# Source note — Canada emigration / BetterBC Facebook share (2026-06-30)

Published article: https://newsforbc.com/canadians-leaving-canada-statcan-emigration-bc-angle.html

## Facebook lead

Resolved Facebook URL: https://www.facebook.com/groups/betterbc/permalink/1543234904196008/

Visible public-group post: BetterBC; Trevor Scott shared a public post by Ewa Czekalewska. The visible post argued that roughly 10,000 Canadians per month are leaving Canada and linked/cited Better Dwelling. It made broader political claims about housing, capital investment, young workers, DEI and federal Liberal policy. NewsForBC treats those as commentary unless independently verified.

## Better Dwelling article

URL: https://betterdwelling.com/canadians-are-leaving-at-the-fastest-pace-in-74-years/
Headline: “Canadians Are Leaving At The Fastest Pace In 74 Years”
Date: June 18, 2026
Extracted figures shown in article text/tables:
- Q1 2026 emigrants: 30,092
- Rolling 12-month sum ending Q1 2026: 120,916

## Official data check

Statistics Canada table: 17-10-0040-01 — Estimates of the components of international migration, quarterly
Table URL: https://www150.statcan.gc.ca/t1/tbl1/en/tv.action?pid=1710004001
CSV URL: https://www150.statcan.gc.ca/n1/tbl/csv/17100040-eng.zip

Local verification performed 2026-06-30 by downloading the StatCan ZIP and parsing `17100040.csv`.

Confirmed rows/calculations:
- GEO=Canada, component=Emigrants, REF_DATE=2026-01, VALUE=30092 persons.
- Rolling four-quarter sum: 2025-04 (24,714) + 2025-07 (41,203) + 2025-10 (24,907) + 2026-01 (30,092) = 120,916.
- In the available table period checked, Q1 2026 is the highest Q1 value and 120,916 is the highest rolling four-quarter value.

## Evidence labels

Confirmed: StatCan values above; Better Dwelling’s numeric claim matches official table values.

Commentary / not proven by table alone: the post’s claims about motive, “double or triple” true numbers, demographic claims, and the causes of emigration.