Alberta Population

• Signs of strain showing in Alberta’s record breaking population growth

  In 2023, Alberta saw its population surge by 202,324 residents to 4.8 million, according to Statistics Canada.

  Canada

  Apr 14
  
• Is Alberta ready for population growth?

  The Alberta Medical Association says the population boom raises concerns there will not be enough resources for people to access safe and timely health care.

  Economy

  Feb 11
  
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• Alberta economy shifting but growth expected to stay strong, census data suggests

  Statistics Canada says Alberta's growth has lagged slightly behind the rest of Canada over the last few years.

  Economy

  Feb 9, 2022
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• Forecast says corridor between Edmonton and Calgary will boost Alberta population to 6.6M

  Alberta is projected to add roughly 2.3 million residents over the next 28 years, reaching 6.6 million by 2046. We'll get there by migration, with around 47 per cent coming from other parts of the world.

  Canada

  Jul 3, 2019
• Regional Municipality of Wood Buffalo sees nearly 11 per cent population drop since 2015

  The first census conducted in the Regional Municipality of Wood Buffalo since the 2016 Fort McMurray wildfire shows a nearly 11 per cent drop in the population.

  Economy

  Jan 15, 2019
• Twitter questions Jason Kenney claim that Alberta has seen 2 years of population decline

  United Conservative Party leader Jason Kenney has come under fire for a tweet in which he incorrectly stated that Alberta’s population has declined for the past two years.

  Politics

  Dec 29, 2017
• Bitumen bubble is back and could be road bump for Edmonton economy: expert

  The city's chief economist will amend his 2018 growth prediction for Edmonton to nearly three per cent. However, the one hiccup that could wreck that rosy forecast is the growing price gap in oil.

  Economy

  Dec 29, 2017