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As of July 1, 2009, 23,221,751 people lived in a
census metropolitan area (CMA).
The Calgary (31.7 per thousand), Saskatoon (28.5 per thousand)
and Edmonton (24.6 per thousand) CMAs experienced the largest incr
Once again, the Calgary and Edmonton CMAs experienced among the highest
population growth compared to all other CMAs, respectively ranking first and
third. The population increase in these two CMAs was mainly driven by international
migration. In fact, net international migration added 18,253 migrants
to Calgary and 12,427 migrants to Edmonton, just behind Toronto,
Montréal and Vancouver.
The Saskatoon CMA experienced a 28.5 per thousand increase
in its population during the 2008/2009 period compared to 23.1 per
thousand during the previous year. Its population rose from 250,071 at
July 1, 2008 to 257,298 at July 1, 2009.
As of July 1, 2009, the median age of the population living
in the country’s 33 CMAs was 38.6 years, slightly
younger than the median age of the population living in non-CMA areas (41.9 years).
Saskatoon is the CMA with the youngest population in the country, with
a median age of 35.6 years. The two CMAs in Alberta, Calgary (35.7 years)
and Edmonton (36.0 years), are ranked second and third respectively.
Of all CMAs in Canada, the Trois-Rivières CMA is the one with
the oldest population, with a median age of 44.9 years.