Community Profile Sources

Here is a complete list of all data sources used within the 2026 Medicine Hat Community Profile, complete with direct links (where possible). If you have any further questions, please feel free to reach out to our Economic Development team. 

Community Profile

Sources
1 Based on calculations that include median and living wages, average utility costs, property/housing prices, and municipal taxes  
2 Based on an internal 2025 comparison between Medicine Hat, Lethbridge, Red Deer, Grande Prairie, Edmonton, Calgary  
3 Michael McCullough, "Here's What Comfortable Income Looks Like in Canada," MoneySense (RateHub Inc, 2025)

MoneySense
4 Statistics Canada (table), Medicine Hat Census Profile, 2021 Census of Population (Ottawa, 2023)

Stats Canada
5 Statistics Canada (table), Medicine Hat Census Profile, 2021 Census of Population (Ottawa, 2023) Stats Canada
6 Eli Riddler, "Flight Academy Boosts Medicine Hat Airport Traffic," CBC News (CBC/Radio Canada, 2025) CBC News
7 Government of Alberta, Saamis Solar Farm, Major Projects Map (Government of Alberta, 2026) Major Projects Map

8 Accionia, Forty Mile Wind Farm Powers Up Clean Electricity for Alberta, Power & Telecom (Affiliated Media, 2024)

Rattlesnake Ridge Wind Project Farm in Major Projects Map (Government of Alberta, 2026)

Power & Telecom

Major Projects Map
9 AEOS, Connection Project Map (Ersi, 2026)

Connection Map
10 Eli Riddler, "Flight Academy Boosts Medicine Hat Airport Traffic," CBC News (CBC/Radio Canada, 2025) CBC News
11 Eli Riddler, "Flight Academy Boosts Medicine Hat Airport Traffic," CBC News (CBC/Radio Canada, 2025) CBC News
12 Michael McCullough, "Here's What Comfortable Income Looks Like in Canada," MoneySense (RateHub Inc, 2025)

MoneySense
13 Ipsos, City of Medicine Hat 2024 Community Survey, (Ipsos, 2024)

Community Survey
14 Ipsos, City of Medicine Hat 2024 Community Survey, (Ipsos, 2024)

Community Survey

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