Winnipeg Population Growth Estimates

[hexrae]

True, but even if 1% makes the trek that'd have quite the impact. Of course, this isn't taking into account the job market and housing availability in Gimli (which apparently are major factors when one considers a relocation )

[sledhead35]

winnipeg is ranked 80th on most affordable housing in north america

http://www.demographia.com/dhi.pdf

chart on pg 11. coincidently we are the very last city on the list

[1ajs]

Originally Posted by sledhead35

winnipeg is ranked 80th on most affordable housing in north america

http://www.demographia.com/dhi.pdf

chart on pg 11. coincidently we are the very last city on the list

did u just look at the chart or read the other stuff??

"Affordability Improves: There are 87 “affordable” markets, all in the United States (77) and
Canada (10). As in 2007, the “affordable markets” include the three markets above 5,000,000
population with the greatest demand, Atlanta, Dallas-Fort Worth and Houston. A number of
additional major markets (markets with more than 1,000,000 residents) in the United States are
“affordable,” while Winnipeg is Canada’s largest “affordable” market (Table ES-2)."

[Only The Lonely..]

Originally Posted by 1ajs

while Winnipeg is Canada’s largest “affordable” market (Table ES-2)."

It's also affordable to live in Gander Newfoundland, Plum Coulee Manitoba and parts of Nunavut.

Just because its cheap doesn't make people want to live there.

In fact, it would seem the opposite is true. The more expensive the city the more people want to reside there.

Think Manhattan, Vancouver, San Francisco, etc.

[hexrae]

Province courts Iceland's unemployed

By: Mia Rabson

OTTAWA - Little Iceland might end up with a much bigger title if Manitoba immigration officials have anything to say about it.


The provincial government has reached out to the Icelandic government to offer any assistance it can to help qualified immigrants from Iceland get to Manitoba through the provincial nominee program.


Atli Asmundsson, consul-general at Iceland’s Manitoba Consulate, said the Icelandic government is quite interested and will be inviting Labour and Immigration Minister Nancy Allan to Reykjavik to plan the program out further.


“It’s a very friendly gesture,” said Asmundsson. “We are going to address their request very shortly.”


The Icelandic economy completely collapsed amid the global recession, and the government declared bankruptcy. An interim coalition government took over and will hold office until elections can be held in April.


In a country of 300,000 people, there are over 11,000 people unemployed and many of them have been eyeing Manitoba as a place to relocate.


Manitoba has the highest Icelandic population outside of Iceland itself, and Asmundsson said everyone in Iceland knows or is related to someone in Manitoba.


“This is the only place you can go from Iceland and still be there,” he said.


The provincial nominee program is an agreement with Ottawa that allows Manitoba to go out and seek a certain number of immigrants each year to fill specific skill shortages in Manitoba. Normally immigration is the jurisdiction of the federal government.

Speak of the devil

[1ajs]

sweet

[ssiguy]

In terms of house prices.........well its true that prices are higher in favorite cities but also has nothing to do with it. Vancouver is completly out of wack with anything east of the BC/AB border. Most of vancouver's prices is strickly speculation and now prices are plunging because the mortgage rules changed and now 5% down and 35 year mortgage are the minimum allowed. Bachelor apt downtown start at 250k so in Vancouver zero down and 40 year mortgages are now the rule not the exception.
Its like Edmonton vs Toronto. Toronto is better in nearly every conceivable way but Edmonton is more expensive, although Edmonton is falling fast.
Prince George BC which is a complete dump of a place in the middle of no where is more expensive than London Ontario which has a warmer climate, is 5x larger, is close to everything, and is an incredibly beautiful city.
BC is a whole other world from reality.

Oh, BTW, as far as this "laid back" Vancouverites like to say about their city, Torontonians on average work 45 minutes LESS in a standard week.

[Jets4Life]

I would be willing to bet that Winnipeg's population could easily hit 670,000 by the end of the year. We will see a mass influx of former Manitoba residents returning from the Western Provinces, especially Alberta. Here in Brooks, I know at least 8 people in the last month who have moved back to their respective provinces or are in the process of moving. There are many ormer Winnipeggers in these parts, and many have expressed interest in returning to the city.


In terms of Census Metropolitan Areas go, I would not at all be suprised in Winnipeg overtook Quebec and Hamilton in population.

[Pegger5]

Originally Posted by Only The Lonely..

In light of the recent announcement of Manitoba's population hitting 1.2 million. I thought it might be fun to look at what kind of future population growth Winnipeg can expect.


In 2007 the city commissioned the Conference Board of Canada to conduct just such a study.

Jets4Life

We actually agree on something. I know many people moving back as well...
as per above..
I guess you are talking about the 670K for Winnipeg City limits only not CMA. Assuming that theory then cities like Edmonton are only 700K.. Minneapolis is only 650K. Just something to think about...as per above. If apples to apples then the Peg is growing fast...

[Jets4Life]

I actually think those projections will be exceeded. I could be mistaken, but I recall that the city revised the projections a couple of years ago when it was realized that Winnipeg's growth was higher than anticipated ( I recall that the 2007 projections seemed higher than the projections of 2003). Having first hand experience in witnessing the rather large exodus of Manitobans in Alberta returning home, I would not be suprised if they again revise the population projections.

On a personal level, I love my job out here, but if I become another casuality on the Oilpatch, I'm headed home. I honestly think Winnipeg will emerge the strongest large Canadian city once the recession ends. Besides, I miss friends and family in the Peg. My prediction for the CMA population for Winnipeg at the end of the year: 728,500. It will be fun to view the results to see how far of I will be.

[ILYR]

Destination Winnipeg 4th quarter economic highlights have Winnipeg metropolitan population at 720 000.

For more info see:

http://www.destinationwinnipeg.ca/fi...Hilites(1).pdf

[thegreattait]

Originally Posted by edmontonenthusiast

Don't know if this would be a good spot to ask this but it seems ok. Please don't bash me if this is the wrong spot.

I was wondering what Winnipeggers on the topic of their city hitting 1 million. Do you think it'll happen soon? When? Will the Centreport idea boost Winnipeg's population like crazy? I don't know. You guys would be more in the know.

Considering Winnipeg is more stable in growth than Calgary or Edmonton, I'd guess somewhere between 2020-2030. What do you guys think?

Thank you edmontonenthusiast for brinning this up. Starting with 700,000 approx and a 2% growth rate you are looking at about 19 years so 2028.

Then of corse comes the whole question on whether you are talking the city itself , the CMA region etc etc.

By that time headingly might become part of the city giving us another boost, in addition to East and West St. Paul

2% is actually pretty impressive as the numbers start to climb, but I'm guessing with further immigration and perhaps the addition of an urban reserve by that time I definately think it could get there.


What I would rather see though is that instead of a focus on a number how about focusing on smart development. lets leave the physical footprint of Winnipeg approximately the same as it is now and lets densify areas and create vibrant neighborhoods.

[ue]

^I was meaning more CMA cause I usually don't count city populations. Edmonton is 1.1 million people, but it has a city population of 752,000. Or San Fran has what 5 or 6 or maybe 7 million people, and 700,000 city. But Winnipeg doesn't currently have much of a metro population. When I was in the city last summer, the city kinda just popped up with no suburbs (other than within city). But thanks anyways, and thanks for finding the right thread.

[thegreattait]

No problem, I'm anxious to see where this goes.

[Pootkao]

Sssssssh. Don't tell the NDP.

Originally Posted by Only The Lonely..

It's also affordable to live in Gander Newfoundland, Plum Coulee Manitoba and parts of Nunavut.

Just because its cheap doesn't make people want to live there.

In fact, it would seem the opposite is true. The more expensive the city the more people want to reside there.

Think Manhattan, Vancouver, San Francisco, etc.

[ue]

Many cities that end up being expensive and lively were originally a city that is cheaper to live in with all sorts of amenities. That's Winnipeg. Think Boise, Nashville, and I think Portland. I think even Vancouver was cheap Pre - 1986.

[ILYR]

Manitoba population: 1,226,196 increase of 0.35% for the third quarter.
See stats Canada for tables.

Canada's population estimates
Related subjects

* Ethnic diversity and immigration
* Immigrants and non-permanent residents
* Population and demography

Third quarter 2009 (preliminary) (Previous release)

On October 1, 2009, Canada's population was estimated at 33,873,400. In the third quarter, Canada's population grew by 133,500 (+0.40%). Although down slightly from 2008, this was the strongest demographic growth for this time of year since 1990. Net international migration (+90,500) accounted for just over two-thirds of the increase. As was the case in 2008, net international migration topped the 90,000 mark in the third quarter.
Stronger demographic growth continues in the western provinces

British Columbia had a higher population growth rate than any other province in the third quarter (+0.56%). In addition to a sustained international contribution, the province recorded its largest quarterly interprovincial migration gain (+3,500) since the third quarter of 2007. That gain was also the largest interprovincial migration gain in the third quarter.

For the first time since 1994, Alberta posted a third-quarter loss in interprovincial migration. Even so, Alberta's population grew by 0.44% in the third quarter. While this was the province's lowest third-quarter population growth since 2000, it was still above the Canadian average.

Saskatchewan (+0.47%) and Manitoba (+0.35%) recorded population increases in the third quarter. Their demographic growth was mostly due to international migration, which was at the highest levels seen at this time of the year since 1971. For Manitoba, it was the largest third-quarter population growth since 1983.
Sharp decline in interprovincial migration losses for Ontario and Quebec

In the third quarter, Ontario had a population increase of 0.38%, mainly because of net international migration. Ontario's net interprovincial migration (-1,700) was at its highest level since 2002.

Quebec's population grew by 0.36% in the third quarter, primarily as a result of international migration. It was the province's highest quarterly demographic growth rate for any quarter since 1988. The acceleration in Quebec's population growth was largely attributable to a substantial decrease in interprovincial migration losses. For the first time since 1994, Quebec posted gains in its third-quarter migration exchanges with Alberta.
Population increases in all Atlantic provinces

For the second consecutive quarter, every one of the Atlantic provinces had an increase in population. Interprovincial migration accounted for most of Newfoundland and Labrador's population growth, while international migration was the main contributor to the increases for the other three Atlantic provinces. All of the Atlantic provinces except Prince Edward Island posted interprovincial migration gains in the third quarter.

Newfoundland and Labrador posted its highest rate of population growth for a third quarter (+0.26%) since 1982. The acceleration in demographic growth was largely due to net international migration. The province posted gains in its migration exchanges with the rest of the country for a fifth consecutive quarter.

Prince Edward Island's population grew by 0.28% in the third quarter, despite losses in its migration exchanges with the rest of the country. It was the province's fourth consecutive quarter of negative net interprovincial migration.

[Winnipegger@Heart]

Bothers me that Saskatchewan is growing more than Manitoba...

[jmt18325]

Why does that bother you?

[1ajs]

makes sens for sask to grow they were loosing peple for how long? we are growing to so why worry