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.

Metro region only behind Calgary for population growth rate

Shane Magee · CBC News

· Posted: Jan 17, 2025 5:00 AM EST | Last Updated: 4 hours ago

A construction crane looming over two 15-storey buildings.

Moncton’s population has surged in recent years, fuelling construction of new residential buildings like these 15-storey towers downtown shown last fall. (Shane Magee/CBC)

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. 

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