Most & Least Preferred Canadian Provinces By People Living In Canada

Last Updated On 21 December 2022, 2:42 PM EST (Toronto Time)

Most & least preferred Canadian provinces by people already in Canada. Statistics Canada released Q3 2022 data for interprovincial migration within Canada.

Interprovincial migration represents movements from one province or territory to another, involving a change in usual place of residence.

This data from July to September 2022 reflects most and least preferred provinces by people already in Canada changing their province for a better option.

Total of 102,002 Canadian residents moved out of their province and changed their usual place of residence.

Most preferred province continues to be Alberta adding net 19,285 people from other provinces, while Ontario was the least preferred as net 11,581 people left the province.

After Alberta, most preferred were Nova Scotia and New Brunswick with 4 digit positive net migration into the province.

Following Ontario, least preferred were British Columbia followed by Manitoba, Quebec, and Saskatchewan with 4 digit negative interprovincial migration.

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Full list of province-wise data for in and out migration during the Q3 2022.

Geography	Incoming Migrants (People Already In Canada) Q2 2022	Outgoing Migrants (People Already In Canada) Q2 2022	Net Change
Alberta	32,816	13,531	19,285
Nova Scotia	7,103	4,805	2,298
British Columbia	5,600	4,090	1,510
New Brunswick	1,073	1,071	2
Newfoundland and Labrador	1,891	1,903	-12
Prince Edward Island	312	414	-102
Yukon	228	387	-159
Nunavut	384	588	-204
Northwest Territories	4,187	5,685	-1,498
Quebec	8,452	10,004	-1,552
Saskatchewan	3,515	6,703	-3,188
Manitoba	14,306	19,105	-4,799
Ontario	22,135	33,716	-11,581

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Full list of province-wise data for in and out migration during the Q2 2022.

Geography	Incoming Migrants (People Already In Canada) Q2 2022	Outgoing Migrants (People Already In Canada) Q2 2022	Net Change
Alberta	37,122	27,265	9,857
Nova Scotia	11,646	5,487	6,159
British Columbia	29,347	25,053	4,294
New Brunswick	8,500	4,272	4,228
Newfoundland and Labrador	3,700	2,400	1,300
Prince Edward Island	2,366	1,611	755
Yukon	751	783	-32
Nunavut	613	654	-41
Northwest Territories	789	1,033	-244
Quebec	10,938	11,367	-429
Saskatchewan	6,992	8,940	-1,948
Manitoba	5,309	8,200	-2,891
Ontario	28,024	49,032	-21,008

Source: Statistics Canada

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