Measuring the livability, lovability and prosperity of the region against key global competitors.

The Edmonton Metro Region has enjoyed significant growth over the past 20 years, welcoming more than 300,000 additional residents. But with the Region’s population forecast to add as many as 1 million more people in the next 20 years, the pace of change in the Region is about to accelerate significantly. Growth of this nature presents both incredible opportunities and significant challenges that will require working together as a region to realize both the economic possibilities, while also improving quality of life for the people who call the Edmonton Metro Region home.

The Edmonton  Region has some key competitive advantages when it comes to its housing affordability, quality of its natural environment and commute times — all of which make it a desirable place to live today. But maintaining those advantages will require new approaches to urban planning, housing development and transportation — the Region will not be able to meet future demand by just maintaining its current infrastructure and building and developing as it has in the past. The findings contained within this report and presented to the region’s 13 mayors and council members have galvanized various initiatives and actions at the municipal level while also informing an update to the EMRB’s long-term regional growth plan.