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There's now six pieces in my Ontario's on the move series. In the first of these, I show how Ontario's population has grown by ONE MILLION people in the last five years. This massive growth is playing havoc with real-estate availability and affordability. https://mikepmoffatt.medium.com/ontarians-on-the-move-2021-edition-1-the-big-picture-8b46eb87e4d5
One million new Ontarians is a lot of people! In my 2nd piece, I show that the fastest-growing part of Ontario isn't Toronto, it's Waterloo, Peel, Simcoe, Middlesex, and Halton. https://mikepmoffatt.medium.com/ontarians-on-the-move-2021-edition-2-one-million-new-ontarians-df2f634bec0b
In my 3rd piece, I look at why places like Waterloo and Middlesex are growing so fast. Answer: Huge jump in non-permanent residents (int'l students, etc.) and a big influx of people moving there from the GTA. https://mikepmoffatt.medium.com/ontarians-on-the-move-2021-edition-3-toronto-vs-not-toronto-b184d0679460
A new piece today. #4 looks at who is moving out of Toronto and into other parts of the province. The answer: Babies, toddlers, and their parents. https://mikepmoffatt.medium.com/ontarians-on-the-move-2021-edition-bf5ccf59e364
ANOTHER new piece today. #5 looks at where all of those young families leaving Toronto are going. Turns out, every year they're "driving until they qualify" further away from the CN Tower. This will have political, economic and environmental consequences. https://mikepmoffatt.medium.com/ontarians-on-the-move-2021-edition-c4d26c698929
Put the first five pieces together, and this is the story they tell about the last five years in Ontario.
