Alberta’s population nearly hit five million in the first part of 2025, largely due to interprovincial migration and permanent immigration, according to Statistics Canada.
StatCan released population numbers for the first quarter of 2025 on June 18, indicating the population of larger provinces like Ontario and B.C. dropped during that time, while Alberta’s increased, continuing an ongoing trend.
Canada’s population overall grew by 20,107 in the first quarter, StatCan said, representing the smallest quarterly growth since the third quarter of 2020 during pandemic travel restrictions.
Meanwhile, Alberta’s population grew by 20,562, reaching a total population of 4,980,659, up from 4,842,523 in 2024. The province has seen steady growth over the past three years….