Mobility

Population mobility and migration over the past 5 years. — 2011 Census of Population

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Movers (%)

Moved within the past 5 years

Riding-level detail is not available for this topic in 2011. The National Household Survey (which covers this topic) was not published at the Dissemination Area level.

Distribution by riding

Share of residents who moved in the previous five years by federal riding, 2011 Census. Median 37.8%; range 21.3% (Cape Breton—Canso) to 63.0% (Vancouver Centre); half of ridings between 32.8% and 42.9%.

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Median riding 37.8%

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Vertical axis: Share of residents who moved in the previous five years (%)

Each dot is one federal riding (308 with a figure; 2003 Representation Order), placed by its value and spread across the axis so that dots do not overlap. The line marks the median riding (37.8%). Prairies: Alberta, Saskatchewan and Manitoba. Atlantic: New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, Prince Edward Island, and Newfoundland and Labrador. North: Yukon, the Northwest Territories and Nunavut.

Source: Statistics Canada, 2011 National Household Survey.

Highest and lowest ridings

Share of residents who moved in the previous five years by federal riding, 2011 Census. 308 ridings ranked from highest (1) to lowest; tied values share a rank. Bars start at zero on one scale; the vertical line marks the median riding (37.8%).

10 highest

The 10 ridings with the highest values: share of residents who moved in the previous five years, 2011 Census
Rank	Riding	Value
1	Vancouver CentreBC	63.0%
2	Trinity—SpadinaON	60.9%
3	Calgary CentreAB	59.0%
4	Laurier—Sainte-MarieQC	58.3%
5	Westmount—Ville-MarieQC	55.5%
6	Toronto CentreON	55.1%
7	Fort McMurray—AthabascaAB	54.7%
8	Winnipeg CentreMB	52.8%
9	Edmonton CentreAB	52.6%
10	HochelagaQC	51.8%

10 lowest

The 10 ridings with the lowest values: share of residents who moved in the previous five years, 2011 Census, lowest first
Rank	Riding	Value
308	Cape Breton—CansoNS	21.3%
306	AvalonNL	21.4%
306	MiramichiNB	21.4%
305	Random—Burin—St. George'sNL	22.1%
304	Acadie—BathurstNB	22.2%
303	Gaspésie—Îles-de-la-MadeleineQC	22.7%
302	Sydney—VictoriaNS	23.9%
301	Madawaska—RestigoucheNB	24.8%
300	EssexON	24.9%
299	Humber—St. Barbe—Baie VerteNL	25.0%

All 308 ridings, ranked

All ridings ranked by share of residents who moved in the previous five years, 2011 Census, highest first
Rank	Riding	Province or territory	Value
1	Vancouver Centre	British Columbia	63.0%
2	Trinity—Spadina	Ontario	60.9%
3	Calgary Centre	Alberta	59.0%
4	Laurier—Sainte-Marie	Quebec	58.3%
5	Westmount—Ville-Marie	Quebec	55.5%
6	Toronto Centre	Ontario	55.1%
7	Fort McMurray—Athabasca	Alberta	54.7%
8	Winnipeg Centre	Manitoba	52.8%
9	Edmonton Centre	Alberta	52.6%
10	Hochelaga	Quebec	51.8%
11	Halifax	Nova Scotia	51.6%
11	Victoria	British Columbia	51.6%
13	Outremont	Quebec	51.4%
14	Ottawa Centre	Ontario	51.2%
15	Jeanne-Le Ber	Quebec	50.9%
16	Rosemont—La Petite-Patrie	Quebec	50.8%
17	Edmonton—Strathcona	Alberta	50.6%
18	Red Deer	Alberta	49.2%
19	Edmonton—Leduc	Alberta	49.1%
20	Burnaby—New Westminster	British Columbia	49.0%
21	Willowdale	Ontario	48.8%
22	Edmonton—Mill Woods—Beaumont	Alberta	48.7%
22	Western Arctic	Northwest Territories	48.7%
24	Ottawa—Vanier	Ontario	48.6%
25	Québec	Quebec	48.3%
26	Calgary Centre-North	Alberta	48.2%
27	London North Centre	Ontario	48.1%
28	Papineau	Quebec	48.0%
29	St. Paul's	Ontario	47.9%
30	Sherbrooke	Quebec	47.8%
31	Mississauga East—Cooksville	Ontario	47.7%
32	Halton	Ontario	47.6%
33	Calgary Southeast	Alberta	47.3%
34	Calgary Northeast	Alberta	47.2%
35	Vancouver East	British Columbia	47.1%
36	Hamilton Centre	Ontario	46.9%
36	Hull—Aylmer	Quebec	46.9%
36	Moncton—Riverview—Dieppe	New Brunswick	46.9%
39	Kelowna—Lake Country	British Columbia	46.8%
40	Fredericton	New Brunswick	46.3%
41	Charlottetown	Prince Edward Island	46.1%
41	Wild Rose	Alberta	46.1%
43	Surrey North	British Columbia	46.0%
44	Kingston and the Islands	Ontario	45.9%
44	Richmond	British Columbia	45.9%
46	Fleetwood—Port Kells	British Columbia	45.7%
47	Edmonton—Spruce Grove	Alberta	45.6%
48	Parkdale—High Park	Ontario	45.5%
49	Esquimalt—Juan de Fuca	British Columbia	45.4%
49	Vancouver Quadra	British Columbia	45.4%
49	Yukon	Yukon	45.4%
52	Abbotsford	British Columbia	44.8%
52	London West	Ontario	44.8%
54	Rivière-du-Nord	Quebec	44.6%
54	Saint-Laurent—Cartierville	Quebec	44.6%
56	Halifax West	Nova Scotia	44.5%
57	Calgary West	Alberta	44.3%
57	Don Valley East	Ontario	44.3%
57	Don Valley West	Ontario	44.3%
57	Peace River	Alberta	44.3%
61	Edmonton—Sherwood Park	Alberta	44.2%
61	Lethbridge	Alberta	44.2%
63	Bourassa	Quebec	44.0%
63	Saskatoon—Wanuskewin	Saskatchewan	44.0%
65	Calgary Southwest	Alberta	43.8%
66	Chilliwack—Fraser Canyon	British Columbia	43.7%
67	Bramalea—Gore—Malton	Ontario	43.6%
67	Brampton West	Ontario	43.6%
67	Saskatoon—Rosetown—Biggar	Saskatchewan	43.6%
70	Blackstrap	Saskatchewan	43.1%
70	Saskatoon—Humboldt	Saskatchewan	43.1%
70	Winnipeg North	Manitoba	43.1%
73	Barrie	Ontario	43.0%
73	Winnipeg South Centre	Manitoba	43.0%
75	Langley	British Columbia	42.9%
75	Notre-Dame-de-Grâce—Lachine	Quebec	42.9%
75	South Surrey—White Rock—Cloverdale	British Columbia	42.9%
78	Edmonton East	Alberta	42.8%
78	Palliser	Saskatchewan	42.8%
80	New Westminster—Coquitlam	British Columbia	42.7%
80	Nunavut	Nunavut	42.7%
80	Ottawa West—Nepean	Ontario	42.7%
83	Ahuntsic	Quebec	42.6%
83	Medicine Hat	Alberta	42.6%
83	Wascana	Saskatchewan	42.6%
86	Kamloops—Thompson—Cariboo	British Columbia	42.5%
87	Burnaby—Douglas	British Columbia	42.3%
88	Ottawa South	Ontario	42.2%
89	Saint-Lambert	Quebec	42.1%
90	Brandon—Souris	Manitoba	42.0%
90	Calgary East	Alberta	42.0%
90	Calgary—Nose Hill	Alberta	42.0%
93	Guelph	Ontario	41.9%
94	Oak Ridges—Markham	Ontario	41.8%
94	York Centre	Ontario	41.8%
96	West Vancouver—Sunshine Coast—Sea to Sky Country	British Columbia	41.6%
97	Nanaimo—Cowichan	British Columbia	41.5%
98	Kitchener Centre	Ontario	41.4%
98	Okanagan—Coquihalla	British Columbia	41.4%
100	Vancouver Island North	British Columbia	41.1%
101	Cariboo—Prince George	British Columbia	41.0%
101	Pitt Meadows—Maple Ridge—Mission	British Columbia	41.0%
101	Port Moody—Westwood—Port Coquitlam	British Columbia	41.0%
101	Prince George—Peace River	British Columbia	41.0%
101	York West	Ontario	41.0%
106	Kitchener—Conestoga	Ontario	40.9%
106	Saint-Léonard—Saint-Michel	Quebec	40.9%
108	La Pointe-de-l'Île	Quebec	40.7%
108	Laval	Quebec	40.7%
110	Nanaimo—Alberni	British Columbia	40.6%
110	Oshawa	Ontario	40.6%
112	Beaches—East York	Ontario	40.2%
112	Etobicoke—Lakeshore	Ontario	40.2%
112	Macleod	Alberta	40.2%
112	Nipissing—Timiskaming	Ontario	40.2%
116	Winnipeg South	Manitoba	40.1%
117	Longueuil—Pierre-Boucher	Quebec	40.0%
118	Beauport—Limoilou	Quebec	39.9%
118	Scarborough Southwest	Ontario	39.9%
120	Gatineau	Quebec	39.8%
121	Regina—Qu'Appelle	Saskatchewan	39.7%
121	Trois-Rivières	Quebec	39.7%
123	Crowfoot	Alberta	39.5%
123	Elmwood—Transcona	Manitoba	39.5%
123	Saint John	New Brunswick	39.5%
126	Brampton—Springdale	Ontario	39.4%
126	Mont-Royal	Quebec	39.4%
126	Prince Albert	Saskatchewan	39.4%
126	Saint Boniface	Manitoba	39.4%
130	Dartmouth—Cole Harbour	Nova Scotia	39.2%
131	Kitchener—Waterloo	Ontario	39.0%
131	London—Fanshawe	Ontario	39.0%
131	Yellowhead	Alberta	39.0%
134	Brossard—La Prairie	Quebec	38.9%
134	Davenport	Ontario	38.9%
134	Sudbury	Ontario	38.9%
137	LaSalle—Émard	Quebec	38.8%
137	Newton—North Delta	British Columbia	38.8%
137	Scarborough Centre	Ontario	38.8%
137	Toronto—Danforth	Ontario	38.8%
141	Edmonton—St. Albert	Alberta	38.7%
141	Okanagan—Shuswap	British Columbia	38.7%
143	Nepean—Carleton	Ontario	38.6%
144	Vaudreuil-Soulanges	Quebec	38.5%
145	Montcalm	Quebec	38.4%
146	St. John's East	Newfoundland and Labrador	38.3%
147	North Vancouver	British Columbia	38.2%
147	Vancouver Kingsway	British Columbia	38.2%
149	Vancouver South	British Columbia	38.1%
149	Westlock—St. Paul	Alberta	38.1%
151	Mississauga—Erindale	Ontario	38.0%
152	Drummond	Quebec	37.9%
152	Louis-Saint-Laurent	Quebec	37.9%
154	Eglinton—Lawrence	Ontario	37.8%
154	Kildonan—St. Paul	Manitoba	37.8%
156	Louis-Hébert	Quebec	37.7%
156	Regina—Lumsden—Lake Centre	Saskatchewan	37.7%
158	Saint-Jean	Quebec	37.6%
158	Shefford	Quebec	37.6%
160	Portage—Lisgar	Manitoba	37.5%
161	Etobicoke North	Ontario	37.4%
162	Battlefords—Lloydminster	Saskatchewan	37.3%
162	Windsor West	Ontario	37.3%
164	Terrebonne—Blainville	Quebec	37.2%
165	Scarborough—Agincourt	Ontario	37.1%
166	Saanich—Gulf Islands	British Columbia	36.9%
166	Scarborough—Guildwood	Ontario	36.9%
168	British Columbia Southern Interior	British Columbia	36.8%
168	Cambridge	Ontario	36.8%
168	Ottawa—Orléans	Ontario	36.8%
171	Carleton—Mississippi Mills	Ontario	36.7%
171	Charlesbourg—Haute-Saint-Charles	Quebec	36.7%
171	Peterborough	Ontario	36.7%
174	Kootenay—Columbia	British Columbia	36.6%
174	Mississauga—Brampton South	Ontario	36.6%
176	Joliette	Quebec	36.5%
176	Rivière-des-Mille-Îles	Quebec	36.5%
176	York South—Weston	Ontario	36.5%
179	Argenteuil—Papineau—Mirabel	Quebec	36.4%
180	Provencher	Manitoba	36.1%
180	St. John's South—Mount Pearl	Newfoundland and Labrador	36.1%
182	Brant	Ontario	36.0%
182	Laurentides—Labelle	Quebec	36.0%
184	St. Catharines	Ontario	35.9%
185	Honoré-Mercier	Quebec	35.8%
185	Newmarket—Aurora	Ontario	35.8%
185	Souris—Moose Mountain	Saskatchewan	35.8%
185	Wetaskiwin	Alberta	35.8%
189	Simcoe—Grey	Ontario	35.7%
190	Brome—Missisquoi	Quebec	35.6%
191	Ajax—Pickering	Ontario	35.4%
191	Glengarry—Prescott—Russell	Ontario	35.4%
191	Marc-Aurèle-Fortin	Quebec	35.4%
194	Abitibi—Baie-James—Nunavik—Eeyou	Quebec	35.3%
194	Saint-Hyacinthe—Bagot	Quebec	35.3%
194	Vaughan	Ontario	35.3%
197	Chambly—Borduas	Quebec	35.1%
198	Compton—Stanstead	Quebec	34.9%
198	Delta—Richmond East	British Columbia	34.9%
198	Repentigny	Quebec	34.9%
198	Vegreville—Wainwright	Alberta	34.9%
202	Timmins—James Bay	Ontario	34.8%
203	Burlington	Ontario	34.7%
203	Oakville	Ontario	34.7%
205	Elgin—Middlesex—London	Ontario	34.6%
206	Renfrew—Nipissing—Pembroke	Ontario	34.5%
207	Mississauga South	Ontario	34.4%
208	Scarborough—Rouge River	Ontario	34.3%
209	Pontiac	Quebec	34.2%
209	Skeena—Bulkley Valley	British Columbia	34.2%
211	Northumberland—Quinte West	Ontario	34.1%
211	Richmond Hill	Ontario	34.1%
211	Whitby—Oshawa	Ontario	34.1%
214	Niagara Falls	Ontario	33.9%
214	Oxford	Ontario	33.9%
214	Prince Edward—Hastings	Ontario	33.9%
214	Thornhill	Ontario	33.9%
218	Hamilton East—Stoney Creek	Ontario	33.7%
219	Hamilton Mountain	Ontario	33.4%
219	Thunder Bay—Superior North	Ontario	33.4%
221	Charleswood—St. James—Assiniboia	Manitoba	33.3%
221	Stormont—Dundas—South Glengarry	Ontario	33.3%
223	Laval—Les Îles	Quebec	33.2%
224	Jonquière—Alma	Quebec	33.1%
224	Labrador	Newfoundland and Labrador	33.1%
224	Richmond—Arthabaska	Quebec	33.1%
227	Etobicoke Centre	Ontario	33.0%
227	Kenora	Ontario	33.0%
227	Simcoe North	Ontario	33.0%
230	Kings—Hants	Nova Scotia	32.9%
231	Portneuf—Jacques-Cartier	Quebec	32.8%
231	York—Simcoe	Ontario	32.8%
233	Chicoutimi—Le Fjord	Quebec	32.7%
233	Leeds—Grenville	Ontario	32.7%
233	Markham—Unionville	Ontario	32.7%
233	Sarnia—Lambton	Ontario	32.7%
237	Châteauguay—Saint-Constant	Quebec	32.6%
237	Welland	Ontario	32.6%
239	Abitibi—Témiscamingue	Quebec	32.5%
239	Lévis—Bellechasse	Quebec	32.5%
241	Mississauga—Streetsville	Ontario	32.4%
242	Chatham-Kent—Essex	Ontario	32.3%
243	Alfred-Pellan	Quebec	32.2%
244	Fundy Royal	New Brunswick	32.1%
245	Beauharnois—Salaberry	Quebec	32.0%
245	Durham	Ontario	32.0%
247	Saint-Bruno—Saint-Hubert	Quebec	31.9%
248	Churchill	Manitoba	31.8%
248	Sault Ste. Marie	Ontario	31.8%
250	Verchères—Les Patriotes	Quebec	31.7%
251	Wellington—Halton Hills	Ontario	31.4%
252	Lanark—Frontenac—Lennox and Addington	Ontario	31.3%
253	Ancaster—Dundas—Flamborough—Westdale	Ontario	31.2%
253	Berthier—Maskinongé	Quebec	31.2%
253	Bruce—Grey—Owen Sound	Ontario	31.2%
253	Windsor—Tecumseh	Ontario	31.2%
257	Cumberland—Colchester—Musquodoboit Valley	Nova Scotia	31.1%
258	Dufferin—Caledon	Ontario	30.9%
259	Algoma—Manitoulin—Kapuskasing	Ontario	30.7%
259	Niagara West—Glanbrook	Ontario	30.7%
261	Rimouski-Neigette—Témiscouata—Les Basques	Quebec	30.6%
262	Cypress Hills—Grasslands	Saskatchewan	30.5%
263	Thunder Bay—Rainy River	Ontario	30.4%
264	Parry Sound—Muskoka	Ontario	30.3%
264	Yorkton—Melville	Saskatchewan	30.3%
266	Nickel Belt	Ontario	30.2%
267	Perth—Wellington	Ontario	30.1%
267	Sackville—Eastern Shore	Nova Scotia	30.1%
269	Pierrefonds—Dollard	Quebec	30.0%
270	Bas-Richelieu—Nicolet—Bécancour	Quebec	29.6%
271	Saint-Maurice—Champlain	Quebec	29.5%
272	West Nova	Nova Scotia	29.2%
273	Manicouagan	Quebec	29.1%
274	Selkirk—Interlake	Manitoba	28.7%
275	Central Nova	Nova Scotia	28.6%
275	Haliburton—Kawartha Lakes—Brock	Ontario	28.6%
275	Huron—Bruce	Ontario	28.6%
278	Dauphin—Swan River—Marquette	Manitoba	28.5%
278	Egmont	Prince Edward Island	28.5%
278	Lac-Saint-Louis	Quebec	28.5%
281	Beauséjour	New Brunswick	28.2%
282	Roberval—Lac-Saint-Jean	Quebec	28.0%
283	Lotbinière—Chutes-de-la-Chaudière	Quebec	27.9%
283	Malpeque	Prince Edward Island	27.9%
285	Montmorency—Charlevoix—Haute-Côte-Nord	Quebec	27.7%
286	Cardigan	Prince Edward Island	27.3%
287	Tobique—Mactaquac	New Brunswick	27.2%
288	Desnethé—Missinippi—Churchill River	Saskatchewan	26.7%
289	Pickering—Scarborough East	Ontario	26.4%
290	Lambton—Kent—Middlesex	Ontario	26.1%
291	Beauce	Quebec	26.0%
291	Haldimand—Norfolk	Ontario	26.0%
293	Bonavista—Gander—Grand Falls—Windsor	Newfoundland and Labrador	25.9%
293	Mégantic—L'Érable	Quebec	25.9%
295	Montmagny—L'Islet—Kamouraska—Rivière-du-Loup	Quebec	25.6%
296	New Brunswick Southwest	New Brunswick	25.5%
297	Haute-Gaspésie—La Mitis—Matane—Matapédia	Quebec	25.1%
297	South Shore—St. Margaret's	Nova Scotia	25.1%
299	Humber—St. Barbe—Baie Verte	Newfoundland and Labrador	25.0%
300	Essex	Ontario	24.9%
301	Madawaska—Restigouche	New Brunswick	24.8%
302	Sydney—Victoria	Nova Scotia	23.9%
303	Gaspésie—Îles-de-la-Madeleine	Quebec	22.7%
304	Acadie—Bathurst	New Brunswick	22.2%
305	Random—Burin—St. George's	Newfoundland and Labrador	22.1%
306	Avalon	Newfoundland and Labrador	21.4%
306	Miramichi	New Brunswick	21.4%
308	Cape Breton—Canso	Nova Scotia	21.3%

Value: Moved within the past 5 years.

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Source: Statistics Canada, 2011 Census of Population. Adapted from Statistics Canada, Census of Population, 2011. This does not constitute an endorsement by Statistics Canada of this product.