æz ɐ dˈɛzɪɡnˌeɪɾᵻd plˈeɪs ɪnðə tˈuː θˈaʊzənd sˈɪkstiːn sˈɛnsəs ʌv pˌɑːpjʊlˈeɪʃən kəndˈʌktᵻd baɪ stɐtˈɪstɪks kˈænədə, hˈeɪz hæd ɐ pˌɑːpjʊlˈeɪʃən ʌv wˈʌnhˈʌndɹɪd fˈɪfti lˈɪvɪŋ ɪn sˈɪksti ˈeɪt ʌv ɪts sˈɛvənti sˈɪks tˈoʊɾəl pɹˈaɪvət dwˈɛlɪŋz, ɐ tʃˈeɪndʒ ʌv fɹʌm ɪts tˈuː θˈaʊzənd ɪlˈɛvən pˌɑːpjʊlˈeɪʃən ʌv wˈʌnhˈʌndɹɪd fˈɪftiːn.
As a designated place in the 2016 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Hays had a population of 150 living in 68 of its 76 total private dwellings, a change of  from its 2011 population of 115.