The Laurentians are booming, new Quebec migration numbers show

Quebec has released its latest data on migration patterns within the province and it shows more people are heading for suburbs in the Laurentians and Montrgie.

A report from the Institutde la statistique du Qubec shows that betweenJuly 2014 and July 2015, the region that saw the greatest growth was theLaurentians.

Itsmigration figures went up0.87 per cent, which translates into a gain of roughly 5,000 people.

Meanwhile, Quebec'sNorth Shore area (Cte Nord) saw the greatest population loss: a decline of1.42 per cent, or 1,339 people.

Montreal loses people to bedroom communities

The giant gains in the Laurentians and Lanaudire regions came at the expense of Montreal.

The city's population saw a net loss of 14,583 people. Its surrounding regions of Laval, Lanaudire, the Laurentians and the Montregiepicked up a total gain of 12,898 new residents.

The report shows that about 190,000 thousandQubecersmoved to different communities between July of 2014 and July of 2015.

The data also highlighted that, overall, there was less migration in the province from previous years.

The authorof the report, Martine St-Amour, saidthe aging population is one general factor that accounts for lessmigration. But across all age groups, fewer people are moving to different regions. Several factors could account for that including the job market, the housing market and post-secondary training.