More residents left B.C. for rest of Canada than arrived last year

British Columbia had more people moving out to other provinces in 2023 than those coming in the opposite direction for the first time in more than a decade, according to figures from Statistics Canada.

“The concern that I have, and that the figures around interprovincial migration raised generally, is making sure that we’re supporting, in particular, young people in British Columbia,” Eby said. The premier’s comments came after statistics showed almost 68,000 people moved from B.C. to other areas in Canada, while close to 60,000 people came to the province from elsewhere in Canada.

The migration trend coincided with efforts from Alberta to attract skilled workers from other parts of Canada, with a 2022 campaign targeting Vancouver and Toronto residents, with a second plan last year aimed at Atlantic Canada. Nationally, Ontario saw the biggest loss in interprovincial migration last year of more than 36,000 people, following another net loss of almost 39,000 people in 2022.

StatCan said B.C.’s overall population grew by more than 178,000 in 2023, fuelled by net gains in international migration.

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