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Population of Toronto (Including Census Counts)

Someone posted this on reddit, seems like a great way to visualize the data:

https://tdubolyou.github.io/PopChange2016/

Scarborough deserves subways!

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http://www.statcan.gc.ca/tables-tableaux/sum-som/l01/cst01/demo05a-eng.htm

The estimates for July are usually estimate on February of the following year, so in theory the July 2016 estimates should be released soon, but I think they actually take a long time to adjust for the new data from the 2016 census. The oil situation should be most noticeable for 2015-2016 so we might not see the effect for a while.

The slowdown has been noticeable for Alberta though. Looking at Calgary's municipal census, which is taken every April, there's been a definite slow down in growth

2015-2016: +4,256
2014-2015: +35,721
2013-2014: +38,508
2012-2013: +36,461
2011-2012: +29,289
2010-2011: +19,421
2009-2010: +6,060

Does anyone know where I can find the growth of the Toronto CMA broken down by year? I want to see if there was a spike in Toronto's growth in 2016, in response to the oil situation in Alberta.

Alberta had previously seen a spike in immigration, thanks to the booming (at the time) oil business, and I expect that would have been reversed in 2016.
 
The slowdown has been noticeable for Alberta though. Looking at Calgary's municipal census, which is taken every April, there's been a definite slow down in growth
I think it is too easy to dismiss Calgary and Edmonton.

Both cities are large-ish, attractive and dynamic cities to support growth in business investment in their own right, and remain top places for immigration having topped livability indexes. Slowdown in growth is to be expected obviously, but both cities are far from being in decline.

It's worth mentioning that growth in Toronto and Vancouver are population-led rather than employment-led too.
 
City of Toronto Media Relations has issued the following:
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Media Advisory

May 3, 2017

City staff currently reviewing latest census data

This morning, Statistics Canada issued the latest release of the 2016 Census data on age and sex, as well as type of dwelling. City of Toronto staff are reviewing the data and will be available to respond to media inquiries about the latest census findings as of noontomorrow.

A backgrounder that summarizes key findings and trends will also be released on Thursday, May 4, and posted to the City's demographics webpage at http://www.toronto.ca/demographics.

Toronto is Canada's largest city, the fourth largest in North America, and home to a diverse population of about 2.8 million people. It is a global centre for business, finance, arts and culture and is consistently ranked one of the world's most livable cities. In 2017, Toronto will honour Canada's 150th birthday with "TO Canada with Love," a year-long program of celebrations, commemorations and exhibitions. For information on non-emergency City services and programs, Toronto residents, businesses and visitors can visit http://www.toronto.ca, call 311, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, or follow us on Twitter at http://www.twitter.com/TorontoComms and on Instagram at http://www.instagram.com/cityofto.

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Chances are that the population of Toronto has exceeded 3 Million at some point within the last 12 months. As of July 2018, our population was 2,956,024, just 44,000 of the 3 Million mark. Our growth has been about 75,000 to 100,000 new residents annually in recent years. So unless our population growth has crashed, we should almost certainly be over 3 Million right now.

In my head Toronto was still sitting pretty at 2.7 Million, so I was surprised to stumble across this

Crazy to see this kind of growth. Feels like not long ago it was barely at 2.5 Million
 
We’re coming for you L.A. ;)

We’ve solidly left Chicago (proper) in the dust.

LA is gonna be a while though. Unlike Chicago, they’re actually growing. Their present population is 3.9 million, which we’re expected to meet in 2041. It’s gonna take around 30 to 50 years to match them in the best case scenario
 
We’ve solidly left Chicago (proper) in the dust.

LA is gonna be a while though. Unlike Chicago, they’re actually growing. Their present population is 3.9 million, which we’re expected to meet in 2041. It’s gonna take around 30 to 50 years to match them in the best case scenario

If actual current growth numbers for Toronto hold, the City will hit 3.9M in 11.5 years or roughly 2030. (Toronto added 77,000 last year).

Los Angeles appears to be growing at about 25k per year.

If that held, the 2 lines would converge in about 2034.
 
If actual current growth numbers for Toronto hold, the City will hit 3.9M in 11.5 years or roughly 2030. (Toronto added 77,000 last year).

Los Angeles appears to be growing at about 25k per year.

If that held, the 2 lines would converge in about 2034.

Huh, interesting. Never thought it would be so soon.

LA’s population growth has been pretty shaky recently (dropping by two-thirds), while Toronto’s has remained robust, so they might converge even sooner than that. I feel like housing prices might throw a wrench into Toronto’s population growth though
 

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