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Canada Lost Population for the First Time Since Confederation — But Alberta Is the Exception

Kristen Edmunds

Published on: 29/06/2026

Canada lost population for the first time since 1867 — but Alberta grew. Here's why the national headline doesn't describe the Calgary acreage corridor.

Canada population decline 2026Statistics CanadaAlberta interprovincial migrationCalgary acreage marketRocky View acreageFoothills acreageStrategic Transitionerfederal immigration policyCalgary corridor real estatenational real estate headlines

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