Mobility

Population mobility and migration over the past 5 years. — 2021 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, 2021 Census. Median 38.1%; range 22.3% (Terra Nova—The Peninsulas) to 70.8% (Spadina—Harbourfront); half of ridings between 33.9% and 43.0%. Canada: 39.0%.

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

Each dot is one federal riding (343 with a figure; 2023 Representation Order), placed by its value and spread across the axis so that dots do not overlap. The line marks the value for Canada as a whole (39.0%). 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, 2021 Census of Population.

Highest and lowest ridings

Share of residents who moved in the previous five years by federal riding, 2021 Census. 343 ridings ranked from highest (1) to lowest; tied values share a rank. Bars start at zero on one scale; the vertical line marks the value for Canada (39.0%).

10 highest

The 10 ridings with the highest values: share of residents who moved in the previous five years, 2021 Census
Rank	Riding	Value
1	Spadina—HarbourfrontON	70.8%
2	Ville-Marie—Le Sud-Ouest—Île-des-SoeursQC	62.8%
3	Calgary CentreAB	61.1%
4	Vancouver CentreBC	59.2%
5	Laurier—Sainte-MarieQC	59.1%
6	HalifaxNS	56.6%
7	Edmonton CentreAB	54.3%
8	Toronto CentreON	54.0%
9	OutremontQC	52.5%
10	KelownaBC	51.6%

10 lowest

The 10 ridings with the lowest values: share of residents who moved in the previous five years, 2021 Census, lowest first
Rank	Riding	Value
343	Terra Nova—The PeninsulasNL	22.3%
342	Acadie—BathurstNB	24.5%
341	Vaughan—WoodbridgeON	25.4%
339	Cape Breton—Canso—AntigonishNS	26.0%
339	Scarborough—Guildwood—Rouge ParkON	26.0%
338	AvalonNL	26.5%
337	Central NewfoundlandNL	26.6%
336	Markham—ThornhillON	26.8%
335	Miramichi—Grand LakeNB	26.9%
334	Gaspésie—Les Îles-de-la-Madeleine—ListugujQC	27.0%

All 343 ridings, ranked

All ridings ranked by share of residents who moved in the previous five years, 2021 Census, highest first
Rank	Riding	Province or territory	Value
1	Spadina—Harbourfront	Ontario	70.8%
2	Ville-Marie—Le Sud-Ouest—Île-des-Soeurs	Quebec	62.8%
3	Calgary Centre	Alberta	61.1%
4	Vancouver Centre	British Columbia	59.2%
5	Laurier—Sainte-Marie	Quebec	59.1%
6	Halifax	Nova Scotia	56.6%
7	Edmonton Centre	Alberta	54.3%
8	Toronto Centre	Ontario	54.0%
9	Outremont	Quebec	52.5%
10	Kelowna	British Columbia	51.6%
11	University—Rosedale	Ontario	51.1%
12	London Centre	Ontario	50.4%
13	Calgary Confederation	Alberta	49.9%
13	Rosemont—La Petite-Patrie	Quebec	49.9%
15	Ottawa Centre	Ontario	49.8%
15	Sherbrooke	Quebec	49.8%
17	Calgary Skyview	Alberta	49.7%
17	Hochelaga—Rosemont-Est	Quebec	49.7%
19	Charlottetown	Prince Edward Island	49.5%
19	Victoria	British Columbia	49.5%
21	Moncton—Dieppe	New Brunswick	49.3%
22	Brampton West	Ontario	49.1%
23	Edmonton Strathcona	Alberta	48.9%
23	Québec Centre	Quebec	48.9%
23	Winnipeg Centre	Manitoba	48.9%
26	Surrey Centre	British Columbia	48.6%
27	Chilliwack—Hope	British Columbia	48.4%
28	Edmonton Gateway	Alberta	47.9%
29	Fredericton—Oromocto	New Brunswick	47.8%
30	Airdrie—Cochrane	Alberta	47.7%
31	South Surrey—White Rock	British Columbia	47.5%
32	Okanagan Lake West—South Kelowna	British Columbia	47.3%
33	Vancouver Granville	British Columbia	47.1%
33	Waterloo	Ontario	47.1%
35	Ottawa—Vanier—Gloucester	Ontario	47.0%
35	Papineau	Quebec	47.0%
35	Winnipeg South	Manitoba	47.0%
38	Cowichan—Malahat—Langford	British Columbia	46.7%
39	Rivière-du-Nord	Quebec	46.6%
40	Halifax West	Nova Scotia	46.4%
41	Nanaimo—Ladysmith	British Columbia	46.1%
42	Surrey Newton	British Columbia	46.0%
43	New Tecumseth—Gwillimbury	Ontario	45.9%
44	Abbotsford—South Langley	British Columbia	45.8%
45	Saskatoon South	Saskatchewan	45.7%
45	Vancouver Quadra	British Columbia	45.7%
47	Cloverdale—Langley City	British Columbia	45.6%
47	Willowdale	Ontario	45.6%
49	Burnaby Central	British Columbia	45.4%
50	Kingston and the Islands	Ontario	45.3%
50	Saskatoon—University	Saskatchewan	45.3%
52	Kamloops—Thompson—Nicola	British Columbia	45.2%
52	Yukon	Yukon	45.2%
54	Longueuil—Charles-LeMoyne	Quebec	45.1%
54	New Westminster—Burnaby—Maillardville	British Columbia	45.1%
54	Vernon—Lake Country—Monashee	British Columbia	45.1%
54	West Vancouver—Sunshine Coast—Sea to Sky Country	British Columbia	45.1%
58	Similkameen—South Okanagan—West Kootenay	British Columbia	44.9%
59	Saskatoon West	Saskatchewan	44.8%
60	Hamilton Centre	Ontario	44.7%
60	Vancouver East	British Columbia	44.7%
62	Notre-Dame-de-Grâce—Westmount	Quebec	44.6%
63	Hull—Aylmer	Quebec	44.2%
63	LaSalle—Émard—Verdun	Quebec	44.2%
63	Regina—Wascana	Saskatchewan	44.2%
66	Langley Township—Fraser Heights	British Columbia	44.1%
67	Calgary Shepard	Alberta	44.0%
67	Oakville East	Ontario	44.0%
69	Edmonton Riverbend	Alberta	43.8%
70	Beauport—Limoilou	Quebec	43.7%
70	Courtenay—Alberni	British Columbia	43.7%
70	Longueuil—Saint-Hubert	Quebec	43.7%
70	Mirabel	Quebec	43.7%
70	Vimy	Quebec	43.7%
75	Kitchener Centre	Ontario	43.6%
75	North Vancouver—Capilano	British Columbia	43.6%
77	Kitchener South—Hespeler	Ontario	43.5%
77	Louis-Hébert	Quebec	43.5%
79	Lethbridge	Alberta	43.4%
80	Les Pays-d'en-Haut	Quebec	43.3%
80	Toronto—St. Paul's	Ontario	43.3%
82	Kamloops—Shuswap—Central Rockies	British Columbia	43.2%
82	Simcoe—Grey	Ontario	43.2%
84	Bowmanville—Oshawa North	Ontario	43.1%
84	Edmonton West	Alberta	43.1%
86	Esquimalt—Saanich—Sooke	British Columbia	43.0%
87	Richmond Centre—Marpole	British Columbia	42.9%
88	Barrie South—Innisfil	Ontario	42.8%
88	Brampton South	Ontario	42.8%
88	Fort McMurray—Cold Lake	Alberta	42.8%
88	Grande Prairie	Alberta	42.8%
92	Mount Royal	Quebec	42.4%
93	Winnipeg South Centre	Manitoba	42.3%
94	Edmonton Manning	Alberta	42.2%
95	Bourassa	Quebec	42.0%
95	Cariboo—Prince George	British Columbia	42.0%
95	Prince George—Peace River—Northern Rockies	British Columbia	42.0%
95	Saint-Laurent	Quebec	42.0%
95	Trois-Rivières	Quebec	42.0%
100	Bay of Quinte	Ontario	41.9%
100	Dorval—Lachine—LaSalle	Quebec	41.9%
100	Pitt Meadows—Maple Ridge	British Columbia	41.9%
100	Red Deer	Alberta	41.9%
104	Burlington North—Milton West	Ontario	41.8%
104	Guelph	Ontario	41.8%
104	North Island—Powell River	British Columbia	41.8%
104	Saint John—Kennebecasis	New Brunswick	41.8%
108	Brome—Missisquoi	Quebec	41.7%
108	Edmonton Southeast	Alberta	41.7%
108	Northwest Territories	Northwest Territories	41.7%
111	Barrie—Springwater—Oro-Medonte	Ontario	41.6%
111	Edmonton Griesbach	Alberta	41.6%
113	Ahuntsic-Cartierville	Quebec	41.5%
113	Columbia—Kootenay—Southern Rockies	British Columbia	41.5%
113	Joliette—Manawan	Quebec	41.5%
116	Coquitlam—Port Coquitlam	British Columbia	41.4%
116	Mission—Matsqui—Abbotsford	British Columbia	41.4%
118	Ottawa West—Nepean	Ontario	41.3%
119	London West	Ontario	41.1%
119	Montcalm	Quebec	41.1%
121	Brampton North—Caledon	Ontario	41.0%
121	Ottawa South	Ontario	41.0%
123	Simcoe North	Ontario	40.9%
123	Windsor West	Ontario	40.9%
125	Brossard—Saint-Lambert	Quebec	40.8%
126	Argenteuil—La Petite-Nation	Quebec	40.7%
126	Oxford	Ontario	40.7%
126	Regina—Lewvan	Saskatchewan	40.7%
129	Calgary Midnapore	Alberta	40.6%
129	Laurentides—Labelle	Quebec	40.6%
131	La Pointe-de-l'Île	Quebec	40.5%
131	Saint-Jean	Quebec	40.5%
131	Yellowhead	Alberta	40.5%
134	Edmonton Northwest	Alberta	40.4%
135	Fleetwood—Port Kells	British Columbia	40.1%
136	Beauharnois—Salaberry—Soulanges—Huntingdon	Quebec	40.0%
136	Etobicoke—Lakeshore	Ontario	40.0%
136	Oshawa	Ontario	40.0%
139	Elmwood—Transcona	Manitoba	39.9%
140	Brandon—Souris	Manitoba	39.8%
140	Don Valley North	Ontario	39.8%
140	Malpeque	Prince Edward Island	39.8%
140	Shefford	Quebec	39.8%
140	Thérèse-De Blainville	Quebec	39.8%
145	Elgin—St. Thomas—London South	Ontario	39.7%
145	La Prairie—Atateken	Quebec	39.7%
145	Pontiac—Kitigan Zibi	Quebec	39.7%
148	Niagara South	Ontario	39.6%
149	Parry Sound—Muskoka	Ontario	39.5%
150	Burnaby North—Seymour	British Columbia	39.4%
150	Saint-Léonard—Saint-Michel	Quebec	39.4%
152	Sudbury	Ontario	39.3%
153	Medicine Hat—Cardston—Warner	Alberta	39.2%
154	St. Boniface—St. Vital	Manitoba	39.1%
155	Algonquin—Renfrew—Pembroke	Ontario	39.0%
155	Middlesex—London	Ontario	39.0%
155	Winnipeg North	Manitoba	39.0%
158	Gatineau	Quebec	38.9%
158	London—Fanshawe	Ontario	38.9%
158	Newmarket—Aurora	Ontario	38.9%
161	Drummond	Quebec	38.8%
161	Nepean	Ontario	38.8%
163	Dartmouth—Cole Harbour	Nova Scotia	38.7%
164	Brampton Centre	Ontario	38.6%
164	St. Catharines	Ontario	38.6%
166	Nipissing—Timiskaming	Ontario	38.5%
167	Beloeil—Chambly	Quebec	38.4%
167	Skeena—Bulkley Valley	British Columbia	38.4%
169	Leduc—Wetaskiwin	Alberta	38.3%
169	Mississauga Centre	Ontario	38.3%
171	Egmont	Prince Edward Island	38.1%
171	Ponoka—Didsbury	Alberta	38.1%
171	Saanich—Gulf Islands	British Columbia	38.1%
174	Calgary Signal Hill	Alberta	38.0%
175	Carleton	Ontario	37.9%
175	Parkland	Alberta	37.9%
175	Port Moody—Coquitlam	British Columbia	37.9%
175	Prince Albert	Saskatchewan	37.9%
175	Provencher	Manitoba	37.9%
180	Saint-Hyacinthe—Bagot—Acton	Quebec	37.8%
181	Brantford—Brant South—Six Nations	Ontario	37.7%
181	Cambridge	Ontario	37.7%
181	Portage—Lisgar	Manitoba	37.7%
184	Calgary East	Alberta	37.6%
184	Prescott—Russell—Cumberland	Ontario	37.6%
186	Delta	British Columbia	37.5%
186	Peterborough	Ontario	37.5%
186	Regina—Qu'Appelle	Saskatchewan	37.5%
186	Vancouver Fraserview—South Burnaby	British Columbia	37.5%
190	St. John's East	Newfoundland and Labrador	37.4%
191	Niagara Falls—Niagara-on-the-Lake	Ontario	37.3%
191	Vancouver Kingsway	British Columbia	37.3%
191	Vaudreuil	Quebec	37.3%
194	Cardigan	Prince Edward Island	37.2%
195	Terrebonne	Quebec	37.1%
196	Kanata	Ontario	37.0%
196	Louis-Saint-Laurent—Akiawenhrahk	Quebec	37.0%
198	Bruce—Grey—Owen Sound	Ontario	36.9%
199	Brampton—Chinguacousy Park	Ontario	36.7%
199	Sackville—Bedford—Preston	Nova Scotia	36.7%
201	Lanark—Frontenac	Ontario	36.6%
202	Calgary McKnight	Alberta	36.5%
202	Charlesbourg—Haute-Saint-Charles	Quebec	36.5%
202	Rivière-des-Mille-Îles	Quebec	36.5%
205	Hastings—Lennox and Addington—Tyendinaga	Ontario	36.4%
206	Châteauguay—Les Jardins-de-Napierville	Quebec	36.3%
207	Bow River	Alberta	36.1%
207	Northumberland—Clarke	Ontario	36.1%
207	Taiaiako'n—Parkdale—High Park	Ontario	36.1%
210	Milton East—Halton Hills South	Ontario	36.0%
210	Orléans	Ontario	36.0%
212	Foothills	Alberta	35.8%
212	Leeds—Grenville—Thousand Islands—Rideau Lakes	Ontario	35.8%
212	Richmond Hill South	Ontario	35.8%
215	Compton—Stanstead	Quebec	35.7%
215	Stormont—Dundas—Glengarry	Ontario	35.7%
215	Wellington—Halton Hills North	Ontario	35.7%
215	Whitby	Ontario	35.7%
219	Repentigny	Quebec	35.5%
219	Richmond East—Steveston	British Columbia	35.5%
221	Windsor—Tecumseh—Lakeshore	Ontario	35.3%
222	Calgary Crowfoot	Alberta	35.2%
222	Haliburton—Kawartha Lakes	Ontario	35.2%
224	Calgary Nose Hill	Alberta	35.1%
225	Kapuskasing—Timmins—Mushkegowuk	Ontario	35.0%
225	Kildonan—St. Paul	Manitoba	35.0%
225	Portneuf—Jacques-Cartier	Quebec	35.0%
228	Cumberland—Colchester	Nova Scotia	34.9%
228	Davenport	Ontario	34.9%
228	Hamilton East—Stoney Creek	Ontario	34.9%
228	Oakville West	Ontario	34.9%
228	Perth—Wellington	Ontario	34.9%
233	Burlington	Ontario	34.8%
233	Moose Jaw—Lake Centre—Lanigan	Saskatchewan	34.8%
233	Peace River—Westlock	Alberta	34.8%
236	Don Valley West	Ontario	34.7%
236	Sherwood Park—Fort Saskatchewan	Alberta	34.7%
238	Battlefords—Lloydminster—Meadow Lake	Saskatchewan	34.6%
238	Berthier—Maskinongé	Quebec	34.6%
238	Kings—Hants	Nova Scotia	34.6%
238	St. Albert—Sturgeon River	Alberta	34.6%
242	Beauséjour	New Brunswick	34.5%
242	Mississauga East—Cooksville	Ontario	34.5%
242	Scarborough—Agincourt	Ontario	34.5%
245	Sault Ste. Marie—Algoma	Ontario	34.3%
245	Thunder Bay—Superior North	Ontario	34.3%
247	Bellechasse—Les Etchemins—Lévis	Quebec	34.2%
247	Calgary Heritage	Alberta	34.2%
247	Hamilton West—Ancaster—Dundas	Ontario	34.2%
247	Kitchener—Conestoga	Ontario	34.2%
247	Nunavut	Nunavut	34.2%
247	Richmond—Arthabaska	Quebec	34.2%
247	Sarnia—Lambton—Bkejwanong	Ontario	34.2%
254	Mont-Saint-Bruno—L’Acadie	Quebec	34.1%
254	Winnipeg West	Manitoba	34.1%
256	Abitibi—Témiscamingue	Quebec	34.0%
256	Chicoutimi—Le Fjord	Quebec	34.0%
258	Dufferin—Caledon	Ontario	33.9%
258	Flamborough—Glanbrook—Brant North	Ontario	33.9%
258	Pierre-Boucher—Les Patriotes—Verchères	Quebec	33.9%
261	Brampton East	Ontario	33.8%
261	Markham—Stouffville	Ontario	33.8%
263	Aurora—Oak Ridges—Richmond Hill	Ontario	33.7%
264	Acadie—Annapolis	Nova Scotia	33.6%
265	Battle River—Crowfoot	Alberta	33.5%
265	Bécancour—Nicolet—Saurel—Alnôbak	Quebec	33.5%
265	King—Vaughan	Ontario	33.5%
268	Chatham-Kent—Leamington	Ontario	33.4%
268	Niagara West	Ontario	33.4%
270	Scarborough—Woburn	Ontario	33.3%
270	Swift Current—Grasslands—Kindersley	Saskatchewan	33.3%
270	York Centre	Ontario	33.3%
270	York—Durham	Ontario	33.3%
274	Huron—Bruce	Ontario	33.2%
275	Abitibi—Baie-James—Nunavik—Eeyou	Quebec	33.0%
275	Carlton Trail—Eagle Creek	Saskatchewan	33.0%
275	Saint-Maurice—Champlain	Quebec	33.0%
278	Mississauga—Erin Mills	Ontario	32.9%
278	Riding Mountain	Manitoba	32.9%
280	Ajax	Ontario	32.8%
280	Lévis—Lotbinière	Quebec	32.8%
282	Labrador	Newfoundland and Labrador	32.7%
282	Lakeland	Alberta	32.7%
284	Essex	Ontario	32.6%
284	Haldimand—Norfolk	Ontario	32.6%
284	Rimouski—La Matapédia	Quebec	32.6%
284	Selkirk—Interlake—Eastman	Manitoba	32.6%
288	Saint John—St. Croix	New Brunswick	32.5%
288	Thornhill	Ontario	32.5%
288	Thunder Bay—Rainy River	Ontario	32.5%
291	Churchill—Keewatinook Aski	Manitoba	32.4%
291	Honoré-Mercier	Quebec	32.4%
291	Markham—Unionville	Ontario	32.4%
291	Pickering—Brooklin	Ontario	32.4%
295	Alfred-Pellan	Quebec	32.3%
295	Eglinton—Lawrence	Ontario	32.3%
295	Scarborough Centre—Don Valley East	Ontario	32.3%
298	Cape Spear	Newfoundland and Labrador	32.2%
298	Fundy Royal	New Brunswick	32.2%
300	Mississauga—Lakeshore	Ontario	32.1%
301	Beaches—East York	Ontario	32.0%
301	Laval—Les Îles	Quebec	32.0%
303	Scarborough Southwest	Ontario	31.7%
303	Souris—Moose Mountain	Saskatchewan	31.7%
305	Kenora—Kiiwetinoong	Ontario	31.6%
306	Jonquière	Quebec	31.5%
307	Toronto—Danforth	Ontario	31.3%
307	Yorkton—Melville	Saskatchewan	31.3%
309	Mississauga—Malton	Ontario	31.2%
310	Etobicoke Centre	Ontario	31.1%
310	Humber River—Black Creek	Ontario	31.1%
312	Sudbury East—Manitoulin—Nickel Belt	Ontario	31.0%
313	Hamilton Mountain	Ontario	30.9%
314	Desnethé—Missinippi—Churchill River	Saskatchewan	30.8%
315	Montmorency—Charlevoix	Quebec	30.6%
316	Tobique—Mactaquac	New Brunswick	30.3%
317	Lac-Saint-Louis	Quebec	30.2%
318	Etobicoke North	Ontario	30.0%
318	Pierrefonds—Dollard	Quebec	30.0%
320	Côte-du-Sud—Rivière-du-Loup—Kataskomiq—Témiscouata	Quebec	29.7%
321	Marc-Aurèle-Fortin	Quebec	29.4%
321	Mégantic—L’Érable—Lotbinière	Quebec	29.4%
321	South Shore—St. Margarets	Nova Scotia	29.4%
324	Beauce	Quebec	29.2%
324	Lac-Saint-Jean	Quebec	29.2%
326	Côte-Nord—Kawawachikamach—Nitassinan	Quebec	28.7%
327	Central Nova	Nova Scotia	28.4%
327	Mississauga—Streetsville	Ontario	28.4%
329	Madawaska—Restigouche	New Brunswick	28.2%
330	Scarborough North	Ontario	28.0%
330	Sydney—Glace Bay	Nova Scotia	28.0%
332	York South—Weston—Etobicoke	Ontario	27.6%
333	Long Range Mountains	Newfoundland and Labrador	27.1%
334	Gaspésie—Les Îles-de-la-Madeleine—Listuguj	Quebec	27.0%
335	Miramichi—Grand Lake	New Brunswick	26.9%
336	Markham—Thornhill	Ontario	26.8%
337	Central Newfoundland	Newfoundland and Labrador	26.6%
338	Avalon	Newfoundland and Labrador	26.5%
339	Cape Breton—Canso—Antigonish	Nova Scotia	26.0%
339	Scarborough—Guildwood—Rouge Park	Ontario	26.0%
341	Vaughan—Woodbridge	Ontario	25.4%
342	Acadie—Bathurst	New Brunswick	24.5%
343	Terra Nova—The Peninsulas	Newfoundland and Labrador	22.3%

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

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Mobility — 2021 Census

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Mobility in Canada

Mobility — whether people stayed put or moved — captures the restlessness and rootedness of Canadian communities. The 2021 Census found that 39.6 percent of Canadians aged five and over had moved in the previous five years, while 60.4 percent lived at the same address as in 2016. Among movers, most relocated within the same municipality, but 3.6 percent moved from a different province and 4.5 percent came from outside Canada. The mobility map reveals which communities are transient and which are stable, with implications for social cohesion, voter engagement, and housing demand.

Movers

The most transient ridings are downtown cores with dense rental housing and large student and immigrant populations. Spadina–Harbourfront leads at 70.5 percent — more than two in three residents moved in the previous five years. Ville-Marie (62.6%), Calgary Centre (61.3%), and Laurier–Sainte-Marie (59.2%) follow. These are ridings of renters, young professionals, and newcomers who change addresses frequently.

The pandemic may have amplified this pattern: downtown residents were more likely to relocate during COVID lockdowns, seeking more space or lower rents.

Non-Movers (Stability)

The most stable communities are the inverse: aging, homeowning populations in rural and suburban ridings. Terra Nova–The Peninsulas leads at 77.7 percent non-movers, followed by Acadie–Bathurst (75.5%) and Vaughan–Woodbridge (74.6%). Terra Nova and Acadie–Bathurst are aging communities with few newcomers and limited housing turnover. Vaughan–Woodbridge is more surprising — an affluent GTA suburb where Italian-Canadian families have owned their homes for decades and have no reason to move.

External Migrants

External migration — people who lived outside Canada five years earlier — tracks closely with immigration settlement patterns. Ville-Marie–Le Sud-Ouest leads at 20.9 percent, reflecting Montreal's large international student intake. Outremont (17.7%), Vancouver Centre (16.8%), and Spadina–Harbourfront (16.0%) follow. These ridings receive the first wave of newcomers who later disperse to suburbs.

Interprovincial Migration

Interprovincial migration reveals which provinces are gaining and losing Canadians. Yukon leads at 13.4 percent, reflecting the territory's transient workforce. Halifax (12.9%) is the top provincial riding, benefiting from Atlantic Canada's post-pandemic population boom as remote workers and retirees discovered affordable Maritime cities. The BC ridings on the list (Columbia–Kootenay, Okanagan, Kelowna) represent Albertans and Ontarians relocating to BC's interior for lifestyle reasons.

Riding Rankings

Most Transient Ridings (Highest Movers %)

Rank	Riding	Movers %
1	Spadina–Harbourfront	70.5%
2	Ville-Marie–Le Sud-Ouest–Île-des-Soeurs	62.6%
3	Calgary Centre	61.3%
4	Laurier–Sainte-Marie	59.2%
5	Vancouver Centre	59.2%
6	Halifax	56.6%
7	Edmonton Centre	54.4%
8	Toronto Centre	54.2%
9	Outremont	52.4%
10	Calgary Centre-North	51.8%

Every major Canadian city is represented: Toronto, Montreal, Vancouver, Calgary, Edmonton, Halifax. These are ridings where the population churns constantly — renters move for better deals, immigrants arrive and settle, students graduate and leave, professionals follow job opportunities. Community institutions must constantly rebuild their base.

Most Stable Ridings (Highest Non-Movers %)

Rank	Riding	Non-Movers %
1	Terra Nova–The Peninsulas	77.7%
2	Acadie–Bathurst	75.5%
3	Vaughan–Woodbridge	74.6%
4	Cape Breton–Canso–Antigonish	73.9%
5	Scarborough–Guildwood–Rouge Park	73.8%
6	Central Newfoundland	73.5%
7	Avalon	73.4%
8	Miramichi–Grand Lake	73.2%
9	Gaspésie–Les Îles-de-la-Madeleine–Listuguj	73.0%
10	South Shore–St. Margarets	72.5%

Atlantic Canada dominates, with five of the top ten ridings in Newfoundland and New Brunswick. These are communities where people are born, live, and die — not by choice but because there are few economic incentives to move and deep social ties keeping people in place. Vaughan–Woodbridge and Scarborough–Guildwood represent a different kind of stability: established immigrant communities who bought homes decades ago and now anchor multi-generational households.

Highest External Migration Rate

Rank	Riding	External Migrants %
1	Ville-Marie–Le Sud-Ouest–Île-des-Soeurs	20.9%
2	Outremont	17.7%
3	Vancouver Centre	16.8%
4	Spadina–Harbourfront	16.0%
5	Laurier–Sainte-Marie	15.9%
6	Willowdale	15.4%
7	Surrey Centre	15.3%
8	Winnipeg South	14.8%
9	Surrey Newton	14.7%
10	Brampton South	13.9%

Montreal's dominance (three of top five) reflects its dual role as both an international student destination and a primary immigrant gateway. The GTA and Surrey ridings represent family-reunification and economic immigration. Winnipeg South's appearance reflects Manitoba's aggressive Provincial Nominee Program, which has made Winnipeg one of Canada's fastest-growing immigration destinations.

Source: Statistics Canada, 2021 Census of Population. Riding boundaries reflect the 2022 Federal Electoral Districts. Adapted from Statistics Canada; this does not constitute an endorsement by Statistics Canada of this product.

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Source: Statistics Canada, 2021 Census of Population. Adapted from Statistics Canada, Census of Population, 2021. This does not constitute an endorsement by Statistics Canada of this product.