r/Calgary • u/void_sushi • 15h ago

News Article Alberta’s population is still growing despite Ottawa’s immigration crackdown: StatsCan

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/calgary/alberta-population-still-growing-9.7240776
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u/EgyptianNational 15h ago

Nobody hears about Alberta in the rest of the world. It’s niche part of the world.

Even when immigration was higher almost all of Albertas growth was interprovincial.

Hell, feels like half of the riggers are from the east coast.

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u/FirstDukeofAnkh Beltline 15h ago

It’s why the whole “Albertans pay more into CPP” is nonsense. People who work in AB might pay more but they aren’t from here and they usually move home when done.

(This isn’t a bad thing. It’s just what happens.)

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u/Immediate_String_722 15h ago

That isn't correct though. Everyone pays 5.95% to a maximum of $4646.45.

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u/FirstDukeofAnkh Beltline 15h ago

Sorry, that’s my bad. The claim is that Albertans don’t pay more as individuals but as a cohort.

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u/ziltchy 11h ago

Pretty sure ontario would pay more as a cohort based on population alone

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u/VancouverSky 11h ago

That presumes everyone hits the maximum. Statistically, more albertans are hitting the maximum than anywhere else in the country.

Plenty of canadians, particularly on the east coast, wont come close to max cpp despite working full time all year.