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Ready for growth?: Population booms in Langford, Surrey and Metro Vancouver

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Surrey grew 34 per cent in the past 10 years , to 700,459 people as of July 1, 2024 .

Langford , a suburb of Victoria , is the fastest-growing municipality with more than 20,000 people in B.C. over the last decade .

Surrey is growing more quickly, adding 44,799 people in 2023-24 .

The District of Langley led Metro Vancouver in growth by percentage, growing over 40 per cent .

Langford is the second -fastest growing municipality over 20,000 people in Canada by percentage.

East Gwillimbury , Ont ., is 57 kms north of Canada ’s biggest city, Toronto .

The city of Toronto grew by 508,944 people in the past decade , for a July 1, 2024 population of 3,273,119 .

The overall Toronto metropolitan area grew by a record 268,911 people in 2023-24 , pushing its population to 7,106,379 .

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87

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92

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formal

Language

English

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36

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