I disagree. Productive people are leaving in droves (oil based workers targeting Saskatchewan). Play around with the reporting tools in the links below and you'll see that Q1 and Q2 of 16 paint the picture. International (significant refugees) have padded the "growth" that is being reported. in the West. -3,850 inter-provincial movement for Q3 of 16.

http://economicdashboard.alberta.ca/NetMigration
http://economicdashboard.alberta.ca/NetMigration#type

PUBLISHED - Dec 16, 2016

In the third quarter of 2016, net migration into Alberta totaled 6,594, compared with a net inflow of 12,331 in the same quarter of 2015, which translates into a fall of 46.5%. Net inter-provincial migration into Alberta was -3,850 in the third quarter of 2016, down significantly from the positive inflow of 1,608 seen a year earlier. Net international migration was 10,444 in the third quarter of 2016, down slightly from the 10,723 net international migrants entering Alberta in the third quarter of 2015.