Calgary sees massive population growth in 2023: Stats Canada

Alberta also overtook B.C. as the province with the biggest gains from interprovincial immigration.

New numbers from Statistics Canada detail the staggering growth of the Calgary area in 2023.

The area grew by 96,000 people last year, or around six per cent, with 1.68 million now residing in the Calgary Metropolitan Area, which includes Airdrie, Cochrane, Chestermere, parts of Rocky View County, and the Tsuu T’ina Nation.

The city saw the largest growth by far last year among Canada’s largest cities — more than double Ottawa and Montreal.

Calgary (CMA) – 5.9%
Edmonton (CMA) – 4.1%
Vancouver (CMA) – 4.1%
Toronto (CMA) – 3.3%
Montreal (CMA) – 2.9%
Ottawa-Gatineau (CMA) – 2.6%
Most of the growth can be attributed to people from other countries moving to the city, but Calgary also saw more than 25,000 people come from other provinces, the largest in the country and highest in the city since 2001-2002.

Alberta also overtook B.C. as the province with the biggest gains from interprovincial immigration.