Metros sending the most people to Nanaimo

Stacker compiled a list of metros sending the most people to Nanaimo using data from Statistics Canada. Metros are ranked by the most people that moved to Nanaimo from the metro in 2023 to 2024.

#30. Williams Lake, British Columbia
- Moved from Williams Lake to Nanaimo in 2023-24: 26
- Moved from Nanaimo to Williams Lake in 2023-24: 13
- Total population as of 2021: 23,608

#29. Powell River, British Columbia
- Moved from Powell River to Nanaimo in 2023-24: 27
- Moved from Nanaimo to Powell River in 2023-24: 23
- Total population as of 2021: 17,825

#28. Vernon, British Columbia
- Moved from Vernon to Nanaimo in 2023-24: 31
- Moved from Nanaimo to Vernon in 2023-24: 17
- Total population as of 2021: 67,086

#27. Grande Prairie, Alberta
- Moved from Grande Prairie to Nanaimo in 2023-24: 32
- Moved from Nanaimo to Grande Prairie in 2023-24: 17
- Total population as of 2021: 64,141

#26. Kitchener - Cambridge - Waterloo, Ontario
- Moved from Kitchener–Cambridge–Waterloo to Nanaimo in 2023-24: 35
- Moved from Nanaimo to Kitchener–Cambridge–Waterloo in 2023-24: 6
- Total population as of 2021: 575,847

#25. Squamish, British Columbia (tie)
- Moved from Squamish to Nanaimo in 2023-24: 36
- Moved from Nanaimo to Squamish in 2023-24: 7
- Total population as of 2021: 24,232

#25. Hamilton, Ontario (tie)
- Moved from Hamilton to Nanaimo in 2023-24: 36
- Moved from Nanaimo to Hamilton in 2023-24: 10
- Total population as of 2021: 785,184

#23. Chilliwack, British Columbia
- Moved from Chilliwack to Nanaimo in 2023-24: 37
- Moved from Nanaimo to Chilliwack in 2023-24: 52
- Total population as of 2021: 113,767

#22. Ottawa - Gatineau, Ontario part, Ontario (tie)
- Moved from Ottawa–Gatineau to Nanaimo in 2023-24: 42
- Moved from Nanaimo to Ottawa–Gatineau in 2023-24: 33
- Total population as of 2021: 1,488,307

#22. Ottawa - Gatineau, Ontario/Quebec (tie)
- Moved from Ottawa–Gatineau to Nanaimo in 2023-24: 42
- Moved from Nanaimo to Ottawa–Gatineau in 2023-24: 34
- Total population as of 2021: 1,488,307

#20. London, Ontario
- Moved from London to Nanaimo in 2023-24: 49
- Moved from Nanaimo to London in 2023-24: 10
- Total population as of 2021: 543,551

#19. Montréal, Quebec
- Moved from Montreal to Nanaimo in 2023-24: 51
- Moved from Nanaimo to Montreal in 2023-24: 39
- Total population as of 2021: 4,291,732

#18. Regina, Saskatchewan
- Moved from Regina to Nanaimo in 2023-24: 56
- Moved from Nanaimo to Regina in 2023-24: 11
- Total population as of 2021: 249,217

#17. Saskatoon, Saskatchewan
- Moved from Saskatoon to Nanaimo in 2023-24: 59
- Moved from Nanaimo to Saskatoon in 2023-24: 32
- Total population as of 2021: 317,480

#16. Kamloops, British Columbia (tie)
- Moved from Kamloops to Nanaimo in 2023-24: 80
- Moved from Nanaimo to Kamloops in 2023-24: 40
- Total population as of 2021: 114,142

#16. Winnipeg, Manitoba (tie)
- Moved from Winnipeg to Nanaimo in 2023-24: 80
- Moved from Nanaimo to Winnipeg in 2023-24: 22
- Total population as of 2021: 834,678

#14. Prince George, British Columbia
- Moved from Prince George to Nanaimo in 2023-24: 84
- Moved from Nanaimo to Prince George in 2023-24: 37
- Total population as of 2021: 89,490

#13. Abbotsford - Mission, British Columbia
- Moved from Abbotsford–Mission to Nanaimo in 2023-24: 97
- Moved from Nanaimo to Abbotsford–Mission in 2023-24: 49
- Total population as of 2021: 195,726

#12. Campbell River, British Columbia
- Moved from Campbell River to Nanaimo in 2023-24: 107
- Moved from Nanaimo to Campbell River in 2023-24: 98
- Total population as of 2021: 40,704

#11. Port Alberni, British Columbia
- Moved from Port Alberni to Nanaimo in 2023-24: 117
- Moved from Nanaimo to Port Alberni in 2023-24: 129
- Total population as of 2021: 25,786

#10. Kelowna, British Columbia
- Moved from Kelowna to Nanaimo in 2023-24: 131
- Moved from Nanaimo to Kelowna in 2023-24: 82
- Total population as of 2021: 222,162

#9. Courtenay, British Columbia
- Moved from Courtenay to Nanaimo in 2023-24: 145
- Moved from Nanaimo to Courtenay in 2023-24: 130
- Total population as of 2021: 63,282

#8. Edmonton, Alberta
- Moved from Edmonton to Nanaimo in 2023-24: 159
- Moved from Nanaimo to Edmonton in 2023-24: 236
- Total population as of 2021: 1,418,118

#7. Toronto, Ontario
- Moved from Toronto to Nanaimo in 2023-24: 188
- Moved from Nanaimo to Toronto in 2023-24: 73
- Total population as of 2021: 6,202,225

#6. Duncan, British Columbia
- Moved from Duncan to Nanaimo in 2023-24: 205
- Moved from Nanaimo to Duncan in 2023-24: 199
- Total population as of 2021: 47,582

#5. Calgary, Alberta
- Moved from Calgary to Nanaimo in 2023-24: 239
- Moved from Nanaimo to Calgary in 2023-24: 186
- Total population as of 2021: 1,481,806

#4. Ladysmith, British Columbia
- Moved from Ladysmith to Nanaimo in 2023-24: 296
- Moved from Nanaimo to Ladysmith in 2023-24: 292
- Total population as of 2021: 15,501

#3. Parksville, British Columbia
- Moved from Parksville to Nanaimo in 2023-24: 317
- Moved from Nanaimo to Parksville in 2023-24: 263
- Total population as of 2021: 31,054

#2. Victoria, British Columbia
- Moved from Victoria to Nanaimo in 2023-24: 535
- Moved from Nanaimo to Victoria in 2023-24: 598
- Total population as of 2021: 397,237

#1. Vancouver, British Columbia
- Moved from Vancouver to Nanaimo in 2023-24: 1,478
- Moved from Nanaimo to Vancouver in 2023-24: 628
- Total population as of 2021: 2,642,825