Mobility

Population mobility and migration over the past 5 years. — 2016 Census of Population

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Movers (%)

Moved within the past 5 years

Distribution by riding

Share of residents who moved in the previous five years by federal riding, 2016 Census. Median 36.9%; range 20.0% (Cape Breton—Canso) to 68.3% (Spadina—Fort York); half of ridings between 32.1% and 42.5%.

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Median riding 36.9%

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

Each dot is one federal riding (338 with a figure; 2013 Representation Order), placed by its value and spread across the axis so that dots do not overlap. The line marks the median riding (36.9%). 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, 2016 Census of Population.

Highest and lowest ridings

Share of residents who moved in the previous five years by federal riding, 2016 Census. 338 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 (36.9%).

10 highest

The 10 ridings with the highest values: share of residents who moved in the previous five years, 2016 Census
Rank	Riding	Value
1	Spadina—Fort YorkON	68.3%
2	Vancouver CentreBC	62.5%
3	Calgary CentreAB	62.2%
4	Ville-Marie—Le Sud-Ouest—Île-des-SoeursQC	59.9%
5	Laurier—Sainte-MarieQC	58.3%
6	Toronto CentreON	55.8%
7	Edmonton CentreAB	55.6%
8	Edmonton—WetaskiwinAB	54.4%
9	WillowdaleON	52.5%
10	Calgary ConfederationAB	52.4%

10 lowest

The 10 ridings with the lowest values: share of residents who moved in the previous five years, 2016 Census, lowest first
Rank	Riding	Value
338	Cape Breton—CansoNS	20.0%
337	Bonavista—Burin—TrinityNL	20.8%
336	Miramichi—Grand LakeNB	21.9%
335	Acadie—BathurstNB	22.2%
333	Gaspésie—Les Îles-de-la-MadeleineQC	22.7%
333	Vaughan—WoodbridgeON	22.7%
332	Madawaska—RestigoucheNB	23.7%
331	Sydney—VictoriaNS	24.4%
330	South Shore—St. MargaretsNS	25.4%
328	Montmagny—L'Islet—Kamouraska—Rivière-du-LoupQC	25.6%

All 338 ridings, ranked

All ridings ranked by share of residents who moved in the previous five years, 2016 Census, highest first
Rank	Riding	Province or territory	Value
1	Spadina—Fort York	Ontario	68.3%
2	Vancouver Centre	British Columbia	62.5%
3	Calgary Centre	Alberta	62.2%
4	Ville-Marie—Le Sud-Ouest—Île-des-Soeurs	Quebec	59.9%
5	Laurier—Sainte-Marie	Quebec	58.3%
6	Toronto Centre	Ontario	55.8%
7	Edmonton Centre	Alberta	55.6%
8	Edmonton—Wetaskiwin	Alberta	54.4%
9	Willowdale	Ontario	52.5%
10	Calgary Confederation	Alberta	52.4%
11	University—Rosedale	Ontario	52.3%
12	Winnipeg Centre	Manitoba	51.7%
13	Victoria	British Columbia	51.3%
14	Edmonton Strathcona	Alberta	51.2%
15	Calgary Shepard	Alberta	51.1%
15	Rosemont—La Petite-Patrie	Quebec	51.1%
17	Fort McMurray—Cold Lake	Alberta	50.8%
18	Banff—Airdrie	Alberta	50.7%
19	Halifax	Nova Scotia	50.6%
19	Outremont	Quebec	50.6%
21	Hochelaga	Quebec	49.5%
21	London North Centre	Ontario	49.5%
21	Saskatoon West	Saskatchewan	49.5%
24	Calgary Skyview	Alberta	49.1%
25	Ottawa Centre	Ontario	48.9%
26	Brampton West	Ontario	48.8%
27	Vancouver Granville	British Columbia	48.6%
28	Grande Prairie—Mackenzie	Alberta	48.4%
29	Milton	Ontario	48.1%
30	Charlottetown	Prince Edward Island	47.7%
30	Hamilton Centre	Ontario	47.7%
30	Vancouver Quadra	British Columbia	47.7%
33	Papineau	Quebec	47.3%
34	Burnaby South	British Columbia	46.9%
34	New Westminster—Burnaby	British Columbia	46.9%
34	Québec	Quebec	46.9%
34	Saskatoon—Grasswood	Saskatchewan	46.9%
34	Saskatoon—University	Saskatchewan	46.9%
39	Brampton South	Ontario	46.8%
39	Edmonton West	Alberta	46.8%
41	Cloverdale—Langley City	British Columbia	46.7%
41	Sherbrooke	Quebec	46.7%
43	Vancouver East	British Columbia	46.4%
44	Edmonton Griesbach	Alberta	46.2%
44	Ottawa—Vanier	Ontario	46.2%
46	Surrey Centre	British Columbia	46.1%
47	Red Deer—Lacombe	Alberta	46.0%
48	Halifax West	Nova Scotia	45.9%
49	Regina—Wascana	Saskatchewan	45.8%
50	South Surrey—White Rock	British Columbia	45.7%
51	Toronto—St. Paul's	Ontario	45.6%
52	Kelowna—Lake Country	British Columbia	45.3%
52	Yukon	Yukon	45.3%
54	Don Valley North	Ontario	44.9%
54	Lethbridge	Alberta	44.9%
56	Chilliwack—Hope	British Columbia	44.7%
56	Kingston and the Islands	Ontario	44.7%
58	Regina—Lewvan	Saskatchewan	44.6%
59	Abbotsford	British Columbia	44.5%
60	West Vancouver—Sunshine Coast—Sea to Sky Country	British Columbia	44.4%
61	Edmonton Riverbend	Alberta	44.3%
62	Surrey—Newton	British Columbia	44.2%
63	LaSalle—Émard—Verdun	Quebec	44.1%
64	Winnipeg North	Manitoba	44.0%
65	Northwest Territories	Northwest Territories	43.8%
65	Notre-Dame-de-Grâce—Westmount	Quebec	43.8%
67	Beauport—Limoilou	Quebec	43.7%
67	Calgary Signal Hill	Alberta	43.7%
67	Edmonton Mill Woods	Alberta	43.7%
67	Fredericton	New Brunswick	43.7%
71	Winnipeg South	Manitoba	43.6%
72	Moncton—Riverview—Dieppe	New Brunswick	43.4%
72	Nanaimo—Ladysmith	British Columbia	43.4%
74	Calgary Rocky Ridge	Alberta	43.3%
75	Etobicoke—Lakeshore	Ontario	43.2%
75	Kitchener Centre	Ontario	43.2%
77	Coquitlam—Port Coquitlam	British Columbia	43.1%
77	Mississauga Centre	Ontario	43.1%
77	Winnipeg South Centre	Manitoba	43.1%
80	Edmonton Manning	Alberta	43.0%
81	Central Okanagan—Similkameen—Nicola	British Columbia	42.9%
82	Ahuntsic-Cartierville	Quebec	42.8%
83	Saint-Laurent	Quebec	42.6%
83	St. Albert—Edmonton	Alberta	42.6%
85	Langley—Aldergrove	British Columbia	42.5%
86	North Vancouver	British Columbia	42.4%
86	Red Deer—Mountain View	Alberta	42.4%
88	Richmond Centre	British Columbia	42.3%
89	Bourassa	Quebec	42.2%
89	Prince George—Peace River—Northern Rockies	British Columbia	42.2%
91	Hull—Aylmer	Quebec	42.1%
92	Brampton East	Ontario	42.0%
92	Calgary Forest Lawn	Alberta	42.0%
92	Ottawa West—Nepean	Ontario	42.0%
92	Rivière-du-Nord	Quebec	42.0%
96	Parkdale—High Park	Ontario	41.7%
97	Davenport	Ontario	41.6%
97	Pitt Meadows—Maple Ridge	British Columbia	41.6%
99	Cowichan—Malahat—Langford	British Columbia	41.5%
99	Guelph	Ontario	41.5%
101	Barrie—Springwater—Oro-Medonte	Ontario	41.4%
102	Brandon—Souris	Manitoba	41.3%
102	Nunavut	Nunavut	41.3%
104	London West	Ontario	41.2%
105	Esquimalt—Saanich—Sooke	British Columbia	41.1%
106	Sturgeon River—Parkland	Alberta	41.0%
106	Vimy	Quebec	41.0%
108	Waterloo	Ontario	40.9%
109	Courtenay—Alberni	British Columbia	40.7%
110	Fleetwood—Port Kells	British Columbia	40.6%
110	Kamloops—Thompson—Cariboo	British Columbia	40.6%
110	Kitchener South—Hespeler	Ontario	40.6%
113	Longueuil—Charles-LeMoyne	Quebec	40.5%
113	Saint Boniface—Saint Vital	Manitoba	40.5%
115	Don Valley East	Ontario	40.4%
116	Calgary Midnapore	Alberta	40.2%
116	Saint-Léonard—Saint-Michel	Quebec	40.2%
118	Steveston—Richmond East	British Columbia	40.1%
119	Dorval—Lachine—LaSalle	Quebec	39.9%
120	Dartmouth—Cole Harbour	Nova Scotia	39.8%
120	Mont-Royal	Quebec	39.8%
122	Calgary Heritage	Alberta	39.7%
122	Markham—Unionville	Ontario	39.7%
122	Ottawa South	Ontario	39.7%
125	Longueuil—Saint-Hubert	Quebec	39.6%
126	Simcoe—Grey	Ontario	39.5%
127	Barrie—Innisfil	Ontario	39.4%
127	Bow River	Alberta	39.4%
127	Cariboo—Prince George	British Columbia	39.4%
127	Nepean	Ontario	39.4%
131	Medicine Hat—Cardston—Warner	Alberta	39.3%
131	Trois-Rivières	Quebec	39.3%
131	Windsor West	Ontario	39.3%
131	York Centre	Ontario	39.3%
135	Don Valley West	Ontario	39.2%
135	Regina—Qu'Appelle	Saskatchewan	39.2%
137	La Pointe-de-l'Île	Quebec	39.1%
138	Port Moody—Coquitlam	British Columbia	38.9%
139	Brampton Centre	Ontario	38.8%
139	Provencher	Manitoba	38.8%
139	Sudbury	Ontario	38.8%
142	Elmwood—Transcona	Manitoba	38.7%
142	Oakville North—Burlington	Ontario	38.7%
142	Vancouver Kingsway	British Columbia	38.7%
145	Foothills	Alberta	38.6%
146	North Okanagan—Shuswap	British Columbia	38.5%
146	Sherwood Park—Fort Saskatchewan	Alberta	38.5%
148	Mission—Matsqui—Fraser Canyon	British Columbia	38.3%
148	St. Catharines	Ontario	38.3%
150	Mirabel	Quebec	38.2%
150	Peterborough—Kawartha	Ontario	38.2%
152	Louis-Hébert	Quebec	38.1%
152	North Island—Powell River	British Columbia	38.1%
154	Prince Albert	Saskatchewan	37.9%
155	Saint John—Rothesay	New Brunswick	37.8%
156	Battlefords—Lloydminster	Saskatchewan	37.7%
156	Kootenay—Columbia	British Columbia	37.7%
156	St. John's East	Newfoundland and Labrador	37.7%
159	South Okanagan—West Kootenay	British Columbia	37.6%
160	Oshawa	Ontario	37.5%
161	Burnaby North—Seymour	British Columbia	37.4%
161	Durham	Ontario	37.4%
161	Gatineau	Quebec	37.4%
164	Carlton Trail—Eagle Creek /Sentier Carlton—Eagle Creek	Saskatchewan	37.3%
164	Vancouver South	British Columbia	37.3%
166	Beaches—East York	Ontario	37.1%
167	Markham—Stouffville	Ontario	37.0%
168	Brampton North	Ontario	36.9%
168	London—Fanshawe	Ontario	36.9%
168	Newmarket—Aurora	Ontario	36.9%
171	Cambridge	Ontario	36.8%
171	Drummond	Quebec	36.8%
171	Richmond Hill	Ontario	36.8%
174	Peace River—Westlock	Alberta	36.7%
175	Aurora—Oak Ridges—Richmond Hill	Ontario	36.6%
175	Scarborough—Guildwood	Ontario	36.6%
177	Calgary Nose Hill	Alberta	36.5%
177	Shefford	Quebec	36.5%
179	Bay of Quinte	Ontario	36.4%
179	Portage—Lisgar	Manitoba	36.4%
179	Scarborough Centre	Ontario	36.4%
179	Simcoe North	Ontario	36.4%
183	Dufferin—Caledon	Ontario	36.3%
183	King—Vaughan	Ontario	36.3%
183	Yellowhead	Alberta	36.3%
186	Brantford—Brant	Ontario	36.2%
186	Scarborough Southwest	Ontario	36.2%
186	York—Simcoe	Ontario	36.2%
189	Humber River—Black Creek	Ontario	36.1%
189	Saanich—Gulf Islands	British Columbia	36.1%
191	Lakeland	Alberta	36.0%
192	Eglinton—Lawrence	Ontario	35.9%
192	Skeena—Bulkley Valley	British Columbia	35.9%
194	Oxford	Ontario	35.8%
194	Scarborough—Agincourt	Ontario	35.8%
196	Mississauga—Erin Mills	Ontario	35.7%
196	Nipissing—Timiskaming	Ontario	35.7%
198	Etobicoke North	Ontario	35.6%
198	Montcalm	Quebec	35.6%
198	Niagara Centre	Ontario	35.6%
198	Toronto—Danforth	Ontario	35.6%
202	Brome—Missisquoi	Quebec	35.5%
202	Moose Jaw—Lake Centre—Lanigan	Saskatchewan	35.5%
202	Thérèse-De Blainville	Quebec	35.5%
202	Windsor—Tecumseh	Ontario	35.5%
206	Niagara Falls	Ontario	35.4%
206	Saint-Jean	Quebec	35.4%
208	Elgin—Middlesex—London	Ontario	35.3%
208	Laurentides—Labelle	Quebec	35.3%
208	Louis-Saint-Laurent	Quebec	35.3%
208	St. John's South—Mount Pearl	Newfoundland and Labrador	35.3%
212	Brossard—Saint-Lambert	Quebec	35.2%
212	Burlington	Ontario	35.2%
212	Oakville	Ontario	35.2%
215	Battle River—Crowfoot	Alberta	35.0%
215	Saint-Hyacinthe—Bagot	Quebec	35.0%
217	Ajax	Ontario	34.8%
217	Charleswood—St. James—Assiniboia—Headingley	Manitoba	34.8%
219	Argenteuil—La Petite-Nation	Quebec	34.7%
220	Joliette	Quebec	34.5%
221	Orléans	Ontario	34.4%
222	Delta	British Columbia	34.3%
222	Kanata—Carleton	Ontario	34.3%
224	Beloeil—Chambly	Quebec	34.2%
225	Mississauga—Malton	Ontario	34.1%
225	Sarnia—Lambton	Ontario	34.1%
227	Mississauga East—Cooksville	Ontario	34.0%
227	Northumberland—Peterborough South	Ontario	34.0%
229	Abitibi—Baie-James—Nunavik—Eeyou	Quebec	33.9%
229	Charlesbourg—Haute-Saint-Charles	Quebec	33.9%
229	Flamborough—Glanbrook	Ontario	33.9%
229	Hamilton West—Ancaster—Dundas	Ontario	33.9%
229	Souris—Moose Mountain	Saskatchewan	33.9%
234	Salaberry—Suroît	Quebec	33.8%
235	Carleton	Ontario	33.7%
235	Cypress Hills—Grasslands	Saskatchewan	33.7%
235	Timmins—James Bay	Ontario	33.7%
238	Renfrew—Nipissing—Pembroke	Ontario	33.5%
238	York South—Weston	Ontario	33.5%
240	Parry Sound—Muskoka	Ontario	33.4%
241	Hamilton East—Stoney Creek	Ontario	33.3%
241	Stormont—Dundas—South Glengarry	Ontario	33.3%
243	Terrebonne	Quebec	33.2%
244	Mississauga—Lakeshore	Ontario	33.1%
245	Whitby	Ontario	32.9%
246	Repentigny	Quebec	32.8%
247	Pontiac	Quebec	32.7%
248	Thornhill	Ontario	32.5%
249	Chicoutimi—Le Fjord	Quebec	32.4%
249	Glengarry—Prescott—Russell	Ontario	32.4%
249	Kitchener—Conestoga	Ontario	32.4%
249	Richmond—Arthabaska	Quebec	32.4%
249	Scarborough North	Ontario	32.4%
254	Hastings—Lennox and Addington	Ontario	32.1%
254	Kildonan—St. Paul	Manitoba	32.1%
254	Wellington—Halton Hills	Ontario	32.1%
257	Compton—Stanstead	Quebec	32.0%
257	Hamilton Mountain	Ontario	32.0%
257	Leeds—Grenville—Thousand Islands and Rideau Lakes	Ontario	32.0%
257	Vaudreuil—Soulanges	Quebec	32.0%
261	Cumberland—Colchester	Nova Scotia	31.9%
262	Pickering—Uxbridge	Ontario	31.7%
263	Châteauguay—Lacolle	Quebec	31.5%
263	Chatham-Kent—Leamington	Ontario	31.5%
263	La Prairie	Quebec	31.5%
266	Abitibi—Témiscamingue	Quebec	31.4%
266	Honoré-Mercier	Quebec	31.4%
268	Bruce—Grey—Owen Sound	Ontario	31.3%
268	Portneuf—Jacques-Cartier	Quebec	31.3%
268	Yorkton—Melville	Saskatchewan	31.3%
271	Rivière-des-Mille-Îles	Quebec	31.2%
272	Bellechasse—Les Etchemins—Lévis	Quebec	31.1%
272	Etobicoke Centre	Ontario	31.1%
272	Labrador	Newfoundland and Labrador	31.1%
272	Perth—Wellington	Ontario	31.1%
272	Thunder Bay—Superior North	Ontario	31.1%
277	Niagara West	Ontario	31.0%
278	Algoma—Manitoulin—Kapuskasing	Ontario	30.9%
278	Egmont	Prince Edward Island	30.9%
278	Haliburton—Kawartha Lakes—Brock	Ontario	30.9%
278	Lanark—Frontenac—Kingston	Ontario	30.9%
278	Sault Ste. Marie	Ontario	30.9%
283	Thunder Bay—Rainy River	Ontario	30.8%
284	Rimouski-Neigette—Témiscouata—Les Basques	Quebec	30.7%
285	Mississauga—Streetsville	Ontario	30.6%
286	Nickel Belt	Ontario	30.3%
287	Jonquière	Quebec	30.2%
287	Pierre-Boucher—Les Patriotes—Verchères	Quebec	30.2%
289	Bécancour—Nicolet—Saurel	Quebec	30.1%
289	Laval—Les Îles	Quebec	30.1%
291	Kings—Hants	Nova Scotia	29.9%
292	West Nova	Nova Scotia	29.7%
293	Essex	Ontario	29.6%
293	Huron—Bruce	Ontario	29.6%
293	Kenora	Ontario	29.6%
296	Dauphin—Swan River—Neepawa	Manitoba	29.4%
296	Haldimand—Norfolk	Ontario	29.4%
298	Alfred-Pellan	Quebec	29.3%
299	Beauséjour	New Brunswick	29.0%
299	Churchill—Keewatinook Aski	Manitoba	29.0%
301	Saint-Maurice—Champlain	Quebec	28.9%
302	Cardigan	Prince Edward Island	28.7%
302	Selkirk—Interlake—Eastman	Manitoba	28.7%
304	Berthier—Maskinongé	Quebec	28.4%
305	Montarville	Quebec	28.2%
306	Malpeque	Prince Edward Island	28.1%
306	Sackville—Preston—Chezzetcook	Nova Scotia	28.1%
308	Avalon	Newfoundland and Labrador	27.9%
308	Lac-Saint-Jean	Quebec	27.9%
308	Lambton—Kent—Middlesex	Ontario	27.9%
311	Marc-Aurèle-Fortin	Quebec	27.7%
312	Desnethé—Missinippi—Churchill River	Saskatchewan	27.6%
313	Manicouagan	Quebec	27.4%
314	Markham—Thornhill	Ontario	27.2%
314	Pierrefonds—Dollard	Quebec	27.2%
316	Scarborough—Rouge Park	Ontario	27.1%
317	Lac-Saint-Louis	Quebec	27.0%
318	Beauce	Quebec	26.9%
319	Central Nova	Nova Scotia	26.8%
319	Tobique—Mactaquac	New Brunswick	26.8%
321	Avignon—La Mitis—Matane—Matapédia	Quebec	26.7%
322	Lévis—Lotbinière	Quebec	26.6%
322	New Brunswick Southwest	New Brunswick	26.6%
324	Fundy Royal	New Brunswick	26.1%
324	Mégantic—L'Érable	Quebec	26.1%
326	Beauport—Côte-de-Beaupré—Île dOrléans—Charlevoix	Quebec	25.8%
326	Coast of Bays—Central—Notre Dame	Newfoundland and Labrador	25.8%
328	Long Range Mountains	Newfoundland and Labrador	25.6%
328	Montmagny—L'Islet—Kamouraska—Rivière-du-Loup	Quebec	25.6%
330	South Shore—St. Margarets	Nova Scotia	25.4%
331	Sydney—Victoria	Nova Scotia	24.4%
332	Madawaska—Restigouche	New Brunswick	23.7%
333	Gaspésie—Les Îles-de-la-Madeleine	Quebec	22.7%
333	Vaughan—Woodbridge	Ontario	22.7%
335	Acadie—Bathurst	New Brunswick	22.2%
336	Miramichi—Grand Lake	New Brunswick	21.9%
337	Bonavista—Burin—Trinity	Newfoundland and Labrador	20.8%
338	Cape Breton—Canso	Nova Scotia	20.0%

Value: Moved within the past 5 years. Riding names link to the riding's dissemination-area map for this topic.

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Source: Statistics Canada, 2016 Census of Population. Adapted from Statistics Canada, Census of Population, 2016. This does not constitute an endorsement by Statistics Canada of this product.