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Estimated numbers and circulations of reporting english-language and french-language newspapers published in urban centres of over 30,000 population, 1964 and 1965.
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| English-language newspapers | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1964 | 1965 | ||||||
| Households (Census 1961) | Daily | Weekly | Daily | Weekly | |||
| number | number | circulation | number | number | circulation | number | |
| Belleville, Ont. | 8,563 | 1 | 13,872 | - | 1 | 14,510 | - |
| Brantford, Ont. | 15,914 | 1 | 22,837 | - | 1 | 23,436 | - |
| Burlington, Ont. | 12,299 | - | - | 1 | - | - | 1 |
| Calgary, Alta. | 71,586 | 2 | 114,341 | 1 | 2 | 116,289 | 1 |
| Cornwall, Ont. | 10,753 | 1 | 13,500 | - | 1 | 13,334 | - |
| Dartmouth, N.S. | 10,945 | - | - | 1 | - | - | 1 |
| Edmonton, Alta. | 76,275 | 1 | 126,107 | 1 | 1 | 127,486 | 3 |
| Fort William, Ont. | 11,695 | 1 | - | - | 1 | - | - |
| Granby, Que. | 7,478 | - | 15,960 | 1 | - | 16,359 | 1 |
| Guelph, Ont. | 10,773 | 1 | 18,253 | - | 1 | 15,330 | - |
| Halifax, N.S. | 21,501 | 2 | 112,196 | 1 | 2 | 113,228 | 1 |
| Hamilton, Ont. | 73,829 | 1 | 114,193 | 2 | 1 | 116,923 | 2 |
| Kingston, Ont. | 13,931 | 1 | 23,555 | 11 | 1 | 24,633 | 11 |
| Kitchener, Ont. | 20,600 | 1 | 40,942 | - | 1 | 43,244 | - |
| Lethbridge, Alta. | 10,013 | 1 | 18,661 | - | 1 | 18,784 | - |
| London, Ont. | 47,498 | 2 | 117,527 | - | 2 | 121,772 | - |
| Moncton, N.B. | 10,529 | 2 | 27,867 | - | 2 | 29,095 | - |
| Montréal, Que. | 330,023 | 2 | 334,419 | 22 | 2 | 324,454 | 22 |
| Moose Jaw, Sask. | 9,562 | 1 | 8,702 | - | 1 | 8,907 | - |
| New Westminster, B.C. | 9,218 | 1 | 18,615 | - | 1 | 18,502 | - |
| Oshawa, Ont. | 17,133 | 1 | 19,897 | - | 1 | 21,131 | - |
| Ottawa, Ont. | 70,114 | 2 | 141,990 | 1 | 2 | 148,175 | 1 |
| Peterborough, Ont. | 12,853 | 1 | 23,632 | 1 | 1 | 24,789 | 1 |
| Port Arthur, Ont. | 11,609 | 1 | 14,890 | - | 1 | 15,006 | - |
| Québec, Que. | 42,126 | 1 | 5,392 | - | 1 | 5,088 | - |
| Regina, Sask. | 30,125 | 1 | 61,086 | - | 1 | 61,217 | - |
| St. Catharines, Ont. | 23,287 | 1 | 29,185 | - | 1 | 30,542 | - |
| St. James, Man. | 9,076 | - | - | 1 | - | - | 1 |
| St. John's, Nfld. | 12,971 | 2 | 23,137 | 11 | 2 | 22,672 | 11 |
| Saint John, N.B. | 14,423 | 2 | 47,930 | 1 | 2 | 49,323 | 1 |
| Sarnia, Ont. | 13,710 | 1 | 16,788 | 1 | 1 | 16,437 | 1 |
| Saskatoon, Sask. | 25,912 | 1 | 43,398 | - | 1 | 43,976 | - |
| Sault Ste Marie, Ont. | 11,054 | 1 | 18,822 | - | 1 | 19,012 | - |
| Shawinigan, Que. | 7,232 | - | - | 1 | - | - | 1 |
| Sherbrooke, Que. | 15,775 | 1 | 8,847 | 1 | 1 | 8,703 | 1 |
| Sudbury, Ont. | 19,526 | 1 | 30,278 | 1 | 1 | 30,195 | 1 |
| Sydney, N.S. | 7,500 | 1 | 27,111 | 1 | 1 | 27,136 | 1 |
| Toronto, Ont. | 172,864 | 4 | 779,641 | 153 | 4 | 777,074 | 143 |
| Trois-Rivieres, Que. | 12,372 | - | - | 1 | - | - | 1 |
| Vancouver, B.C. | 118,405 | 2 | 386,968 | 4 | 2 | 346,545 | 4 |
| Victoria, B.C. | 18,475 | 2 | 59,980 | 3 | 2 | 62,347 | 2 |
| Welland, Ont. | 9,428 | 1 | 17,801 | - | 1 | 18,303 | - |
| Windsor, Ont. | 33,060 | 1 | 79,700 | 1 | 1 | 81,077 | - |
| Winnipeg, Man. | 74,126 | 2 | 201,461 | 2 | 2 | 203,460 | 2 |
| Note: Figures from 1945 will be found in the corresponding table of previous Canada Year Books beginning with the 1947 edition. | |||||||
| 1. Weekend newspaper. | |||||||
| 2. Includes one weekend newspaper. | |||||||
| 3. Includes four weekend newspapers. | |||||||
| 4. Bilingual. | |||||||
| 5. Includes 12 bilingual and 13 weekend newspapers. | |||||||
| 6. Includes 12 bilingual and 14 weekend newspapers. | |||||||
| Source: Statistics Canada, Canada Year Book, 1967. | |||||||
