I don't think there is any way Montreal will be 5 million by 2030, it took them from 1988 until 2013 just to make it from 3 to 4 million (about 25 years), so maybe by 2040 or later, but the rest of what you said is possible. However, I think Edmonton would still be within at least 200 000 of Calgary though, so Edmonton at 1.8, Calgary at 2, with Ottawa probably around 1.5. We're currently growing by about 6 000/year more than Edmonton and are around 80 000 ahead in population right now.
I just read on a Calgary Region Economic Study that the Calgary Region will reach 3 million by 2076, so that's quite a long time, but that also account for future growth, diversification, and the slowing/ending of the oil boom eventually.
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