This blog, authored by Frank Clayton, compares population growth in Canada's metropolitan areas in the 12 months ending July 1, 2024, with metropolitan areas south of the border.

Toronto was the top growing metropolitan area, outpacing all the others, with an estimated growth of 269,000 persons in 2024, up slightly from 255,000 in the preceding 12 months. Immigration accounted for almost all of this growth.

New York City jumped ahead of Houston in 2024 as the second most rapidly growing metropolitan area, with an estimated growth of 213,000 - more than double its revised 2023 gains.

Including Toronto, Canada had four of the ten top-growing metropolitan areas in 2024 - Montreal (132,000), Vancouver (128,000), and Calgary (100,000).

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