The rule of thumb in New Brunswick for years was that you reached city status at a population of 10,000, town status at 1000 and village status at (I think) 300. The recent introduction of "rural communities" and "regional municipalities" have fudged things a bit, but the general rule still stands.
Some of these places have kept their status even though they've dropped down below the threshold, and some towns that passed 10K never did apply to become a city, mainly because they'd have to go through the expense of translating all business into French.
Colloquially, of course, it's not always that cut and dry.
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