Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0
Author-Name: Kevin McQuillan
Author-Workplace-Name: University of Calgary
Title:Population Change and the Housing Market in Alberta 
Abstract: The collapse of oil prices in 2014 seriously weakened the Alberta economy and led to a drop in
migration to Alberta from other provinces and other countries. The number of young Albertans
leaving the province increased as well. Recent global events, including the war in Ukraine, led
to an oil price turnaround that has boosted the Alberta economy and, once again, made the
province a desirable destination for residents of other provinces as well as newcomers to Canada.
In 2023–24, the population growth rate reached 4.4 per cent, boosting the province’s population
to nearly five million. 
Journal: The School of Public Policy SPP Briefing Papers
Volume: 18
Issue: 05
Year: 2025
Month: February
File-URL: https://www.policyschool.ca/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/HSP-129-PopChange-Final.pdf
File-Format: Application/pdf
Handle: RePEc:clh:briefi:v:18:y:2025:i:05