In the 2016 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, the Municipal District of Opportunity No. 17 recorded a population of 3,181 living in 1,002 of its 1,554 total private dwellings, a change from its 2011 population of 3,074.
The population of the Municipal District (MD) of Opportunity No. 17 according to its 2016 municipal census is 2,639,[REF] a change from its 2015 municipal census population of 3,214 [REF].