Population during each premier's tenure
13 premiers, ranked by how population changed from their first day in office, next to Canada over the same months. Politare shows what happened during a tenure; it does not claim the office-holder caused it.
| # | Premier | Country | In office | Total | vs Canada | Per year | Chart |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | PC Ralph Klein | Alberta | 14 Dec 1992 – 14 Dec 2006 | +30.0% Q3 1992 → Q3 2006 | +15.2 pts Canada +14.8% | +1.9%/yr | |
| 2 | N Paul Okalik | Nunavut | 1 Apr 1999 – 19 Nov 2008 | +20.1% Q1 1999 → Q3 2008 | +10.2 pts Canada +9.9% | +1.9%/yr | |
| 3 | PC Dennis King | Prince Edward Island | 9 May 2019 – 21 Feb 2025 | +17.0% Q1 2019 → Q4 2024 | +6.2 pts Canada +10.8% | +2.8%/yr | |
| 4 | SKP Brad Wall | Saskatchewan | 21 Nov 2007 – 2 Feb 2018 | +14.9% Q3 2007 → Q4 2017 | +3.2 pts Canada +11.7% | +1.4%/yr | |
| 5 | YP Dennis Fentie | Yukon | 30 Nov 2002 – 11 Jun 2011 | +14.7% Q3 2002 → Q1 2011 | +5.7 pts Canada +9.0% | +1.6%/yr | |
| 6 | Lib. Sandy Silver | Yukon | 3 Dec 2016 – 14 Jan 2023 | +14.7% Q3 2016 → Q4 2022 | +5.9 pts Canada +8.8% | +2.2%/yr | |
| 7 | PC Doug Ford | Ontario | 29 Jun 2018 – now | +14.5% Q1 2018 → Q3 2026 | +0.9 pts Canada +13.6% | +1.6%/yr | |
| 8 | UCP Danielle Smith | Alberta | 11 Oct 2022 – now | +13.0% Q3 2022 → Q3 2026 | +5.7 pts Canada +7.3% | +3.1%/yr | |
| 9 | NDP Mike Harcourt | British Columbia | 5 Nov 1991 – 22 Feb 1996 | +12.8% Q3 1991 → Q4 1995 | +7.9 pts Canada +4.8% | +2.9%/yr | |
| 10 | PC Blaine Higgs | New Brunswick | 9 Nov 2018 – 2 Nov 2024 | +11.2% Q3 2018 → Q3 2024 | +0.2 pts Canada +11.0% | +1.8%/yr |
Showing 10 of 86 tenures.
Sorted by total, highest first. Every row is indexed to the last quarter complete before the first day in office ("from" marks a start that had to move because that period had no data, or because the period cut it); Canada is measured over the same months. Levels are per cent changes, rates are differences in %; "per year" compounds levels and divides rates. Tenures with under 12 months, or under three observations, are left out. thousands, quarterly estimate · Statistics Canada, population estimates (table 17-10-0009) · province or territory data · as of Sep 2026.