B (N.S.) | 6,132 | 6,352 | -3.5 |
| Campbellton (N.B.) | 8,404 | 8,699 | -3.4 |
| Thetford Mines (Que.) | 17,635 | 18,251 | -3.4 |
| Asbestos (Que.) | 6,271 | 6,487 | -3.3 |
| Saint John (N.B.) | 72,494 | 74,969 | -3.3 |
| Digby, District Municipality (N.S.) | 8,926 | 9,230 | -3.3 |
| Smiths Falls (Ont.) | 9,131 | 9,439 | -3.3 |
| Hampstead (Que.) | 6,986 | 7,219 | -3.2 |
| Dartmouth (N.S.) | 65,629 | 67,798 | -3.2 |
| Raleigh (Ont.) | 5,566 | 5,749 | -3.2 |
| Sidney (Ont.) | 16,172 | 16,702 | -3.2 |
| Saint Jean sur Richelieu (Que.) | 36,435 | 37,607 | -3.1 |
| Tracy (Que.) | 12,773 | 13,181 | -3.1 |
| Contrecoeur (Que.) | 5,331 | 5,501 | -3.1 |
| Matane (Que.) | 12,364 | 12,756 | -3.1 |
| Kapuskasing (Ont.) | 10,036 | 10,344 | -3.0 |
| Pictou, Subdivision A (N.S.) | 6,641 | 6,841 | -2.9 |
Source: Statistics Canada
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