This is a list of incorporated cities in Canada, in alphabetical order categorized by province or territory. More thorough lists of communities are available for each province. Capital cities Alberta To qualify as a city in Alberta, a sufficient population size (10,000 people or more) must be present and a majority of the buildings must be on parcels of land less than . A community is not always incorporated as a city even if it meets these requirements. The urban service areas of Fort McMurray and Sherwood Park are hamlets recognized as equivalents of cities, but remain unincorporated. Ten towns are also eligible for city status but remain incorporated as towns. Alberta has 19 cities. Beaumont is Alberta's newest city, incorporating from town status on January 1, 2019. Notes: British Columbia In British Columbia, a community can be incorporated as a city if its population exceeds 5,000. Once so incorporated, a city does not lose this status even if its population later declines; the once-larger City of Greenwood, for example, now has a population of just 665 people. British Columbia has 53 cities. Notes: Manitoba A community in Manitoba may seek city status once reaching a population of 7,500. Manitoba's newest city is Morden, which changed from town to city status on August 24, 2012. Manitoba has 10 cities. Notes: New Brunswick New Brunswick has eight cities. Notes: Newfoundland and Labrador Newfoundland and Labrador has three cities. Notes: Northwest Territories As in the other two Canadian territories, the only incorporated city in the Northwest Territories is its capital, Yellowknife. Nova Scotia Nova Scotia no longer has any incorporated cities, as they were amalgamated into regional municipalities in the 1990s. Halifax – provincial capital and metropolitan area and formerly the largest city in Nova Scotia by population, now part of the Halifax Regional Municipality Sydney – formerly the smallest city in Nova Scotia by population, now part of the Cape Breton Regional Municipality Dartmouth – formerly a city in Nova Scotia, now part of the Halifax Regional Municipality Nunavut As in the other two Canadian territories, the only incorporated city in Nunavut is its capital, Iqaluit. Ontario Ontario has 52 cities. In Ontario, city status is conferred by the provincial government, generally upon the request of the incorporated municipality. A municipality may apply for city status anytime after its population surpasses 10,000. This status is not automatically conferred on a community