This is VERY hard to predict in a country like Canada because our population growth is very much a political decision and not a demographic analysis. So much of our population growth depends on immigration and Ottawa sets the terms and that can change from one government to the next.
Assuming things stay relatively the same for overall population growth, the 15 largest Metros will remain the same but I think Hamilton will overtake Quebec due to Toronto overflow and Oshawa will probably overtake St.Cath/Niagara and Halifax for the same reason. It's also very possible that Ottawa could regain it's #4 spot as Alberta continues to struggle and oil begins to fade. Toronto will become even more of an elephant in the room as it easily passes 10 million and the GGH 15 million. Remember also that if the current rate of growth continues, Canada will, by 2050, be in more of the 55 to 60 million range.
This has huge political implications. Canada is already, despite what Canadians think, one of the most powerful and influential countries in the world and this will take our population well past Spain and South Korea and more importantly, Italy.
Last edited by ssiguy; Jan 2, 2020 at 6:51 AM.
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