Alberta Municipal Affairs Population List

Alternative Title

Alberta population by municipality, Metis Settlement and First Nations community

Date Modified

2021-02-19

Update Frequency

Annual

Creator

Publisher

Municipal Affairs

Topic

Start Date

2000-09-01

End Date

2019-09-01

Date Created

2001-01-01

Date Added to catalogue

2015-05-13T19:26:59.089559

Date Issued

2001-01-01

Date Modified

2021-02-19

Usage Considerations

The Municipal Affairs Population Lists reflect the populations of Alberta municipalities, Metis Settlements and First Nations communities. The annual population lists are used by some Government of Alberta ministries to determine municipal grants and support various programs and services. The information in the lists is based on municipal census results (Alberta municipalities may choose to conduct a census in any year) or federal census counts. Municipalities that choose to conduct a census are required to report the results to Municipal Affairs by September 1 of that year, and those results are reflected in the population lists. The population counts for Metis Settlements and First Nations communities are provided by Aboriginal Relations.

Although municipal census counts need to comply with legislative requirements, the information is subject to reporting errors beyond the control of the department. The Municipal Affairs Population List is not deemed to be an official population estimate for the Government of Alberta. The Alberta Official Statistic for population is the Annual Population Estimates maintained by Treasury Board and Finance, which lists totals for the province and does not include a breakdown by municipality.

Licence

Open Government Licence - Alberta

Contact Name

Alberta Municipal Affairs. Municipal Services Branch.

Contact Email

ma.updates@gov.ab.ca

Contact Other

17th Floor Commerce Place,

10155 - 102 Street,

Edmonton, Alberta T5J 4L4

Phone: 780-427-2225