Alberta’s population could soon overtake that of B.C., according to new data released by Statistics Canada.
The report, Population Projections for Canada, released on Jan. 27 looked at 10 different scenarios for population growth in Canada.
In nine of those projections, StatCan found that the number of residents in Alberta would outnumber that of British Columbia in the coming years.
Alberta’s population is projected to reach between 13.5 percent and 16.1 percent of Canada’s by 2050, up from 12.1 percent in 2025, “surpassing British Columbia in all scenarios, except [one] medium growth scenario.”
StatCan said that, in addition to Alberta, Manitoba and Saskatchewan were also forecast to see increases under all scenarios….