Alberta has continued to attract people
from all over Canada
according to a recent report to do with migration and population. The western
provinces population in April of 2012 was approximately 3,847,119 persons, up
2.4 percent from April of 2011 and is leading Canada in provincial growth by a
long shot. A primary contributor to the population growth seen in the province
is interprovincial migration.
Around 26,910 persons from other provinces had moved to Alberta in the first
quarter of 2012. Meanwhile about 13,514 persons decided to pack their things
and move to another. If we look at the net gain or loss, Alberta gained almost 13,400 people from
interprovincial migration. This is the largest increase in people coming to the
province from others in Canada
since 2006, where net inbound migration climaxed at around 17,000 people!
Migration rates to and from the western province are
following a common trend with it’s economic condition; during the booming
periods people move to the province to participate in the abundance of
opportunities, while during the bust periods some people lose their jobs and
move out. Regardless, outflow periods are generally short with not too much
population loss and the massive amounts of people moving into Alberta during the booming periods more than
covers for it.
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