| Population at beginning period | Natural increase | Net interprovincial migration | Net international migration | Total net migration | Total growth | Total growth | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| number | percent | ||||||
| 2009 | |||||||
| October - December | 3,703,979 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| July - September | 3,687,662 | 8,437 | -2,535 | 10,415 | 7,880 | 16,317 | 0.44 |
| April - June | 3,666,196 | 8,046 | 4,737 | 8,683 | 13,420 | 21,466 | 0.59 |
| January - March | 3,643,752 | 6,504 | 7,144 | 8,796 | 15,940 | 22,444 | 0.62 |
| 2008 | |||||||
| October - December | 3,622,025 | 7,067 | 6,198 | 8,462 | 14,660 | 21,727 | 0.60 |
| July - September | 3,595,867 | 8,040 | 4,927 | 13,191 | 18,118 | 26,158 | 0.73 |
| April - June | 3,567,294 | 7,752 | 7,215 | 13,606 | 20,821 | 28,573 | 0.80 |
| January - March | 3,548,649 | 6,308 | 3,862 | 8,475 | 12,337 | 18,645 | 0.53 |
| 2007 | |||||||
| October - December | 3,533,340 | 6,909 | 2,035 | 6,365 | 8,400 | 15,309 | 0.43 |
| July - September | 3,513,106 | 7,900 | 2,205 | 10,129 | 12,334 | 20,234 | 0.58 |
| April - June | 3,490,219 | 7,644 | 4,677 | 10,566 | 15,243 | 22,887 | 0.66 |
| January - March | 3,472,032 | 6,225 | 4,725 | 7,237 | 11,962 | 18,187 | 0.52 |
| 2006 | |||||||
| October - December | 3,453,265 | 6,294 | 7,678 | 4,795 | 12,473 | 18,767 | 0.54 |
| July - September | 3,421,253 | 7,404 | 16,729 | 7,879 | 24,608 | 32,012 | 0.94 |