Interesting Calgary statistics.
In one of my senior level Geography classes we went through some census stats last class, found some interesting things about Calgary and Alberta. This is a combination of the 2001 census, estimated 2006 census (released very soon) and various other polls taken in between the two.
In terms of population increase every province in Canada is decelerating, except Alberta. Unique about that is that every other major growth in the heartland provinces (Ontario, Quebec, B.C.) comes from outside the country while Alberta's comes from within.
Populations based on resources are declineing in all provinces, except Alberta.
Almost HALF of Albertas growth since the 90's has been in Calgary. (I attribute this to a solid hockey team)
Calgary grows at 40,000+ a year, which is more than the entire population of any of the Territorial North territories. (NWT, Yukon, Nunavut)
The Calgary-Edmonton corridor will be the most dominant area in Canada in terms of growth, both geographically and economically, by the 2020's.
Here are some actual numbers now all referenced out of: Bone, Robert M. The Regional Geography of Canada. Oxford University Press, 2005.
Calgary 2001 population: 951,395
Edmonton 2001 Population: 937,845
Percentage of population growth between 96-2001: Calgary - 15.8%, Edmonton 8.7%
Alberta had the second lowest unemployment rate in Canada in 2002 at 5.3%. Manitoba was first with 5.2%. It has been in the bottom three percentage wise for over the past decade.
The average earning in Alberta was $31,857 in the 1980's, that is the third highest next to B.C. at $31,950 and the Yukon at $33,554. (keep in mind the Yukon averaged 30K ppl in the 80's compared to the millions in Alberta)
In the 2000's the average earning in Alberta is $32,603, third again to Ontario $35,185 and NWT at $36,645.
In a net migrants chart from 1996-2001 every Province is in the minuses except three. PIE gained 1,000, Ontario at close to 60,000 emigrants, and Alberta at 119,000 emigrants in 5 years. Close to 90% of which was from within Canada. This stat is absolutely remarkable.
Really shows how fast Alberta is growing, especially over the last couple decades. But a lot of my readings also back up that this has been a long time coming, and much like B.C., Alberta has provided a lot to the Western Canada provinces where as Saskatchewan and Manitoba have for the most part pulled them down.
All of my other stats are Western Canada vs TN, Heartland (Ontario/Quebec) and Atlantic Canada so the stats can't be fully determined how much Alberta is responsible for, but I imagine it is a large percentage.
I would really like to see some stats about Western Canada compared to Eastern Canada with just the power house provinces of Alberta and B.C.
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