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Originally Posted by mrkajz44
Honestly, there seems to consistently be this alarmist view in these forums, that Alberta and Calgary and one this downhill slide, but the numbers don't really back this up. Net migration to Alberta has been on the rise since mid 2016 and Q2 20202 was the first real big fall off. With COVID, it's really hard to read Q2 2020 numbers and compare them to anything without wondering how much COVID impacted those numbers. The fact of the matter is there is no brain drain going on in Alberta. Even in the "down" years of 2014-2016, more people were coming to Alberta than leaving it.
https://economicdashboard.alberta.ca...ration#alberta |
If you look into what's behind that trend line, it's pretty clear that what's supporting the positive trend line is international migration into Alberta while interprovincial migration has actually been mostly negative since 2017. Lots of people are entering Alberta for immigration purposes, but people who have already been living in Alberta are leaving.