Alberta has become a hot spot in Canada for interprovincial migration, with many people arriving because of opportunities in the Wild Rose province. .The Alberta government positioned the province as the best place in Canada to live, work, and raise a family by revving up its Alberta Is Calling campaign in September. The campaign attempts to entice people to move to Alberta from Toronto and Vancouver using billboards, social media posts, and radio ads. .READ MORE: UCP government doubling down on phase two of 'Alberta is calling'.The Alberta Is Calling campaign coincides with it being revealed in September there were 10,000 people who moved into the province in the second quarter of 2022. That was the largest net gain since the second quarter of 2014. .READ MORE: More than 10,000 Canadians moved to Alberta in the second quarter of 2022.While noting the numbers is great, it is important to humanize them. Humanizing a campaign makes it relatable. .Here are three people who joined the move to Alberta crowd..Jade Kennedy .Edmonton resident Jade Kennedy moved from Kelowna, BC, in August. .“Kelowna is turning into a big ghetto,” said Kennedy in an interview. .“I was just happy to be in Alberta, to be in a bigger city.” .When Kennedy put her apartment up for sale in Kelowna, she said a person took a hacksaw and cut through the metal gate to steal her lockbox. Police said the situation was worsening, and she should take her money and run. .Kennedy said people in Alberta are friendly, drivers are polite, and gas is cheaper. She sold her Kelowna apartment and bought an Edmonton townhouse for half of the price. .She said she loves the Alberta Is Calling campaign, as “Alberta is a little different than everywhere else.” When she was seeing the ads, she thought she would be better off in the province. .Kennedy went on to say she is optimistic about Alberta’s future because of Premier Danielle Smith. She said Smith is “working for the people, not for the globalists.” .“I think people can have a better quality of life here,” she said. .Kelden Formosa .Calgary resident Kelden Formosa left Vancouver in August. .“I was coming for the opportunity that was here and the education system,” said Formosa. .“There’s lots of different models of schools opening up.” .Formosa said he was not running away from Vancouver. He added Vancouver is a great city. .He said he loves Calgary’s natural beauty and the proximity to the Rocky Mountains. People have been friendly to him, welcoming him into their groups. .Formosa said the Alberta Is Calling campaign makes him “very grateful.” It was launched around the time he moved, which he found funny. .The job offer he accepted was a teacher at the Calgary Classical Academy. He said he took this position because it was “breaking out of the traditional mould in a sense by becoming more traditional.” .“I’m pleasantly surprised to see how much the Ministry of Education is on top of the latest research on how to teach kids,” he said. .Jonathan Baynes .Okanagan resident Jonathan Baynes is looking into moving his businesses and himself to Calgary. .“I appreciate the leadership of Danielle Smith,” said Baynes. .Baynes said he disapproved of governments “shutting down business for what I would say are fairly arbitrary reasons around vaccine mandates.” He said this behaviour alarmed him. .His companies were looking at moving out of Canada because of premiers enacting COVID-19 restrictions, but that changed with Smith being elected. He said Smith is championing the issues mattering to him. .Baynes said he appreciates her working with indigenous people to advance energy development. A bunch of the indigenous people in British Columbia who he works with are having energy projects held up because of the provincial government not standing up for them. .He'd never heard of the Alberta Is Calling campaign until he saw the Western Standard post about it. He said he does not need to be sold, but “a province that’s going to stand up for what is right.” .“If the NDP by some miracle win, we would be looking to relocate again,” he said. .“We’re looking to put all of our energy around what Danielle Smith is doing.” .The Alberta NDP would form a majority government if an election took place now, according to December 3 projections by 338Canada. .READ MORE: Projections show Alberta NDP to win majority government if election held now.The projections said the Alberta NDP would win a total of 46 seats, an increase from 24 in 2019. They said the Alberta United Conservative Party would gather 41 seats, a decrease from 63. .No other parties would win a seat in the Alberta Legislature. The other parties the projections cited were the Alberta Party, the Wildrose Independence Party of Alberta, the Alberta Liberals, and the Alberta Greens.
Alberta has become a hot spot in Canada for interprovincial migration, with many people arriving because of opportunities in the Wild Rose province. .The Alberta government positioned the province as the best place in Canada to live, work, and raise a family by revving up its Alberta Is Calling campaign in September. The campaign attempts to entice people to move to Alberta from Toronto and Vancouver using billboards, social media posts, and radio ads. .READ MORE: UCP government doubling down on phase two of 'Alberta is calling'.The Alberta Is Calling campaign coincides with it being revealed in September there were 10,000 people who moved into the province in the second quarter of 2022. That was the largest net gain since the second quarter of 2014. .READ MORE: More than 10,000 Canadians moved to Alberta in the second quarter of 2022.While noting the numbers is great, it is important to humanize them. Humanizing a campaign makes it relatable. .Here are three people who joined the move to Alberta crowd..Jade Kennedy .Edmonton resident Jade Kennedy moved from Kelowna, BC, in August. .“Kelowna is turning into a big ghetto,” said Kennedy in an interview. .“I was just happy to be in Alberta, to be in a bigger city.” .When Kennedy put her apartment up for sale in Kelowna, she said a person took a hacksaw and cut through the metal gate to steal her lockbox. Police said the situation was worsening, and she should take her money and run. .Kennedy said people in Alberta are friendly, drivers are polite, and gas is cheaper. She sold her Kelowna apartment and bought an Edmonton townhouse for half of the price. .She said she loves the Alberta Is Calling campaign, as “Alberta is a little different than everywhere else.” When she was seeing the ads, she thought she would be better off in the province. .Kennedy went on to say she is optimistic about Alberta’s future because of Premier Danielle Smith. She said Smith is “working for the people, not for the globalists.” .“I think people can have a better quality of life here,” she said. .Kelden Formosa .Calgary resident Kelden Formosa left Vancouver in August. .“I was coming for the opportunity that was here and the education system,” said Formosa. .“There’s lots of different models of schools opening up.” .Formosa said he was not running away from Vancouver. He added Vancouver is a great city. .He said he loves Calgary’s natural beauty and the proximity to the Rocky Mountains. People have been friendly to him, welcoming him into their groups. .Formosa said the Alberta Is Calling campaign makes him “very grateful.” It was launched around the time he moved, which he found funny. .The job offer he accepted was a teacher at the Calgary Classical Academy. He said he took this position because it was “breaking out of the traditional mould in a sense by becoming more traditional.” .“I’m pleasantly surprised to see how much the Ministry of Education is on top of the latest research on how to teach kids,” he said. .Jonathan Baynes .Okanagan resident Jonathan Baynes is looking into moving his businesses and himself to Calgary. .“I appreciate the leadership of Danielle Smith,” said Baynes. .Baynes said he disapproved of governments “shutting down business for what I would say are fairly arbitrary reasons around vaccine mandates.” He said this behaviour alarmed him. .His companies were looking at moving out of Canada because of premiers enacting COVID-19 restrictions, but that changed with Smith being elected. He said Smith is championing the issues mattering to him. .Baynes said he appreciates her working with indigenous people to advance energy development. A bunch of the indigenous people in British Columbia who he works with are having energy projects held up because of the provincial government not standing up for them. .He'd never heard of the Alberta Is Calling campaign until he saw the Western Standard post about it. He said he does not need to be sold, but “a province that’s going to stand up for what is right.” .“If the NDP by some miracle win, we would be looking to relocate again,” he said. .“We’re looking to put all of our energy around what Danielle Smith is doing.” .The Alberta NDP would form a majority government if an election took place now, according to December 3 projections by 338Canada. .READ MORE: Projections show Alberta NDP to win majority government if election held now.The projections said the Alberta NDP would win a total of 46 seats, an increase from 24 in 2019. They said the Alberta United Conservative Party would gather 41 seats, a decrease from 63. .No other parties would win a seat in the Alberta Legislature. The other parties the projections cited were the Alberta Party, the Wildrose Independence Party of Alberta, the Alberta Liberals, and the Alberta Greens.