A new BC Stats report is projecting the province’s population will continue to grow.
The report, Sustaining Growth: Population and Demography for BC and Canada, reflects trends seen in numbers released by Statistics Canada in December, and provides a high-level summary of demographic data to support program, policy, and service development across government.
The province said in a news release higher federal immigration targets and changing immigration policies are resulting in higher population growth for both BC and Canada.
According to the report, BC’s population is projected to reach 7.9 million by 2046, an increase of 44 per cent compared to 5.5 million in 2023.
It also said Smithers is projected to grow by 30.2 per cent to a population of 7,444.
Houston is projected to grow 21.7 per cent to 3,880.
Burns Lake is projected to grow 25.2 per cent to 2,368.
Telkwa is projected to grow 29.3 per cent to 1,887.
Prince George’s population is projected to grow to 108,618 by 2046.
Surrey is expected to see the largest growth in the province by 66.5 per cent to a population of just over 1.05 million by 2046.
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