Statistics Canada has begun releasing data on population and dwellings this week from the census performed in 2021.
According to the agency, Calgary increased in population by 5.5 per cent from 2016. The population grew by 67,564 people, from 1,239,220 to 1,306,784. In comparison Alberta’s second largest city, Edmonton, grew by 77,811 persons which was a 8.3 per cent change.
The growth rate for central municipalities across the country—the cities that census municipal areas are named after—grew by 5.5 per cent.
Overall the province of Alberta grew by 4.8 per cent.
