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Ottawa
Ottawa, Canada's capital in eastern Ontario, grew from Bytown, founded with the Rideau Canal in 1826, and was chosen as capital by Queen Victoria in 1857. It hosts the federal government, over 1,900 tech firms, and ranked first in North America in Numbeo's 2026 quality of life index.
Peterborough, Ontario
Peterborough is a city in south-central Ontario, Canada, on the Otonabee River along the Trent-Severn Waterway, 140 km northeast of Toronto, known for the Peterborough Lift Lock and Trent University.
Petrolia, Ontario
Petrolia is a town of about 6,000 in Lambton County, southwestern Ontario, incorporated in 1866 on one of North America's first commercial oil fields and Canada's top oil-producing center until 1894.
Pickering, Ontario
Pickering, Ontario: a city of about 114,000 on the western edge of Durham Region, bordering Toronto and Lake Ontario, home to the Pickering Nuclear Generating Station, historic hamlets, and a doubling population projected by 2031.
Port Moody
Port Moody is a city of about 35,000 in Metro Vancouver, British Columbia, on Burrard Inlet. Named for Colonel Richard Moody, it was the original CPR western terminus (1879) and incorporated in 1913.
Prince Albert, Saskatchewan
Prince Albert, Saskatchewan: third-largest city in the province (population 34,291), on the North Saskatchewan River 141 km north of Saskatoon; Gateway to the North, founded 1866 by James Nisbet, city since 1904.
Prince George, British Columbia
Prince George, British Columbia: largest city in northern BC at the Fraser-Nechako confluence, incorporated 1915, population 76,708 (2021). Regional service hub with forestry-based economy, rising housing costs, and Lheidli T'enneh origins.
Prince Rupert, British Columbia
Prince Rupert, British Columbia, is a port city on Kaien Island at the mouth of the Skeena River, incorporated in 1910 as the western terminus of the Grand Trunk Pacific Railway.
Qaanaaq
Qaanaaq, also the current Greenlandic name for Thule, is Greenland's northernmost town, founded in 1953 when 116 Inughuit were relocated from Uummannaq for the Thule Air Base; population 619 (2021), two supply ships yearly.
Qualicum Beach
Qualicum Beach is a town on the east coast of Vancouver Island, BC, north of Parksville in the Regional District of Nanaimo; incorporated 1942 as a village, 1983 as a town; pentl'ach-derived name; population about 9,387.
Quebec City
Quebec City (French: Ville de Québec) is the capital of the Canadian province of Quebec, founded by Samuel de Champlain in 1608 on the St. Lawrence River.
Quinte West
Quinte West is a city of almost 50,000 in southeastern Ontario, formed in 1998 by amalgamating Trenton, Frankford, Sidney and Murray Townships; home to CFB Trenton and the Trent-Severn Waterway's gateway.
Red Deer, Alberta
Red Deer, Alberta: Alberta's third largest city, incorporated 1913, midway on the Calgary–Edmonton Corridor on the QEII Highway; 115,409 residents in 2025, health care, manufacturing, and oil-and-gas service economy.
Regina, Saskatchewan
Regina, Saskatchewan: provincial capital, 16th largest Canadian city, population 226,404 (2021). Founded 1882 as Pile of Bones, named by Princess Louise, provincial capital since 1906, home of the RCMP Training Academy.
Richmond Hill, Ontario
Richmond Hill is a city in York Region, Ontario, north of Toronto on Yonge Street. Incorporated as a village in 1873, renamed a city in 2019, population over 200,000 since 2014, growing around the Richmond Hill Centre transit hub and the Yonge North Subway Extension.
Richmond, British Columbia
Richmond, British Columbia: island city in Metro Vancouver at the Fraser River mouth, on Sea Island, Lulu Island, and 15 smaller islands; 241,375 residents (2025 est.), about 1 m above sea level, protected by 49 km of dikes.
Saanich
Saanich (W̱SÁNEĆ-derived name) is a district municipality on Vancouver Island, British Columbia, in the Capital Regional District; incorporated 1906, population 117,735 (2021), largest municipality in Greater Victoria.
Saguenay
Saguenay, Quebec: city created 18 February 2002 by merging Chicoutimi, Jonquière, La Baie, Laterrière, Lac-Kénogami, Shipshaw and part of Canton Tremblay; three boroughs, 151,972 residents (2025), aluminum and hydroelectric economy.
Saint John, New Brunswick
Saint John, New Brunswick, Canada's first incorporated city (1785), a Bay of Fundy port city of about 70,000-79,000 people, founded by Loyalists in 1783 and rebuilt after the Great Fire of 1877.
Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu
Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu, Quebec city (formerly Saint-Jean-Iberville), formed 24 January 2001 by merging five municipalities; 11th largest Quebec city, about 100,400 Johannais on the Richelieu River in Montérégie, site of Fort Saint-Jean (1666-1667).
Salaberry-de-Valleyfield
Salaberry-de-Valleyfield is a city in the Montérégie region of southern Québec, Canada, on Baie Saint-François at the outlet of Lac Saint-François, with an estimated 46,208 residents in 2024.
Salmon Arm
Salmon Arm is a city in British Columbia's Southern Interior at the southwest end of Shuswap Lake, incorporated 1905 as a district and 2005 as a city; 19,432 residents in 2021, a Shuswap service hub on the Trans-Canada Highway.
Sarnia
Sarnia is a city of about 72,000 in Southwestern Ontario, Canada, at the mouth of the St. Clair River on Lake Huron, opposite Port Huron, Michigan.
Saskatoon
Saskatoon, largest city in Saskatchewan, Canada, on the South Saskatchewan River; founded 1882 as a temperance colony, incorporated 1906, population about 308,626 in 2024 with the province's fastest growth.
Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario
Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario: Canadian city on the St. Marys River across from Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan; incorporated 1912, population 72,051 (2021), third-largest Northern Ontario city, anchored by Algoma Steel.
Sherbrooke
Sherbrooke is a city in southeastern Quebec, Canada, the seat of the Estrie region at the confluence of the Saint-François and Magog rivers, about 150 km east of Montreal.
Sidney, British Columbia
Sidney, British Columbia: a town of 12,318 on the Saanich Peninsula, 26 km north of Victoria, incorporated 1952 (town 1967), named for Lt. Frederick William Sidney; W̱SÁNEĆ site SET,TINES; ferry and airport hub with 468-unit housing target.
Sioux Lookout
Sioux Lookout, Ontario, the Hub of the North: a municipality of about 5,600 in northwestern Ontario serving 29-31 remote First Nation communities, incorporated 1912 as a railway divisional point, with a major regional airport and the Meno Ya Win Health Centre.
Sooke
Sooke is a district municipality on southwest Vancouver Island, British Columbia, about 40 km west of Victoria in the Capital Regional District. Named for the T'Sou-ke people, incorporated in 1999, population over 17,000 (2026 estimate), a former logging and fishing town now largely a Highway 14 commuter community.
Sorel-Tracy
Sorel-Tracy, Quebec city at the Saint Lawrence–Richelieu confluence, formed by the 2000 merger of Sorel and Tracy; one of Canada's oldest towns, with shipbuilding and metallurgy heritage, 35,165 people (2021), and the 103-island Lake Saint-Pierre archipelago.