Calgary ranked the top place for GTA families moving out of Ontario
For families wanting to get out of the Greater Toronto Area (GTA) and leave Ontario behind, Calgary seems like the place to be.
New data from Environics Analytics shows that Calgary was the top non-Ontario destination for families leaving the GTA.
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According to the data, between the second quarter of 2024 and the first quarter of 2025, more than 35,000 households moved out of the GTA to another region. Of those households, 2,131 families, or 3.1 per cent, chose to leave the GTA for Calgary, making it the leading destination outside of Ontario.Â
Including Ontario, Simcoe was the top destination for people leaving the GTA, attracting 10.4 per cent of GTA movers, followed by Hamilton, with 3.2 per cent of households relocating there.
Edmonton ranked second among the non-Ontario destinations, which drew in 1437 households, or 2.1 per cent, of GTA families, followed by Greater Vancouver, which attracted 1,397, or 2 per cent of households.
Other non-Ontario destinations, including Halifax, Montreal, and Winnipeg, accounted for percentages under 1.5 per cent of movers.
According to the data, the total number of households moving within or outside of the GTA reached 246,294 during this period. Of these, 68,173 GTA households moved to another regional municipality, either within the GTA or outside.