Metros Sending the Most People to Greater Sudbury

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Metros sending the most people to Greater Sudbury

of Ontario—and specifically urban Toronto—in droves following the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic. More recently, in their 20s and 30s have been moving into the province of Alberta, according to data from Statistics Canada. With broad inflation and housing prices on the rise, the trend of seeking out more affordable living conditions is only likely to continue for the foreseeable future. Variable rate mortgages are prevalent in Canada, and a significant number of homeowners with them have signaled they could be before the end of 2023.

compiled a list of metros sending the most people to Greater Sudbury using data from .

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#20. Windsor, Ontario

- Moved from Windsor to Greater Sudbury in 2020-21: 30
- Moved from Greater Sudbury to Windsor in 2020-21: 31
- Total population as of 2021: 422,630

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#19. Vancouver, British Columbia

- Moved from Vancouver to Greater Sudbury in 2020-21: 35
- Moved from Greater Sudbury to Vancouver in 2020-21: 64
- Total population as of 2021: 2,642,825

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#18. Thunder Bay, Ontario

- Moved from Thunder Bay to Greater Sudbury in 2020-21: 39
- Moved from Greater Sudbury to Thunder Bay in 2020-21: 37
- Total population as of 2021: 123,258

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#17. Elliot Lake, Ontario

- Moved from Elliot Lake to Greater Sudbury in 2020-21: 42
- Moved from Greater Sudbury to Elliot Lake in 2020-21: 65
- Total population as of 2021: 11,372

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#16. Brantford, Ontario

- Moved from Brantford to Greater Sudbury in 2020-21: 45
- Moved from Greater Sudbury to Brantford in 2020-21: 17
- Total population as of 2021: 144,162

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#15. Edmonton, Alberta

- Moved from Edmonton to Greater Sudbury in 2020-21: 56
- Moved from Greater Sudbury to Edmonton in 2020-21: 43
- Total population as of 2021: 1,418,118

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#14. Oshawa, Ontario

- Moved from Oshawa to Greater Sudbury in 2020-21: 70
- Moved from Greater Sudbury to Oshawa in 2020-21: 41
- Total population as of 2021: 415,311

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#13. Montréal, Quebec

- Moved from Montreal to Greater Sudbury in 2020-21: 74
- Moved from Greater Sudbury to Montreal in 2020-21: 39
- Total population as of 2021: 4,291,732

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#12. Calgary, Alberta

- Moved from Calgary to Greater Sudbury in 2020-21: 75
- Moved from Greater Sudbury to Calgary in 2020-21: 35
- Total population as of 2021: 1,481,806

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#11. London, Ontario

- Moved from London to Greater Sudbury in 2020-21: 79
- Moved from Greater Sudbury to London in 2020-21: 80
- Total population as of 2021: 543,551

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#10. Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario

- Moved from Sault Ste. Marie to Greater Sudbury in 2020-21: 85
- Moved from Greater Sudbury to Sault Ste. Marie in 2020-21: 102
- Total population as of 2021: 76,731

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#9. St. Catharines - Niagara, Ontario

- Moved from St. Catharines–Niagara to Greater Sudbury in 2020-21: 87
- Moved from Greater Sudbury to St. Catharines–Niagara in 2020-21: 74
- Total population as of 2021: 839,311

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#8. Hamilton, Ontario

- Moved from Hamilton to Greater Sudbury in 2020-21: 93
- Moved from Greater Sudbury to Hamilton in 2020-21: 77
- Total population as of 2021: 785,184

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#7. Kitchener - Cambridge - Waterloo, Ontario

- Moved from Kitchener–Cambridge–Waterloo to Greater Sudbury in 2020-21: 121
- Moved from Greater Sudbury to Kitchener–Cambridge–Waterloo in 2020-21: 125
- Total population as of 2021: 575,847

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#6. Barrie, Ontario

- Moved from Barrie to Greater Sudbury in 2020-21: 125
- Moved from Greater Sudbury to Barrie in 2020-21: 81
- Total population as of 2021: 212,856

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#5. Timmins, Ontario

- Moved from Timmins to Greater Sudbury in 2020-21: 133
- Moved from Greater Sudbury to Timmins in 2020-21: 82
- Total population as of 2021: 41,145

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#4. Ottawa - Gatineau, Ontario part, Ontario

- Moved from Ottawa–Gatineau to Greater Sudbury in 2020-21: 147
- Moved from Greater Sudbury to Ottawa–Gatineau in 2020-21: 270
- Total population as of 2021: 1,488,307

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#3. North Bay, Ontario

- Moved from North Bay to Greater Sudbury in 2020-21: 170
- Moved from Greater Sudbury to North Bay in 2020-21: 124
- Total population as of 2021: 71,736

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#2. Ottawa - Gatineau, Ontario/Quebec

- Moved from Ottawa–Gatineau to Greater Sudbury in 2020-21: 171
- Moved from Greater Sudbury to Ottawa–Gatineau in 2020-21: 298
- Total population as of 2021: 1,488,307

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#1. Toronto, Ontario

- Moved from Toronto to Greater Sudbury in 2020-21: 633
- Moved from Greater Sudbury to Toronto in 2020-21: 460
- Total population as of 2021: 6,202,225