Inter and Intra Provincial Migration

Definition:

Net Interprovincial and Intraprovincial Migration

Methods and Limitations:

Intraprovincial migration represents movement from one geographic area to another geographic area within the same province or territory. For example, someone moving from Calgary to Wood Buffalo (CA) is considered an intraprovincial migrant). Net intraprovincial migration represents the total number of people moving into a geographic area from the same province, minus the number of people leaving that geographic area to a different geographic area in the same province. For example, the net intraprovincial migration of Wood Buffalo (CA) would be all the people who moved to Wood Buffalo (CA) from somewhere else in Alberta, minus all the people who left Wood Buffalo (CA) to live somewhere else in Alberta.

Interprovincial Migration represents movement from one geographic area to another area in a different province or territory. For example, someone moving from Wood Buffalo (CA) to Vancouver would be an interprovincial migrant. Net interprovincial migration represents the total number of people moving into a geographic area from a different province or territory, minus the number of people leaving that geographic area to a different province or territory. For example, if 100 people moved away from Wood Buffalo (CA) to live in different provinces, but 150 people moved to Wood Buffalo from outside of Alberta, the net interprovincial migration for Victoria would be 50.

This indicator is an aggregate of both inter and intraprovincial migration.

It is important to note that interprovincial and intraprovincial migration are one dimension of population change. Immigration (coming from a different country), emigration (leaving to a different country), births and deaths are other aspects of population change that are not accounted for in this indicator.

Population estimates based on the Standard Geographical Classification (SGC) 2021 as delineated in the 2021 Census.

The estimates for net interprovincial migration are final up to 2021/2022 and preliminary for 2022/2023.

Source:

Statistics Canada. Table 17-10-0149-01 Components of population change by census metropolitan area and census agglomeration, 2021 boundaries