In 2006, 5.2 million children and youth under the age of 25 lived in 14 of the country’s largest urban areas. Of these children and youth, 64%—or 3.3 million young people—lived in Vancouver, Toronto and Montreal.

The children and youth in these 14 urban centres accounted for 31% of the total population. This proportion was fairly consistent across cities, from 27% in Victoria to 35% in Saskatoon.