Many Canadians decide to move at least once during retirement. Retire in a college town, in a small community or where the weather is milder. Canada offers many retirement community options. Choose your retirement community to match your lifestyle.
Where do Canadians want to Retire?
According to Canadian Business Magazine the Canadian Rockies takes first place for outdoor lovers as a retirement community for Nordic adventure lovers and Victoria takes first place for retirees wanting to find the warmest weather. Many Canadians are moving to College towns or smaller communities.
Where do Canadians want to Retire?
Where do Canadians want to Retire?
Alberta
- Airdrie 28,927
- Brooks 12,498
- Calgary 988,193
- Camrose 15,620
- Canmore 12,039
- Cochrane 13,760
- Edmonton 730,372
- Fort Saskatchewan 14,957
- Grand Centre (Cold Lake) 11,991
- Grande Prairie 47,076
- High River 10,716
- Lacombe 10,742
- Leduc 16,967
- Lethbridge 74,637
- Lloydminster 15,910
- Medicine Hat 56,997
- Okotoks 17,145
- Red Deer 82,772
- Spruce Grove 19,496
- St. Albert 57,719
- Stony Plain 12,363
- SSherwood Park 82,511
- Strathmore 10,225
- Sylvan Lake 10,208
- Wetaskiwin 11,673
- Fort McMurray 51,496
British Columbia
- Abbotsford (Matsqui) 123,864
- Burnaby 202,799
- Campbell River 29,572
- Central Saanich 15,745
- Chilliwack 69,217
- ox 12,136
- Coquitlam 114,565
- Courtenay 21,940
- Cranbrook 18,267
- Dawson Creek 10,994
- Delta 96,723
- Esquimalt 16,840
- Fort St. John 17,402
- Kamloops 80,376
- Kelowna 106,707
- Langford 22,459
- Langley (incl. District Municipality)117,332
- Maple Ridge 68,949
- Mission 34,505
- Nanaimo 78,692
- New Westminster 58,549
- North Cowichan 27,557
- North Saanich 10,823
- North Vancouver (incl. District Municipality)127,727
- Oak Bay 17,908
- Parksville 10,993
- Penticton 31,909
- Pitt Meadows 15,623
- Port Alberni 17,548
- Port Coquitlam 52,687
- Port Moody 27,512
- Powell River 70,981
- Prince Rupert 12,815
- Richmond 174,461
- Saanich 108,265
- Salmon Arm 16,012
- Squamish 14,949
Manitoba Population Stats
- Brandon 41,511
- Portage la Prairie 12,728
- Steinbach 11,066
- Thompson 13,446
- Winnipeg 633,45
New Brunswick Population Stats
- Saint John 68,043
- Moncton 64,128
- Fredericton 50,535
Newfoundland Population Stats
- Conception Bay South 21,966
- Corner Brook 20,083
- Gander 9,951
- Grand Falls-Windsor 13,558
- Labrador 7,240
- Mount Pearl 24,671
- Paradise 12,584
- St. John’s {St. Johns} 100,646
Nova Scotia Population Stats
- Cape Breton (Sydney) 102,250
- Halifax 372,679
- New Glasgow 9,455
- Truro 11,765
Ontario Population Stats
- Ajax 90,167
- Amherstburg 21,748
- Aurora 47,629
- Barrie 128,430
- Belleville 48,821
- Bracebridge 15,652
- Bradford West Gwillimbury 24,039
- Brampton 433,806
- Brant (Burford-Paris-St. George) 34,415
- Brantford 90,192
- Brockville 21,957
- Burlington 164,415
- Caledon (Bolton) 57,050
- Cambridge 120,371
- Chatham-Kent 108,177
- Clarence-Rockland 20,790
- Clarington (Bowmanville-Newcastle) 77,820
- Cobourg 18,210
- Collingwood 17,290
- Cornwall 45,965
- East Gwillimbury 21,069
- Elliot Lake 11,549
- Erin 11,148
- Essex 20,032
- Fort Erie 29,925
- Georgina (Keswick) 42,346
- Gravenhurst 11,046
- Grimsby 23,937
- Guelph 114,943
- Haldimand (Cayuga-Caledonia-Hagersville) 45,212
- Halton Hills (George) 55,289
- Hamilton 504,559
- Hawkesbury 10,869
- Huntsville 18,280
- Ingersoll 11,760
- Innisfil (Churchill) 31,175
- Kawartha Lakes (Lindsay) 74,561
- Kenora 15,177
- Kingston 117,207
- Kingsville 20,908
- Kitchener 204,668
- Lakeshore (Belle River and Tilbury) 33,245
- LaSalle 27,652
- Lincoln 21,722
- London 352,395
- Markham 261,573
- Midland 16,300
- Milton 53,939
- Mississauga 668,549
- Mississippi Mills (Almonte) 11,734
- Napanee (Greater Napanee) 15,400
- Newmarket 74,295
- New Tecumseth (Alliston) 27,701
- Niagara Falls 782,184
- Niagara-on-the-Lake 14,587
- Norfolk (Nanticoke, Simcoe) 62,563
- North Bay 53,966
- Oakville 165,613
- Orangeville 26,925
- Orillia 30,259
- Oshawa 141,590
- Ottawa 812,129
- Owen Sound 21,753
- Pelham 16,155
- Pembroke 13,930
- Petawawa 14,651
- Peterborough 74,898
- Pickering 87,838
- Port Colborne 18,599
- Prince Edward (Picton) 25,496
- Quinte West (Trenton) 42,697
- Richmond Hill 162,704
- Sarnia 71,419
- Saugeen Shores (Port Elgin-Southampton) 11,720
- Sault Ste. Marie 74,948
- St. Catharines 131,989
- St. Thomas 36,110
- Stratford 30,461
- Sudbury (Greater Sudbury, Grand Sudbury) 157,857
- Tecumseh 24,224
- Temiskaming Shores (Haileybury-New Liskeard) 10,732
- Thorold 18,224
- Thunder Bay 109,140
- Tillsonburg 14,822
- Timmins 42,997
- Toronto 2,503,281
- Vaughan 238,866
- Wasaga Beach 15,029
- Waterloo 97,475
- Welland 50,331
- Whitby 111,184
- Whitchurch-Stouffville 24,390
- Windsor 216,473
- Woodstock 35,480
Prince Edward Island Population Stats
- Charlottetown 32,174
- Summerside 14,500
Quebec Cities Population Stats
- Montréal 1,620,693
- Québec 491,142
- Laval 368,709
- Gatineau 242,124
- Longueuil 229,330
- Sherbrooke 147,427
- Saguenay 143,692
- Lévis 130,006
- Trois-Rivières 126,323
- Terrebonne 94,703
- Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu 87,492
- Repentigny 76,23
Saskatchewan Population Stats
- Estevan 10,084
- Moose Jaw 32,132
- North Battleford 13,190
- Prince Albert 34,138
- Regina 179,246
- Saskatoon 202,340
- Swift Current 14,946
- Yorkton 15,038
