Although the hemorrhage from urban centres is a national trend, it was sharply seen in metro Montreal. Of the 29 urban municipalities that lost people nationwide, more than half – 16 – were in and around the city. Census tracts in metro Montreal coloured by rate of population growth since 2011. Metro Montreal grew 4.2 per cent to 4.1 million residents. The data on age and gender will be released later this year, but Chagnon says younger people are the drivers of population growth in city centres.

Source: CBC News February 08, 2017 14:04 UTC