^If the support was there, then the corporate offices would've never left Edmonton for Calgary in the first place. The reality is that while Edmonton has a strong white collar sector and demand for more, it won't be enough to reverse or even balance the trend of corporate offices towards Calgary. It already has the established business centre and like others mentioned, these types of businesses like to cluster together.
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Originally Posted by Chadillaccc
I don't expect to see the gap widen that much... it's currently at about 85 000, so I'd say that the max we will see by 2025 would be 150 000. That would still put Calgary between 1.6 and 1.7 million which is awesome to think. Regardless, in any scenario I wouldn't want to see either city's growth slow before that time frame. Both cities are going to feel completely different by that year. Edmonton's Cultural and Arena districts should be fully up and running, Calgary's East Village, Eau Claire redevelopment, 8th Ave Subway, and West Village should be up and running, and both cities will have their sights set on 2 million. We're in a very exciting and pivotal point in the development of this province. I'm anxious to see how all of these megadevelopments pan out
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Yeah, I don't think the gap will widen be 300,000, but more in the 100,000-200,000 range (which would peg Edmonton at 1.5 and Calgary 1.6 or 1.7 million). Still wouldn't surprise me if it did, aside from a couple years, Calgary has consistently grown faster than Edmonton. Not significantly, but significant enough that Calgary will remain Alberta's largest city for the foreseeable future. Both cities at 2+ million will be a sight to behold.