Population Growth: Winnipeg

Canadian Cities Dept: Winnipeg experienced middle-of-the-pack population growth among Canadian cities over the previous five years, further cementing the Manitoba capital's reputation for being immune to both booms and busts, according to Winnipeg Free Press. TREVOR HAGAN / ARCHIVES Winnipeg s location in the middle of the pack in terms of population growth for Canadian cities has its positive side, officials say. Census 2011 a Between 2006 and 2011, the City of Winnipeg's population rose 4.8 per cent to nearly 664,000 from more than 633,000 five years earlier, Statistics Canada revealed Wednesday when it published the first set of findings from the 2011 census. Enlarge Image (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.