The who, why and how of the Online Trend Chart …
A webspace for the sharing of comments and analyses relating
to Montréal’s economy.
Interactive graphs depicting the progress made in Montreal, Quebec,
and Canada since 1996 as measured by a series of indicators.
Instant access to the latest data on Montreal’s leading
indicators.
How Montreal fares against its Canadian and U.S. competitors. This
section is reserved for Board of Trade members only.
Recommended reading: studies, research projects and discussion
papers with summaries and background information. All to help you
keep a pulse on the Montreal economy.
Migration patterns in Canada
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Migration patterns in
Canada:
International migration represents the movement of people
between Canada and other countries. A positive figure refers to
people who come from outside the country to settle in Canada. A
negative figure refers to the movement of people who have left
Canada to settle elsewhere.
The balance of migration shows Canada’s net
migration. If the balance is positive, the country benefited from a
net increase in population, or, in other words, immigration. If the
balance is negative, on the other hand, we can conclude that Canada
lost residents, or experienced net emigration.
The quarterly data provided by the Conference Board of Canada is
deseasonalized to eliminate the impact of seasonal variations and
make it possible to compare data throughout the year.
This data is also annualized. Annualizing quarterly data
(multiplying it by four) makes it possible to compare quarterly
performance with the annual result.
