Data tables are presented providing provincial comparisons of rural and small town populations, including the data from the Feburary 8, 2017 Population and Dwelling Counts Census release.

Reference:

Bollman, Ray D. and Heather A. Clemenson (2008) Structure and Change in Canada’s Rural Demography:  An Update to 2006 with Provincial Detail (Ottawa: Statistics Canada, Agriculture and Rural Working Paper No. 90, Catalogue no. 21-601-MIE) (http://publications.gc.ca/collections/collection_2008/statcan/21-601-M/21-601-m2008090-eng.pdf).