Demographics

Calgary is home to more than 200 different ethnic origins and is ranked fourth in Canada in the proportion of visible minorities. Learn about this and other population data.

Calgary's population migration

The Province of Alberta has one of the highest levels of net migration in Canada. Learn where new Calgarians are making the move from.


Net interprovincial migration

Census Metropolitan Area Migrants 2012
Edmonton 8,455
Calgary 7,493
Ottawa 1,994
Toronto -575
Vancouver -2,271
Montreal -4,651

Source: Statistics Canada


Top source countries for permanent residents

Calgary CMA, 2011

Source country Number of permanent residents Distribution (%)
All source countries 15,060 100.0
Philippines 3,540 23.5
India 2,011 13.4
China 1,069 7.1
United Kingdom 670 4.4
United States 607 4.0
Pakistan 549 3.6
Nigeria 408 2.7
Ethiopia 389 2.6
United Arab Emirates 270 1.8
Republic of Korea 235 1.6
Top 10 source countries 10,746 71.4
Other source countries 4,314 28.6

Source: Citizenship and Immigration Canada, Facts and Figures, 2011