Alberta Needs Women

 
 
February 4th, 2007 • Related • Filed Under

All of Canada’s major provinces have more women than men, except for booming Alberta.

Latest figures from Statistics Canada show low-tax Alberta, which has grown rich on oil, has 38,000 more males than females. It’s likely Alberta’s status as Canada’s “men’s province” has come from an influx of single men, attracted by high wages in the oil industry.

At the other end of the scale, Ontario has 163,000 more females than males. Most of the difference in Ontario is caused by women living longer than men.

Numbers of Males and Females In Canada’s Provinces

Province Number
of
Males		 Number
of
Females		 Percentage
Males		 Percentage
Females
Newf/Labrador 250,107 259,570 49.1 50.9
P. Edward I. 67,367 71,152 48.6 51.4
Nova Scotia 456,871 477,534 48.9 51.1
New Brunswick 369,464 379,704 49.3 50.7
Quebec 3,777,283 3,874,248 49.4 50.6
Ontario 6,262,107 6,424,845 49.4 50.6
Manitoba 585,414 592,351 49.7 50.3
Saskatchewan 489,685 495,701 49.7 50.3
Alberta 1,706,967 1,668,796 50.6 59.4
Br. Columbia 2,136,895 2,173,557 49.6 50.4
 

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