Migration
Mobility within the Province
The majority of Alberta seniors had not moved in the year prior to the 2006 Census (93.0%).
Of the seniors who moved in the year prior, or in the five-year period prior to the 2006 Census, over half (58.0%), moved within their census subdivision.27
Interprovincial Migration and Immigration
Almost 3,000 seniors moved to Alberta from another province in the year prior to the 2006 Census.
From July 1, 2008 to June 30, 2009, 468 more seniors moved out of Alberta than moved in. Among provinces and territories, Alberta lost the greatest number of senior to interprovincial migration. This is the third year in a row that Alberta has seen a deficit.
Roughly 920 seniors moved to Alberta from another country in the year prior to the 2006 Census.
27 A census subdivision is the general term used by Statistics Canada for municipalities (as defined by provincial legislation) or areas treated as municipal equivalents for statistical purposes such as Indian reserves.
