[balletomane]

Yes, I know they are more accurate. I wish they were more often quoted in other sources such as Wikipedia where many people will get basic information about a city or town. Winnipeg's CMA estimate of 811,000 is significantly higher than the census result of 778,000, yet its the census result that will be used in most sources for the next five years. As for smaller communities its likely that the census result won't be much lower than its actual population.