{"id":71649,"date":"2023-10-24T15:25:21","date_gmt":"2023-10-24T21:25:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/saitjournalism.ca\/?p=71649"},"modified":"2023-10-24T15:25:21","modified_gmt":"2023-10-24T21:25:21","slug":"calgary-becomes-hot-spot-for-migration","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/saitjournalism.ca\/thepress\/2023\/10\/24\/calgary-becomes-hot-spot-for-migration\/","title":{"rendered":"Calgary becomes hot spot for migration"},"content":{"rendered":"
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CROWDED HALL<\/strong>: Students gather at Heritage Hall on SAIT campus. (Photo by Abhilakshdeep Singh\/The Press)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

C<\/span>algary saw a large number of people migrating from all over the world this year in search of a better life.<\/p>\n

The city estimates<\/a> the population will grow by 62 new residents a day for the next several years, which could mean 110,000 more people arriving by 2027.<\/p>\n

\u201cAlberta’s strong interprovincial migration flows continue,\u201d read a tweet<\/a> Trevor Tombe, a University of Calgary economist. \u201cNearly 14K net inflows within the second quarter of 2023 alone.<\/p>\n

Last year<\/a>, the federal Liberal government announced a new immigration plan that would see Canada welcome 500,000 immigrants per year by 2025.<\/p>\n

Tombe noted that the inflow was dominated by young people in their 20s and 30s.<\/p>\n

Despite its high costs, students continue consider Calgary to be a better option than other North American cities.<\/p>\n

The price for rent in Calgary, according to CBC<\/a>, in September was $2,149 \u2014 up by more than 11 per cent compared with a year ago.<\/p>\n

\u201cIn my opinion, Calgary is the best option to live even though it\u2019s becoming crowded,\u201d said SAIT student Usama Javed, who migrated from Pakistan last year. \u201cIt is still way affordable than other Canadian cities like Toronto and Vancouver, which is the reason people are still migrating immensely.<\/p>\n

According to Statistics Canada, approximately 74,000 B.C. and Ontario residents moved to Alberta<\/a>\u00a0last year.<\/p>\n

One of the Saitsa board of directors and civil engineering technology student, Gurnoor Singh Brar, shared his views.<\/p>\n

“My brother recommended me about SAIT and told that Calgary would be what you are looking for to have a bright future with all the job opportunities and peaceful environment,” said Brar.<\/p>\n

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NEW OPPORTUNITIES<\/strong>: Gurnoor Singh Brar works on his assignments at Heritage Hall. (Photo by Abhilakshdeep Singh\/The Press)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

According to the Greater Vancouver Real Estate Board<\/a>, the average home price in Greater Vancouver in August was $1,208,400, while the average home price in Toronto was $1,082,496.<\/p>\n

\u201cI migrated from Toronto after completing my school for three years because of the traffic and commotion,\u201d said Arman Randhawa. \u201cAlso the taxes are insane in Ontario.\u201d<\/p>\n

Meanwhile, the Calgary Real Estate Board<\/a> reported an average home price of $570,700 in August, a new high for the city but still far lower than prices in Toronto and Vancouver.<\/p>\n

\u201cMy father was a retired Major in the Indian army and then left for Toronto in 1987 to reunite with our whole family living in Canada,\u201d said Dilnoor Singh Baasi, a Calgary local. \u201cLater on, moved to Calgary in 1998 because of affordable housing and bearable taxes.\u201d<\/p>\n

According to recent Statistics Canada<\/a> data, Alberta had 4.7 million residents as of July 1, up 4.1 per cent over the same period previous year due to an increase of 184,400 persons.<\/p>\n

CTV Calgary<\/a>\u00a0said that Alberta’s population grew faster than the national average, outpacing the national average by 1.1 percentage points, though Canada experienced a significant gain in population, three per cent, the fastest since 1957 and stronger than any of the G7 countries, according to Parsons.<\/p>\n

Because of the federal government’s revised immigration targets, more people have come to Canada, and many of them have ended up in Calgary searching for a cheap place to live.<\/p>\n

\u201cI moved to Calgary to find a better life,\u201d said Cyrille Ondoua, a SAIT student who has lived in Calgary for four years. \u201cDue to less job opportunities I had to leave my country [Nigeria].\u201d<\/p>\n

Some people comprehend the causes and numerous duties that drive people to leave their hometowns and relocate to a distant location.<\/p>\n

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GROWING FAST<\/strong>: Graph depicting the record of population growth in Calgary from the year 2013 to 2022, according to Statistics Canada. (Graph by Abhilakshdeep Singh\/The Press)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

\u201cMy parents immigrated from Italy in 1920s with their families to New York as there was no way out due to severe poverty,\u201d said Nick, a Calgarian moved from U.S. in the year 1999 . \u201cI believe it is the same situation for people coming to Calgary because of the reputation the city has built in terms of low interest-rates, affordable housing, and more job opportunities.<\/p>\n

\u201cWell Calgary is a nice city to live, relatively clean as compared to others, fairly peaceful, particularly than New York City for sure,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

Others believe that migration from all over the world reduces affordability and leads to housing difficulties.<\/p>\n

“At the rate at which people are migrating to Calgary from everywhere else, I am afraid that Calgarians will face severe housing crises soon,” said Joyce, a Calgarian who migrated to the city from Manitoba 40 years ago.<\/p>\n

Blake Shaffer, an assistant economics professor at the University of Calgary, provided an analysis of Alberta’s population change since 1971.<\/p>\n

“At the rate at which people are migrating to Calgary from everywhere else, I am afraid that Calgarians will face severe housing crises soon,” he said.<\/p>\n

Calgary’s opportunities for employment and equality attracts people from all over the world. SAIT student Deniel Boachie Manu \u2014 originally from Ghana \u2014 moved from Montreal to Calgary to start fresh.<\/p>\n

\u201cDevelopment and equal opportunity are what I love about Calgary,\u201d said Boachie Manu. “If you are here [in Calgary], you\u2019ll still make it even though you are not smart.\u201d<\/p>\n

Some people prefer the environment and lifestyle of a city.<\/p>\n

\u201cI think people of Calgary are very friendly and make others feel welcomed,\u201d said SAIT student Teresa Lian. \u201cI went all across from Toronto to Vancouver but finally chose to stay in Calgary.\u201d<\/p>\n

Everybody has their own reasons to move to a new place. In this case the factors are affordable housing, low interest rates, more job opportunities, less crime rate, and tourist destination places.<\/p>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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