Ontario suffers net loss of 27,700 residents to other provinces, while B.C. posts small gain of nearly 700

Alberta continues to lead the country in attracting people from other provinces, but new data suggest that allure could be fading.

In the first six months of this year, Alberta posted a net increase of 12,800 people moving to the province from other parts of Canada — the biggest jump in the country, but also almost half the amount recorded during the same period in 2024, according to Statistics Canada.

Housing markets in Toronto and Vancouver have become “extraordinarily” expensive, prompting homebuyers to flock to Alberta, where prices have increased only marginally, according to Alicia Planinchic, director of policy and economics at the Business Council of Alberta.

While the pac

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