Sarnia has made the checklist of high 25 cities that skilled progress in Canada, for a sixth 12 months in a row.
The annual U-Haul Progress Index, which tracks the web achieve of one-way U-Haul vans arriving in a metropolis in a calendar 12 months — versus departing — positioned Sarnia as quantity 21 on its checklist for 2024.
Western Ontario President David Anstett mentioned arrivals into Sarnia rose eight per cent final 12 months, in comparison with 2023.
“Sarnia continues to be a top city to live in because of the job opportunities within the oil industry,” mentioned Anstett. “There are many oil refineries here because the oil pipeline that comes in from western Canada gets refined in Sarnia. There are a lot of big companies that have plants here and help bring in job opportunities. Some of those are Imperial Oil, NOVA Chemicals and Shell… just to name a few.”
Chatham-Kent got here in tenth on the checklist and Calgary was named the primary progress metropolis in Canada.
The corporate mentioned that whereas U-Haul migration tendencies don’t correlate on to inhabitants or financial progress, the information is an efficient gauge of how properly cities are attracting and sustaining residents.
