BC & Vancouver Pop. Growth Continues to PLUNGE

[vanpro]

Contrary to popular myth, BC's population growth continues to fall and is WAY BELOW early 1990's levels due to out-migration to other provinces and plunging international immigration!!! Data is from latest Q1, 2012 stats released by BC Stats (http://www.bcstats.gov.bc.ca/Publicatio ... ights.aspx) and analyzed expertly here:

http://housing-analysis.blogspot.ca/201 ... -2012.html

[timber2012]

That's great - but I'm more concerned about greater Vancouver specifically.

[vanpro]

That's great - but I'm more concerned about greater Vancouver specifically.

Good point.

As of June 8, 2012 update from RBC's "Canadian City Trends" report, Vancouver's population growth (as of May/12) is at a measely 1.6% per annum ranking a LOWLY 8th and lagging behind: Saskatoon (2.7%), Edmonton (2.3%), Calgary (2.1%), Toronto (2.1%), Oshawa (1.9%), Regina (1.9%), and Ottawa (1.7%)....

http://www.rbc.com/economics/market/pdf/citytrend.pdf

PS: I have edited the title to this thread accordingly....

[timber2012]

That's great - but I'm more concerned about greater Vancouver specifically.

Good point.

As of June 8, 2012 update from RBC's "Canadian City Trends" report, Vancouver's population growth (as of May/12) is at a measely 1.6% per annum ranking a LOWLY 8th and lagging behind: Saskatoon (2.7%), Edmonton (2.3%), Calgary (2.1%), Toronto (2.1%), Oshawa (1.9%), Regina (1.9%), and Ottawa (1.7%)....

http://www.rbc.com/economics/market/pdf/citytrend.pdf

PS: I have edited the title to this thread accordingly....

The good news is that those 1% are super rich and buying up all the properties in Vancouver West and Richmond... wait,.. what?