Alberta’s population has grown by more than 184,000 in the last year. This report is from recent data from Statistics Canada, which estimates that 4.7 million people call Alberta home. It is the largest increase in population the province has ever seen.
According to this report, most of this population growth comes from international migration. However, the number of interprovincial migrants is significantly higher than in previous years.
Alberta’s net interprovincial migration grew by 896% in the last year. Although there is no direct link to this growth, this growth correlates with the province's “Alberta is Calling” campaign, which launched in the previous year.
Alberta's Net Interprovincial Migration
According to the government’s
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