Alberta Migration
Changes in population from migration and immigration
Positive net international immigration added to gains from interprovincial migration, resulting in a net increase of 16,663 people to Alberta’s population in the second quarter of 2026. This was a decrease of 26.7% from the net gain in the second quarter of 2025.
Changes in population from movement within Canada
Some 26,777 people moved to Alberta from other provinces in the second quarter of 2026, up 4% from a year earlier. A total of 20,884 people left the province for elsewhere in Canada in the second quarter, an increase of 3.3% from the same period in 2025. The result was a net gain of 5,893 people to Alberta’s population in the second quarter. This was an increase of 6.7% from the net gain in the second quarter of 2025.
Changes in population from immigration
Net international immigration added 10,770 people to Alberta’s population in the second quarter of 2026. This was a decrease of 37.5% from the net gain from the same period in 2025.
