Moncton again one of Canada's fastest growing regions, StatsCan estimates
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The Moncton region had the second-highest population growth rate of all metro areas across the country, estimates released by Statistics Canada on Thursday show.
The metro area, which includes Dieppe, Riverview and surrounding rural areas, grew 5.1 per cent between July 1, 2023, and July 1, 2024.
Only the Calgary metro area grew faster, at 5.8 per cent, Statistics Canada reported. Moncton outpaced cities like Toronto, Vancouver, Edmonton and the Kitchener–Cambridge–Waterloo area. It was also ahead of the national average of three per cent.
Statistics Canada said international migration continued to be the main source of population growth across Canada.
That was the main factor behind the Moncton region's growth as deaths continued to outpace births.
The region's population grew from 178,599 to 188,036. Of that increase, 7,106 people were immigrants.
David Campbell, an economic development consultant, called the growth in the Moncton region unprecedented.
"You could argue maybe it's too much growth," Campbell said in an interview.
"I think nobody was expecting that level of population growth. But I've always said better the problems of growth than the problems of decline. And the growth numbers in Saint John and Fredericton were pretty impressive, too."
The Saint John region, including Rothesay, Quispamsis, Grand Bay-Westfield and Hampton, grew from 139,095 to 142,433.
The Fredericton region, which includes New Maryland, Hanwell and other rural areas, grew from 118,800 to 122,500.
The figures also include estimates for individual municipalities. The data shows growth in all cities and towns across the province, except Grand Falls and Grand Bay-Westfield.
However, the figures released are based on municipal boundaries in 2021, when the last census was completed, prior to major amalgamations that increased the geographic size of many municipalities.
The City of Moncton, with the largest population in the province, grew from 91,145 to 97,523, an increase of seven per cent.
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