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Table 3 Rank and population by province and territory

From: Identifying potential exposure reduction priorities using regional rankings based on emissions of known and suspected carcinogens to outdoor air in Canada

Rank

Province/Territory

2011 population (thousands) [percent of national total]

Indicator: total TEQ (kg)

1

Quebec

8,007.7 [23.6]

93,966,697

2

Ontario

13,263.5 [38.4]

55,718,108

3

New Brunswick

755.5 [2.2]

24,757,165

4

British Columbia

4,449.1 [13.1]

23,462,727

5

Alberta

3,790.2 [10.9]

10,570,015

6

Newfoundland/Labrador

525.0 [1.5]

4,804,302

7

Manitoba

1,233.7 [3.6]

4,531,379

8

Nova Scotia

944.5 [2.8]

3,786,719

9

Saskatchewan

1,066.3 [3.1]

2,757,480

10

Prince Edward Island

144.0 [0.4]

453,195

11

Northwest Territories

43.5 [0.1]

201,167

12

Yukon

35.4[0.1]

133,327

13

Nunavut

34.2 [0.1]

83,538