Robert Kavcic

Robert Kavcic: The bank says in a new analysis that inter-provincial migration hit the highest level in almost a quarter of century in the past year, with the population flow to oil-rich Alberta surging to more than 50,000 people during the 12-month span ending June 30, the highest on record, according to Huffington Post. BMO economist Robert Kavcic said inter-provincial migration was well established in the early 2000s as Alberta emerged as the country's growth engine, but stalled somewhat during the 2008-09 recession and OTTAWA - Canadians are on the move and heading West in massive numbers in the quest for high-paying jobs and low taxes, a Bank of Montreal report suggests. The data shows that every region is losing people in the competition between provinces, except Alberta and Saskatchewan. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.