Almost 10,000 more people moved into Alberta from other parts of Canada in the second quarter of 2022 than vice versa — the largest net gain since the second quarter of 2014.
When it comes to people moving between provinces, the Statistics Canada numbers show Alberta posted the largest gain. Meanwhile, Ontario lost the most residents with a net outflow of 21,008 residents in the second quarter.
Ontario was also the main contributor to Alberta’s net gain with 6,281 more people moving from Ontario to Alberta than the other way around, the ATB summary said. “With Alberta’s economy continuing to grow faster than most of the other provinces, positive net interprovincial migration is likely to continue over the second half of the year and into 2023,” Roach added.Earlier this year, the province launched a large advertising campaign targeting skilled workers in Vancouver and Toronto, but both Fir and Tombe noted the “Alberta is Calling” campaign started after June 30, which is when the Q2 data ended.