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Main articles: Membership statistics of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Canada
Membership in Canada
YearMembership
19209,411
193011,633
194013,666
195018,755
196031,645
197055,455
197982,769
1989*125,000
1999156,575
2009177,600
2019199,054
2021199,534
2023203,339
*Membership was published as an estimate.
Source: Wendall J. Ashton; Jim M. Wall, Deseret News, various years, Church Almanac Country Information: Venezuela[1]

In the 2021 Canadian census the number of persons who self-identified with The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints was 85,315 [2] down from 105,365 in 2011.[3] The following tables and graphs use general population data taken from Statistics Canada using the first quarter 2020 population estimates.[4] The official membership statistics as of Jan 1, 2020 provided by the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church) was used for all other data.[5]

This table is sortable. The link under the names of each province corresponds to brief LDS history and other information for that particular area.
Membership of the LDS Church
  0-24,999
  25,000-49,999
  50,000-99,999
Percent of citizen adherence to the LDS Church
  0.0-0.5%
  0.5-1.0%
  1.0-1.5%
  1.5-3.0%

Table

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Province Membership Population % LDS Stakes[6] Districts[6] Wards[7] Branches[7] Total Congregations Missions Temples
Alberta 84,459 4,800,768 1.76% 22 177 35 214 2 3
British Columbia 31,171 5,609,870 0.56% 8 1 49 28 80 1 1
Manitoba 5,068 1,474,439 0.34% 2 7 5 12 1 1
New Brunswick 2,581 846,190 0.31% 1 5 1 6
Newfoundland 794 540,552 0.15% 1 3 3
Northwest Territories & Nunavut 164 85,462 0.19% 1 1
Nova Scotia 5,118 1,069,364 0.48% 1 6 11 14 1 1
Ontario 53,882 15,911,285 0.34% 9 1 59 40 99 1 1
Prince Edward Island 679 176,162 0.39% 1 2 3
Quebec 13,579 8,984,918 0.15% 3 1 19 16 37 1 1
Saskatchewan 5,582 1,225,493 0.46% 2 8 9 16 1
Yukon 262 45,387 0.58% 1 1
TOTAL 203,339 40,769,890 0.50% 48 4 327 150 486 7 9

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Facts and Statistics: Statistics by Country: Canada", Newsroom, LDS Church, retrieved 13 April 2021
  2. ^ "2021 National Household Survey: Data tables". Statistics Canada. 26 October 2022. Retrieved 7 Oct 2023.
  3. ^ "2011 National Household Survey: Data tables". Statistics Canada. 8 May 2013. Retrieved 8 July 2021.
  4. ^ "Population and dwelling counts, for Canada, provinces and territories, 2011 and 2006 censuses". Retrieved 14 February 2015.
  5. ^ "Deseret Book 2013 Church Almanac Paperback by Deseret News". Retrieved 14 February 2015.
  6. ^ a b LDS Stake & Ward Web Site Search.
  7. ^ a b "LDS Maps". Retrieved 14 February 2015.
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