{
  "title": "Selected Canadian municipal populations, 2021",
  "source": "Statistics Canada, Table 98-10-0003-01",
  "sourceUrl": "https://www150.statcan.gc.ca/t1/tbl1/en/tv.action?pid=9810000301",
  "sourceDoi": "https://doi.org/10.25318/9810000301-eng",
  "releaseDate": "2022-02-09",
  "checkedDate": "2026-10-24",
  "referenceYear": 2021,
  "unit": "persons",
  "geography": "Census subdivision (municipality), not a census metropolitan area",
  "scope": "Three selected municipalities; not a ranking of every Canadian city or a current population estimate",
  "acknowledgement": "Adapted from Statistics Canada, Table 98-10-0003-01, 2021. This does not constitute an endorsement by Statistics Canada of this product.",
  "licenceUrl": "https://www.statcan.gc.ca/en/terms-conditions/open-licence",
  "cities": [
    { "name": "Toronto", "population": 2794356, "censusSubdivisionCode": "3520005" },
    { "name": "Montréal", "population": 1762949, "censusSubdivisionCode": "2466023" },
    { "name": "Québec", "population": 549459, "censusSubdivisionCode": "2423027" }
  ]
}