{
  "id": "people-moving",
  "category": "Population",
  "title": "People moving to Greater Victoria, after those who left",
  "geography": "Victoria census metropolitan area (Greater Victoria)",
  "scope": "region",
  "levels": [
    "People and families",
    "Federal (immigration levels)"
  ],
  "plain_question": "In a year, how many more people moved to Greater Victoria than left, from other countries and from the rest of Canada?",
  "value": 4313,
  "display_value": "+4,313",
  "unit": "people, July 2024 to June 2025",
  "period": "July 1, 2024 to June 30, 2025",
  "period_start": "2024-07-01",
  "period_end": "2025-06-30",
  "comparison": {
    "previous_period": "2023/24",
    "previous_value": 10597,
    "change_percent": -59.3
  },
  "trend": "context",
  "direction_good": "up",
  "right_direction": "Shown for context, without a better or worse label: whether more or fewer people moving in is better is a value judgement.",
  "trend_basis": "Net migration from all sources in 2024/25: +4,313 (immigrants 3,099, net emigration -750, other provinces +1,414, elsewhere in B.C. +1,772, non-permanent residents -1,222). 2023/24: +10,597.",
  "since_text": "From other provinces +1,414; from elsewhere in B.C. +1,772; non-permanent residents -1,222. Births 2,791, deaths 3,975.",
  "breakdown": [
    {
      "label": "Immigrants",
      "display_value": "3,099",
      "period": "2024/25",
      "detail": "2023/24: 3,308."
    },
    {
      "label": "Net emigration",
      "display_value": "+750",
      "period": "2024/25",
      "detail": "2023/24: +733."
    },
    {
      "label": "Net interprovincial migration",
      "display_value": "+1,414",
      "period": "2024/25",
      "detail": "2023/24: +1,716."
    },
    {
      "label": "Net intraprovincial migration",
      "display_value": "+1,772",
      "period": "2024/25",
      "detail": "2023/24: +2,027."
    },
    {
      "label": "Net non-permanent residents",
      "display_value": "-1,222",
      "period": "2024/25",
      "detail": "2023/24: +4,279."
    }
  ],
  "breakdown_title": "Where the change came from, 2024/25",
  "caveats": [
    "Calculated here: immigrants, minus net emigration, plus net migration from other provinces, from elsewhere in B.C. and of non-permanent residents (people on study or work permits and asylum claimants), as Statistics Canada estimates them.",
    "Each year runs from July 1 to June 30. The latest year is preliminary and is revised.",
    "Births and deaths are not part of this figure; they are listed for reference."
  ],
  "charts": [
    {
      "title": "Net migration from all sources, Greater Victoria (people a year)",
      "fmt": "int",
      "unit": "people",
      "lines": [
        {
          "name": "Net migration",
          "area": "cma",
          "series": [
            {
              "period": "2001/02",
              "value": 2025
            },
            {
              "period": "2002/03",
              "value": 1816
            },
            {
              "period": "2003/04",
              "value": 1805
            },
            {
              "period": "2004/05",
              "value": 2793
            },
            {
              "period": "2005/06",
              "value": 3456
            },
            {
              "period": "2006/07",
              "value": 4289
            },
            {
              "period": "2007/08",
              "value": 4452
            },
            {
              "period": "2008/09",
              "value": 5522
            },
            {
              "period": "2009/10",
              "value": 4676
            },
            {
              "period": "2010/11",
              "value": 2380
            },
            {
              "period": "2011/12",
              "value": 5159
            },
            {
              "period": "2012/13",
              "value": 5081
            },
            {
              "period": "2013/14",
              "value": 4345
            },
            {
              "period": "2014/15",
              "value": 3566
            },
            {
              "period": "2015/16",
              "value": 8732
            },
            {
              "period": "2016/17",
              "value": 6560
            },
            {
              "period": "2017/18",
              "value": 6833
            },
            {
              "period": "2018/19",
              "value": 7471
            },
            {
              "period": "2019/20",
              "value": 6736
            },
            {
              "period": "2020/21",
              "value": 5543
            },
            {
              "period": "2021/22",
              "value": 12419
            },
            {
              "period": "2022/23",
              "value": 8122
            },
            {
              "period": "2023/24",
              "value": 10597
            },
            {
              "period": "2024/25",
              "value": 4313
            }
          ]
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "title": "Where people came from, Greater Victoria (people a year)",
      "fmt": "int",
      "unit": "people",
      "lines": [
        {
          "name": "Immigrants",
          "area": "cma",
          "series": [
            {
              "period": "2001/02",
              "value": 827
            },
            {
              "period": "2002/03",
              "value": 667
            },
            {
              "period": "2003/04",
              "value": 919
            },
            {
              "period": "2004/05",
              "value": 1107
            },
            {
              "period": "2005/06",
              "value": 1163
            },
            {
              "period": "2006/07",
              "value": 1225
            },
            {
              "period": "2007/08",
              "value": 1455
            },
            {
              "period": "2008/09",
              "value": 1412
            },
            {
              "period": "2009/10",
              "value": 1621
            },
            {
              "period": "2010/11",
              "value": 1299
            },
            {
              "period": "2011/12",
              "value": 1478
            },
            {
              "period": "2012/13",
              "value": 1238
            },
            {
              "period": "2013/14",
              "value": 1292
            },
            {
              "period": "2014/15",
              "value": 1517
            },
            {
              "period": "2015/16",
              "value": 1784
            },
            {
              "period": "2016/17",
              "value": 1701
            },
            {
              "period": "2017/18",
              "value": 1915
            },
            {
              "period": "2018/19",
              "value": 2048
            },
            {
              "period": "2019/20",
              "value": 1974
            },
            {
              "period": "2020/21",
              "value": 1607
            },
            {
              "period": "2021/22",
              "value": 3667
            },
            {
              "period": "2022/23",
              "value": 2660
            },
            {
              "period": "2023/24",
              "value": 3308
            },
            {
              "period": "2024/25",
              "value": 3099
            }
          ]
        },
        {
          "name": "Net interprovincial migration",
          "area": "cma",
          "series": [
            {
              "period": "2001/02",
              "value": 701
            },
            {
              "period": "2002/03",
              "value": 1319
            },
            {
              "period": "2003/04",
              "value": 1834
            },
            {
              "period": "2004/05",
              "value": 1994
            },
            {
              "period": "2005/06",
              "value": 1356
            },
            {
              "period": "2006/07",
              "value": 2047
            },
            {
              "period": "2007/08",
              "value": 2596
            },
            {
              "period": "2008/09",
              "value": 2617
            },
            {
              "period": "2009/10",
              "value": 2282
            },
            {
              "period": "2010/11",
              "value": 1610
            },
            {
              "period": "2011/12",
              "value": 1148
            },
            {
              "period": "2012/13",
              "value": 938
            },
            {
              "period": "2013/14",
              "value": 2201
            },
            {
              "period": "2014/15",
              "value": 3101
            },
            {
              "period": "2015/16",
              "value": 3791
            },
            {
              "period": "2016/17",
              "value": 2845
            },
            {
              "period": "2017/18",
              "value": 2757
            },
            {
              "period": "2018/19",
              "value": 2990
            },
            {
              "period": "2019/20",
              "value": 3740
            },
            {
              "period": "2020/21",
              "value": 3925
            },
            {
              "period": "2021/22",
              "value": 4425
            },
            {
              "period": "2022/23",
              "value": 1543
            },
            {
              "period": "2023/24",
              "value": 1716
            },
            {
              "period": "2024/25",
              "value": 1414
            }
          ]
        },
        {
          "name": "Net intraprovincial migration",
          "area": "cma",
          "series": [
            {
              "period": "2001/02",
              "value": 821
            },
            {
              "period": "2002/03",
              "value": 336
            },
            {
              "period": "2003/04",
              "value": -91
            },
            {
              "period": "2004/05",
              "value": 18
            },
            {
              "period": "2005/06",
              "value": 203
            },
            {
              "period": "2006/07",
              "value": 594
            },
            {
              "period": "2007/08",
              "value": 1000
            },
            {
              "period": "2008/09",
              "value": 1726
            },
            {
              "period": "2009/10",
              "value": 1300
            },
            {
              "period": "2010/11",
              "value": 640
            },
            {
              "period": "2011/12",
              "value": 1482
            },
            {
              "period": "2012/13",
              "value": 1425
            },
            {
              "period": "2013/14",
              "value": 1454
            },
            {
              "period": "2014/15",
              "value": 1714
            },
            {
              "period": "2015/16",
              "value": 2606
            },
            {
              "period": "2016/17",
              "value": 2161
            },
            {
              "period": "2017/18",
              "value": 2149
            },
            {
              "period": "2018/19",
              "value": 1912
            },
            {
              "period": "2019/20",
              "value": 1793
            },
            {
              "period": "2020/21",
              "value": 1345
            },
            {
              "period": "2021/22",
              "value": 2052
            },
            {
              "period": "2022/23",
              "value": 983
            },
            {
              "period": "2023/24",
              "value": 2027
            },
            {
              "period": "2024/25",
              "value": 1772
            }
          ]
        },
        {
          "name": "Net non-permanent residents",
          "area": "cma",
          "series": [
            {
              "period": "2001/02",
              "value": 521
            },
            {
              "period": "2002/03",
              "value": 420
            },
            {
              "period": "2003/04",
              "value": 168
            },
            {
              "period": "2004/05",
              "value": 369
            },
            {
              "period": "2005/06",
              "value": 1409
            },
            {
              "period": "2006/07",
              "value": 691
            },
            {
              "period": "2007/08",
              "value": 281
            },
            {
              "period": "2008/09",
              "value": 576
            },
            {
              "period": "2009/10",
              "value": 175
            },
            {
              "period": "2010/11",
              "value": -413
            },
            {
              "period": "2011/12",
              "value": 2196
            },
            {
              "period": "2012/13",
              "value": 2196
            },
            {
              "period": "2013/14",
              "value": 205
            },
            {
              "period": "2014/15",
              "value": -2136
            },
            {
              "period": "2015/16",
              "value": 1161
            },
            {
              "period": "2016/17",
              "value": 964
            },
            {
              "period": "2017/18",
              "value": 694
            },
            {
              "period": "2018/19",
              "value": 1118
            },
            {
              "period": "2019/20",
              "value": -232
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            {
              "period": "2020/21",
              "value": -1031
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            {
              "period": "2021/22",
              "value": 3003
            },
            {
              "period": "2022/23",
              "value": 3938
            },
            {
              "period": "2023/24",
              "value": 4279
            },
            {
              "period": "2024/25",
              "value": -1222
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          ]
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      "period": "2001/02",
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    {
      "period": "2002/03",
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    {
      "period": "2003/04",
      "value": 1805
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    {
      "period": "2004/05",
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    {
      "period": "2005/06",
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      "period": "2006/07",
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    {
      "period": "2007/08",
      "value": 4452
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    {
      "period": "2008/09",
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    {
      "period": "2009/10",
      "value": 4676
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    {
      "period": "2010/11",
      "value": 2380
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    {
      "period": "2011/12",
      "value": 5159
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    {
      "period": "2012/13",
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    {
      "period": "2013/14",
      "value": 4345
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    {
      "period": "2014/15",
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    {
      "period": "2015/16",
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    {
      "period": "2016/17",
      "value": 6560
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    {
      "period": "2017/18",
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      "period": "2018/19",
      "value": 7471
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    {
      "period": "2019/20",
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    {
      "period": "2020/21",
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      "period": "2021/22",
      "value": 12419
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      "period": "2022/23",
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      "period": "2023/24",
      "value": 10597
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    {
      "period": "2024/25",
      "value": 4313
    }
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  "refresh_frequency": "Annually (January)",
  "data_published": "2026-01-14",
  "source": {
    "name": "Statistics Canada, components of population change by census metropolitan area, table 17-10-0149-01",
    "url": "https://www150.statcan.gc.ca/t1/tbl1/en/tv.action?pid=1710014901",
    "dataset_url": "https://open.canada.ca/data/en/dataset/095f8590-22bf-4249-96f7-c4bdebd0d050",
    "table_url": "https://www150.statcan.gc.ca/t1/tbl1/en/tv.action?pid=1710014901",
    "table": "17-10-0149-01",
    "publisher_page": "https://www.statcan.gc.ca/en/subjects-start/population_and_demography",
    "locator": "Table 17-10-0149-01: Victoria (CMA), British Columbia; Total - gender; All ages; Immigrants, Net emigration, Net interprovincial migration, Net intraprovincial migration, Net non-permanent residents; 2024/25",
    "reads": "2024/25: immigrants 3,099; net emigration 750; net interprovincial 1,414; net intraprovincial 1,772; net non-permanent residents -1,222"
  },
  "licence": {
    "name": "Open Government Licence - Canada",
    "url": "https://open.canada.ca/en/open-government-licence-canada"
  },
  "attribution": "Adapted from Statistics Canada, table 17-10-0149-01. This does not constitute an endorsement by Statistics Canada of this product.",
  "retrieved_at": "2026-11-13T05:22:25Z",
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      "formula": "immigrants − net emigration + net interprovincial + net intraprovincial + net non-permanent residents",
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        "Net emigration": 733,
        "Net interprovincial migration": 1716,
        "Net intraprovincial migration": 2027,
        "Net non-permanent residents": 4279
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    {
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        "Net interprovincial migration": 1414,
        "Net intraprovincial migration": 1772,
        "Net non-permanent residents": -1222
      },
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    }
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    "reason": "Whether more or fewer people moving in is better is a value judgement.",
    "threshold_percent": 5.0
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      "value": 10597,
      "text": "vs 2023/24: -59.3%"
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    "rule": "Outcome measures read Better, Worse or About the same; published government targets read Ahead of, On or Behind target; value-judgement measures read Rising, Falling or Steady in a neutral colour. A change smaller than the agency's own margin of error, or otherwise smaller than 5% of the earlier value, is About the same (or Steady). No change is calculated across a marked break in a series.",
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    "label": "Falling",
    "arrow": "▼",
    "rel": -59.3,
    "delta": null,
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    "cur": "July 1, 2024 to June 30, 2025",
    "why": "Whether more or fewer people moving in is better is a value judgement. The change is 59.3% of the earlier value, at or above the 5% threshold.",
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  "benchmark": {
    "rung": 4,
    "rung_name": "Context measure: no target expected",
    "as_of": "2026-11-12",
    "items": [
      {
        "kind": "context",
        "label": "Context measure: no target expected",
        "area": null,
        "source": null,
        "documents_checked": null,
        "text": "Context measure: no target expected. Canada plans immigration levels for the whole country; no target is set for Greater Victoria."
      }
    ],
    "drawn": [],
    "rule": "Highest rung found is shown; the site never sets a target. Methods, Targets."
  },
  "no_target_expected": "Canada plans immigration levels for the whole country; no target is set for Greater Victoria.",
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  "highest_rung": null,
  "decided_by": [
    {
      "body": "NONE",
      "name": "No government decides this directly",
      "note": "People decide where to live."
    },
    {
      "body": "CAN",
      "name": "Government of Canada and Parliament",
      "decides": "Plans how many permanent residents Canada admits each year.",
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        {
          "key": "irpa94",
          "label": "Immigration and Refugee Protection Act, s. 94",
          "url": "https://laws-lois.justice.gc.ca/eng/acts/I-2.5/FullText.html"
        }
      ],
      "last": null,
      "next": null
    },
    {
      "body": "MUN",
      "name": "City of Victoria Council",
      "decides": "Decides zoning and approves new housing in the City (each council decides for its own area).",
      "laws": [
        {
          "key": "lga479",
          "label": "Local Government Act, s. 479",
          "url": "https://www.bclaws.gov.bc.ca/civix/document/id/complete/statreg/r15001_14#section479"
        }
      ],
      "last": null,
      "next": null
    }
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    "applies_here": false,
    "note": "Canada plans immigration levels for the whole country; no target is set for Greater Victoria."
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