Edmonton could grow to 1.25M people in two years, says administration

After clearing a million people in 2021, four years sooner than expected, Edmonton’s population boom has continued.

As part of their onboarding orientation on Tuesday, city councillors were presented with administration’s take on to how to manage the city’s growing pains. From 2022 to 2024 the city added another 100,000 people — a 10 per cent increase in population in two years. And according to administration, that pace of growth isn’t slowing down anytime soon.

[ A chart showing how rapidly the city’s rate of growth accelerated over the past few years and how growth is projected in upcoming years.] A chart showing how rapidly the city’s rate of growth accelerated over the past few years and how growth is projected in upcoming years.

“When the city plan was being developed in 2019, it