[raggedy13]

In terms of international immigration, I think the most we will potentially benefit is by attracting people already coming to Canada that would previously not have chosen Vancouver to settle in, perhaps because they didn't know much, or anything, about it. So, for example, a family (with no other family connections to Canada) originally planning on going to Toronto because it is the only city they know about, might (after the Olympics) consider Vancouver because they've now heard about it and perhaps liked what they saw (i.e. no snow on the ground in February). I think Vancouver stands to benefit more in this regard than previous Winter Olympic cities because Canada is a country with high international immigration and only a handful of major cities to choose from (and even less than a handful of major cities that are well-recognized internationally).

In terms of domestic migration, the Olympics might help boost the number of people moving to Vancouver if it gives the impression (or makes it a reality) that the economy is doing well. Or if they're just the sort of person that is unfamiliar with cities outside their area and had never really seen Vancouver and then decided they liked what they saw (though this would be more likely to lead to increased domestic tourism than to actual migration, unless after they visited they decided they liked it enough to move).