{"id":86,"date":"2024-04-05T11:10:50","date_gmt":"2024-04-05T15:10:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/project.journalism.torontomu.ca\/jn8201w2024\/?p=86"},"modified":"2024-04-07T12:39:02","modified_gmt":"2024-04-07T16:39:02","slug":"86","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/project.journalism.torontomu.ca\/jn8201w2024\/2024\/04\/05\/86\/","title":{"rendered":"Thinking of leaving the province? You wouldn\u2019t be the first"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"has-text-align-right has-small-font-size\"><em>Illustration created by Trent Weston using Runway&#8217;s AI software.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading86_0de9c7-56, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading86_0de9c7-56[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading86_0de9c7-56\"]{font-style:normal;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading86_0de9c7-56 mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading86_0de9c7-56[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading86_0de9c7-56\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading86_0de9c7-56 img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading86_0de9c7-56[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading86_0de9c7-56\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}<\/style>\n<p class=\"kt-adv-heading86_0de9c7-56 wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading86_0de9c7-56\"><strong>Article Written By: Katie Bell<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-audio\"><audio controls src=\"https:\/\/project.journalism.torontomu.ca\/jn8201w2024\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/197\/2024\/04\/Katies-Migration-Story.pdf_pages_1_to_2.mp3\"><\/audio><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><em><strong>Press play Above to listen to this article\u200e\u200e\u200e\u200e\u200e<\/strong><\/em><br><em>Audio recording created with Speechify<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p>\u200e<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A recent <a href=\"https:\/\/www150.statcan.gc.ca\/n1\/daily-quotidien\/240327\/dq240327c-eng.htm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-vivid-cyan-blue-color\">Statistics Canada report<\/mark><\/a> shows that interprovincial migration across Canada reached a record level high since the 1990s. The cost of housing, other living costs and job opportunities are the reasons for these shifts <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbc.ca\/news\/canada\/london\/ontario-alberta-move-migration-population-outflow-1.6778456\"><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-vivid-cyan-blue-color\">a source indicates<\/mark><\/a>.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www150.statcan.gc.ca\/n1\/daily-quotidien\/240327\/dq240327c-eng.htm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-vivid-cyan-blue-color\">The report<\/mark><\/a> shows that Ontario has lost the largest number of people in addition to British Columbia while provinces like Alberta have gained the most followed by Nova Scotia, New Brunswick and Prince Edward Island.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cWe have the most affordable housing in all of Canada, pretty much, of any city,\u201d Brian Jean, Alberta\u2019s Minister of Jobs says to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbc.ca\/news\/canada\/calgary\/alberta-interprovincial-migration-q3-2023-1.7063681\"><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-vivid-cyan-blue-color\">the CBC<\/mark><\/a>.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u200e<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote has-text-align-right is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">\u201cSo people now can, for instance, sell their house in Toronto or in Vancouver and buy four houses here in Alberta: live in one and rent three.\u201d&nbsp;<\/p>\n<cite><em><strong>Brian Jean, minister of jobs, alberta<\/strong><\/em><\/cite><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p>\u200e<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u200e<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The average housing price in Ontario is $873,207 and in British Columbia it is $987,789, almost double the average housing price in Alberta, Nova Scotia, New Brunswick and PEI as of February 2024, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/wowa.ca\/reports\/canada-housing-market\"><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-vivid-cyan-blue-color\">housing market data<\/mark><\/a>. Ontario and British Columbia also had the highest rental prices on average in March according to <a href=\"https:\/\/rentals.ca\/national-rent-report\"><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-vivid-cyan-blue-color\">Rentals.ca<\/mark><\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s clear that the two most expensive provinces have exceptionally high house prices, but general living costs tend to be higher too,\u201d a spokesperson from Westland Insurance says in a <a href=\"https:\/\/globalnews.ca\/news\/10074500\/bc-cost-of-living-study-expensive\/\"><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-vivid-cyan-blue-color\">Global News article<\/mark><\/a>.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/globalnews.ca\/news\/10074500\/bc-cost-of-living-study-expensive\/\"><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-vivid-cyan-blue-color\">A study<\/mark><\/a> conducted by Westland Insurance shows that British Columbia and Ontario are the top two provinces in Canada with the highest costs of living. This includes higher prices for goods like produce, transportation and dental care amongst other things as stated in a <a href=\"https:\/\/torontosun.com\/news\/provincial\/ontario-has-second-highest-cost-of-living-after-b-c-study\"><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-vivid-cyan-blue-color\">Toronto Sun article<\/mark><\/a>.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In 2022 and 2023, Alberta launched an \u201cAlberta is Calling\u201d campaign, aimed to attract workers from different populations to support their <a href=\"https:\/\/businesscouncilab.com\/reports-category\/big-data-insights-on-albertas-labour-market-and-how-it-is-changing\/?utm_medium=email&amp;_hsmi=296993256&amp;_hsenc=p2ANqtz-91npo5Anejw3s0ZjkfDNmP_cCwpQxxXrn85Wk7ivPERVTQ6E6e-7rQwZ4M_FSFNZJx1gPu1oRWFAuYY0GmxgCT6IfUEg&amp;utm_content=296993256&amp;utm_source=hs_email\"><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-vivid-cyan-blue-color\">aging population<\/mark><\/a>. Teachers, healthcare workers and trades jobs were amongst some of the most-sought jobs, with the Alberta government promising them <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbc.ca\/news\/canada\/british-columbia\/bc-population-loss-to-alberta-and-ontario-1.7064169\"><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-vivid-cyan-blue-color\">competitive wages<\/mark><\/a>.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u200e<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"width: 100%;\">\n    <div style=\"position: relative; padding-bottom: 56.25%; padding-top: 0; height: 0;\">\n        <iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Canada's evolving population\" frameborder=\"0\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\" style=\"position: absolute; top: 0; left: 0; width: 100%; height: 100%;\" src=\"https:\/\/view.genial.ly\/6610020ec6dab20015bc7f16\" type=\"text\/html\" allowscriptaccess=\"always\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" scrolling=\"yes\" allownetworking=\"all\" alt=\"This data visualization titled Canada's Evolving Population depicts a map of Canada and several key statistics and includes the following information: Demographic trends in Canada have changed significantly since 2020 with a nearly unprecedented level of interprovincial migration. Last year, approximately 333,000 Canadians moved from one province or territory to another, with Alberta seeing the largest net gain (+55,107 people), the largest gain in interprovincial migration nationally since records began in 1972. The vast majority (97.6%) of Canada's population growth in 2023 came from international migration, with only 2.4% resulting from natural increase (births minus deaths). In contrast to Alberta, Ontario and British Columbia experienced net losses due to interprovincial migration, with Ontario losing the most people to other provinces and territories in 2023. This marks a significant shift, particularly for British Columbia, which saw its first net loss since 2012, mainly to Alberta. For the sixth consecutive quarter, Alberta experienced the largest net gains from interprovincial migration across Canada, welcoming 9,913 new residents in net terms.\"><\/iframe>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-right has-small-font-size\"><em>Data visualization created by Adrian Ma<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbc.ca\/news\/canada\/nova-scotia\/nova-scotia-job-boom-1.6767375\"><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-vivid-cyan-blue-color\">Nova Scotia\u2019s job market<\/mark><\/a> has also increased as the province added 24,000 jobs during the years 2022 and 2023.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This rise in population growth is not all positive, however. Housing prices are <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbc.ca\/news\/canada\/calgary\/calgary-rent-increase-report-1.6951129\"><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-vivid-cyan-blue-color\">continually on the rise<\/mark><\/a> and Alberta\u2019s minister of social services <a href=\"https:\/\/edmonton.ctvnews.ca\/alberta-waits-for-details-of-new-federal-housing-money-reasserts-its-jurisdiction-over-sector-1.6832829\"><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-vivid-cyan-blue-color\">is concerned<\/mark><\/a> that the province will soon face a housing crisis. <a href=\"https:\/\/globalnews.ca\/news\/10297090\/on-the-brink-nova-scotia-housing-crisis-affordability\/\"><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-vivid-cyan-blue-color\">Nova Scotia<\/mark><\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbc.ca\/news\/canada\/new-brunswick\/subsidized-housing-waitlist-grows-1.7110801#:~:text=The%20growing%20number%20of%20families,units%20out%20of%20affordable%20levels.\"><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-vivid-cyan-blue-color\">New Brunswick<\/mark><\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbc.ca\/news\/canada\/prince-edward-island\/pei-housing-pelletier-building-booms-1.6998663\"><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-vivid-cyan-blue-color\">PEI<\/mark><\/a> are also facing housing shortages.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>While people are leaving the province, Ontario and British Columbia\u2019s population continues to increase according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www150.statcan.gc.ca\/t1\/tbl1\/en\/tv.action?pid=1710000901\"><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-vivid-cyan-blue-color\">Statistics Canada<\/mark><\/a>, and will therefore have limited impact on the economy as revealed in a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.scotiabank.com\/ca\/en\/about\/economics\/economics-publications\/post.other-publications.the-provinces.ontario-interprovincial-migration--march-17-2022-.html\"><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-vivid-cyan-blue-color\">report by Scotiabank<\/mark><\/a>.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>With interprovincial migration having little effect on Ontario and BC\u2019s economy, housing prices continue to surge across the country.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-video alignright\"><video height=\"1080\" style=\"aspect-ratio: 1920 \/ 1080;\" width=\"1920\" controls poster=\"https:\/\/project.journalism.torontomu.ca\/jn8201w2024\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/197\/2024\/04\/Screenshot-2024-04-07-at-10.49.00\u202fAM.png\" src=\"https:\/\/project.journalism.torontomu.ca\/jn8201w2024\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/197\/2024\/04\/video-40-million-eng.mp4\"><\/video><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><em>Video created by Statistics Canada<\/em><br><strong>Former Statistics Canada Chief Statistician Anil Arora explains that Canada\u2019s population reached over 40 million on June 16, 2023. 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