Provincial Population

Crowds walk through the concourse before the start of a Calgary Flames game in Calgary, Saturday, April 6, 2024.THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jeff McIntosh

Alberta’s population growth is breaking records. Signs of strain are showing

The equivalent of 550 people moved to the province every day in 2023

 

British Columbia's provincial flag flies on a flagpole in Ottawa, Friday July 3, 2020. British Columbia had more people moving out to other provinces in 2023 than those coming in the opposite direction for the first time in more than a decade, according to figures from Statistics Canada. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld

More residents left B.C. for rest of Canada than arrived last year

First time inter-provincial migration numbers have shown a net loss since 2012

 

A panel of six B.C. mayors spoke on a panel about housing as the province’s population grows, at the Union of B.C. Municipalities Housing Summit in Vancouver on Feb. 13, 2024. Left to right: UBCM President Trish Mandewo, Burnaby Mayor Mike Hurley, Richmond Mayor Malcolm Brodie, Langley City Mayor Nathan Pachal, Nanaimo Mayor Leonard Krog, Nelson Mayor Janice Morrison and Victoria Mayor Marianne Alto. (Jane Skrypnek/Black Press Media)

Housing the next 1 million residents: B.C. plan has gaps, mayors say

Municipal leaders question whether infrastructure, workforce can keep up with provincial mandates

 

Metro Vancouver’s population could reach almost 5 million by 2046 according to a new report from StatsBC( (THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jonathan Hayward)

B.C.’s population could reach almost 8 million by 2046: StatsBC

B.C. society will also get older and more diverse thanks to low fertility and high immigration

Metro Vancouver’s population could reach almost 5 million by 2046 according to a new report from StatsBC( (THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jonathan Hayward)