I decided to move the posts about the population talk over to a new thread and out of the arena thread.
Here’s a bit of stuff specifically around shelter inequity. I’m trying to find some infrastructure stuff, but because of the arena deal, that’s all google wants to show me when searching haha. I remember a good post last year outlining a few hundred million in disparity between the cities.I hear this often from Edmonton posters but I’ve never seen the evidence to support it.
I’m not saying it’s not true, but I would like to see the proof.
I'd be interested to know where you read this. Even within the country, Edmonton seems to have a lower profileEspecially since the Edmonton region will likely be bigger than Calgary in the coming decade.
Same here. Reading Edmonton will be bigger than Calgary made me LOL.I'd be interested to know where you read this. Even within the country, Edmonton seems to have a lower profile
Sorry, I don't mean to seem blunt here, and I'm not sure what you're basing your prediction on, but there's literally no chance of that happening. Calgary is growing faster than Edmonton on a yearly basis, and based on natural increase and international migration trends, it isn't likely to change anytime soon. Even if Edmonton magically started to grow faster than Calgary it has to grow by roughly 10K more people than Calgary each year for 10 years straight even for it to catch up.Especially since the Edmonton region will likely be bigger than Calgary in the coming decade.
There were two years where Edmonton's CMA grew faster than Calgary's - I think, but not sure it was in 2016 and 2017 (when Calgary's economy was at its worst shape in decades) In every year after, 2018 as well as the 20 years preceding 2016 Calgary has grown faster.I do believe before last year, Edmonton's CMA was growing slightly faster than Calgary's, but that trend flipped back last year.
Same here. Reading Edmonton will be bigger than Calgary made me LOL.
Halifax will make its way up there if it can keep the momentum going. It had a big growth year in 2022 due to so many people moving from Ontario due to remote work options. The question is whether that high volume will keep going.Calgary will slowly pull away, but I think they will always be similar baring any huge swings. Calgary is just more attractive and has more eyes on it. Calgary is starting to have a more "Metropolitan" feel than just a city like before.
I'm curious about Halifax, as it has a lot going for it and it seems very trendy the last couple of years. Also being the only big east coast city. Could see it joining the Winnipeg, Quebec City, and Hamilton tier decently soon