Calgary is set to reclaim the title of having the fastest-growing economy among Canada’s large cities next year, but will also begin to see — and feel — the effect of fewer people moving in.

A report released Wednesday by the Conference Board of Canada projects Calgary’s economy will grow by just under 1.8 per cent this year — lagging slightly behind Regina — before rebounding with a more than 2.5 per cent jump in gross domestic product (GDP) next year, narrowly ahead of Edmonton.

It will be followed by more than a three per cent increase in the economy in 2027.

However, after two years of the local economy being driven, in part, by stellar population increases — spurred by higher immigration and an influx of residents relocating from other provinces — that phenomenon is slowing this ye

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