Population growth is a big driver of real estate transactions both for new builds and the residential resale and rental market. Alberta was the only province to register significant net gains from interprovincial migration, adding 9,654 people in the second quarter. Nova Scotia posted the next highest net interprovincial gains at 1,266. This was the eighth quarter in a row that Alberta registered the highest net interprovincial gains. Natural increase added 4,669 people in the second quarter, the balance of 13,004 births and 8,335 deaths. Alberta had the highest natural growth rate amongst the provinces at 0.1% among all provinces.
