Calgary’s population to hit 2 million, Mayor Jeremy Farkas targets city growth

 

 

 

Calgary, one of Canada’s fastest-growing cities, is expected to surpass 2 million in the next four to five years, Mayor Jeremy Farkas said. The city is expected to reach this milestone by the end of his first term in office in 2029-30. He noted that this growing population will put a lot of pressure on the city’s infrastructure, transportation and emergency services. The mayor has made it clear during his election campaign and in subsequent interviews that this is a great opportunity if we proceed with the right planning, but it can become a crisis if we don’t.

Calgary has been experiencing unprecedented population growth in the past few years. It took Calgary more than 120 years to reach its first million population, which was incorporated as a city in 1884. But the fact that that number will double in the next 25-30 years indicates the city’s rapid growth. More than 1.7 million new people arrived in Calgary in 2023-24 alone. Calgary is preparing to become Canada's most important economic hub, welcoming immigrants, students and professionals, Farkas added.